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Gold Price Seasonality

Gold shows mild seasonal tendencies driven by Asian physical demand and Western trading cycles. The patterns are real but small relative to macro drivers.

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Demand-side seasons

Q4 typically sees firmness from Indian Diwali and wedding-season buying. Q1 often gets Chinese New Year demand. Q3 summer doldrums historically run softer in Western trading.

What it does not do

Seasonality does not override macro. A Fed pivot, real-yield move, or geopolitical shock will dominate any seasonal tendency. Trade seasonality as a tiebreaker, not a thesis.

Using it

Layer seasonal context onto a primary setup. Buying weakness in summer can be more comfortable when the macro setup is constructive; selling strength in Q4 deserves more justification because demand support is structural.

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