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Gold hit a three-month high Monday, trading at $4,643.95, after a rally that's climbed 17% off its July low. December COMEX futures topped $4,700 for the first time in more than three months, and the move came as US federal debt crossed $40 trillion, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent doubled debt buyback operations, and the dollar index slipped below 100.
Why the 26-week correction flipped
The pullback that began at January's record of $5,598 ran for about 26 weeks and erased 29% of the price. It bottomed on the weekly chart at $3,942.92, which matched the 0.5 Fibonacci retracement of the advance that started in 2024. Weekly RSI never touched oversold territory below 30, bottoming near 40 — a sign the slide was a correction inside a longer bull trend rather than a reversal.
In the week ending August 21, gold closed above its 20-week moving average for the first time since April and above the 0.382 Fibonacci retracement at $4,333.52. Weekly RSI now reads near 60.
Daily momentum breaks its own line
The daily chart added its own signal. Gold broke a descending trendline drawn from the January 28 record in early August near $4,100, and has risen about 13% since. Daily RSI reads 71.7, the first print above 70 since January, a level that often flags overbought conditions but in a strong trend can just confirm momentum.
What's behind the buying
The rally accelerated after the US federal debt crossed $40 trillion. Bessent's move to double debt buyback operations came as the dollar index slipped below 100, making gold cheaper for holders of other currencies. Central banks added 289 tonnes of gold in the second quarter, a 62% jump from a year earlier.
The levels that matter now
Resistance starts at $4,700, then the $4,750-$4,800 band, which lines up with the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement at $4,816.80. The measured move from the $3,900 base projects toward $4,900, and Goldman Sachs has a year-end target of $4,900, down from its $5,400 target set in June. The bank also flagged $4,400 as a downside case if the Federal Reserve raises rates. Gold still trades about 17% below its record.
Support now begins at $4,500. A weekly close back below $4,300 would invalidate the breakout, and a return to $3,900 would end the bullish case.
Friday's close and Jackson Hole
Friday's weekly close will confirm or reject the reclaim of the downtrend. It falls on the same day Fed Chair Kevin Warsh delivers his first Jackson Hole address, a speech that could shift expectations on rates and, in turn, the path for gold.
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