In the early Asian session on Thursday (January 9), spot gold fluctuated narrowly at a high level and is currently trading at $2,662.59 per ounce. Gold prices hit a nearly four-week high of $2,669.83 per ounce on Wednesday after a weaker-than-expected December private employment report relieved some market participants, who believed that the Federal Reserve might not be so cautious about easing policy this year. Reports on Trump's tariffs also provided safe-haven support for gold prices, but U.S. Treasury yields also rose as a result, and the dollar continued to rise, which made gold bulls cautious. After hitting 2,669, gold prices fell back to around the 2,650 mark and closed at $2,661.46 per ounce.
The gold market opened at 2648.4 yesterday morning and then fell back. The daily line reached a low of 2644.9 and then fluctuated and rose. The daily line reached a high of 2670 during the US trading session and then the market was consolidated. The daily line finally closed at 2661.8. The daily line closed with a medium-sized positive line with an upper shadow slightly longer than the lower shadow. If the market falls back to 2652 today, stop loss at 2647, and the target is 2665 and 2670. If it breaks, it will be 2674 and 2680.