Trade Gold the Macro Way

Gold path · XAU/USD

Gold is not a chart you guess at. It is the dollar, real yields and central banks expressed in one price. Follow these four steps in order and you will understand what moves XAU/USD before you risk capital on it.

4 steps9 core guidesFree~35 min
1

Understand what moves gold

Before any setup, you need the one relationship the whole gold trade hangs on: the dollar and real yields.

2

The macro drivers behind the price

Real yields, central-bank buying and the risk regime. This is the desk’s actual gold framework, the why behind every move.

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3

How to actually trade it

Now the playbook. Levels, structure and the desk’s confluence-pullback method on XAU/USD.

4

Set yourself up to trade it

Last step: a broker with the spread, execution and gold conditions to trade this properly. Check it before you fund.

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Where to next

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