Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Poised for July Breakout
Gold is attempting to snap a two-weekly losing streak with a key range-breakout pending ahead of NFPs tomorrow. Battle lines drawn on the XAU/USD weekly technical chart.
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Gold Technical Forecast: XAU/USD Weekly Trade Levels
- Gold set to snap two-week decline- key range breakout in focus heading into July
- XAU/USD - U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls on tap tomorrow
- Resistance 3432/35 (key), 3500, 3630s– Support 3247, 3121, 3000/31(key)
Gold is attempting to snap a two-week losing streak after defending uptrend resistance last week. The focus is a well-defined range breakout heading into July with the bulls still vulnerable while below the record high-close. Battle lines drawn on the XAU/USD weekly technical chart ahead of U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls.
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Gold Price Chart – XAU/USD Weekly
Chart Prepared by Michael Boutros, Sr. Technical Strategist; XAU/USD on TradingView
Technical Outlook: In last month’s Gold Technical Forecast we noted that XAU/USD was, “coiled just above the median-line of a multi-year uptrend. From a trading standpoint, the immediate focus is on a breakout of the 3229-3419 for guidance with the bulls still vulnerable while below the 75% parallel.” Gold attempted to breakout the following week with price registering a high-close at 3432 before reversing. The subsequent decline extended nearly 5.9% off the highs to rebound off Fibonacci support this week at the 61.8% retracement of the May rally at 3247. The stage is set heading into June with the immediate focus on a breakout of this six-week range in price.
Resistance is eyed with the record high-close / May high at 3432/35 with a breach / weekly close above 3500 needed to mark resumption of the broader uptrend. Subsequent resistance eyed at the upper parallel, currently near ~3630s.
A break / close below 3247 would threaten a larger correction within the multi-year uptrend. Subsequent support rests at the May low near 3121 with broader bullish invalidation unchanged at 3000/31- both zones of interest for possible downside exhaustion / price inflection IF reached.
Bottom line: Gold is trading in a well-defined range, just below uptrend resistance- look for a breakout in the weeks ahead. From a trading standpoint, the immediate focus is on a breakout of the 3247-3435 range for guidance. Losses should be limited to 3000 for the 2024 uptrend to remain viable with a close above 3500 still needed to fuel the next major leg of the advance.
Keep in mind we are in the early throws of the July opening-range with U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls on tap ahead of the extended holiday weekend. Stay nimble here until we clear this range and watch the weekly closes for guidance. Review my latest Gold Short-term Outlook for a closer look at the near-term XAU/USD technical trade levels.
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--- Written by Michael Boutros, Sr Technical Strategist with FOREX.com
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