Gold Base-Building Near 4,000: A Technical Roadmap
4,000.
Gold spent last week circling the most watched round number in the commodity world, dipping to 3,963 before recovering to close at 4,082. The metal has now gone almost three weeks without making a new low — the longest stabilization since the April peak — and technicians are starting to whisper the word “base.”
The case for a bottom forming
Three observations. First, the selling has dried up: the June liquidation purged speculative longs, and each new test of the lows has come on lighter volume. Second, the structure is improving — higher lows since June 30, and a series of failed breakdowns below 4,000, which shows supply exhaustion. Third, the drivers are maturing: the dollar’s surge is showing signs of fatigue (EUR/USD has stopped making new lows), and real yields are plateauing. Gold’s two headwinds are losing force simultaneously, for the first time this year.
The case for caution
Bases take months, not weeks, and July is historically a weak month for gold. The metal remains in a downtrend — 4,578, 4,783, and 4,918 are the lower highs overhead — and until 4,215 (July’s high) is reclaimed, the path of least resistance is sideways-to-lower. Also, a dollar resurgence above 163 in USD/JPY would slam the base shut.
The roadmap
Below: 3,955 (June 30 low), then 3,900 — a break there targets 3,800 and changes the secular conversation. Above: 4,215, then 4,400. A summer spent between 3,955 and 4,400 would be healthy; a break of either edge will define the year’s second half. Patience is the position.
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