On August 19, spot gold moved upward amid consolidation, rising from 4332 to 4378 and covering 46 points. On the four-hour chart, bulls have posted two consecutive bullish candles, so consider going long tonight!
$XAU Mingyuan 8/19 evening: Go long around 4350-4330, targeting around
4400-4440.

📰 Gate Square Daily | August 19
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On August 19, 2026, at Wyoming’s annual SALT conference, White House digital asset adviser Patrick Witt told hundreds of cryptocurrency industry professionals in attendance: “I’m genuinely optimistic and bullish about this.”
The “this” he referred to was the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), which has been circulating in the U.S. Congress for more than a year. This bipartisan legislation, spanning more than 600 pages, aims to establish a unified federal regulatory framework for crypto assets. Senate Majority Leader John Thune has formally scheduled the cloture vote on the bill for September 15.
From the House of Representatives’ 294–134 vote to pass it by a wide margin in July 2025, to the Senate Banking Committee’s 15‑vote in May 2026