Market overview:
Spot gold price: In the early Asian session on Tuesday (February 4), the spot gold price fluctuated in a narrow range.
Monday trend: Gold prices fell first and then rose on Monday, affected by the announcement by US President Trump to impose tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico, and the market's concerns about the impact of inflation on economic growth intensified. The US dollar index once rose by more than 1%, causing the gold price to fall to around 2772, but then supported by safe-haven buying and bargain hunting, the gold price rebounded to US2830.39/ounce, and finally closed at US2814.38/ounce.
Influencing factors:
Trump tariff policy: Trump announced a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on Chinese goods, which intensified market concerns that the trade war may lead to a slowdown in global economic growth and trigger rising inflation.
Fed rate cut expectations: After the tariff news was announced, the market lowered its expectations for the Fed to cut interest rates, and futures prices showed that the probability of two rate cuts this year was only 50%.
Global economic impact: Analysts believe that once tariffs are implemented, the economies of Canada and Mexico will face the risk of recession, and the eurozone economy may also stagnate further.
EU response: EU leaders said that if the United States imposes tariffs, Europe will be prepared to fight back, but also called for rationality and negotiation.
Technical analysis:
Yesterday's trend: Gold technically suppressed first and then rose. After the opening of the Asian session, the price of gold fell under pressure at the 2805 mark. After accelerating downward to the 2772 mark in the European session, it rebounded. The price of gold accelerated to rise to around 2830 in the US session and fell under pressure, and finally closed at around 2813.
Today's strategy: Today's support below focuses on the 2800 integer mark. If it stabilizes at this position during the day, it can continue to be bullish. The upper short-term resistance focuses on the 2828-30 mark. If it first touches the 2830 mark, it can be shorted once and then look at the shock decline. The short-term bullish strong dividing line focuses on the 2790 mark. Before the daily level falls below this position, the main long pattern will continue to remain unchanged.
Summary:
Short-term strategy: Today, the upper pressure is 2830, and it can be shorted and then fluctuated and fell. The overall support is 2800-2830. Keep the main tone of high-altitude and low-multiple cycles.
Medium-term outlook: Although the strengthening of the US dollar usually has a suppressive effect on the gold market, the price of gold has been rising due to the uncertainty of Trump's tariffs that has driven the demand for safe havens. JPMorgan Chase pointed out that the spread of the bear market in the stock market may drag down gold in the short term, but the destructive tariffs continue to fuel the medium-term bull market of gold.
Risk warning:
Federal Reserve warning: Several Federal Reserve officials warned that the large-scale tariffs currently being implemented by the Trump administration will bring inflation risks, but they did not explain how this will affect their views on monetary policy in an obviously uncertain environment.
Operational suggestions:
Long strategy: After the intraday retracement to the 2800 mark, you can go long, stop loss 2794 and target near 2828-30.
Short strategy: You can go short when the 2830 mark is touched for the first time, stop loss 2835 and target near 2800.
Note:
Market volatility: Due to the uncertainty of Trump's tariff policy, market volatility may intensify. Investors need to operate with caution and control risks.