Fundamental analysis
Gold prices edged up slightly above $2,470 a troy ounce on Thursday, remaining near record highs amid growing optimism that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut interest rates in September. Low Interest Rates makes non-yielding assets like Gold more attractive to investors.
Federal Reserve officials have expressed growing confidence that the pace of price increases is now more in line with policymakers' goals. Traders will likely keep an eye on weekly US Initial Jobless Claims and the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index on Thursday, along with a speech by the Fed's Lorie Logan.
Technical analysis
However, the 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) is positioned slightly below the 70 level, suggesting confirmation of the bullish trend but also overbought conditions for the asset. A correction can be expected in the short term.
. A breakout above this 2470 level could see the pair test the old peak of 2484 and a gradual move towards the psychological level of 2500
On the downside, the Exponential Moving Average (EMA 34) on the h4 timeframe is forming two strong support levels at 2,440 which could act as immediate support, followed by the lower boundary of the ascending channel at $2,421. A break below the latter could put downward pressure on the XAU/USD pair to navigate the area around the regression support at $2,290.
Support: 2450 - 2442 - 2432
Resistance: 2485 - 2495 - 2500 - 2515 - 2525
BUY zone 2442 - 2440 stoploss 2436
BUY zone 2432 - 2430 stoploss 2426
SELL zone 2485 stoploss 2490
SELL zone 2500 stoploss 2500