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Gold prices saw some volatility Friday, first moving higher as it caught a safe-haven bid following President Trump's missile strike on Syria and the release of weaker jobs data in the U.S. However, the yellow metal fell under pressure later in the trading session after hitting a five-month high overnight. Can gold's regain momentum and move higher next week?

Gold prices ended the U.S. day session moderately up and hit a four-week high following last week's uptick. New money is flowing into gold, said Gary Wagner, publisher of the goldforecast.com, on Monday.

Gold prices are higher Thursday, hitting a six-week high, and have moved above the key psychological barrier at $1,200.00. “What is interesting is that we are now seeing some similarities between the beginning of 2016 and the beginning of 2017,”said  Gary Wagner, publisher of the goldforecast.com.

Gold sees a small bounce Monday, after hitting fresh ten-month lows overnight. So could the metal be setting itself up for a bigger move later in the week once the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting is out of the way?

We don’t know how this new President will act and what kind of environment we’ll live in,” Gary Wagner of thegoldforecast.com told Kitco News at the Silver & Gold Summit in San Francisco. For that reason, he expects exciting times ahead for the precious metals markets. “Gold can move either extremely higher or lower, I don’t think we’ll see a flat market next year.” 

With October jobs data in the rearview mirror, all focus has shifted to Tuesday’s U.S. election where the American public will finally decide who will be the next President. And, according to technical analyst Gary Wagner, gold investors will also be on the lookout, potentially holding the metal’s price above $1,300 an ounce.

Gold prices ended the U.S. day session modestly higher Thursday, boosted by the announcement from the Bank of England that it is easing its monetary policy for the first time since 2009. Traders and investors are now awaiting Friday morning’s July U.S. employment report from the Labor Department.

Despite gold’s pullback, settling the day at $1,335.30 an ounce, veteran technical analyst Gary Wagner say he remains bullish. So much so, gold may rally to $1,445 over the next three months, he told Kitco News Tuesday after the close. Gold prices are struggling amid rallying equities and crude oil prices. Is oil stealing gold’s thunder? “We’ve seen fireworks in gold,” he said.

The 800,000-pound Godzilla in the room at the moment is the fear of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike, says long-time technical analyst Gary Wagner.