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Featured · XAUUSDProductOct 13, 2026·10 min read
TradYX: The AI Trading Journal & Analysis Platform Built for Gold (XAUUSD) Traders
TradYX is the AI trading journal and XAUUSD analysis app for gold: levels, five-minute alerts, sessions, replay, and a journal in one account on web, iOS, and Android.
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Technical AnalysisTechnical AnalysisOct 13, 2026·9 min read
Support and Resistance on XAUUSD: Draw Levels Right
Gold respects zones that already produced a reaction, not every line you can snap to a wick. Here is a practical way to draw XAUUSD levels from the daily chart down.
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Journaling & PerformanceJournaling & PerformanceOct 13, 2026·9 min read
Trading Journal for Gold Traders: What to Track
A forex journal that only stores pair, direction and profit will not explain a gold account. These are the fields that match how XAUUSD actually trades.
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Sessions & TimingSessions & TimingOct 13, 2026·9 min read
Best Time to Trade Gold (XAUUSD) by Session
Gold does not have one best hour. It has a session map. Here is how Asia, London, the overlap and late New York differ, in UTC and New York time.
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News & Macro DriversNews & Macro DriversOct 13, 2026·9 min read
What Moves the Gold Price? 7 XAUUSD Drivers
Gold does not move because a candle looks strong. It moves when the reasons to hold a non-yielding metal change. These seven drivers are the list to check before you invent a new one.
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Strategies & SetupsStrategies & SetupsOct 13, 2026·9 min read
Asian Range Breakout Strategy for Gold: Full Rules
One sentence, then the rules: mark the Asia high and low, skip ranges that are already too wide, and enter only on a five-minute close plus a retest.
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XAUUSD BasicsXAUUSD BasicsOct 13, 2026·9 min read
XAUUSD Pip Value: How to Calculate Gold Pips
On gold, "a pip" is a broker convention, not a law. Here is the 0.01 versus 0.10 split, what a lot is worth per dollar of price, and how points and ticks fit.
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Risk ManagementRisk ManagementOct 13, 2026·8 min read
Gold Position Size Calculator: Size Any XAUUSD Trade
Lot size on gold is the risk you can lose divided by the distance to the stop, times the ounces in the contract. Here is the formula, three worked examples, and a calculator.
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Psychology & DisciplinePsychology & DisciplineOct 13, 2026·9 min read
Revenge Trading on Gold: How to Break the Cycle
Revenge trading on XAUUSD is the trade you take to get the last loss back. The chart did not ask for it. A lockout and a tag will show you what it costs.
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Backtesting & ReplayBacktesting & ReplayOct 13, 2026·9 min read
Bar Replay for Gold: Practice Sessions Like Live
Replay is not a highlight reel of candles you already know. Hide the future, take the trade as if the session were live, and log it the same way.
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Tools & ComparisonsTools & ComparisonsOct 13, 2026·9 min read
Tradezella Alternative for Gold Traders (2026)
Gold traders shop for a Tradezella alternative when they want the journal plus something that actually speaks XAUUSD. Here is a fair way to compare, with prices dated and sourced.
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SetupsSetupsSep 26, 2026·1 min read
Order blocks explained: where gold remembers
Why institutional footprints keep pulling price back, and how to qualify an order block on the 5m and 15m.
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BacktestingBacktestingSep 18, 2026·1 min read
Backtesting your gold edge without lying to yourself
A practical routine to replay XAUUSD sessions, log evidence and know whether your strategy deserves real capital.
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PsychologyPsychologySep 9, 2026·1 min read
The journal habit that protects your account
Three questions to answer after every session — and why scoring your day changes your behavior by Friday.
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