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Swiss gold export soars to 202 tonnes in July

The price of gold is under 1800$ and demand is rising. China's import of Swiss gold was up by 147% in July. Fed remains a big question.

Gold is under 1,800$

The inflation data from last week showed a possibility for gold to break above 1,800$. But this level of resistance holds the price under. Our previous article analyzed inflation data and psychological level 1,800$ as resistance. Gold is down by 3.37% from last week’s top, and attacks level 1,760$. Negative sentiment persists and the mixed signals from Fed members keep gold under pressure.

30 minutes chart of GC (Gold Futures), Decline from last week's top. Source: tradingview.com

30 minutes chart of GC (Gold Futures), Decline from last week’s top. Source: tradingview.com

China stepped up its gold import

With a bullion price under 1,800$, China stepped up its gold import. Based on data from the Swiss Federal Customs Administration, Swiss gold export to China rose by 147% in July on a monthly basis. That represents 80.1 tonnes, worth $4.6 billion. China is not the only country with the bigger import. For instance, Hong Kong, France, Turkey, and United Kingdom have larger month-over-month imports of Swiss gold. It seems that the price under 1,800$ is attractive for long-term investors. 

Levels of interest

Weekly volume data on gold futures shows the closest point of control (the point with the biggest traded volume on a weekly basis) at the 1,735$ level. That indicates room for possible decline. But on the other side, it is needed to add that while the price of gold is declining, the cumulative delta is slowly rising.

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That means an activity on the ask side is bigger in comparison with the bid. The divergence between the price and cumulative delta could show possible disruption in the current trend of a commodity. Possible resistance could be at 1,790$ and 1,836$. 

30 minutes chart of GC, Cumulative delta divergence. Source: Author's analysis

30 minutes chart of GC, Cumulative delta divergence. Source: Author’s analysis

Clear monetary policy could decide

It is clear that the lower price of gold became more attractive to buyers. Predominately for long-term ones. But rising volume in the short-term is visible as well. Despite this, it does not have to be a signal that gold will go up in the short term. The mixed signals prevail in markets and make a kind of a blur for the yellow metal. Negative sentiment persists and more clear monetary policy from Fed could show the way. 

Tomas is a professional trader and money manager on foreign exchange market from 2014. His main domain are commodities. Experiences gained due this period are transformed to consul...

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