Trading insights, indicator setup guides, strategy breakdowns, and the occasional rant about repainting indicators. Written from experience, not textbooks.
The exact approach I use every morning to identify gold scalping opportunities using EMA ribbon expansion and contraction. Includes my entry rules, where I place my stops, and why I prefer M5 over M1.
Most traders don't realize their favorite indicator is lying to them. I explain what repainting actually means, how sellers disguise it, and a dead-simple test you can run in 2 minutes to catch it.
Gold doesn't move randomly. It respects session boundaries more than most traders realize. I share which sessions I trade, which ones I avoid, and the specific time windows that give me the best scalping setups.
How I check H4 for direction, H1 for structure, M15 for entry timing, and M5 for execution. This is the exact sequence I follow before placing any trade. It takes about 30 seconds once you're used to it.
Order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps — everyone talks about SMC but most explanations overcomplicate it. Here's a straightforward breakdown of what actually matters and what's just noise.
Every trading course teaches entries. Almost none teach exits. I share my multi-level TP approach, how I trail stops based on volatility instead of fixed pips, and why breakeven is not always the right move.
Most traders dismiss ZigZag because it repaints. Here's how I use it as a structural analysis tool — not a signal generator — and three swing patterns that consistently produce results on XAUUSD M5.
Gold moves in identifiable momentum waves — impulse, correction, extension. Learn how I read wave structure through candle body ratios, ribbon acceleration, and volume to time high-probability entries.
Should you trade gold manually or use an Expert Advisor? An honest breakdown from someone who builds both. When automation helps, when it hurts, and how to decide for your situation.
Not all S&D zones are equal. Learn how to identify institutional-quality zones on XAUUSD — the conviction test, liquidity sweep filter, and why most textbook zones get blown through.
The exact 20-minute process I follow before every London session. How a boring checklist eliminated revenge trading, cut my trade frequency by 60%, and tripled my consistency on XAUUSD.
Confused by indicator overload? A practical guide matching trend, momentum, structure, and signal indicators to scalping, swing, trend following, and reversal trading styles on gold.
More articles coming soon. I publish when I have something worth saying, not on a content calendar.