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