Gold bias flipped 32 times to weak bearish on September 16, 2026
Gold has slipped to fresh one-month lows near $4,275-$4,280 as markets focus on the upcoming Federal Reserve decision, with stronger energy prices and higher U.S. yields raising expectations for a rate hike. Traders are also watching the Mideast conflict, with price holding around its 100-day moving average and silver outperforming gold ahead of the Fed vote.
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The reading that day
Weak bearishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 32 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Neutral
- 00:59Bearish
- 01:14Bullish
- 02:19Bearish
- 02:34Bullish
- 04:14Neutral
- 04:44Weak bullish
- 06:49Bullish
- 08:39Bearish
- 08:54Weak bullish
- 09:09Neutral
- 09:30Weak bearish
- 09:55Neutral
- 11:30Weak bearish
- 12:50Weak bullish
- 13:05Neutral
- 13:50Weak bearish
- 14:50Bullish
- 16:45Weak bearish
- 17:05Neutral
- 17:55Weak bearish
- 18:15Bearish
- 18:30Weak bullish
- 18:45Bearish
- 19:00Neutral
- 19:15Weak bearish
- 19:30Neutral
- 19:45Weak bullish
- 20:00Neutral
- 20:35Weak bullish
- 20:55Neutral
- 23:05Weak bullish
- 23:35Weak bearish
Headlines (17)
First seen on September 16
- Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD defends key $4,280 support ahead of Fed verdictFXStreet
- Silver Is Outperforming Gold by a Third This Morning. The Fed Hasn’t Even Voted Yet.GoldSilver
- Has Gold Overreacted to the Threat?ActionForex
- US Federal Reserve sends Gold to fresh one-month lowsFXStreet
Carried over from earlier days
- Gold flat lines above $4,300 as firmer USD caps upside amid hawkish central bank betsFXStreet
- Gold starts the week lower as traders await Fed verdictFXStreet
- Gold: CTA liquidation and dip-buying narrative – TD SecuritiesFXStreet
- Gold Just Ignored a War. Here’s What It’s Actually Watching.GoldSilver
- Gold Tests Critical Thresholds as Oil Uncertainty and Rate Hike Risks MountInvesting.com
- Gold Fell 1.62% Today. Gold Miners Didn’t. Here’s the Math.GoldSilver
- Gold Is About to Face Its First Rate Hike of the Cycle. Here’s Why It Isn’t Scared.GoldSilver
- Gold gets squeezed by 5% Treasury yields as FOMC week beginsFXStreet
- $4,275: Gold skating on thin ice as eyes remain on Mideast conflict, FedFXStreet
- Gold bears retain control as markets brace for Fed rate hikeFXStreet
- Gold Falls as Energy Prices Strengthen Rate Hike ExpectationsInvesting.com
- Gold set to fall toward $4,000 as Warsh faces a Fed rate-hike dilemmaFXStreet
- Gold bulls hit 100-day SMA wall as US yields biteFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 16 | ||
| Import Prices m/m | 0.4% | USD |
| Retail Sales m/m | 0.8% | USD |
| Core Retail Sales m/m | 0.6% | USD |
| Business Inventories m/m | 0.6% | USD |
| NAHB Housing Market Index | 34 | USD |
| Crude Oil Inventories | -1.6M | USD |
| Federal Funds Rate | 4.00% | USD |
| FOMC Statement | USD | |