XAUUSD Analysis

Introduction

XAU/USD represents the price of gold measured against the US Dollar and is one of the most widely followed commodities in the world. Gold is viewed as a safe-haven asset, and its price tends to rise during periods of economic uncertainty, geopolitical risks, or financial crises. The price of gold is inversely correlated with the strength of the US Dollar, as a weaker dollar generally makes gold cheaper for foreign investors. Key drivers of gold prices include inflation expectations, real interest rates, central bank policies (especially the Federal Reserve), and global economic and geopolitical events. Gold is often seen as a hedge against inflation and a store of value during market volatility.

Fundamentals and Interest Rates

The policy is with the current Interest rate 0%. Latest change was 0%.
On that side the Federal Reserve policy is Dovish and (FED) has set its interest rate to 3.75% by latest change, Dec 10, 2025 (-25bp).
(FED) Higher interest rates generally lead to higher returns on investments denominated in USD. This tends to attract foreign capital into USD assets.

Based on the economic and macro fundamental data, The Fundamental Bias of XAU is Weak Bullish and for the USD is -- Neutral.
Ziwox considering Weak Bullish bias for this asset and we anticipate long-term price increases. and Fundamental Score for USD is -6. So, base on the Fundamental Score, we predict mid-term downside price movement.

Market Overview & Performance

In the current trading session, "Sydney & Tokyo", Market risk sentiment is Risk-OFF. The Gold and Canadian Dollar recorded the strongest performance, while the Switzerland Frank and Yen are weakest so far.

Currencies performance vs US dollar "USD"
Gold "XAU", recorded a 0.59% increase against us dollar.
Euro "EUR", performance has been -0.02% down so far
Pond "GBP", performance has been -0.16% down as of now
Australian dollar "AUD", has dropped by -0.14%
New Zealand dollar "NZD", has dropped by -0.1%
Japanese YEN "JPY", experienced -0.19% fall
Swiss franc "CHF", experienced -0.19% fall so far
Canadian dollar "CAD", has gained 0.01%

Market Sentiment and Positioning

XAU COT (Commitments of Traders):

Institutions Net Position on >Gold is 210339 included 269556 long, 59217 short and 3270 position changed from last week.
So they mainly have a bullish view on this asset and bought XAU for higher prices in long-term.
Last week 3270 repositioning Indicates that they are optimistic about higher prices in mid-term.

USD COT (Commitments of Traders):

Institutions Net Position on >U.S. Dollar Index is -16108 included 16893 long, 33001 short and -481 position changed from last week.
So they mainly have a bearish view on this asset and sold USD for lower prices in long-term.
Last week -481 repositioning Indicates more sell positions and price pressure in short-term.

Retail Traders:

Crowd traders or Retail traders are bullish on the XAUUSD with 48% 52% ratio. 0 long pos and 0 short position.
We generally adopt a contrarian approach towards crowd sentiment and we give probability XAUUSD prices may continue to rise.

Technical Levels and Support/Resistance

The XAUUSD pair is approaching a critical technical support level near 4246.19.
Technical trend is BUY, If the pair continues to weaken, this support could become a good area to enter a long positions.
On the upside, there is key resistance near 4357.23. Technically, A break above this resistance could signal a shift in momentum, but need to get a confirmation in this area due to the reversal or correction potential.