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Practical gold and silver guides written directly from our trading desk. Straightforward lessons on session breakouts, orderflow, pivot levels, and disciplined position sizing.

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A Seven-Point Checklist to Run Before Every Gold Trade
Risk Management & Psychology 3 min read

A Seven-Point Checklist to Run Before Every Gold Trade

A gold trade checklist explained: Is the trend and the higher timeframe on your side?. Worked example at live gold prices.

November 9, 2026
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Margin Call on Gold: How It Happens and How to Avoid It
Risk Management & Psychology 3 min read

Margin Call on Gold: How It Happens and How to Avoid It

A margin call on gold explained: Margin is a deposit, not a cost. Worked example at live gold prices.

November 5, 2026
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Breakeven Stop Rules: When to Protect Your Trade
Risk Management & Psychology 5 min read

Breakeven Stop Rules: When to Protect Your Trade

Master the breakeven stop in precious metals trading. Learn when to eliminate risk and when early adjustments destroy profitable trades.

November 1, 2026
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Mastering Gold Position Size With the 1% Rule
Risk Management & Psychology 5 min read

Mastering Gold Position Size With the 1% Rule

Learn how to calculate your gold position size using the 1% rule. Follow a practical arithmetic breakdown using live spot prices and stop distances.

October 30, 2026
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Where to Place a Stop Loss on Gold: Three Methods Compared
Risk Management & Psychology 4 min read

Where to Place a Stop Loss on Gold: Three Methods Compared

A gold stop loss explained: Fixed-distance stops are simple but ignore volatility. Worked example at live gold prices.

October 30, 2026
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Using Bollinger Bands and RSI for High-Probability Gold Scalping
Risk Management & Psychology 9 min read

Using Bollinger Bands and RSI for High-Probability Gold Scalping

Combine Bollinger Bands with RSI to scalp gold on lower timeframes: how band-walk vs. mean-reversion setups differ, and where RSI confirms or...

April 06, 2016
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Gold Support and Resistance: Drawing Multi-Timeframe Key Levels
Risk Management & Psychology 6 min read

Gold Support and Resistance: Drawing Multi-Timeframe Key Levels

A practical method for marking gold support and resistance across daily, 4-hour, and 1-hour charts without ending up with a chart full of contradictory lines.

October 14, 2016
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Scalping vs. Swing Trading Precious Metals: Finding Your Edge
Risk Management & Psychology 7 min read

Scalping vs. Swing Trading Precious Metals: Finding Your Edge

Scalping and swing trading gold require different temperaments, screen time, and risk models. A practical way to figure out which one actually fits...

March 22, 2017
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Fibonacci Retracement Strategies on 1-Hour and 4-Hour Gold Charts
Risk Management & Psychology 8 min read

Fibonacci Retracement Strategies on 1-Hour and 4-Hour Gold Charts

Fibonacci retracement levels work as a self-fulfilling reference point because enough traders watch the same ratios. Where they actually hold up on 1H...

September 03, 2017
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CFTC Rule 4.41 & Risk Disclosure Regulatory Notice

CFTC Rule 4.41 & Risk Disclosure: Hypothetical or simulated performance results have certain inherent limitations. Unlike an actual performance record, simulated results do not represent actual trading. Also, since the trades have not actually been executed, the results may have under-or-over compensated for the impact, if any, of certain market factors, such as lack of liquidity. Trading forex and commodities on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors.