XAUUSD approaching a decision point around 2300
Been watching XAUUSD pretty closely the past few days. It's really hugging that 2300 level. To me, that seems to be a significant psychological and technical barrier right now. If we get a sustained break above it, I'd expect some follow-through to the upside, potentially testing 2320-2330. However, if it fails to hold, especially on a retest after a brief breach, then a move back down towards 2280 isn't out of the question.
The risk here, as always, is the daily close. A strong close significantly above or below 2300 would give a clearer picture. Intraday noise around this level is to be expected, so I'm personally not putting too much weight on quick wicks. Any major news out of the US could easily invalidate this whole setup.
While 2300 is a round number, I'm not convinced it's a true decision point without more sustained price action and confirmation from other indicators. The volume profile around that level isn't screaming significant resistance to me.