As we’ve seen already last
year, tariff threats have been boosting gold on higher stagflation risks. In
fact, high tariffs generally lead to lower growth and higher inflation.
Stagflation is the best environment for precious metals.
In the bigger picture gold
remains supported amid the geopolitical tensions and the dovish Fed’s reaction
function. In the short-term, we could get some corrections on easing tensions
or hawkish repricing of interest rate expectations.
Possible catalysts for a
correction include de-escalation over Greenland likely coming from Trump
himself. Hawkish repricing of interest rate expectations on hot US data, with
NFP in the spotlight next month. Lastly, a potential US Supreme Court ruling
against Trump’s tariffs.
GOLD TECHNICAL
ANALYSIS – DAILY TIMEFRAME
On the daily chart, we can
see that gold jumped into a new all-time high yesterday following Trump’s
escalation over Greenland over the weekend. From a risk management perspective,
the buyers will have a better risk to reward setup around the trendline to
position for a rally into new all-time highs, but such a big pullback will
likely require one of the above-mentioned catalysts.
GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – 4
HOUR TIMEFRAME
On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that we have a minor upward trendline defining the bullish momentum on this
timeframe. The price spiked into the trendline on Friday after Trump said that he
might keep Hassett in his current position. The buyers stepped in around the
trendline with a defined risk below it to target new highs.
If we get another pullback,
we can expect the buyers to continue to lean on the trendline to keep pushing
into new record highs, while the sellers will need a break lower to open the
door for a bigger correction into the major trendline.
GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – 1
HOUR TIMEFRAME
On the 1 hour chart, we can
see that the price was consolidating inside a channel before chopping up both
buyers and sellers following Trump-induced spikes. From a risk management
perspective, the buyers will have a better risk to reward setup around the top
trendline of the channel to keep pushing into new highs. The sellers, on the
other hand, will look for a break lower to target a deeper pullback into the
major trendline. Tomorrow, we have Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum
in Davos. On Thursday, we get the latest US Jobless Claims figures. On Friday,
we have the US Flash PMIs
