Gold keeps breaking records, but watch out for these risks that could trigger a selloff

KEY POINTS:Gold reached new record highs following Trump’s escalation over GreenlandMain bullish trend remains supported amid geopolitical tensions and Fed’s dovish reaction functionDownside risks include Trump’s de-escalation, US Supreme Court decision on tariffs and hot US dataFUNDAMENTAL
OVERVIEWGold extended the gains into
new all-time highs today as the recent Trump’s
escalation over
Greenland continues to be a tailwind for the precious metals. As we’ve seen already last
year, tariff threats have been boosting gold on higher stagflation risks. In
fact, high tariffs generally lead to lower growth and higher inflation.
Stagflation is the best environment for precious metals.In the bigger picture gold
remains supported amid the geopolitical tensions and the dovish Fed’s reaction
function. In the short-term, we could get some corrections on easing tensions
or hawkish repricing of interest rate expectations.Possible catalysts for a
correction include de-escalation over Greenland likely coming from Trump
himself. Hawkish repricing of interest rate expectations on hot US data, with
NFP in the spotlight next month. Lastly, a potential US Supreme Court ruling
against Trump’s tariffs. GOLD TECHNICAL
ANALYSIS – DAILY TIMEFRAMEOn the daily chart, we can
see that gold jumped into a new all-time high yesterday following Trump’s
escalation over Greenland over the weekend. From a risk management perspective,
the buyers will have a better risk to reward setup around the trendline to
position for a rally into new all-time highs, but such a big pullback will
likely require one of the above-mentioned catalysts.GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – 4
HOUR TIMEFRAMEOn the 4 hour chart, we can
see that we have a minor upward trendline defining the bullish momentum on this
timeframe. The price spiked into the trendline on Friday after Trump said that he
might keep Hassett in his current position. The buyers stepped in around the
trendline with a defined risk below it to target new highs. If we get another pullback,
we can expect the buyers to continue to lean on the trendline to keep pushing
into new record highs, while the sellers will need a break lower to open the
door for a bigger correction into the major trendline.GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – 1
HOUR TIMEFRAMEOn the 1 hour chart, we can
see that the price was consolidating inside a channel before chopping up both
buyers and sellers following Trump-induced spikes. From a risk management
perspective, the buyers will have a better risk to reward setup around the top
trendline of the channel to keep pushing into new highs. The sellers, on the
other hand, will look for a break lower to target a deeper pullback into the
major trendline. The red lines define the average daily range for today.UPCOMING CATALYSTSToday we have the weekly US ADP jobs data and the potential US Supreme Court decision
on Trump’s tariffs. Tomorrow, we have Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum
in Davos. On Thursday, we get the latest US Jobless Claims figures. On Friday,
we have the US Flash PMIs. Watch out for headlines and Trump’s posts on Truth
Social regarding Greenland as the market’s focus remains on this latest escalation.
This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.

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