الذهب (XAUUSD) is one of the most heavily traded retail instruments. It is also one of the easiest to mis-size, because the contract conventions look like فوركس but behave very differently.

Why الذهب is different

  • Standard contract is 100 oz. A 1-pip move (0.01) per standard lot is roughly $1.
  • Daily ranges are large in absolute pips and dollar الشروط.
  • Spreads widen aggressively during news and around session changes.
  • Slippage on stops during fast moves can be material.
  • Sunday-فتح gaps following weekend geopolitical news happen.

Sizing الذهب properly

استخدم XAUUSD calculator. As a sanity check: on a $5,000 حساب risking 1% ($50), with a 100-pip stop, your size is roughly $50 / ($1/pip × 100 pips) = 0.5 لوتات. Most retail traders try to use 1+ لوتات and discover what 1% feels like the hard way.

Sessions and behaviour

  • Asia: usually quieter, ranges build.
  • London فتح: higher activity, sometimes false-breaks.
  • US data (CPI, NFP, FOMC): the meaningful volatility.

News and weekends

Decide before the week if أنت will hold الذهب over weekend. If نعم, reduce size and assume gap risk. If no, plan exits ahead of Friday close.

Stop placement on الذهب

Stops at obvious round numbers get punched. Place them past structure, sized so that the trade still meets your risk-reward objective. Tight stops on الذهب are how أنت collect a large number of small losses.

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للتعليم فقط. This article is general information for متداول education. It is not financial advice, tax advice, legal advice, or a recommendation to trade. يتداول CFDs and فوركس is مرتفع-risk and most retail investor accounts lose money. Read the إفصاح المخاطر.