Abstract:Spot gold weakened slightly during the Asian session on Thursday (April 6), hitting a two-day low of $2007.89 per ounce and now trading near $2014.15. A series of weak economic data has fueled fears of an impending recession in the US, giving safe-haven support to the dollar. And some dollar shorts took profits, and gold bulls also took profits ahead of Good Friday and the non-farm payrolls data, putting pressure on gold prices.
Market Overview
Spot gold weakened slightly during the Asian session on Thursday (April 6), hitting a two-day low of $2007.89 per ounce and now trading near $2014.15. A series of weak economic data has fueled fears of an impending recession in the US, giving safe-haven support to the dollar. And some dollar shorts took profits, and gold bulls also took profits ahead of Good Friday and the non-farm payrolls data, putting pressure on gold prices.
However, the weak economic data made the market to the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates in the year is expected to heat up, in addition there are also gold prices are also supported by safe-haven buying, limiting the gold price retracement space. Moreover, the market on the U.S. labor market cooling expectations have risen, gold prices after the market is still biased to shock upward.
U.S. crude oil traded near $80.47 per barrel; oil prices were little volatile on Wednesday as the market weighed a worsening economic outlook against expectations of a decline in U.S. crude inventories and production cuts planned by OPEC+ producers, despite a larger-than-expected drop in U.S. crude and fuel inventories; traders will look to this week's U.S. non-farm payrolls data for clues to broader economic trends, as weak economic data sparked demand concerns.
This trading day needs to pay attention to the change in the U.S. initial jobless claims and the speech of the 2025 FOMC voting commission, St. Louis Fed President Bullard.
Mohicans Markets strategy is only for reference and not for investment advice. Please carefully read the statement at the end of the text. The following strategy will be updated at 15:00 on April 6, Beijing time.
Intraday Oscillation Range: 1985-1998-2007-2016-2033-2046
Overall Oscillation Range: 1730-1756-1780-1801-1817-1833-1856-1873-1889-1903-1911-1929-1937-1951-1978-1985-1998-2007-2016-2033-2046-2057
In the subsequent period of spot gold, 1985-1998-2007-2016-2033-2046
can be operated as the bull and bear range; High throw low suction in the range, chase up and kill down outside the range!
Note: The above strategy was updated at 15:00 on April 6. This policy is a daytime policy. Please pay attention to the policy release time.
Intraday Oscillation Range: 23.1-23.9-24.5-25.3
Overall Oscillation Range: 19.7-20.1-20.6-21.5-22.3-23.1-23.9-24.5-25.3-26.1
In the subsequent period of spot silver, 23.1-23.9-24.5-25.3 can be operated as the bull and bear range. High throw and low suction in the range, chase up and kill down outside the range!
Note: The above strategy was updated at 15:00 on April 6. This policy is a daytime policy. Please pay attention to the policy release time.
Intraday Oscillation Range: 77.9-78.5-79.9-80.7-82.3-83.5
Overall Oscillation Range: 62.1-63.7-64.5-65.8-66.9-67.3-68.9-70.1-71.2-72.3-73.1-73.8-75.1-77.9-78.5-79.9-80.7-82.3-83.5-85.3-87.3-89.1
In the subsequent period of spot silver, 77.9-78.5-79.9-80.7-82.3-83.5 can be operated as the bull and bear range. High throw and low suction in the range, chase up and kill down outside the range!
Note: The above strategy was updated at 15:00 on April 6. This policy is a daytime policy. Please pay attention to the policy release time.
Intraday Oscillation Range: 1.0690-1.0755-1.0830-1.0950-1.1157
Overall Oscillation Range: 1.0290-1.0360-1.0460-1.0570-1.0690-1.0755-1.0830-1.0950-1.1157-1.1220-1.1303
In the subsequent period of EURUSD, 1.0690-1.0755-1.0830-1.0950-1.1157 can be operated as the bull and bear range. High throw and low suction in the range, chase up and kill down outside the range!
Note: The above strategy was updated at 15:00 on April 6. This policy is a daytime policy. Please pay attention to the policy release time.
Intraday Oscillation Range: 1.2250-1.2375-1.2400-1.2470-1.2550
Overall Oscillation Range: 1.1610-1.1830-1.1920-1.2030-1.2135-1.2250-1.2375-1.2400-1.2470-1.2550-1.27000
In the subsequent period of GBPUSD, 1.2250-1.2375-1.2400-1.2470-1.2550 can be operated as the bull and bear range. High throw and low suction in the range, chase up and kill down outside the range!
Note: The above strategy was updated at 15:00 on April 6. This policy is a daytime policy. Please pay attention to the policy release time.
On Wednesday, as the less-than-expected March "ADP" data and non-manufacturing PMI data fueled market concerns about an economic slowdown and spurred bets that the Federal Reserve could slow interest rate hikes. Spot gold continued to brush a new high since March last year, which was the highest intraday to $2032.13 per ounce, and then retracted most of the day's gains, finally closing up 0.01% at $2020.82 per ounce; spot silver hovered around $25 during the day, finally closing down 0.21% at $2
Spot gold oscillated slightly lower during the Asian session on Tuesday (April 4) and is currently trading around $1980.13 per ounce. The dollar index rebounded mildly after a big drop overnight, putting pressure on gold prices. However, this week will see the non-farm payrolls report, there is no important economic data out on Tuesday, and the market wait-and-see sentiment is getting stronger.
On Monday, in OPEC + members unexpectedly cut production reignited market concerns about long-term inflation and sparked uncertainty about the Fed's response, the dollar index once up to the 103 mark, and then on a "vertical roller coaster", giving back all the gains of the day and once lost 102 mark, finally closed down 0.53% at 102.04; U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose and then fell, as data showed that the U.S. economy continues to slow, it fell sharply in the U.S. session, and once to a low
Spot gold was shockingly weak during the Asian session on Monday (April 3) and is currently trading near $1952.83 per ounce. OPEC unexpectedly cut production on Weekend, international oil prices rose sharply, market concerns that global inflation will pick up again, which will increase the pressure of the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, helping the dollar index rose to nearly a week high, on gold prices weighed significantly.