Gold firms while dollar steadies ahead of US jobless claims and manufacturing survey 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD finished the session at 4976.37, up 97.13 or 1.99% from the 01:00 open, after trading between 4854.34 and 5010.95. The low was set at 01:53, shortly after opening at 4879.24, and the high came at 18:48, leaving a total intraday range of 156.61 points, equal to 3.21% of the open and 79.6% of the current D1 ATR. The…

Gold slides as dollar steadies with focus on RBNZ and US durables 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD opened at 4995.88 and briefly advanced to 5000.87 by 01:24, testing the 5000 handle, before sliding to the session low of 4842.72 at 16:01 and settling at 4878.15. The instrument finished the session down 117.73 points, or 2.36%, from the open. The intraday range measured 158.15 points, equivalent to 3.17% of the open and about 65.9% of the…

Dollar firms while gold eases as focus turns to Canada inflation and UK jobs 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD covered an 85.85 move (1.7% of the opening level) in the session, spanning the 5,000 handle, and settled at 4,993.31 by 21:29, down 47.43 or 0.94% from the 5,040.74 open. The session’s high printed immediately at 01:00 at 5,051.51, with price opening near that peak, before declining into a 07:03 low at 4,965.66; the extremes therefore came…

Gold climbs after mixed US CPI as euro steadies ahead of Lagarde speech 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD finished the 13 Feb session at 5043.42, up 115.36 or 2.34% from the 4928.06 open, after traversing a 158.03 range that equated to 3.21% of the opening level. Price dipped immediately after the bell to the session low of 4888.08 at 01:04, then advanced over the day to set the high at 5046.11 at 21:10, with the close arriving at…

Gold slides and yen firms with caution ahead of US inflation 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD closed at 4922.08, down 169.13 or 3.322% on the session, after opening at 5091.21. Price printed the high at 5099.96 at 01:02, effectively touching the 5100 handle, before sliding through 5000 and marking the low at 4878.62 at 18:29, a 5‑day low. The intraday range spanned 221.34, equal to 4.35% of the open, and the session crossed 10…