The gold market continues to see a lot of upward pressure, as the market continues to see traders around the world look for protection, and of course a bit of safety from geopolitical risks. Central banks around the world are also buyers. Gold is showing a lot of strength again, picking up where we left off at the end autumn 2024.
The gold market rose higher during the course of the week, as we kick off the Friday session at the all-time highs, basically. So, with that being said, if we can break out above the $2,800 level, and I do think that’s the next target here, the market just continues its overall long-term uptrend. There are a lot of concerns about tariffs around the world, so that of course is a major factor in people looking for safety. But at the same time, we also have to think about the geopolitics of the world, which is still a very messy proposition.
Short-term pullbacks will most certainly have plenty of buyers jumping into the markets and taking advantage of them, with the $2,700 level likely to be a major support level. If we can break above 2,800, I think we’re just going to end up grinding our way to the $3,000 level by the time it is all said and done.
I have no interest in shorting gold and in fact, we’ll be looking to buy on every dip after this past week has shown us just how much underlying demand there is. It’s also worth noting that quite a few central banks out there are buyers, so there is a big buyer in the market regardless, and therefore, it should continue to offer a little bit of support in what has been an extraordinarily bullish market.
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Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.