Gold trades near $4,347 on Friday, resting directly on the neckline of a daily head-and-shoulders pattern. A confirmed break would target $3,950, roughly 9% below the current price.
The August consumer price index lands Friday morning in the United States. The technical level and the macro catalyst have arrived in the same session.
Thursday’s producer price index rose 5.4% year over year against a 5.3% forecast. The inflation surprise pushed gold below $4,400.
Treasury yields followed. The 10-year note reached 4.95%, its highest level since October 2023.
Markets now price a 67.1% chance of a Federal Reserve hike next week, up from 61.2%. Economists expect headline CPI at 0.4% month over month and 3.4% annually.
The driver matters. Brent crude trades above $105 after the Iran escalation, up almost 19% in a month. Energy-led inflation lifts nominal yields without producing a dovish Fed.
Therefore, gold absorbs the rate pressure while losing its hedge appeal, a dynamic reinforced by a firm dollar.
Gold broke above the descending trendline from its January record on August 5. The rally stalled near $4,750 to $4,800, just under the 0.236 Fibonacci retracement at $4,816.
Price then retraced to the 0.382 level at $4,333 and formed a head-and-shoulders pattern. The head printed near $4,720, with shoulders at roughly $4,480 and $4,560.
Two methods point to the same destination. The measured move subtracts $385 of pattern height from the $4,335 neckline, giving $3,950. The 0.5 retracement sits at $3,942. That zone also marks the June and July base.
A completed break implies a 9.4% decline. However, the pattern remains unconfirmed. Gold gained 0.69% on Friday and still holds the neckline. A $4,560 reclaim would invalidate the setup.
Physical demand contradicts the chart. Gold ETFs absorbed $18 billion of inflows in August, lifting holdings to a record 4,189 tonnes.
Central banks bought 288.9 tonnes in the second quarter, a 62% annual increase, purchased into a falling market.
Gold is heading for a third consecutive weekly loss, down nearly 2%. The CPI print decides whether the neckline holds or the measured move begins.
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