Monday Gold Outlook | Consolidating at High Levels, Bullish Trend Remains Intact

1. Market Review

Gold has recently been trading within a high-level range, maintaining a wide fluctuation pattern. On January 16, influenced by a temporary easing of Middle East tensions, gold prices quickly retreated over $40, reaching a low of around $4580; however, buying interest quickly entered the market after the dip, and prices stabilized above $4590, demonstrating steady support from high-level funds with no signs of panic selling.
Geopolitical Risks Provide Continuous Support

In the short term, risk aversion sentiment has cooled somewhat with the easing of Iran tensions, but this has not shaken the medium- to long-term bullish logic of gold. Meanwhile, the Greenland sovereignty dispute has escalated, and the ongoing strategic contest between Europe and the US over territorial and Arctic interests continues to ferment, providing more sustained safe-haven support for gold prices. Geopolitical factors remain the core driver of the subsequent market trend.
High-Level Consolidation, Support Remains Strong

After reaching a historical high of $4642.97, gold entered a technical correction phase. The daily chart shows a long lower shadow, indicating strong support below; the 4-hour moving averages are gradually flattening, and the price range is converging, forming a typical high-level consolidation pattern. Notably, the $4580 level has been tested multiple times without being effectively broken, forming a short-term strong support; $4570 serves as a key dividing line between bulls and bears—if broken, the short-term momentum may turn weaker. Overall, the medium- to long-term bullish trend remains intact, and the current pullback is a healthy correction after an upward move, not a trend reversal.

Trading Strategy

Monday’s core approach is to rely on support levels to establish long positions, focusing on buying opportunities during pullbacks: if the price retraces to the $4577–$4583 range, consider entering long positions with a strict stop loss below $4570. The first target is set at the $4620–$4630 range; if a volume breakout above the previous high of $4642 occurs, the upward space will further open, with subsequent targets around $4680.

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