طلا (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 فارکس but behave very differently.
Why طلا 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 شرایط.
- Spreads widen aggressively during news and around session changes.
- Slippage on stops during fast moves can be material.
- Sunday-باز کردن gaps following weekend geopolitical news happen.
Sizing طلا properly
استفاده از XAUUSD calculator. As a sanity check: on a $5,000 account risking 1% ($50), with a 100-pip stop, your size is roughly $50 / ($1/pip × 100 pips) = 0.5 لاتها. Most retail traders try to use 1+ لاتها and discover what 1% feels like the hard way.
Sessions and behaviour
- Asia: usually quieter, ranges build.
- London باز کردن: higher activity, sometimes false-breaks.
- US data (CPI, NFP, FOMC): the meaningful volatility.
News and weekends
Decide before the week if شما will hold طلا over weekend. If بله, reduce size and assume gap risk. If no, plan exits ahead of Friday close.
Stop placement on طلا
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 طلا are how شما collect a large number of small losses.
بعدی ← steps on ShaFX
- رایگان trading calculators — position size, pip value, margin, risk/reward, drawdown.
- Take a quiz on this topic and see what شما missed.
- واژهنامه — precise definitions for every term used here.
- Compare بروکرها using our methodology.