Gold, Yields, and the Fed: How Monetary Policy Drives Markets
Few forces shape global markets more than U.S. monetary policy. The Federal Reserve’s dual mandate, maximum employment and 2% inflation is the anchor for its decisions. For traders, understanding how these objectives translate into interest rate changes is critical for positioning in gold futures a
About Gold Futures
Gold price is widely followed in financial markets around the world. Gold was the basis of economic capitalism for hundreds of years until the repeal of the Gold standard, which led to the expansion of a fiat currency system in which paper money doesn't have an implied backing with any physical form of monetization. AU is the code for Gold on the Periodic table of elements, and the price above is Gold quoted in US Dollars, which is the common yardstick for measuring the value of Gold across the world.
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GC Midweek Outlook – Daily Imbalance Tested, H4 FVG Still in PlaPrice has now completed the move into the Daily FVG (~3425–3443) that I highlighted earlier this week. This is the critical mid-week decision point.
Bearish Case: If price rejects here, downside rotation into the untouched H4 FVG (3377–3396) remains possible before any larger move higher.
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Gold Futures | H4 FVG Test as Asian Session OpensGold Futures completely filled the Daily FVG, so I’ve removed it and adjusted the chart to focus on the H4 FVG zone.
Price is now pressing deeper inside this imbalance, with 3350 as the key level to watch:
Hold above → potential accumulation and rotation higher.
Break below → sweep into 3348 liqu
Gold Update 26AUG2025: Bullish Confirmation Above $3,534 The gold futures price has made a U-turn as it didn't trigger Triangle's invalidation at $3,300
This bounce back could be a harbinger of wave 3 within the larger degree wave 5
It will be confirmed once upmove breaks above the top of wave 1 beyond $3,534
I erased the complex correction scenario a
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Frequently Asked Questions
The current price of Gold Futures is 3,516.1 USD / APZ — it has risen 1.20% in the past 24 hours. Watch Gold Futures price in more detail on the chart.
The volume of Gold Futures is 180.54 K. Track more important stats on the Gold Futures chart.
Open interest is the number of contracts held by traders in active positions — they're not closed or expired. For Gold Futures this number is 355.63 K. You can use it to track a prevailing market trend and adjust your own strategy: declining open interest for Gold Futures shows that traders are closing their positions, which means a weakening trend.
Buying or selling futures contracts depends on many factors: season, underlying commodity, your own trading strategy. So mostly it's up to you, but if you look for some certain calculations to take into account, you can study technical analysis for Gold Futures. Today its technical rating is strong buy, but remember that market conditions change all the time, so it's always crucial to do your own research. See more of Gold Futures technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.