That being said, the gold market still finds itself very much in the same consolidation area it had been in. So, with that being the case, it’s not a huge surprise to see this market just bounce around.
$4,000 Support Level Holds as Gold Trades War Headlines
Ultimately, it’s very likely that markets will still be paying attention to the same issues, mainly the war. The war could drive up inflation via energy, and that has a major influence on bond markets. Higher interest rates make non-yielding assets such as gold a little less attractive. The $4,000 level looks to be significant support, so I’m watching that, but given enough time, we’ll have to make a bigger decision.
As things stand right now, it just looks like a market that’s treading water. Traders don’t really seem to be too convinced one way or the other in which direction to go, and with that being the case, it is a market that I think not much has changed over the last couple of weeks, despite the fact that we did gap to the upside. With that being the case, the market remains one that is held hostage by headlines.