XAU/USD AI Live Scan, 15-minute chart, Sunday, 9 August 2026
Every read JAFX AI made on the XAU/USD 15-minute chart that day, newest first: trend, structure, the levels it marked and what it said to watch.
23:46 UTC
Sideways, momentum flat · RSI 51 · price 4,342.59
Tight range on thin reopen.
Thin Sunday reopen after the weekend gap; XAUUSD chopping in a 4335–4349 band with RSI(14) flat near 50. Gold is holding most of last week's NFP-driven breakout gains, consolidating below the $4,380 target with no directional structure in play.
Support: 4,335.00, 4,327.46
Resistance: 4,349.62, 4,358.39
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4349.62 puts 4358 then the 4370 spike high back in play
Loss of 4335 exposes the 4327 swing low
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the key test for the breakout — will override this range read
Thin early-week Asia reopen; gold ranging 4335–4349 after last week's NFP-driven spike to 4370 and pullback. RSI(14) mid-range near 57 with no momentum edge, volume minimal into the fresh session.
Support: 4,335.00, 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,349.00, 4,360.00, 4,370.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4349 session high opens the path to 4360 prior high
Failure to hold 4335 session low reopens 4327 swing low
US CPI Wed 12:30 UTC is the key test for this breakout
Quiet weekend/Asia reopen with gold consolidating around $4,346 after Friday's NFP-driven rally to $4,370. Price is grinding up off the 4334.80 session low but capped under the 4349.06 session high; nothing structural in play ahead of CPI.
Support: 4,334.80, 4,327.46
Resistance: 4,349.06, 4,370.63
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4349.06 opens the path back to the 4370.63 friday high
Failure to hold 4334.80 exposes the 4327.46 swing low
US CPI Wed Aug 12 is the catalyst that could break this consolidation
23:17 UTC
Sideways after last week's rally · RSI 57 · price 4,347.09
Tight range on thin weekend-gap open.
Thin early-week open with gold consolidating 4335–4348 after last week's NFP-driven surge to the 4,370 spike high. Price grinding back toward the session high on light volume; RSI(14) mid-range, no extreme.
Support: 4,334.80, 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,347.58, 4,358.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 opens the path back to the 4,371 spike high
Loss of 4334.80 confirms a lower-low and opens 4327
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the next major driver for this range
23:17 UTC
Consolidation after breakout, drifting up · RSI 58 · price 4,347.09
Range below the NFP spike high, higher lows into session highs.
Gold reopened after the weekend gap and is grinding up to the session high near 4347.58 on thin volume, still consolidating well below Friday's NFP spike high at 4371.88. Higher lows off 4334.80 keep the drift constructive, but this is range development into next week's CPI, not a fresh breakout.
Support: 4,334.80, 4,327.46
Resistance: 4,347.58, 4,358.39, 4,371.88
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4347.58 session high opens the path toward 4358.39 swing high
Loss of 4334.80 session low exposes 4327.46 swing low
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the key test for this breakout structure
23:03 UTC
Consolidating after NFP spike · RSI 52 · price 4,341.75
Range-bound around 4340.
Thin weekend reopen; price ticking in a tight 4334-4346 range after Friday's NFP-driven spike to 4371 and subsequent settle near 4340. RSI(14) neutral around 52, no directional development in the early Asia session.
Support: 4,334.00, 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,346.00, 4,358.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the path to the 4371 nfp high
Loss of 4334 session low exposes 4327 swing low
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the key test for this consolidation
Gold reopened the week thin near 4341 after Friday's NFP-driven spike to 4371, holding inside the prior 4327–4358 range. Volume is minimal on the reopen and RSI(14) sits neutral around 51 — no directional development yet.
Support: 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the path to the 4371 spike high
Loss of 4327 swing low breaks the consolidation floor
US CPI Wed 12:30 UTC is the key test for the breakout
22:47 UTC
Consolidation after Friday surge · RSI 52 · price 4,340.52
Ranging below Friday's spike high.
Gold reopened near 4340 with a small weekend gap down from Friday's 4341 close, consolidating in a 4334–4346 band well below Friday's NFP-driven spike high at 4371. RSI(14) sits neutral around 52 with price hugging the EMA20 — no directional impulse into the reopen.
Support: 4,334.00, 4,327.46
Resistance: 4,346.31, 4,358.39
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4346 range top reopens 4358/4371
Loss of 4334 range floor exposes 4327 fri low
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the key test for this consolidation
Thin weekend/early-week open, gold coiling around 4340 after last week's post-NFP spike to 4370. Price holds the 4335-4346 range with RSI(14) flat near mid-range; no intraday setup in play into CPI.
Support: 4,335.00, 4,329.00
Resistance: 4,346.31, 4,358.38
What it said to watch
Break above 4358 swing high reopens the 4370 spike high
Failure to hold 4335 range low exposes 4329 swing low
US CPI Wed 12:30 UTC is the catalyst that reprices this range
Gold reopened with a small gap down after Friday's post-NFP surge to 4372, now consolidating around 4344 above the 4334 range base. The 4358 session high and 4367 spike high cap upside, with 4380 the standing bull target; RSI(14) neutral near 54 as momentum flattens into CPI.
Support: 4,334.00, 4,329.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,367.00, 4,380.00
What it said to watch
Close above 4358 opens the path to 4367/4380
Loss of 4329 swing low signals a deeper pullback toward the rally fib
US CPI Wed 12:30 UTC is the key test for the breakout
22:32 UTC
Consolidating after breakout spike · RSI 53 · price 4,344.58
Range-bound below spike high, mid-range.
Gold spiked to 4371 on Friday's soft NFP then faded into a tight consolidation, opening the new week around 4344 after a small down gap. Price is mid-range between the 4334 swing low and 4358 session high with RSI(14) neutral near 53.
Support: 4,334.00, 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the 4371 spike high
Loss of 4334 exposes the 4327 range low
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the key event that could break this range
22:16 UTC
Uptrend stalling, now ranging · RSI 53 · price 4,343.45
Consolidation below spike high after NFP breakout.
Gold spiked to $4,371 on Friday's -23K NFP shock, then bled back into a $4,329–$4,358 range and is now hovering in the mid-$4,340s. Latest bars are thin weekend prints (volume collapsing to 55), so structure is muted — no impulse in play.
Support: 4,329.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
Reclaim of 4358 puts the 4371 spike high back in range
Loss of 4329 confirms a lower-low out of the range
US CPI Wed 12:30 UTC is the next catalyst — can materially shift this read
Gold held Friday's NFP-driven breakout, consolidating the 4327–4358 range below the $4,380 target after the -23K payroll shock. Thin weekend reopen at 4343 with RSI neutral; the spike base at 4309 remains untested.
Support: 4,327.46
Resistance: 4,358.38, 4,380.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 session high reopens the 4380 bull target
Loss of 4327 swing low would break the post-breakout range
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the key test for this breakout read
Gold's Friday NFP spike to 4371 has faded and price is consolidating between the 4334 range base and the 4360 recent high, sitting mid-range at 4341 — roughly the 50% retrace of that spike. RSI(14) is flat near 47 and ATR is around 760 pips.
Support: 4,334.00, 4,327.00, 4,309.00
Resistance: 4,360.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4360 recent high opens a retest of the 4371 spike high
Loss of 4334 range base exposes the 4327 session low then 4309 pre-spike area
US CPI Wed is the key macro test and could reshape this read
22:02 UTC
Uptrend stalled, now ranging · RSI 50 · price 4,341.30
Consolidation below spike high after breakout.
Gold spiked to 4371.9 on the post-NFP breakout leg then bled back to fill a tight 4327–4358 range, with 4341 sitting near the 50% retrace of that impulse. RSI(14) flat around 49 — momentum has flushed out and price is chopping sideways with no fresh drive.
Support: 4,327.50
Resistance: 4,358.40, 4,371.90
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the 4371.9 spike high
Failure to hold 4327.5 confirms a lower-low and breaks the range floor
US CPI Wed Aug 12 is the key test for the breakout — could materially shift this read
Gold spiked to a session high of 4371 during NY hours then rejected back below 4360, and has since coiled in a 4335–4350 range. RSI(14) has cooled to ~52 from overbought as the post-NFP breakout digests below the $4,380 target.
Support: 4,335.00, 4,327.46
Resistance: 4,350.00, 4,358.39
What it said to watch
M15 close below 4327 confirms a lower low and breaks the range floor
Reclaim of 4358/4371 needed to resume the spike leg
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the key test for this breakout
Gold spiked to 4371 on the -23K NFP miss earlier, then faded and has been consolidating 4327-4358 ever since; currently 4341 with RSI(14) neutral near 49. No fresh momentum — price is chopping in the middle of the post-spike range.
Support: 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,371.00, 4,380.00
What it said to watch
Close above 4358 opens the path back to the 4371 spike high and 4380
Failure to hold 4327 confirms a lower-low and unwinds the spike
US CPI Wed Aug 12 is the key test for this breakout structure
Gold spiked to 4371 on the soft-labor breakout then faded, and is now consolidating in a 4327–4358 range with RSI(14) neutral near 51. Price is pinned around EMA20 at 4341; the descending series of lower highs off 4371 caps the upside.
Support: 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the 4371 session high
Loss of 4327 swing low confirms a lower low
US CPI Aug 12 is the key risk to this consolidation
21:32 UTC
Consolidating after breakout · RSI 46 · price 4,341.30
Range near highs post-NFP spike.
Gold spiked to 4371 on the NFP-miss impulse earlier in the window then handed back gains, and has since chopped between 4327 and 4358. Price sits mid-range at 4341 with RSI(14) neutral near 46; the post-spike consolidation is intact and thin into the weekend.
Support: 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the path toward the 4371 spike high
Failure to hold 4327 swing low confirms a lower-low out of the range
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the next material driver for this read
21:17 UTC
Up then consolidating · RSI 51 · price 4,341.30
Range after impulsive spike.
NY session ripped from 4301 to 4371 on the soft-labour/less-hawkish-Fed story, then handed back roughly half the leg. Price has since coiled between 4327 and 4358, sitting mid-range at 4341 with RSI(14) neutral near 51.
Support: 4,318.00
Resistance: 4,358.40, 4,380.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the 4371 spike high and 4380 bull target
Loss of 4327 session low confirms a lower-low and exposes 4318
US CPI on Aug 12 is the key event that could materially shift this read
Gold spiked to 4371 on the post-NFP breakout leg, then settled into a 4327–4358 range through the weekend lull, now hovering at 4341 mid-range. RSI(14) is neutral near 51 with price sitting on EMA20; no directional setup in play as the market waits on CPI.
Support: 4,327.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the path toward 4371 spike high
Failure to hold 4327 confirms a lower-low out of the range
US CPI Wed Aug 12 12:30 UTC is the key risk that can break this consolidation
A NY-session volume spike ripped price from 4301 to 4372, since faded into a 4327-4358 consolidation. Now grinding around 4341 into quiet late hours, RSI(14) back at the midline with no directional push.
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,372.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 reopens the 4372 spike high
Failure to hold 4327 confirms a lower low and breaks the consolidation floor
US CPI Aug 12 is the key event that could shift this read
Gold vaulted to 4371 on the collapsing NFP print, then settled into a 4327–4358 range through the weekend lull. Price sits mid-range near 4341 with RSI(14) flat around 50 — breakout energy has drained, no fresh momentum.
Support: 4,327.00, 4,317.00
Resistance: 4,358.00, 4,371.00
What it said to watch
M15 close above 4358 re-opens the 4371 spike high
Break below 4327 exposes the 4317 prior low
US CPI Wed 12:30 UTC is the next material driver for this range