The strong upside momentum that drove Gold on Friday morning reversed south near the 1,338.00 mark. This move was followed by a period of decline. The yellow metal was stranded between the 55– and 100-hour SMAs for the most part; however, a strong hourly fall breached the former and left the rate testing the 200-hour SMA and the monthly R1 by the time of this analysis. In terms of fundamentals, this support area is expected to hold unless a positive outcome regarding the US government shutdown results in a notably stronger US Dollar. On the other hand, the northern side is guarded by the 100-hour SMA and the weekly PP circa 1,334.00. It is likely that the pair remains stranded between the aforementioned barriers until a breakout determines the pair’s further direction.
