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Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD bulls eye $1940 despite overbought conditions

  • Gold is off weekly tops but holds gains above $1930.
  • Overbought conditions on the 4H chart warrant caution for the bulls.
  • $1940 and $1950 still remain on the buyers’ radars.

Gold (XAU/USD) holds the higher ground near eight-day tops of $1935, as the bulls gather pace for the next push to the upside.

As observed in the four-hour chart, gold confirmed a symmetrical triangle breakout on the final trading day of the year 2020.

Gold Price Chart: Four-hour

The bulls built onto Thursday’s upside break, extending the upbeat momentum into the first trading day of 2021.

The precious metal has rallied as much as $20 so far, with room for additional upside despite the Relative Strength Index (RSI) trending in the overbought zone, at the momentum.

The measured pattern target is aligned at $1940, above which the $1950 psychological barrier could come into the picture.

Alternatively, the confluence of the 21-simple moving average (SMA) and pattern resistance at $1893 will act as strong support.

The next relevant downside barrier is seen at $1883, the intersection of the 50-SMA and pattern support.

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