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Gold Sep '11 (GCU11)

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Gold Futures Market News and Commentary

Dollar Climbs on Fears of a Prolonged Iran War

The dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday rose by +0.36%.  Thursday's decline in equity markets boosted liquidity demand for the dollar.  Also, Wednesday night's comments from President Trump that the Iran war could escalate have boosted demand for the dollar as a safe-haven.  The dollar added to its gains on Thursday on better-than-expected US economic news on weekly jobless claims and the Feb trade deficit.

During a speech to the American public on Wednesday evening, Mr. Trump pledged more aggressive action against Iran over the next two to three weeks and offered no concrete plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 

US weekly initial unemployment claims unexpectedly fell -9,000 to a 2.5-month low of 202,000, showing a stronger labor market than expectations of an increase to 212,000.

The US Feb trade deficit was -$57.3 billion, narrower than expectations of -$60.6 billion.

Swaps markets are discounting the odds at 1% for a +25 bp rate hike at the April 28-29 FOMC... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Gold 100-oz
Contract Size
100 fine troy ounces
Tick Size
0.10 (10 cents) per troy ounce ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (RTH 7:20a.m. - 12:30p.m.) (Settles 12:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
COMEX
Point Value
$100
Margin/Maintenance
$34,589/31,445
First Notice Date
08/31/11
Expiration Date
09/28/11 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Gold Sep '11
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 31, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
58,697 (-18,300)
260,337 (-20,488)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
207,602 (-13,259)
44,400 (-8,134)
Producers - Long / Short
10,979 (-1,782)
30,889 (-4,088)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
30,201 (-5,868)
211,931 (-5,750)
Managed Money - Long / Short
120,092 (+530)
27,278 (-663)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
87,510 (-13,789)
17,122 (-7,471)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1,562.4 +3.45%
on 09/26/11
1,911.6 -15.45%
on 09/06/11
-177.9 (-9.92%)
since 08/26/11

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SIK26 : 72.924s (-4.15%)
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^EURUSD : 1.15193 (-0.17%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 1,661.2
1st Resistance Point 1,638.8
Last Price 1,616.3s
1st Support Level 1,605.1
2nd Support Level 1,593.8
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 1,912.8
Fibonacci 61.8% 1,748.3
Fibonacci 50% 1,697.6
Fibonacci 38.2% 1,646.8
Last Price 1,616.3s
52-Week Low 1,482.3

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