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Published on Oct 13, 2015

Published on Oct 2, 2015

Although gold prices roared higher Friday in the immediate aftermath of surprisingly weak nonfarm payrolls data, one analyst says he still needs to see technical evidence in the market to become bullish long-term. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 142,000 jobs were created in September, well below expectations of 200,000 jobs.

After hitting a four-week high earlier this week, gold was down on Friday but was still preparing to end its second consecutive week in positive territory, showing gains of 0.5%. Spot gold was last down $6.10 at 1148.00 an ounce. Gary Wagner, editor of thegoldforecast.com told Kitco News on Friday that an ‘interesting scenario,’ is brewing for the metal.

Gold is trading sideways ahead of next week’s much anticipated Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC) but the metal managed to rebound after hitting a 4-week low on Wednesday. One technical analyst explained that as long as gold is trading above $1,108-$1,109 -- the metal has the opportunity to see a bounce to the upside.

Gold prices ended the U.S. day session lower Thursday, but the focus for the metal is now squarely on Friday morning’s U.S. jobs report. ‘It is going to be a really important number, especially if we get a number under expectation,’ said Gary Wagner, editor of the goldforecast.com, ahead of Friday’s data.