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XAUUSD Technical Strategies: Breakouts, Pullbacks, and Order Blocks

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Practical technical strategies for trading XAU/USD using structure, order blocks, and momentum.

Key setups

  • Breakout with retest: wait for retest and confirmation on H1.
  • Pullback into order block: use liquidity patterns and daily structure to align.
  • Momentum entries: trade with the first strong impulse after consolidation.

Risk controls and timeframes

  • Use H4/D1 for bias, enter on H1/M30.
  • Favor stop placement beyond the invalidation wick or structure level.

Example: order block entry

  1. Identify recent imbalance on H4
  2. Wait for pullback into that zone on H1
  3. Enter on confirmation candle with stop below the zone
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