Fundamentals
FOMC and Gold: Why the Rate Decision Is Rarely the News
FOMC and gold explained: why the rate decision is rarely the news, when it lands in New York time and UTC, and how to size a gold trade around it.
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Articles on trading gold (XAU/USD), from the basics every beginner needs to in-depth technical and fundamental analysis. Written by the PipsMorrow Team, with no trade signals or recommendations.
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Brokers
Gold Contract Specifications: 7 Lines That Set Your Costs
Gold contract specifications, line by line: contract size, digits, spread, swap, margin and hours, with each one turned into dollars per trade.
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Tools
Forex Factory Calendar for Gold: A 5-Step Setup Guide
Set up the Forex Factory calendar for gold: your local time zone, the filters that matter, and why a green USD number often means gold falls.
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News
Gold Before NFP: Patterns Traders Cite and What Holds Up
Gold before NFP: the range squeeze, wider spreads and stop runs traders describe, what the research supports, and how to manage risk into the release.
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Gold
Gold Jewelry vs Gold Bars: The Real Round-Trip Cost
Gold jewelry vs gold bars: how purity, making charges, premiums, buy-back spreads and VAT make the same gram cost more to buy and return less when sold.
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Tools
How to Size a Position on Gold: 5 Steps With Real Numbers
How to size a position on gold to the risk you can afford: a five-step routine, worked numbers on a $2,400 account and the traps that turn 1% into 10%.
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