Zhang Yaoxi: Gold prices bottom out and rebound as buying support, with a bullish outlook expecting new highs in the future

Zhang Yaoxi: Gold Price Rebounds from the Bottom with Buying Support; Market Outlook Still Anticipates New Highs
Last week in the gold market: International gold deeply bottomed out and rebounded, forming a long lower shadow line. Compared to the previous week’s plunge and inverted hammer pattern, there are opposite expectations, which also suggest that the previous week’s bearish decline may be exhausted, indicating a potential shift to bullish sentiment. Therefore, the current market trend is either to maintain a sustained oscillation and correction or to strengthen again and reach new highs. At this moment, patience is more important than trading.
Regarding the specific trend: Gold opened the week at $4,792.00 per ounce, initially plunging to the weekly low of $4,402.14, then rebounding to show signs of stabilization and a potential bullish reversal. However, after reaching the weekly high of $5,091.81 on Wednesday, it failed to break through resistance, leading to profit-taking by bulls, causing a decline on Thursday. On Friday, it fell back near the opening price but ultimately rebounded again with buying support, closing the week at $4,960.86. The weekly range was $689.67, compared to the previous week’s close of $4,865.11, up $95.75, a 1.97% increase.

Influences include the selling pressure from the previous week’s plunge, easing geopolitical tensions, the signing of tariff agreements, and a slight strengthening of the fundamentals, such as Federal Reserve Board member Mester’s statement that this year’s rate cuts may total slightly over one percentage point, which helped push gold from its bottom and strengthen.
Later, profit-taking, renewed geopolitical tensions, and easing of friction led CME to raise margin requirements for gold and silver futures. Argentina announced a trade agreement with the Trump administration, causing gold prices to face resistance and decline again.
However, ultimately, supported by buying interest and the ignition of rate cut expectations driven by ADP data, initial jobless claims, and the February US one-year inflation expectations, gold rebounded again from the bottom.
Looking ahead to Monday (February 9): International gold opened higher due to weekend escalations in Russia-Ukraine and other geopolitical tensions. However, the US dollar index opened lower but then strengthened, and last week’s rebound resistance from moving averages limited bullish momentum. The market needs to break and hold above this resistance to strengthen the bullish outlook; otherwise, it will likely remain volatile and oscillate. Nonetheless, since gold remains above the middle band and the 30-day moving average, the outlook remains bullish. Therefore, oscillation and correction still present a good entry opportunity for long positions.

Additionally, this week will see US December retail sales month-over-month, US January unemployment rate, US January non-farm payrolls (in ten-thousands), and US January unadjusted CPI year-over-year and month-over-month data. Based on last week’s data and market expectations, these are likely to be overall positive for gold, so the main trading strategy remains to buy low and look for gains. Even if the final results are negative for gold, the market will likely remain volatile, so long positions are still advisable.
Fundamentally, although the bulls have not yet shown a clear resurgence, the outlook remains optimistic for new highs. This correction is not a trend reversal but rather a rapid repricing in a high-volatility environment. Amid increased volatility across major global assets, funds frequently switch between risk assets and safe havens, causing gold to experience sharp rises and falls. The bull market outlook remains strong.
Currently, the latest data shows job vacancies have fallen to 6.54 million, while weekly initial unemployment claims have risen to 231,000, indicating a cooling labor market. This change is significant—it not only suggests a higher likelihood of further inflation decline but also boosts market expectations for the Fed to start rate cuts within the year, providing medium- to long-term support.

Therefore, during the Fed’s rate-cut cycle, gold prices are expected to maintain an upward trend, though short-term adjustments may occur due to geopolitical fluctuations and dollar strength caused by other central bank policies. The market will either continue oscillating for several weeks before rising again or directly extend last week’s rebound to reach new highs.
On the technical side, at the monthly level, although gold dipped again in February, it found support after touching the resistance level of the January breakout, then rebounded, indicating that the new bull market space remains valid. The trend is likely to stay above this support and strengthen further or oscillate before rising again. Key support is around $4,300; staying above this level maintains the bullish outlook for new highs. A close below would suggest the end of the bull market.
At the weekly level, last week’s rebound and close suggest that the previous toping pattern from the week before has been exhausted, implying a potential shift to strength again. The overall trend remains upward, with support at the 5- and 10-week moving averages, making dips a good entry point for long positions.

On the daily chart, gold has stabilized and rebounded, though it has not yet convincingly broken above the 10-day moving average resistance. The technical indicators still show a bearish signal, suggesting a possible decline below current levels. However, support is provided by multiple moving averages, and the price remains above the 30-day moving average and the middle band, with Bollinger Bands still pointing upward. Although the breakout above resistance is not yet confirmed, the probability favors a rebound, so maintaining a low-buy strategy is advisable.

Gold: Support levels around $4,910 or $4,800; resistance levels near $5,100 or $5,190.
Silver: Support levels around $77.70 or $74.70; resistance levels near $83.10 or $86.10.
Note:
Gold TD = (International gold price × exchange rate) / 31.1035
A $1 fluctuation in international gold price roughly causes a $0.25 change in Gold TD (theoretical).
US futures gold price = London spot price × (1 + gold swap rate × futures days to expiry / 365)
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