Gold is under heavy selling pressure, falling $143, or 3.2%, to $4,333. The sharp decline has pushed the price below its 200-hour moving average for the first time since October 2023, a development that shifts the near-term technical bias more firmly in favor of the sellers. {chart} The move lower also broke below the 50% retracement of the rally from the May 15 consolidation low at $4,359.86. While it is important to note that the 200-hour moving average has steadily risen along with gold's longer-term uptrend—sitting near $1,900 back in October 2023—the significance lies in the fact that the level had consistently ... (full story)