Gold fell today hitting weekly lows and settling at the lowest level since the end of 2017. After settlement, trading swung back in gold’s favor erasing the losses for the trading session. This was due largely from the tariffs announced by President Trump on aluminum and steel. The tariff news hit the U.S. Dollar dropping it into negative territory, with the resulting positive move for gold.
The other metals fell alongside gold as May silver futures settled down to $16.276 a troy ounce, April platinum futures dropped to $957.80 a troy ounce, May copper futures settled down to $3.123 per pound, and June Palladium futures fell to $973.20 a troy ounce.
For April gold, an open in the next session above the pivot of $1,310.07 would show near term resistance at $1,316.53 while a breakout above this level would see longer term resistance at $1,327.87. An open below the pivot would have near term support down at $1,298.73, and a sell off below this would show longer term support at $1,292.27.
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