Precious metals are under pressure as traders focus on strong dollar and rising Treasury yields.
Gold retreats as U.S. dollar tests new highs after the release of strong Non Farm Payrolls report.
From the technical point of view, gold settled in a range between the support at $2015 and the resistance at $2065.
Silver is under strong pressure as gold/silver ratio rebounded towards the psychologically important 90 level.
Silver needs to settle below the strong support at $22.25 – $22.50 to gain additional downside momentum.
Platinum is moving lower amid a broad sell-off in precious metals markets.
A successful test of the support at $880 – $890 will open the way to the test of the next support level at $840 – $850.
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Vladimir is an independent trader, with over 18 years of experience in the financial markets. His expertise spans a wide range of instruments like stocks, futures, forex, indices, and commodities, forecasting both long-term and short-term market movements.