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Gold - Above 3370 Is Bullish Territory – But 3360 Must Hold📆 What happened yesterday?
After more than a week of frustrating, sideways price action, Gold finally broke out above the key 3370 resistance zone.
The breakout was clean and impulsive, with TRADENATION:XAUUSD pushing to an intraday high around 3400.
Following that move, price printed a small double top near the high and began a modest correction — perfectly normal after such a breakout. At the time of writing, Gold trades at 3385, still holding above former resistance.
📈 Why this breakout matters:
The daily close at 3396 came in strong and near the top, leaving behind a clear Marubozu candle
This kind of price action signals conviction and momentum
The breakout confirms what I’ve been anticipating for days — the range is resolved, and the market is choosing the bullish path
🎯 What to expect next:
If price stabilizes above 3400, the road to 3450 opens — which is the target mentioned in my previous analyses
That area represents the next major resistance and likely magnet for price if bulls stay in control
🧭 Trading Plan:
For me, the plan is now simple:
✅ Buy the dips — especially on a potential retest of the 3370–3375 broken resistance, which now turns into support
❌ Negation comes only with a daily close below 3360, which would invalidate this breakout and raise questions
📌 Conclusion:
The breakout has finally come. After days of coiling, Gold chose the upside.
Momentum is building, structure is clean, and bulls are back in control — unless 3360 fails.
Until then, I remain bullish, looking to buy dips into strength. 🚀
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Market Structure is Not Strategy — It’s Your Starting Point“The chart doesn’t hide anything. But your mind does.”
Before any indicator, setup, or signal… comes structure.
🔍 What is Market Structure?
At its core, market structure is the sequence of higher highs (HH) and higher lows (HL) in an uptrend, or lower lows (LL) and lower highs (LH) in a downtrend.
It is the skeleton of price .
Everything else — entries, zones, signals — is just clothing.
If you can’t see the skeleton, you’re reacting to noise.
🎯 Why It Matters:
It’s not a signal. It’s context .
It tells you whether you’re trading with the market or against it .
It defines where your patience begins — not where your entry is.
Market structure helps you let go of the urge to chase. It brings order to the chaos.
🧩 Key Components to Track:
Break of Structure (BoS): Confirms trend continuation
Change of Character (ChoCH): Signals a potential reversal
Swing Points: Define the intent behind price moves
Liquidity Sweeps: Often mask real structure beneath short-term traps
🛑 Common Mistake:
Most traders jump straight to the setup without asking the most important question:
“Where am I in the structure?”
They try to buy a pullback — in a downtrend.
They try to fade a move — right before continuation.
They chase candles — instead of waiting for alignment.
That’s not strategy. That’s stress.
🛠 Tip to Practice:
Use this simple framework to build clarity:
Start from the H4 chart — this gives you the broader directional bias
Drop to M15 — here’s where structure begins to form tradeable setups
Finally zoom into M1 — this is where confirmation happens before entry
Ask yourself:
Where did the last BoS or ChoCH happen on each timeframe?
Is M15 aligning with H4 intent — or contradicting it?
Did you enter after M1 confirmation , or based on impulse?
You don’t need to predict price. You need to align with it.
🪞 Final Thought:
Structure isn’t strategy.
It’s the mirror that shows what’s real before your bias speaks.
When you master structure, you stop forcing trades — and start flowing with them.
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Bullish Momentum Fading? Key Correction Levels Ahead XAUUSD – Bullish Momentum Fading? Key Correction Levels Ahead (23 July)
📰 Market Overview
Gold surged strongly overnight, driven by:
A speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, with no hints of resignation or major policy shift.
Rising geopolitical tensions between the US, China, and the EU — with the 1st of August marked as a key deadline.
A notable drop in US bond yields and the US Dollar, triggering increased demand for safe-haven assets like gold.
While today’s economic calendar is quiet, the market remains sensitive to sudden volatility.
📉 Technical Analysis
On the H4 chart, the recent bullish wave shows signs of exhaustion. Reversal candles are now forming on the H1 and M30 timeframes — suggesting a potential correction in the short term.
The 3412 – 3410 support zone will be critical. If price breaks below and invalidates the ascending trendline, we may see a deeper pullback toward lower liquidity zones (FVGs).
Below that, the 335x region offers strong confluence (Fibonacci 0.618 + previous demand zone), making it a prime area for potential long entries if price action confirms a bounce.
📌 Trade Setups to Watch
🔻 SELL ZONE: 3469 – 3471
Stop Loss: 3475
Take Profit Targets: 3465, 3460, 3455, 3450, 3445, 3440, 3430, 3420
→ Wait for a breakout and retest before shorting.
🔸 BUY SCALP: 3385 – 3383
Stop Loss: 3379
TP Targets: 3390, 3394, 3398, 3402, 3406, 3410
→ Ideal for intraday pullback entries with clear structure.
🔹 STRONG BUY ZONE: 3356 – 3354
Stop Loss: 3350
TP Targets: 3360, 3364, 3368, 3372, 3376, 3380, 3390, 3400
→ Great long-term entry zone with technical alignment (liquidity + fib levels).
⚠️ Risk Management Reminder
Even in low-news sessions, markets may spike unexpectedly due to political statements or liquidity sweeps.
Always respect your TP/SL levels — smart trading is protected trading.
💬 Patience breeds precision. Wait for the zone, trust the plan, and manage the trade.
XAUUSD Buy Setup – VSA + Smart Money Reaction at Demand Zone✅ Entry: Current price action (around 3,392)
🎯 Take Profit 1 (TP1): 3,415
🎯 Take Profit 2 (TP2): 3,446–3,452
🛑 Stop Loss (SL): 3,381 (below the confirmed demand zone)
📊 Technical Insight (VSA-Based Analysis):
The sharp markdown into the demand zone occurred with expanding volume and wide spreads, a classic sign of stopping volume—potential smart money absorption of panic selling.
The second wide-range down candle was followed by lower volume and tighter spread bars, indicating supply exhaustion.
The market is forming a cause (accumulation) at the bottom of this drop, confirmed by:
No follow-through selling despite high volume
Narrow spread candles showing hesitation from sellers
Increasing volume on small up-bars, suggesting hidden buying
The zone aligns with previous structure and lies just above the 0.786 Fib retracement, adding further confluence to the bullish case.
XAUUSD 4H Technical Outlook The current market structure on the 4H timeframe shows a clear sweep of a liquidity pool near the recent highs (~3,348), followed by a strong bearish reaction. Price action suggests a short-term shift in momentum toward downside targets.
🔻 Bearish Scenario
After liquidity was grabbed above the recent highs (highlighted in the orange circle), price rejected sharply. The next critical level lies at the Bullish OB (LTF) around the 3,325–3,337 zone. A break below this could lead to a deeper retracement into the Fair Value Gap (FVG) and demand zone at 3,150–3,244.
📍 Key Levels:
Resistance: 3,347 – 3,439
Support: 3,244 – 3,150 (watch for reaction in the FVG zone)
Intermediate target: 3,244.41 (Low)
🟢 Bullish Case
If price finds support at the OB and respects the ascending trendline, we could see a reversal back to re-test the upper resistance near 3,438.
📈 Bias: Bearish until price confirms support above 3,337 and reclaims liquidity zone.
🔔 Watch for:
Price reaction at OB (3,325–3,337)
Break and close below 3,244 could accelerate selling
Potential long setup from FVG with bullish confirmation
Lingrid | GOLD Price Correction or Continuation ?The price perfectly fulfilled my last idea . OANDA:XAUUSD has completed an A-B-C bullish movement within the rising structure and is now testing a key resistance zone near 3,387. With momentum fading near the upper boundary, a potential correction toward the 3,367 area is likely before any further advance. A bounce from the SWAP zone may trigger renewed upside toward the 3,430 resistance. Price action remains bullish above the higher low and broken triangle pattern.
📉 Key Levels
Buy trigger: Rebound from 3,367
Buy zone: 3,355–3,370
Target: 3,430
Invalidation: Break below 3,342
💡 Risks
Deep correction below key structure
Failure to reclaim resistance after retest
Sudden shift in macroeconomic sentiment
If this idea resonates with you or you have your own opinion, traders, hit the comments. I’m excited to read your thoughts!
Gold approaches wedge resistance -Breakout or Fakeout incoming?Gold is trading within a rising wedge pattern, showing consistent higher lows and repeated rejections near the 3400 resistance zone.
Price is now approaching the upper trendline, an area of prior wick rejections and potential liquidity grab.
A confirmed breakout could signal continuation, while failure to sustain above this level may indicate bearish divergence or a reversal setup.👀📉
XAUUSD: Market Analysis and Strategy for July 25Gold technical analysis:
Daily chart resistance 3400, support 3300
4-hour chart resistance 3375, support 3342
1-hour chart resistance 3350, support 3333.
Gold, starting from 3438 this Wednesday, has fallen by nearly $100. It rebounded quickly after falling to 3351 yesterday. After sideways fluctuations in the Asian session, the current price is around 3343, and the key support below is around 3333. From a spatial point of view, this wave of adjustment is nearing its end. After waiting for the adjustment to be completed, the market will most likely return to an upward trend.
The short-term top and bottom resistance at the 1-hour level is around 3351. For intraday short-term operations, the current gold price is around 3343. Pay attention to the bearish trend near 3351. If it does not break near 3333, it will be bullish again!
SELL: 3350near
BUY: 3333near
GOLD SELLGold price bears retain control amid fading safe-haven demand, rebounding USD
US President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that his administration had reached a trade deal with Japan. Furthermore, reports that the US and the European Union are heading towards a 15% trade deal boost investors' confidence and weigh on the safe-haven Gold price for the second straight day on Thursday.
The markets do not expect an interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve in July despite Trump's continuous push for lower borrowing costs. In fact, Trump has been attacking Fed Chair Jerome Powell personally over his stance on holding rates and repeatedly calling for the central bank chief's resignation.
Moreover, Fed Governor Chris Waller and Trump appointee Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman have advocated a rate reduction as soon as the next policy meeting on July 30. This keeps the US Dollar depressed near a two-and-a-half-week low and could offer some support to the non-yielding yellow metal.
Traders now look forward to the release of flash PMIs, which would provide a fresh insight into the global economic health and influence the safe-haven commodity. Apart from this, the crucial European Central Bank policy decision might infuse some volatility in the markets and drive the XAU/USD pair.
Meanwhile, the US economic docket features Weekly Initial Jobless Claims and New Home Sales data, which, in turn, would drive the USD and contribute to producing short-term trading opportunities around the commodity. Nevertheless, the fundamental backdrop warrants caution for aggressive traders.
SUPPORT 3,346
SUPPORT 3,322
SUPPORT 3,399
RESISTANCE 3,394
RESISTANCE 3,379
GOLD 30min Buy Setup (High Risk - High Reward)📍 TVC:GOLD 30min Buy Setup – MJTrading View
After an extended bearish leg, price has tapped into a strong support zone that previously acted as a launchpad. Also touching the main Uptrend...
We now see initial signs of absorption with potential reversal setup forming just above the ascending trendline.
🔹 Entry Zone: 3344–3346
🔹 SL: Below 3335 (under structure & wick base)
🔹 TP1: 3355
🔹 TP2: 3365
🔹 TP4: 3385+ (if momentum sustains)
🔸 RR: Up to 1:4 depending on target selected
🧠 Context:
– Still inside broader bullish structure (macro HL)
– Support zone coincides with rising trendline
– Potential for bullish reaccumulation after sharp drop
– Volume spike near zone suggests active buyers
Stay sharp and manage your risk please...
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"Support isn't just a level — it’s a battlefield. If buyers win, they don’t look back."
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Gold Spot / U.S. Dollar (XAU/USD) with a 1-hour timeframeOverall Trend and Market Structure:
The chart displays a mix of bullish and bearish movements, but recent price action (from around July 23rd onwards) shows a significant downturn after a peak.
There are "SMS" (Structural Market Shift) and "ChoCH" (Change of Character) labels, indicating shifts in market structure. Initially, there were bullish shifts, but the recent price action suggests a potential bearish shift or at least a significant retracement.
A large "50% - Order Block 4H" is highlighted in blue, which acted as support and led to a strong upward move previously.
Current Price Action and Setup:
The current price is around 3,340.670.
There's a proposed short-term trading setup, indicated by:
Entry: 3,335.500 (red dashed line)
Stop Loss (SL): 3,328.500 (red shaded area)
Profit Targets (TP):
3,360.000 (green shaded area, "Profit 3,360.000")
3,373.000 (green shaded area, "Profit 3,373.000")
The setup is highlighted with a gray shaded area, indicating the potential path of price for this trade. It appears to be a long (buy) setup, anticipating a bounce from the current levels.
The "CHOCM: 29.46%" at the bottom suggests some kind of indicator or calculation related to market character.
Key Observations and Considerations:
Previous Bullish Momentum: The price rallied strongly after touching the "50% - Order Block 4H" around July 17-18, reaching a high near 3,430.
Recent Bearish Retracement: Since July 23rd, the price has pulled back significantly from its peak, almost revisiting the higher levels of the previous order block.
Potential Support: The proposed entry point for the long trade (3,335.500) is within a zone that previously acted as support or a level from which price bounced. It's also near the top of the "50% - Order Block 4H" area, suggesting this could be a retest or a bounce from a key support zone.
Risk-Reward: The setup shows a relatively tight stop loss compared to the potential profit targets, which is generally favorable for risk management.
XAU/USD Bearish Retest in Motion – Watch 3340 for Breakout 🔍 XAU/USD (Gold) – Bearish Reversal Outlook
Timeframe: 30-Minute
Date: July 25, 2025
Indicators Used: Ichimoku Cloud, BOS (Break of Structure), Trendlines, Support & Resistance Zones
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⚙ Technical Breakdown:
1. Previous Market Structure – Accumulation to Expansion:
Descending Channel (Red Box): Market moved within a bearish channel until the breakout occurred.
Key Break of Structure (BOS) around 3365 level signaled the beginning of bullish momentum — a textbook shift from accumulation to expansion phase.
Rally towards 3445 zone: Strong impulsive wave followed by higher highs and higher lows within a green rising channel.
2. Bull Trap and Structural Breakdown:
At the 3445-3460 resistance zone, price failed to maintain momentum and formed a double top / distribution setup.
The second BOS near 3385 confirmed a shift from bullish to bearish market structure.
Ichimoku Cloud also flipped bearish — price is now trading below the cloud, signaling potential continued downside.
3. Current Consolidation and Bearish Retest:
Price is now trapped in a bearish flag / rectangle pattern between 3360 – 3380.
Recent rejections from the descending trendline and overhead supply zone indicate weak bullish attempts and presence of strong selling pressure.
4. Anticipated Move – Bearish Continuation:
The projected red path suggests a retest of the diagonal resistance, followed by a breakdown toward key demand zone at 3340 – 3320.
If that zone fails, we may see a deeper move toward 3280.
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📌 Key Technical Zones:
Zone Type Price Level (Approx.) Description
Resistance 3445 – 3460 Double Top / Strong Supply
Support 3340 – 3320 Historical Demand Zone
Short-term Resistance 3375 – 3385 BOS Retest + Trendline
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🎯 Trading Insight:
📉 Bias: Bearish
⚠ Invalidation Level: Break above 3385 with volume
📊 Potential Target: 3340 → 3320
🧠 Trade Idea: Look for short entries on weak retests near descending trendline or cloud rejection.
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🏆 What Makes This Chart Unique for Editors’ Picks:
✅ Multiple Confluences: Structural shifts (BOS), trendlines, Ichimoku, and classic patterns (channels, flags).
✅ Clear Visual Storytelling: Logical flow from bearish to bullish and back to bearish structure.
✅ Forward Projection: Predictive outlook based on strong technical context — not just reactive analysis.
✅ Educational Value: Useful for beginners and intermediate traders alike to understand structure transitions and key levels.
GOLD Will Move Higher! Buy!
Here is our detailed technical review for GOLD.
Time Frame: 12h
Current Trend: Bullish
Sentiment: Oversold (based on 7-period RSI)
Forecast: Bullish
The market is on a crucial zone of demand 3,347.64.
The oversold market condition in a combination with key structure gives us a relatively strong bullish signal with goal 3,425.86 level.
P.S
We determine oversold/overbought condition with RSI indicator.
When it drops below 30 - the market is considered to be oversold.
When it bounces above 70 - the market is considered to be overbought.
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