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Gold current price: $4,130 (close)

Daily trend direction: choppy trading at high levels, slightly bullish

Near-term support: 4,100

Key support: 4,050

First resistance: 4,150

Strong resistance: 4,200

Today’s core: Gold holds above 4,100. The market is waiting for the next breakout, but around $4,130, bulls and bears have begun to enter a重新定价 (repricing) stage.

As gold closes today, the signal the market is sending is actually very clear.

The price hasn’t continued to surge wildly.

But there hasn’t been a clear pullback either.

What does that mean?

The bulls haven’t exited, but the bears have started appearing at higher levels.

At $4,130, it’s no longer just a price.

It represents disagreement in the market about the upside room for gold going forward.

Some funds believe:

The global rate-cut cycle is approaching, dollar credit pressure is increasing, central banks continue to buy gold, and gold still has new room to rise.

Other funds believe:

Gold’s gain this year has already been very large; the short-term valuation is stretched and needs to wait for a correction.

So gold has entered a very critical phase now.

From a macro perspective.

This round of gold’s rally is not driven purely by safe-haven demand.

Behind it are three long-term logics.

First:

Global central banks continue to increase gold reserves.

In the past few years, central banks in various countries have reduced reliance on a single currency asset, and gold has once again become an important direction for reserve allocation.

Second:

Market expectations for future rate cuts.

Gold’s biggest enemy has always been high real interest rates.

If the Fed enters a rate-cut cycle in the future, the opportunity cost of holding gold declines, providing support for gold.

Third:

Changes in the global credit system.

More and more funds are starting to refocus on physical assets and non-credit assets.

That’s also why even at high levels, there are still funds willing to allocate to gold.

But in the short term, one issue can’t be ignored.

Gold has already been rising for a period of time.

The smoother the rally, the more profit-taking positions can accumulate.

So next, focus on two levels.

First, 4,100.

This is the current bulls’ defense level.

If price retraces toward 4,100 and quickly recovers, it means the funding support remains strong.

Then there’s a chance to continue testing 4,150.

Second, 4,150.

This is the key level for a short-term breakout.

If gold breaks 4,150 with increased volume and holds above it, market sentiment could open further, and the next target would be 4,200.

But if attempts to push through 4,150 fail multiple times,

then a normal short-term correction may occur.

From a trading perspective,

around $4,130, I won’t chase the breakout.

The reason is simple:

The uptrend hasn’t ended.

But the short-term entry price isn’t comfortable.

The best trades aren’t made when everyone sees the rally and rushes in.

They come when the market shows disagreement and opportunities emerge.

My plan:

If holding longs:

Continue holding; focus on watching for a breakout at 4,150.

If no position:

Wait for two opportunities.

First: Retrace toward 4,100 to confirm support.

Second: After breaking 4,150, wait for a pullback to confirm.

In the middle zone, it’s more suitable for watching, not for heavily chasing with a large position.

In the coming days, the biggest variables for gold:

Not gold itself.

But:

Dollar走势 (the dollar trend), U.S. Treasury yields, and changes in Fed rate-cut expectations.

If the dollar continues to weaken, gold may continue to search for upside room.

If the market resumes trading the idea of “high rates staying longer,” gold could see a phase of correction.

A one-sentence note from the trading desk:

Gold’s real big move has never happened when it’s just rising, but after disagreement appears at high levels—whether the market can continue absorbing sell pressure. 4,130 is not the end; it’s the start of the next round of bull-bear contention.