Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD braces for 2021 low of $1,677 in a volatile week – Confluence Detector

• Gold price re-attempts $1,700 amid a dead cat bounce, pre-NFP caution.
• Aggressive global tightening bets, China covid lockdowns keep investors on the edge.
• XAU/USD closed Thursday below $1,700, bears target $1,681 and $1,677.    

Gold price is attempting a dead cat bounce from six-week lows of $1,689, as investors reposition in the run-up to the critical US Nonfarm Payrolls release. Gold traders refrain from placing any directional bets, as the US payrolls data will likely have a significant impact on the Fed’s rate hike pricing for this month. Heading into the US jobs report, markets are wagering a 74% probability of a 75 bps September rate hike. With the US economy expected to have added 300K jobs in August, the dollar remains in a win-win position, as hawkish Fed rate hike expectations and China’s fresh covid lockdown in Chengdu-led risk-aversion will continue favoring the dollar bulls. The bright metal, therefore, remains at risk of further decline should the recovery attempt fade. The US Treasury yields hovering near multi-year highs will also keep any rebound in the bullion checked.

Also read: US August Nonfarm Payrolls Preview: Analyzing gold's reaction to NFP surprises

Gold Price: Key levels to watch

The Technical Confluence Detector shows that the gold price needs to find acceptance above the Fibonacci 61.8% one-day at $1,703 to extend the recovery towards the pivot point one-week S2 at $1,707.

The next powerful resistance for bulls is seen around $1,710, where the pivot point one-day R1 and the previous month’s low coincide.

If the downside resumes momentum, then bears will aim for the immediate cap at $1,694, the Fibonacci 23.6% one-day.

Further south, the confluence of the previous day’s low and the pivot point one-day S1 around $1,688 will be challenged.

The 2022 lows of $1,681 will be next on sellers’ radars, below which a test of the 2021 low of $1,677 will be on the table.

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