XAU/USD: rising US Treasury yields are pushing the instrument lo
Current trend
Gold prices are developing "bearish" dynamics, testing the level of 1920.00 for a breakdown. XAU/USD builds on the downward momentum that was formed at the end of last week, when the US currency received support after the publication of a strong report on US Non-Farm Payrolls and an increase in Treasury yields amid market expectations of a tightening of the US Federal Reserve policy, which could become a catalyst for raising interest rates soon.
As expected, the economy created a little less than 500K new jobs, but at the same time showed a steady increase in Average Hourly Earnings and a drop in the Unemployment Rate from 3.8% to 3.6% (forecasts suggested a decrease to only 3.7%). Strong data confirmed the likelihood that the US regulator will decide to raise interest rates during its May meeting by 50 basis points at once. At the same time, markets are also reacting with a noticeable increase in the yield of US Treasury bonds: on 10-year securities, it rose to 2.414% on Monday morning after closing at 2.375% at the end of last week.
In turn, gold is still supported by the tense situation around Ukraine. The positive impetus received from the results of the next round of talks between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Turkey at the beginning of last week seems to have leveled off after the appearance of new evidence of the aggravation of the situation in certain territories of Ukraine and, in particular, in the Bucha district. Meanwhile, Western countries have announced their readiness to impose new sanctions against the Russian Federation, which threatens to further complicate the situation with rising energy prices. Against this backdrop, gold quotes will continue their uptrend, as investors will redirect their capital to safe-haven assets in order to minimize risks.
Support and resistance
Bollinger Bands in D1 chart demonstrate flat dynamics. The price range is slightly narrowing from above, reflecting ambiguous dynamics of trading in the short term. MACD is declining keeping a weak sell signal (located below the signal line). Stochastic, after a short rise at the beginning of the last trading week, is again reversing into a horizontal plane. It is necessary to wait for the trade signals from technical indicators to become clear.
Resistance levels: 1930.00, 1952.53, 1974.22, 2000.00.
Support levels: 1900.00, 1877,61, 1860.00, 1840.00.
Gold prices are developing "bearish" dynamics, testing the level of 1920.00 for a breakdown. XAU/USD builds on the downward momentum that was formed at the end of last week, when the US currency received support after the publication of a strong report on US Non-Farm Payrolls and an increase in Treasury yields amid market expectations of a tightening of the US Federal Reserve policy, which could become a catalyst for raising interest rates soon.
As expected, the economy created a little less than 500K new jobs, but at the same time showed a steady increase in Average Hourly Earnings and a drop in the Unemployment Rate from 3.8% to 3.6% (forecasts suggested a decrease to only 3.7%). Strong data confirmed the likelihood that the US regulator will decide to raise interest rates during its May meeting by 50 basis points at once. At the same time, markets are also reacting with a noticeable increase in the yield of US Treasury bonds: on 10-year securities, it rose to 2.414% on Monday morning after closing at 2.375% at the end of last week.
In turn, gold is still supported by the tense situation around Ukraine. The positive impetus received from the results of the next round of talks between the Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Turkey at the beginning of last week seems to have leveled off after the appearance of new evidence of the aggravation of the situation in certain territories of Ukraine and, in particular, in the Bucha district. Meanwhile, Western countries have announced their readiness to impose new sanctions against the Russian Federation, which threatens to further complicate the situation with rising energy prices. Against this backdrop, gold quotes will continue their uptrend, as investors will redirect their capital to safe-haven assets in order to minimize risks.
Support and resistance
Bollinger Bands in D1 chart demonstrate flat dynamics. The price range is slightly narrowing from above, reflecting ambiguous dynamics of trading in the short term. MACD is declining keeping a weak sell signal (located below the signal line). Stochastic, after a short rise at the beginning of the last trading week, is again reversing into a horizontal plane. It is necessary to wait for the trade signals from technical indicators to become clear.
Resistance levels: 1930.00, 1952.53, 1974.22, 2000.00.
Support levels: 1900.00, 1877,61, 1860.00, 1840.00.