Gold gained another impetus on March 25, and speculators attributed the action to new speculation about a potential US-Iran ceasefire.
That move attracted the commodity desks, macro traders, and safe-haven purchasers.
New buying forced the spot gold above $4,540, with the futures striving further. Whether or not this rebound would extend is now the major question, as is whether or not the price would stall below major resistance.
Futures and Spot Gold are Pushing Higher
The gold futures performed better as opposed to spot gold, which is usually an indicator of more front-end demand in the derivatives market. The pricing adjustment itself indicated that traders responded quickly and returned to the metals in the course of the session.
A post on X from Jesse Cohen asked why gold and silver were surging on talk of a US-Iran ceasefire. The image in that post showed gold futures at $4,586.20, up $152.10 or 3.43%. Spot XAU/USD was shown at $4,550.23, up $75.85, or 1.70%. Silver was also higher at 73.283, up 5.34%.
Gold Holding Gains Above $4,540 After a Sharp Step Higher
Investing.com placed spot gold at $4,549.65, up $75.27 or 1.68% on the day. The intraday chart showed price trading near the $4,300 area early in the period before a strong upward leg pushed it into the high $4,500 zone. That breakout created a new, higher trading band, with the price then holding close to the upper end of the session.
The Investing.com chart also illustrated performance data that indicated that gold improved by 1.74% in a single day, yet it still declined by 5.53%in one week and 11.97% in one month.
Three-month returns achieved were 1.26%, and six-month and one-year returns were 21.41% and 50.745%, respectively. The combination is an indication to traders that the most recent rebound is real but that it follows a bigger short-term pullback.
Technical shows Gold Trading Below The Key Trend Basis
The upper band, middle band, and lower band positions at Bollinger Bands stood at 5,528.12, 4,963.77, and 4,399.43, respectively. Gold ended higher than the lower band and yet far below the middle band.
TradingView placed gold at a close of $4,542.77 after an open at $4,476.62, a high at $4,602.42, and a low at $4,456.13. That left the metal up $68.24, or 1.53%, on the day. Volume stood at 303.05K, which confirms that the recovery came with active participation rather than thin trade.
MACD too remained in the negative, and the MACD line was -132.60, the signal line -53.09, and the histogram was -79.51. That arrangement demonstrates that the momentum is better than the bottom, though the overall technical picture has not put in a complete turnaround on it.