Palladium (XPDUSD) Is up 2.03% on Sep 4: What You Need to Watch - TradingKey

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Palladium rose 2.03% to $1,418.41 on Sep. 4 as softer Fed expectations pushed the dollar lower and Treasury yields down, lifting non-yielding metals and triggering short-covering in a relatively thin XPD market. The move came despite a 7-day performance still slightly negative at -0.02%, suggesting a tactical rebound rather than a fully confirmed trend reversal.

The piece says the rally was underpinned by tighter primary supply, with Russia output seen constrained and operational issues still weighing on South African production. It also points to stabilized physical buying from the automotive sector, as end-users locked in metal for catalytic-converter needs. Against that, it notes structural demand headwinds from EV adoption, platinum substitution, and higher secondary scrap recovery, which should cap medium-term upside.

Near term, the key risk is whether upcoming U.S. labor and inflation data revive hawkish rate pricing and firm the dollar, which would hit palladium’s macro support. On the tape, the article flags bullish technicals — MACD buy signal and RSI near neutral at 59.7 — implying momentum could extend if spot clears nearby resistance, but liquidity remains a vulnerability because thin futures open interest can amplify both breakouts and reversals.