• The gold outlook remains strongly bullish, hitting fresh all-time highs near $4,700 at the start of the week.
• Geopolitical risks stemming from the Greenland situation, along with conflicts in the Middle East and Russia, keep gold demand underpinned.
• All eyes are now on US PCE and GDP data to find fresh trading opportunities this week.

Gold is trading just below record highs, and the backdrop still clearly leans bullish. Tariff threats on eight European countries over Greenland, combined with already higher geopolitical risks around Russia?Ukraine and Iran, have triggered another wave of risk aversion.

The situation is pushing investors out of risk assets and back into traditional havens, with XAU/USD one of the primary beneficiaries. European officials’ criticism of Washington’s move and talk of untested countermeasures reinforce fears of a deeper trade conflict rather than a one-off headline.

Meanwhile, the US dollar is struggling to capitalize on the repricing of Fed expectations. Markets have reduced bets on multiple rate cuts in 2026 after hints that the Fed may not ease as aggressively, yet the greenback has still retreated from recent highs.

Trade?war headlines and a crisis of confidence in US assets are offsetting the support that usually comes from a less?dovish Fed path. Moreover, real yields are not rising enough to meaningfully increase the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asset.

Escalating rhetoric in the Middle East and concerns over potential attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine are also reinforcing safe-haven demand. Gold is effectively pricing each new headline as an option premium on geopolitical risk. Large moves to fresh record levels suggest not only short-term hedging but also growing interest from longer-horizon investors seeking diversification away from fiat and US-centric assets.

Looking ahead, the main immediate catalysts are US data releases, especially the PCE Price Index and final GDP. Softer?than?expected numbers would validate the market’s cautious growth outlook and likely extend gold’s upside. On the other hand, stronger data might spark only temporary pullbacks given the powerful geopolitical and dollar-skeptic undercurrent.
 

Gold Technical Outlook: Strong Rally Hits Overbought Area
 

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Gold 4-hour chart

Gold opened the week with a bullish gap, pushing to a record high just under $4,700. The price broke the supply zone near $4,550 last week, retested, and moved back well above the 20-period MA at $4,618. The RSI is near the overbought zone, indicating a potential pullback from the $4,690 resistance.

The MAs are stacked, revealing a strong bullish trend. The downside could be limited by the confluence of the 50-period MA and a supply-turned-demand zone at $4,550, ahead of the 100-period MA at $4,500 and the 200-period MA at $4,400.

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