Gold spot (XAU/USD) recovers some ground after slipìng below the $1800 mark on Friday, on higher US Treasury yields, which during the session are sliding, thus lifting the prospects of the non-yielding metal. XAU/USD is trading almost flat, around $1811.02 a troy ounce at the time of writing.
Gold Price Forecast (XAU/USD): Technical outlook
Interestingly, the Gold Price jumped near the YTD low at around $1786 and is forming a “gravestone doji,” which is perceived as a signal of “indecision.” Also, it’s worth noting that an almost-two-year-old upslope trendline, previous support, has been broken. Unless gold bulls reclaim the aforementioned, XAU/USD is vulnerable to further downward pressure.
If XAU/USD’s bulls reclaim the upslope trendline, they will find resistance levels around the 200-DMA at $1837, followed by May 3 cycle low at $1850, and then the $1890 barrier.
On the flip side, XAU/USD’s first support would be $1800. Break below would expose May 16 daily low at $1786, followed by the YTD low at $1780 and then December’s 15 cycle low at $1752.35.
USD/JPY Technical Analysis:
On the other hand, USD/JPY bearish – there are good reasons to expect the currency pair to fall, and the trade seems more straightforward than other ones.
It has begun trading in a downtrend channel, with lower highs and lower lows. Momentum on the 4h-chart has turned negative, the RSI has failed to climb above the 50 level, and the price is capped at the 100-SMA – after falling below the 50-SMA.
Support is at 128.70, which cushioned the pair twice in May. The monthly low of 127.50 is the next level to watch, and it also converges with the 200-SMA. Further down, 126.90 and 126.40 are noteworthy. Resistance is at 1.2950, and then at 130.90.
Elsewhere, The European Commission’s Spring Forecast for 2022 revised Eurozone inflation upward to 6.1% in 2022 as expected with forecasts expected to decline to 2.7% in 2023. Growth projections in the region were subsequently lowered to 2.3% from 2.7% in February.
Initial reaction from the Euro was positive with higher inflation potentially leading to a more aggressive ECB. Money markets are looking more hawkish than last week Friday with roughly 94bps priced in for 2022 as opposed to 80-85bps on Friday. The ECB’s Villeroy added support for the Euro stating that the June meet will be “decisive” while moving towards a “neutral rate”.
Technically, there is a struggle for the 1.043–1.0435 area on the EURUSD daily chart. Closing above it is a reason to buy euros in the short term. In this scenario, there is a risk of a pullback in the direction of 1.047, 1.051, and 1.054. From there, it makes sense to sell the pair in the medium term on the rebound from the resistance. The formation of a Double Bottom pattern on the 1-hour timeframe gives hope for euro bulls.
GBP/USD Analysis
GBP/USD was steady around 1.2250 on Monday at the start of the week which was not good for risk assets following the release of lower-than-expected Chinese economic data, amid testimony from the Governor of the Bank of England (BoE) before the UK Select Treasury Committee.
China's April industrial production came in at –2.9% YoY, a far cry from last March's 5.0% figure. The actual figure was also lower than the expected 0.5% increase. In addition, retail sales also fell – 11.1% from the previous – 3.5% and lower than the expected decline of – 6.6%. It seems that the impact of China's zero Covid-19 policy has taken an economic toll.
USD/CAD Technical analysis
The USDCAD has moved to the lowest level since May 6th in the current hourly bar. The new low moved below the low from Friday at 1.28882. The low price reached 1.28857, but has already bounced and currently trades back above the 1.2900 level at 1.2913 currently
The move to a new low also took out the earlier Asian session low of 1.2894. That low in the Asian session led to a rally up to 1.29805 before rotating back to the downside in the European and early New York session.
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