Spot gold rose 0.8pc to $1,896.74 per ounce by 1:42 p.m. EDT (1742 GMT), having earlier hit its highest since Jan. 8 at $1,898.40. U.S. gold futures settled up 0.7pc at $1,898.
Signals will turn neutral if the metal breaks an immediate resistance at $1,884. Only a further gain above $1,893 could confirm the continuation of the uptrend towards $1,921.
The dollar was down 0.2pc. U.S Treasury yields fell to the lowest in nearly two weeks, reducing the opportunity cost of holding non-interest paying bullion.
Support is at $1,859, a break below which could cause a fall into the $1,830-$1,847 range. On the daily chart, the metal is struggling around a resistance at $1,874.
The metal has broken a lower resistance at $1,875. The break confirms an extension of the wave C from $1,755.81. Most likely, this wave could travel to $1,921.
Spot gold was 0.9pc higher at $1,884.46 by 12:17 p.m. EDT (1617 GMT), having earlier hit its highest since Jan. 8 at $1,889.75. U.S. gold futures gained 0.9pc to $1,885.50.
"However, the pace of the gold rally appears to be outpacing fundamentals right now, and the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has entered overbought territory.