Gold Price Action Confirms Institutional Buy Zone at $3,634–$3,636

Published 19/09/2025, 19:06
Updated 19/09/2025, 19:08

Gold futures continue to navigate a critical juncture around the VC PMI daily and weekly pivot zone near $3,680, reflecting an equilibrium between buyers and sellers as we close out another volatile trading week. The market has tested both extremes—printing a high at $3,744, close to the Daily Sell 2 level ($3,728), and a low at $3,660.5, just above the Daily Buy 1 level ($3,657). This oscillation underscores the effectiveness of the mean reversion principle, where price gravitates toward the average before re-testing the extremes.

Gold Futures Chart

From a weekly perspective, Sell 1 Weekly ($3,727) and Sell 2 Weekly ($3,767) form a resistance cluster aligned with the highs of the week. Conversely, Buy 1 Weekly ($3,634) and Buy 2 Daily ($3,636) create a strong support base. This dual alignment of daily and weekly levels suggests that the $3,634–$3,636 range is a “buy zone” of institutional importance.

Overlaying cycle analysis, the 30-day cycle indicates that gold is in a consolidation phase after the mid-September swing high. Historically, 30-day pivots often precede corrective movements that reset sentiment before the next leg higher. The broader 360-day Gann cycle, anchored to the November 14, 2024 low at $2,541 and projecting into September 2025, points to this period as a potential turning point window. The market’s resilience above $3,634 may confirm that a longer-term cycle low is forming, preparing the ground for the next advance toward $3,800 and beyond.

Gold Futures - Gann Cycle

Using the Square of 9 harmonics, the $3,744 high resonates with prior resistance arcs, suggesting that any close above $3,767 would break through a significant geometric barrier. On the downside, the $3,636 harmonic aligns with Fibonacci retracements and Square of 9 angles, reinforcing its importance as a cyclical support pivot.

Momentum, as measured by the MACD, remains slightly negative (–6.57), but the histogram is contracting, hinting at a potential bullish crossover if price maintains strength above the daily mean. This transition often signals that selling pressure has exhausted, and buyers are regaining control.

In summary, gold futures are locked between $3,636 support and $3,767 resistance, with the 30-day consolidation converging into the broader 360-day cycle window. A breakout above $3,767 could unleash a bullish impulse toward $3,838–$3,900, while failure to hold $3,636 may extend the corrective phase back toward $3,600. Until a decisive move occurs, mean reversion around $3,680 remains the dominant trading strategy.

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