What Could Drive Gold This Week WEEKLY ANALYSIS February 23 - 27 Fundamentals and Technicals

🧠 Fundamental Recap — What Drove Gold Last Friday

Last Friday saw Gold prices bounce back above $5,000, reclaiming key psychological support after mid-week weakness. Geopolitical tensions (U.S.–Iran risk), new U.S. trade tariff uncertainty, and a weaker dollar helped the metal find buyers, but the rally was volatile and choppy, highlighting a shifting market narrative where gold is not purely safe-haven anymore but increasingly driven by momentum and policy risk sentiments.

As last week closed:

• Gold closed above $5,100 after testing support near $4,988 — a pivot that held buyers.

• There was less-than-expected reaction to geopolitical news, suggesting safe-haven forces may be saturating and price action now is more sentiment-driven.

Macro drivers last Friday:

• Dollar weakening on uncertain tariff outlook

• USD yields softening, supporting bullion

• Mixed risk sentiment with equities still rallying

📊 What Could Drive Gold This Week — Key Fundamentals

🟡 1) Geopolitics

• U.S.–Middle East tensions remain priced in

• Any escalation could revive classic safe-haven demand

📉 2) U.S. Economic Data

• Fed Minutes and next inflation readings (PCE) will matter

• Growth data weaker than expected → bullish gold

• Stronger data or hawkish Fed rhetoric → bearish pressure

💹 3) U.S. Dollar and Yields

Gold correlates negatively with DXY. A weaker dollar helps gold; a stronger dollar or rising yields weigh on it.

Other key drivers:

• Central bank gold buying sentiment

• Trade tariff uncertainty cycles

• Risk appetite shifts

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📈 Weekly Technical Structure — Key Levels

Based on real-time price structure:

Important Support

• $4,988–$4,950 — critical short-term floor (held last week)

• $4,900 — medium support

• $4,800 — deeper demand zone

Important Resistance

• $5,118 — first breakout barrier

• $5,200–$5,257 — next major swing area

• $5,400+ — extended breakout target

Bias this week stays neutral-to-bullish while price trades above $4,988, with stronger trend confirmation needed above $5,118.

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📌 4H Chart — EMA Structure + Indicator Behavior

📍 20 EMA & 50 EMA

• 20 EMA on 4H has acted as dynamic resistance during retracements — price rejected around it.

• When the 20 fails, the 50 EMA has been holding support, keeping intermediate structure intact.
  This behavior suggests pullbacks continue to find buyers.

• 5 & 9 EMA on 4H are showing a potential bullish crossover — early signal that intermediate trend may be shifting if confirmed.

Interpretation:
Bullish if price stays above 50 EMA and 5/9 cross completes; bearish if price loses 50 EMA.

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📉 RSI (Relative Strength Index)

4H RSI

• Currently neutral to moderately bullish — not overbought, leaving room for continuation on strength.

1H RSI

• Shows oscillations between neutral and overbought/oversold as markets chop, suggesting range and momentum swings rather than one-sided trend.

How to Use

• Use RSI to confirm momentum bias instead of entry signal alone.

• On pullbacks with RSI near oversold on 1H/15M, look for execution signals.

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🔄 Stochastic Oscillator

4H Stochastic

• Rotating in a range (not extreme oversold/overbought) — supporting range bias.

• Buy dip approaches oversold low end; caution near overbought highs.

How to Trade:

• On 1H and 15M, use Stochastic oversold crosses for entries near support and overbought for exits or shorts near resistance.

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📍 Parabolic SAR (15M & 1H)

15M Parabolic SAR

• Choppy flips confirm intraday range conditions

• Best used for entry refinement and stop placement

• SAR flips above price → short signal; below price → buy signal

1H Parabolic SAR

• Confirming neutral highs/lows — a trend breakout would need SAR shift over a few bars.

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📉 Actionable Trading Scenarios — This Week

🔹 Bullish Scenario

Conditions:

• Hold above $4,988–$4,950

• Price closes above 20 EMA on 4H

• RSI steady or rising

• Stochastic oversold→cross upward
  Targets:

• $5,118 (first)

• $5,200 – $5,257

• Extended: $5,400+

Bullish Entry (swing):
• Buy near $4,950 – $4,988 when 1H/15M stochastic oversold cross + SAR flips

Stops: below $4,900

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🔻 Bearish / Range Scenario

Conditions:

• Price fails at 20 EMA on 4H

• Stochastic overbought on 1H/15M

• Parabolic SAR flip on 15M
  Targets:

• $4,900

• $4,850 if breakdown
  Stops: above recent swing high

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📍 Scalp & Intraday Execution Guide

⚙️ Scalp Entry Logic (5M / 15M)

1. Identify range support/resistance

2. Wait for Parabolic SAR flip on 15M

3. Confirm Stochastic oversold/overbought cross

4. Filter by 1H RSI direction

5. Enter with tight stop

Example:

• Support around $4,988, 15M Stoch oversold → buy entry → stop under local low → target channel top near $5,050

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📊 Fundamental Catalysts This Week

Expect heightened volume on key data releases. These can trigger breakouts from the current range or deepen pullbacks.

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📌 Why This Matters for Trading

• The mix of technical resistance near current levels and macro uncertainty creates range-with-breakout potential.

• Indicators show neutral momentum with potential to trend — useful for both swing and intraday plays.

• Emotional manual trading often misses ideal setups and stop discipline.

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🤖 Automated Execution — How OUR EAs Help

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• Aligns entries with EMA structure (20/50 EMA context)

• Filters momentum with RSI/Stoch

• Uses Parabolic SAR and oscillator timing to refine entries/exits

• Automates trend breaks and fade setups

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• Structured for tighter intraday ranges

• Uses shorter timeframe signals (15M/5M)

• Trades stochastic crosses + Parabolic SAR flips within defined ranges

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📌 Summary — Weekly Bias

• Structure: Neutral-to-bullish above $4,988

• Key Short-Term Levels: $4,950, $5,118, $5,200

• Indicators: Neutral RSI, Stochastic range trading, Parabolic SAR chop

• Catalysts: Fed minutes, inflation indicators, dollar direction

• Strategy: Bias turns bullish above 20 EMA on 4H + higher time confirmation; range trades remain valid until breakout.