World Gold Council
June 1, 2026
Weekly Markets Monitor
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Gold prices are testing a critical technical support at the 200-day moving average of US$4,401/oz amid easing yields and dollar weakness driven by US-Iran diplomatic developments.
Key Takeaways
- 1.Gold has successfully held its 200-day moving average (US$4,401/oz), which acts as a critical technical floor and inflection point.
- 2.Geopolitical optimism regarding a US-Iran deal is cooling inflation concerns and tempering expectations for aggressive Fed tightening, supporting gold prices.
- 3.Global gold ETF outflows persist, particularly in the US and China, though bullish sentiment is rising among option and futures traders.
Table of Contents
- Highlights
- C.O.T.W: Point of inflection
- All about Gold
- The week in review
- The week ahead
- Market movement across global trading sessions
- Bloomberg consensus expectations
- Things to look out for...
- Gold technicals
- Market performance and positioning
- Key Resources
- Gold Return Attribution Model (GRAM)
- Recap of the week
- Gold options volatility overview
- Gold options delta skew
- ETF Options: OI notional by strike
- Future Options: OI notional by strike
- Technical Analysis Glossary
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Securities
XAUGLDBTCBrent CrudeSPX
Themes
Point of InflectionGeopolitical De-escalationInflation Persistence
Regions
North AmericaEuropeAsia PacificUnited StatesChinaJapan
