Gold prices appear to be increasingly struggling to break above the key falling trendline from May on the daily chart below. Last week, XAU/USD climbed to the former rising trendline from October after breaking below it, failing to push back above the line. This created a key juncture of resistance that combined both trendlines.
Since then, prices have aimed slightly lower, reinforcing the falling trendline. From here, immediate support is the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of 1903.46, followed by the August swing lower at 1884.89. Breaking above the trendline could open the door to a broader reversal, exposing the 23.6% level at 1971.63.