XAUUSD is सोना against the US dollar. It is heavily traded, heavily marketed, and routinely mis-sized by new traders. Here is the structural primer.

Contract specs (typical)

  • 1 standard lot = 100 troy ounces.
  • Pip = 0.01 of price.
  • Pip value per standard lot ≈ $1 (in USD).

What this means in practice

A 100-pip stop on 1 standard lot ≈ $100 risk. A 100-pip stop on 0.10 lot ≈ $10. New traders look at "0.5 lot, सोना is just one number" and wake up to losses they did not plan for.

Sessions

Asia is usually quieter. London खोलें injects liquidity. The most aggressive moves come on US economic releases — CPI, NFP, FOMC.

News risk

Spreads widen sharply during news. Stops can slip. ट्रेड smaller during scheduled उच्च-impact releases or step aside.

Weekend gaps

Sunday gaps following weekend geopolitical news happen. Decide ahead of Friday close whether to hold.

First सोना trade — example sizing

$3,000 account. 1% risk = $30. Stop 100 pips. Size = $30 / ($1/pip × 100) = 0.30 लॉट. इसका उपयोग करें XAUUSD calculator rather than rounding.

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