Gold weekly special report based On 1.00 Lot Calculation:
- EVENT: (United States Inflation Data, August 10th, 2023, GMT+1 13:30): The United States will report its CPI and Core CPI figures for July. June’s CPI came in at 3.0%, Year-over-Year, well below its peak of 9.1% peak in 2022. The current market expectation for CPI is 3.3%. While inflation is expected to come in slightly higher, the strong downward trend of inflation is still a positive for gold, which could weaken the US dollar further.
- FEDERAL RESERVE EXPECTED TO STOP INTEREST RATE HIKING CYCLE: According to the recent Federal Reserve Press Conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted that the Federal Reserve could stop raising interest rates at the next September meeting, which could continue to push gold prices higher due to US dollar weakness.
- ANALYSIS: Gold remains a safe haven instrument in times of uncertainty, and concerns about the global economy could drive more investors towards Gold.
- ANALYSTS OPINION: Citigroup set $2,300 as its 2023 price target for Gold. Saxo Bank is forecasting $3,000 for Gold in 2023
- GOLD PRICE ACTION: Gold reached $2078.17 in early 2023.
GOLD, August 7th, 2023
Current Price: 1935
GOLD |
Weekly |
Trend direction |
|
2070.00 |
|
2010.00 |
|
1965.00 |
|
1905.00 |
|
1890.00 |
|
1850.00 |
Example of calculation based on weekly trend direction for 1.00 Lot
Gold |
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Pivot Points |
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Profit or loss in $ |
13,500.00 |
6,500.00 |
3,000.00 |
-3,000.00 |
-4,500.00 |
-8,500.00 |
Profit or loss in €2 |
12,300.46 |
5,922.44 |
2,733.44 |
-2,733.44 |
-4,100.15 |
-7,744.73 |
Profit or loss in £2 |
10,603.29 |
5,105.29 |
2,356.29 |
-2,356.29 |
-3,534.43 |
-6,676.14 |
Profit or loss in C$2 |
18,065.50 |
8,698.20 |
4,014.56 |
-4,014.56 |
-6,021.83 |
-11,374.57 |
1. 1.00 lot is equivalent of 100 units
2. Calculations for exchange rate used as of 10:30 (GMT+1) 07/08/2023
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