सोना (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 फॉरेक्स but behave very differently.
Why सोना 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 शर्तें.
- Spreads widen aggressively during news and around session changes.
- Slippage on stops during fast moves can be material.
- Sunday-खोलें gaps following weekend geopolitical news happen.
Sizing सोना properly
इसका उपयोग करें 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 लॉट. Most retail traders try to use 1+ लॉट and discover what 1% feels like the hard way.
Sessions and behaviour
- Asia: usually quieter, ranges build.
- London खोलें: higher activity, sometimes false-breaks.
- US data (CPI, NFP, FOMC): the meaningful volatility.
News and weekends
Decide before the week if आप will hold सोना over weekend. If हाँ, reduce size and assume gap risk. If no, plan exits ahead of Friday close.
Stop placement on सोना
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 सोना are how आप collect a large number of small losses.
अगला → steps on ShaFX
- मुफ़्त trading calculators — position size, pip value, margin, risk/reward, drawdown.
- Take a quiz on this topic and see what आप missed.
- शब्दावली — precise definitions for every term used here.
- Compare ब्रोकर्स using our methodology.