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Gold Jan '13 (GCF13)
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Gold Futures Market News and Commentary

Dollar Pushes Higher on Strong U.S. Payrolls

The dollar index (DXY00) on Friday rose by +0.42%.  The dollar Friday recovered from a 1-week low and posted moderate gains as T-note yields jumped on the larger-than-expected increase in U.S. May nonfarm payrolls.  The dollar Friday initially fell to a 1-week low after the Senate Thursday night passed the bill lifting the debt limit, which sparked a rally in stocks that curbed the liquidity demand for the dollar. 

Friday’s U.S. May payroll report was better than expected and bullish for the dollar.  May nonfarm payrolls rose +339,000, stronger than expectations of +195,000 and the largest increase in 4 months.  Also, Apr was revised higher to +294,000 from the initially reported +253,000.  The May unemployment rate rose +0.3 to 3.7%, above expectations of 3.5%.

U.S. May average hourly earnings eased to +4.3% y/y from +4.4% in Apr, better than expectations of no change at 4.4%.

EUR/USD (^EURUSD) on Friday fell by -0.46%.  The euro Friday fell back from a 1-week hig... 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
$9,130/8,300
First Notice Date
12/31/12
Expiration Date
01/29/13 (expired)

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Gold Jan '13
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 30, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
133,329 (-9,655)
323,334 (-6,673)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
237,306 (+1,157)
67,990 (-7,427)
Producers - Long / Short
12,396 (-6,039)
43,768 (-1,092)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
93,334 (-6,403)
251,967 (-8,368)
Managed Money - Long / Short
122,904 (-5,646)
36,201 (+790)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
114,402 (+6,803)
31,789 (-8,217)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1,625.7 +2.15%
on 01/04/13
1,694.7 -2.01%
on 01/22/13
+5.8 (+0.35%)
since 12/28/12

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 1,661.8
1st Resistance Point 1,661.2
Last Price 1,660.7s
1st Support Level 1,660.4
2nd Support Level 1,660.2
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 1,756.0
Fibonacci 61.8% 1,706.2
Fibonacci 50% 1,690.9
Fibonacci 38.2% 1,675.5
Last Price 1,660.7s
52-Week Low 1,625.7

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