GOLD TECHS: Trend Needle Points North
- RES 4: $3000.0 - Psychological round number
- RES 3: $2967.9 - 2.0% 10-dma envelope
- RES 2: $2962.2 - 2.00 proj of the Nov 14 - Dec 12 - 19 price swing
- RES 1: $2954.4 - High Feb 20 and the bull trigger
- PRICE: $2948.3 @ 07:47 GMT Feb 20
- SUP 1: $2864.2 - Low Feb 12
- SUP 2: $2833.2 - 20-day EMA
- SUP 3: $2807.3 - Low Feb 4
- SUP 4: $2756.5 - 50-day EMA
A bull cycle in Gold remains in play and the yellow metal continues to hold on to the bulk of its recent gains. Fresh highs once again confirm a resumption of the uptrend and maintain the bullish price sequence of higher highs and higher lows. Moving average studies are in a bull mode position too, highlighting a dominant uptrend. Sights are on the $2962.2, a Fibonacci projection. The first key support to watch is $2833.2, the 20-day EMA.
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- Calls: Estox 50: -0.04%, Dax: -0.11%, CAC: +0.04%, FTSE +0.19%, SMI +0.07%.
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GBP STIRs react to the overnight rally in core global FI markets more so than the upside surprise in private regular wages, although the latter does limit the initial dovish move.
- BoE-dated OIS little changed to 1bp more dovish, showing 63bp of cuts through year-end.
- The next 25bp cut is fully discounted through the March MPC, with ~22bp of easing showing for February.
- SONIA futures 0.5-2.0 higher, back from opening highs.
- Trump tariff threats surrounding Mexico & Canada drove some risk-off trade in Asia hours, as markets looked more towards growth headwinds generated by U.S. tariffs than an inflationary threat.
- The BoE has already questioned the validity of the UK labour market data (which is understandable given the well-documented issues the ONS has had with data collation).
- Also note that some MPC members have played down the importance of wage data if the economy starts to slow and unemployment starts to increase.
- Still, the upside surprise in private regular wage growth is incompatible with a 2% inflation target (particularly with stagnant productivity growth).
- Macro cues eyed for the remainder of the day, while a syndicated tap is expected in the UK long end.
BoE Meeting | SONIA BoE-Dated OIS (%) | Difference vs. Current Effective SONIA Rate (bp) |
Feb-25 | 4.483 | -21.7 |
Mar-25 | 4.433 | -26.7 |
May-25 | 4.302 | -39.8 |
Jun-25 | 4.251 | -44.9 |
Aug-25 | 4.163 | -53.7 |
Sep-25 | 4.137 | -56.3 |
Nov-25 | 4.087 | -61.3 |
Dec-25 | 4.071 | -62.9 |
