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XAUUSD: Still bearish short term.Gold is neutral on its 1D technical outlook (RSI = 52.129, MACD = 17.800, ADX = 29.397) as since the April 30th Low it has been trading sideways in anticipation of the 1D MA50 test. The 1D RSI has been trading under its MA line for almost 1 month, which keeps the momentum bearish on the medium term, so we have to stay on this side of the trend. Our target is that potential contact with the 1D MA50 (TP = 2,270), which is marginally over the 0.382, a standard technical target for corrections. If the Channel Down breaks downwards, we will be expecting Gold to bottom near the 0.618 Fibonacci level or on the 1D MA100 if it hits that first. That will be a low risk level to start buying again for the long term. ## If you like our free content follow our profile to get more daily ideas. ## ## Comments and likes are greatly appreciated. ##
FX_IDC:XAUUSDShort
by InvestingScope
Technical Analysis DOES NOT WORK in GOLD Trading Does technical analysis really work in Gold trading? In this article, we will discuss whether the traditional, classic methods of technical analysis: support and resistance, breakouts, patterns can be reliable in this specific market. We will explore the dynamics of Gold prices so far this year and discuss the most efficient way to trade Gold. So if you are a gold trader or simple interested in the market analysis, you should not miss this eye-opening discussion! First, let's discuss how Gold market behaves from the beginning of the year from technical analysis perspective. Gold started this year in a strong bullish trend, the market opened after setting a new higher high on a daily the second of January. After a formation of a higher high, the market became overbought and a correctional movement initiated. The price formed a bullish flag pattern and reached the level of the last higher low - a very important support. After the test of structure, the price bounced and violated a resistance line of a flag with a strong bullish candle. From the technical perspective, it was a very strong trend-following signal and a bullish continuation was anticipated. However, it turned out that it was a false signal, and instead of going higher, the market dropped, setting a new lower low. Why this false signal is so important is that the breakouts, key levels and price action analysis are the most reliable on a daily time frame. Such a strong combination: bullish trend, bullish pattern, key support; has a very high accuracy on a daily. That was the first time this year, when technical analysis on a daily was completely screwed . It felt like the market was turning bearish. The price violated a level of the higher low, setting a new lower low. For Smart Money traders, it is a very important event that is called a Change of Character. It strongly confirms a bearish reversal on the market. One more bearish confirmation that I spotted was a completed head and shoulders pattern formation with a confirmed violation of its neckline. That signal also confirms a bearish reversal. And again, these 2 bearish confirmations were the false signals. The price went back above the neckline and a bullish movement initiated. This time, a classic price action pattern did not work , and smart money concepts gave a false signal. Then I spotted a very bullish signal - the price violated a major falling trend line and closed above that. It clearly indicated that the market was returning to a global bullish trend. And again, that signal was completely false. And the price dropped. Trend line breakout in the direction of the trend - a classic trend-following confirmation did not work. Then we saw 2 strong bearish signals: a bearish breakout of a rising trend line and a key horizontal support with a high momentum bearish candle. It felt like now it confirms that the market is bearish and it should drop lower to the closest key support. And again, technicals failed miserably and after a retest of a broken horizontal structure and a trend line, the price just went higher completely neglecting them From the beginning of the year, technical analysis: key levels, patterns, smart money, breakouts do not work on a daily. All the signals that were spotted so far failed. If you just started trading, you may easily come to the conclusion that technical analysis does not make any sense on Gold. And you will be completely right, in that period it does not work at all. I am trading Gold and Forex for more than 9 years, and year after year I noticed that there always are the periods when some techniques, some strategies do not work. Sometimes these periods are very short, but some time they can be quite long. The only proven way to overcome such periods is consistency and proper risk management . Risking a tiny portion of your trading account per trade, you will be able to survive the stubborn market. The market always returns to normal conditions and starts respecting the technicals again. However, no one knows when. There is a famous quote by John Keynes: "Markets can remain irrational longer than you stay solvent"" And only proper risk management will keep you solvent longer than the market stays irrational. ❤️Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️
OANDA:XAUUSDEducation
by VasilyTrader
6
GOLD (XAUUSD): One More Bearish Wave is Coming?! 🥇 I would say that the month of April was very weak for Gold. Even though the market updated the ATH and we saw quite a strong rally at the beginning of the month, bulls quite quickly lost the momentum. We can even conclude that the rally finally stopped and the market started to consolidate within a horizontal range. For the last 10 days we see a steady shift in sentiment. The price formed the first strong bearish candle and we also set the first lower high. This week, we see the sign of strength of the sellers again with a formation of one more strong bearish candle. After a strong bearish movement on Tuesday, we can also confirm a formation of a bearish reversal pattern: an inverted cup & handle formation. At the moment, the last resort for the buyers is a wide horizontal demand zone: 2265 - 2290. That structure, is also the neckline of the pattern. Its bearish violation will confirm the initiation of a correctional movement on Gold. A daily candle close below the underlined area will push the prices lower. The goal for the sellers will be 2220 support. I will change my bias to bullish, only in case of a violation of a resistance area based on a handle. If a daily candle closes above that, I will anticipate a bullish continuation. ❤️Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️
OANDA:XAUUSDShort
by VasilyTrader
1
XAUUSD: Overbought but still bullish above the 4H MA100.Gold is overbought on its 1D technical outlook (RSI = 75.650, MACD = 67.600, ADX = 69.434) and appears to be unphazed by the recent rejection at the top of the Channel Up that pulled back to the 4H MA50. This is basically a consolidation that can be evolved to a similar pattern with March's. It was the 4H MA100 that held it on an uptrend at the time and has been holding since February 23rd. We remain bullish as long as it continues to hold, targeting the top of the Channel on a +10.54% increase (TP = 2,550). If the 4H MA100 is crossed, we will go short aiming at the 1D MA50 (TP = 2,220). See how our prior idea has worked out: ## If you like our free content follow our profile to get more daily ideas. ## ## Comments and likes are greatly appreciated. ##
FX_IDC:XAUUSDLong
by InvestingScope
XAUUSD: There is nothing to stop it from reaching 2,800Gold is overbought on all long term timeframes, 1D (RSI = 79.774, MACD = 65.910, ADX = 64.635), 1W (RSI = 78.920, MACD = 78.590, ADX = 45.450) even on the 1M technical outlook (RSI = 72.546, MACD = 91.920, ADX = 43.804). This doesn't mean that a technical correction is bound to come soon but on the contrary that this is a very strong cyclical trend that is more likely to continue. The prevailing pattern is a Channel Up that started on the August 2018 bottom. Currently the price has crossed over the Channel's middle and proportionally we are on a similar situation as February 2020. Ignoring March's COVID crash, Gold extended its rise after a consolidation above the Channel's middle and then peaked at +77.21% from the bottom. Consequently we expect an aggressive rise on this second half of the Channel and we are targeting near its top, close to +77.21% (TP = 2,800). See how our prior idea has worked out: ## If you like our free content follow our profile to get more daily ideas. ## ## Comments and likes are greatly appreciated. ##
FX_IDC:XAUUSDLong
by InvestingScope
3
GOLD (XAUUSD): Signals Of Slowing Momentum?! 🥇 Many of you asked me to share the updated analysis for Gold. Analyzing a 4H time frame, we can see some signs of a slowing bullish momentum: after a strong bullish impulse that the price formed last week, we see a contracting price action within a rising wedge pattern. The price managed to reach 2300 - an important psychological level. After its test, the market found equilibrium and formed a doji candle. Today we see a some pullback. Weakening US Jobs data release may have a bearish effect of the market. I believe that a bearish violation of a support of the wedge can be a confirmation of an initiation of a correctional movement. I do not recommend selling though because it is obviously too risky from a current perspective. Not only that, but I would rather look for a pullback to then buy the market from a safe level. ❤️Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️
FOREXCOM:XAUUSDShort
by VasilyTrader
1
XAUUSD: Can it really target 2,850 by the end of the year??Gold is vastly overbought on its 1D technical outlook (RSI = 80.447, MACD = 42.840, ADX = 50.847) and the reason is that since last month's (March) breakout and monthly closing above the 2020 Resistance, it started a new bullish hyper Cycle. It is overbought on the 1W RSI also (74.802) while the monthly (1M) is only a fraction away too (RSI = 69.871). This is a heavily aggressive long term trend that until its peak won't offer many pullbacks and those will be limited. This 1M chart shows that according to the 1M RSI we're where Gold was on the August 2019 breakout on the previous Cycle. Before that both patterns pulled back and held the 1M MA50 and 0.5 Fibonacci level. The rally that followed the breakout, peaked at +98.09% from the bottom (Fib extension 3.0). The current pattern is at +25% since the 1M MA50 and 0.5 Fib rebound and another +25% until the end of the year would also complete +98.09% from the bottom. Our end of year Target is exactly on that level (TP = 2,850). See how our prior idea has worked out: ## If you like our free content follow our profile to get more daily ideas. ## ## Comments and likes are greatly appreciated. ##
FX_IDC:XAUUSDLong
by InvestingScope
Learn Best Lot Size for Gold Trading (XAUUSD) If you trade Gold with fix lot, I prepared for you a simple manual how to calculate the best lot size for your XAUUSD trading account. Step 1 Find at least the last 10 trades that you took on Gold. Step 2 Measure stop losses of all these trades in pips Step 3 Find the trade with the biggest stop loss In our example, the biggest stop loss is 680 pips Step 4 Open position size calculator for XAUUSD Step 5 Input your account size, 1,5% as the risk ratio. In "stop loss in pips" field, write down the pip value of your biggest stop loss - 680 pips in our example. Press, calculate. For our example, the best lot size for Gold will be 0.22. The idea is that your maximum loss should not exceed 1,5% of your account balance, while the average loss will be around 1%. ❤️Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️
FOREXCOM:XAUUSDEducation
by VasilyTrader
1
XAUUSD: Top is in. Targeting 2,055.Gold has had a strong rally after holding the 1W MA50 on the week of February 12 2024 and remains almost overbought on its 1W technical outlook in the past three weeks (RSI = 68.498, MACD = 43.750, ADX = 37.013). The grand pattern on 1W has been a Channel Up dating back to late 2019. As shown on the chart, the last two HL were on the 1W MA50 and 1W MA200 respectively, indicating a healthy long term uptrend. Since March 2022 however, every time the 1W RSI reached the overbought 70.000 level, it was a Sell Signal. This time the price has even breached the 0.786 Fibonacci level, as it did on March 7th 2022. The minimum retrace on such a signal has been -7.59%. This is what we are aiming for (TP = 2,055) and potentially we may see a close contact with the 1W MA50 near that level. Basically all corrections inside the Channel Up have hit the 1W MA50. ## If you like our free content follow our profile to get more daily ideas. ## ## Comments and likes are greatly appreciated. ##
FX_IDC:XAUUSDShort
by InvestingScope
XAUUSD: Overbought and in need of a correction.Gold is vastly overbought on the 1D timeframe (RSI = 80.321, MACD = 21.500, ADX = 21.500) with the recent rally hitting the top of the HH trendline of candle bodies of the four month Channel Up. The 4H RSI is displaying a massively overbought sideways structure which since October has marked market tops. The corrections that followed these three peaks ranged from -4% to -5.60%. Consequently our bearish target is a minimum of -4.00% decline on the 4H MA200 (TP = 2,070). ## If you like our free content follow our profile to get more daily ideas. ## ## Comments and likes are greatly appreciated. ##
FX_IDC:XAUUSDShort
by InvestingScope
2
How to Analyze Daily Time Frame on Gold. 5 Important Things There are 5 important things that you should analyze on Gold on a daily time frame to accurately predict long term, midterm and short term movements. In this article, I will share with you a step-by-step guide for daily time frame analysis that you can apply on Gold or any other financial instrument. 1 - Identify the market trend When you analyze a daily time frame, you should identify long term, midterm and short term market trends. Long-term trend is based on the analysis of one year long price action. In the example above, Gold is trading in a long term bullish trend because the price keeps setting new higher high and new higher lows during the year. Midterm trend is based on the analysis of a price action for the last 4–5 months. Above, we can clearly see that a mid-term trend is bullish because again, the price sets new higher highs and higher lows over time. Short-term trend is based on the analysis of price movements for the last 2 months. Short-term price action is also bullish on Gold, with a clear sequence of higher highs and higher lows. According to the trend analysis, long-term, mid-term and short-term trends are bullish. 2 - Identify the directional bias The directional bias defines a highly probable future direction on the market. In our example, we can anticipate that Gold will keep growing among all the dimensions: long-term, mid-term and short-term. 3 - Execute structure analysis Identify important historic horizontal and vertical structures. That will be the points from where you should look for trading opportunities. When you analyze key levels, identify the structures that are lying close to the current price levels. Make sure that all the structures that you spotted were respected by the market in the past. 4 - Look for price action patterns Price action patterns are the language of the market. Proper identification of the patters will help you correctly understand the intentions of the market participants. You can see that a bearish breakout of a rising channel triggered a correctional movement on the market. Gold started to fall steadily within a bullish flag pattern and after it tested a key support, the price violated the resistance of the flag. 5 - Analyze candlesticks Candlestick patterns can provide extra clues and confirmations. You can see that the market formed multiple rejections from key support, an inside bar formation and bullish engulfing candle. Violation of the inside bar to the upside with a strong bullish candle is an important bullish signal. Combining trend analysis, structure analysis, price action and candlestick analysis, and you can make predictions and look for trading opportunities. You can also make your analysis even more sophisticated, for example, analyzing fundamental analysis or applying technical indicators. ❤️Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️
FOREXCOM:XAUUSDEducation
by VasilyTrader
4
Best Technical Analysis Strategies for Trading Gold If you want to trade Gold, but you don't know what strategy to trade, I prepared for you the list of 4 simple and profitable gold trading strategies. Please, note that my list includes the indicator, swing, price action and smart money strategies, so you will certainly find the one that suites you. Also, all the strategies will be strictly structure based. It means that no matter which strategy you choose, you should start your analysis with identification of key levels on a daily time frame. Example of structure analysis on Gold. 1. Breakout trading on a daily time frame With that approach, we will be aiming to catch swing moves. Your bearish confirmation will be a bearish breakout - a daily candle close below a key support. A bearish continuation will be anticipated to the next closest daily support then. Your bullish signal will be a bullish breakout of a key daily resistance. Then you can buy aggressively or on a retest, expecting a bullish continuation to the next strong resistance. In the example above, bearish breakout of a key daily support was a strong bearish signal that triggered a massive selloff. This strategy is based only on a daily time frame analysis, the next 3 strategies will be more sophisticated and involve multiple time frames analysis. 2. Price action confirmation strategy With that approach, you should patiently wait for a test of one of the key structures that you spotted on a daily. After that, you should monitor the reaction of the price to that on 4h/1h time frames. Your signal to buy will be a formation of a bullish reversal price action pattern on a key support, while your bearish confirmation will be a bearish pattern on a key resistance. Once you spotted a confirmation, you can anticipate a bullish/bearish movement, at least to the closest 4h structure. In the example above, Gold tested a key daily support. The price formed a double bottom formation on that. Its neckline breakout was a strong bullish signal. A bullish movement initiated to the closest 4H resistance then. 3. Moving average confirmation strategy For that method, you will need 2 moving averages: simple MA with 9 length and exponential MA with 20 length. Once the market tests a key support, you should look for a crossover. A simple MA should be above the exponential MA. It will be your bullish signal. After a test of a key resistance, look for an opposite crossover. A simple MA should be below the exponential MA. It will give you a strong signal to sell. Here is how the MA crossover would help you to predict a bullish movement on Gold on an hourly time frame. 4. Smart money confirmation strategy With that approach, you should look for a break of key daily structure on 4h/1h time frames. After a violation of a key support, you should look for a bullish imbalance so that the price should return above the broken structure. That will be your signal to buy. After a violation of a key resistance, look for a bearish imbalance. The price should come back below a broken structure. It will be your signal to sell. After a test and a violation of a key daily resistance, Gold formed a bearish imbalance on a 4H time frame. It was a strong bearish signal. All these strategies are very efficient. However, they will work after you learn to correctly identify key structures. Let me know in a comment section which strategy do you prefer. ❤️Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️
FXOPEN:XAUUSDEducation
by VasilyTrader
6
XAUUSD: Bearish Wave underway to 1,975.Gold is about to cross from a neutral technical 1D outlook (RSI = 45.543, MACD = -1.200, ADX = 26.629) to a bearish one as it got rejected on the 1D MA50, under which it will close for the third straight 1D candle. The 1D RSI suggests that this is a very slow medium term decline, as is evident by the 6 week Channel Down, that in the near term it will find a bottom. That can potentially be near the 1D MA200 and on the short term we remain bearish, targeting the S1 level (TP1 = 2,005) initially and in extension, if Gold closes a 1D candle under the 1D MA100, sell again aiming for the LL trendline of the Channel Down (TP2 = 1,975) near the S2 level and over the 1D MA200. See how our prior idea has worked out: ## If you like our free content follow our profile to get more daily ideas. ## ## Comments and likes are greatly appreciated. ##
FX_IDC:XAUUSDShort
by InvestingScope