
XAUUSD Post-Crash Recovery: Trapped Bears or Dead Cat Bounce?
Following a massive macro-driven slide from the $4,750 peaks down to the $4,450 demand floor, Gold is aggressively fighting back on the hourly chart.
- The Technical Setup: Local ReversalThe Sweep: Price cleaned out liquidity at the $4,450 blue demand band, printing clean Equal Lows (EQL) before reversing.
The Shift: Look at the far right (May 21). We just locked in a bullish Change of Character (CHoCH) on the 1-hour timeframe, confirming local institutional accumulation.
Current Action: Price is sustaining a bid above the $4,529 shelf, actively gunning for the $4,543 green POI (Point of Interest).
- The Macro CatalystsGeopolitical Easing: Easing tensions regarding the US-Iran blockade have pulled Brent crude back toward $106/bbl, cooling immediate inflation panic.
The Fed Overhang: Federal Reserve minutes show policymakers still dangling potential late-year rate hikes. This keeps a floor under the USD, capping Gold's upside and preventing a straight V-shaped recovery.
- The Trade PlaybookThe Long Target: A clean hourly break above $4,543 opens the floodgates to fill the liquidity void up to the $4,590 supply zone.
The Short Trigger: Rejection at the current $4,543 POI signs a dead-cat bounce, pivoting eyes back toward a structural retest of $4,466.
Where are you placing your orders? Buying the local structural shift, or waiting to short the premium supply at $4,590? Let’s hear your playbook below.