Gold Technical Report: Gold prices mostly remained stable yesterday. It has been on declining throughout last 2 weeks but opened the new week with a gap up. Prices had reached at 7 moths low and received a much awaited relief. Next major resistance is near 200 days Exponential Moving Average @ 1892 and major support is near 1810 which is recent bottom from where prices picked up. The short term Stochastics Oscillator is at 38 (it is considered overbought when above 80 and oversold when below 20) and Relative Strength Index (RSI) is at 41 (it is considered overbought when above 70 and oversold when below 30).
Silver Technical Report: Silver prices are also trying to recover from the downfall it faced for last two weeks. The prices are making an intra day low near 20.68 and bouncing back at the close for 3 consecutive sessions. On Friday, it jumped off smartly making a short term trend change and now trading near 10 days EMA @ 21.80. The Short term Stochastics Oscillator is at 38 and Relative Strength Index near 43.
Fundamental Report: As the Fed releases its September minutes and US CPI looms, gold traders keep an eye on shifts in monetary policy and its effect on XAU/USD prices.Gold showed resilience as the dollar weakened following comments by Federal Reserve officials that a surge in Treasury yields may reduce the need for further rate hikes. Spot gold hovered at $1,860.29 per ounce, close to its highest level since late September, while U.S. gold futures remained steady at $1,873.90. Several top Fed officials have started questioning the speed and necessity of future interest rate hikes. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari suggested that the rise in long-term Treasury yields could make additional hikes less urgent. Meanwhile, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic sees no more rate hikes on the horizon. This dovish outlook has pushed the dollar to a near two-week low against other major currencies. The debate over interest rates comes at a time when U.S. inflation has receded from its peak, according to San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly. Higher interest rates generally make gold, which yields no interest, less attractive to investors. But as rate hike expectations diminish, the opportunity cost of holding gold decreases. A higher-than-expected CPI could again raise prospects of tighter monetary policy, potentially pressuring gold prices. Meanwhile, ongoing conflicts in the Middle East continue to act as a tailwind for the safe-haven asset.