XAU/USD AI Live Scan, 4-hour chart, Tuesday, 4 August 2026
Every read JAFX AI made on the XAU/USD 4-hour chart that day, newest first: trend, structure, the levels it marked and what it said to watch.
21:04 UTC
Range-bound, coiling · RSI 54 · price 4,079.25
Multi-week range, $4,000 floor / $4,110 cap.
Gold remains pinned in a multi-week $4,000-$4,110 range around $4,050, with hawkish-Fed repricing capping rallies near the range top and easing Middle East risk plus softer oil cushioning the floor. Price bounced off the 4,020 swing low and stalled at 4,106 before easing to 4,079; ATR is compressing versus the mid-window expansion, consistent with coiling ahead of ADP/ISM. EMA20 and EMA50 sit clustered beneath price with no clear directional slope.
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4,110 opens the path back to the 4,120-4,155 highs
Failure to hold 4,020 exposes the 4,000 range floor
ADP (Wed 12:15 UTC) and ISM Services (Wed 14:00 UTC) could break the range read
21:04 UTC
Rangebound, coiling · RSI 52 · price 4,079.25
Range-bound between 4000-4120, mid-range.
Gold remains pinned in its broad 4000-4200 range, chopping around 4080 as hawkish Fed repricing (strong ISM Manufacturing 55.6) caps rallies while easing Iran risk and softer oil cushion the floor. Price is coiling below the 4106-4120 supply shelf that has capped the last several attempts, with ATR(14) compressing off recent extremes. EMA20 and EMA50 are flat and clustered, consistent with the range read.
Support: 4,000.00
Resistance: 4,106.00, 4,120.00, 4,166.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4120 opens the path toward the 4166 range high
Failure to hold 4000 confirms a range-floor break lower
ADP (Wed 12:15 UTC) and ISM Services (14:00 UTC) are the near-term catalysts that could break the coil
17:03 UTC
Range-bound, no clear trend · RSI 54 · price 4,087.75
Multi-week range $4000-$4200.
Gold remains locked in a multi-week range between $4000 and $4200, chopping around the $4085 midpoint after a series of failed pushes at $4120. Price has been rejected at the $4100-$4120 pivot twice while demand has repeatedly stepped in near $4044-$4000, keeping structure balanced. The digest frames this as consolidation into jobs week, with hawkish-Fed bets capping and flushed net-longs thinning near-term sellers.
Support: 4,044.00, 4,000.00
Resistance: 4,100.00, 4,120.00, 4,166.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4100 pivot opens the path back toward 4166/4200
Failure to hold 4044 exposes the 4000 range floor
ADP tomorrow 12:15 UTC and ISM Services 14:00 UTC could resolve the range direction
Gold has been locked in a 4000-4160 range for the better part of two weeks, with supply capping near 4100-4120 and demand stepping in around 4020. Price has recovered off the 4019 swing low back to 4087, reclaiming the EMA20/EMA50 cluster, but the 4100 pivot has repeatedly turned prior rallies. ATR sits in a mid regime as the market consolidates ahead of ADP and ISM Services.
Support: 4,020.00, 4,000.00
Resistance: 4,100.00, 4,120.00, 4,166.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4100 opens the path back toward 4120-4166
Failure to hold 4020 confirms a break of the range floor toward 4000
ADP (12:15 UTC) and ISM Services (14:00 UTC) tomorrow could break the range read
Gold is boxed in a multi-day range between the 4050 pivot and 4100 range top, with the 4028 recent low and 4019 swing low marking the downside floor. Price is chopping sideways after fading from the mid-window 4120 swing high, and ATR(14) has compressed as the market coils ahead of this week's jobs data. Post-FOMC hawkish repricing and a firm USD are capping rallies while US-Iran risk premium floors dips.
Support: 4,050.00, 4,028.00, 4,019.00
Resistance: 4,100.00, 4,120.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4100 opens the path back toward the 4120 swing high
Failure to hold the 4028 recent low confirms a lower-low toward 4019
JOLTS/ADP this week could break the range in either direction
13:03 UTC
Sideways, range-bound · RSI 51 · price 4,069.57
Multi-day range, 4050-4100 core.
Gold has coiled into a multi-day range with the 4050 pivot floor and 4100 cap repeatedly holding, price now mid-range near 4069 after a bounce off the 4019-4028 lows. ATR(14) has compressed against the earlier 4166 swing high, consistent with the market coiling ahead of jobs data. EMAs are flat and clustered around price, reflecting the balance.
Support: 4,050.00, 4,028.00, 4,019.00
Resistance: 4,100.00, 4,120.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4100 opens the path back toward the 4120 swing high
Loss of the 4050 pivot exposes 4028 recent low then 4019 range low
JOLTS today and ADP Wed could materially shift this range read
09:04 UTC
Range-bound, no clear trend · RSI 51 · price 4,065.90
Multi-day range, mid-range at 4065.
Gold remains pinned in the $4,000–$4,120 range that has capped price for over two weeks, with the metal now mid-range at 4065 after a bounce off the 4019 swing low. The topside stays blunted by the hawkish-Fed backdrop and firmer USD following the ISM beat, while dips into 4000–4020 keep finding demand. EMAs are flat and interwoven, confirming the absence of directional conviction.
Support: 4,020.00, 4,000.00
Resistance: 4,120.00, 4,166.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4120 opens the path toward the 4166 prior high
Failure to hold 4020 range floor confirms a lower-low toward 4000
July NFP Friday is the week's main risk and could break this range read
09:03 UTC
Range-bound, no clear trend · RSI 52 · price 4,065.90
Multi-week range, price mid-band.
Gold has churned in a multi-week range roughly 4020-4116, with price coiling back to mid-band near 4066 after rejecting the 4166 swing high. The metal stays pinned by a firmer USD and hawkish-Fed repricing following the ISM beat, while dip demand around the 4000-4020 floor keeps the range intact. EMA20 and EMA50 have flattened and converged, consistent with the sideways read.
Support: 4,020.00, 4,000.00, 3,970.00
Resistance: 4,116.00, 4,166.00, 4,200.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4116 range high opens the path toward 4166 and the 4200 psych level
Failure to hold the 4020 range floor exposes 4000 and the 3970 swing low
July NFP Friday could materially shift this range read
05:04 UTC
Rangebound, no clear trend · RSI 48 · price 4,051.73
Two-way grind inside $4,000-$4,120 band.
Gold is rangebound between the $4,000 range floor and the $4,120 range top, pinned near mid-band by hawkish-Fed bets and a firm USD. The push to 4120 was faded and price has since drifted back to 4051, with supply capping around the 4084 prior high on the last two attempts. ATR remains elevated but directionless — a two-way grind rather than trend.
Support: 4,020.00, 4,000.00
Resistance: 4,084.00, 4,120.00
What it said to watch
ADP (Wed 12:15 GMT) and ISM Services (14:00 GMT) are the week's key catalysts and can break this range
H4 close below 4020 swing low exposes the 4000 range floor
H4 close above 4120 range top opens the upper end of the band
05:03 UTC
Rangebound, no clear direction · RSI 46 · price 4,051.73
Choppy range between 4000 and 4120.
Gold remains locked in a multi-day range, pinned near 4050 with the 4000-4120 band capping both extremes as hawkish-Fed bets and a firm USD offset structural demand. Price is retracing off the recent 4120 rejection back toward mid-range, trading just under EMA20 and EMA50 with RSI neutral. ATR sits in a moderate regime — no compression squeeze yet, but the swings keep failing at range edges.
Support: 4,020.00, 4,000.00
Resistance: 4,084.00, 4,120.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4084 opens the path back to 4120
Failure to hold 4020 exposes the 4000 range floor
ADP (Wed 12:15 GMT) and ISM Services (14:00 GMT) are key catalysts that could break the range
01:04 UTC
Range-bound, no directional edge · RSI 48 · price 4,057.87
Sideways range inside $4,000-$4,120.
Gold remains locked in a well-defined $4,000-$4,120 range on H4, with the $4,100 pivot repeatedly rejecting rallies and demand stepping in near $4,020. Price is grinding just under EMA20/EMA50 after fading from the 4166 swing high, keeping momentum neutral. The hawkish-Fed/firm-USD backdrop caps upside while central-bank buying and squeeze risk floor the range.
Support: 4,020.00, 4,000.00
Resistance: 4,120.00, 4,166.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4120 opens a path to the 4200 cap
Failure to hold 4020 exposes the 4000 psych floor
ADP (Wed 12:15 UTC) and ISM Services could break the range
01:03 UTC
Range-bound, no clear trend · RSI 46 · price 4,057.87
Rotating between 4000 floor and 4100 pivot.
Gold remains locked in a well-defined 4000-4200 range, with price back mid-low after repeated rejection at the 4100 pivot. Hawkish-Fed tone and a hot ISM Manufacturing beat (55.6 vs 54) keep upside capped, while the 4000 range floor and central-bank demand keep dips supported near 4019. ATR is moderate — no directional expansion, structure stays sideways.
Support: 4,019.00, 4,000.00
Resistance: 4,100.00, 4,200.00
What it said to watch
H4 close above 4100 opens a test of the 4200 range cap
Failure to hold 4019 / 4000 range floor confirms a range break lower
ADP Wed 12:15 UTC could materially shift this read