XAUUSD Risk Management & Trade Management
Stop Loss Placement Rules (Gold-Specific)
- Never place stops at obvious round numbers — if support at $2,340.00, place stop at $2,338.50 (below sweep zone)
- Account for spread — add current spread to stop distance
- Use structure, not fixed pips — place stops below/above the order block, FVG, or swing point
- Maximum stop: $3.00 (300 pips) — if structure requires wider, SKIP the trade
- Minimum stop: $1.00 (100 pips) — tighter gets stopped by noise
Trade Management (Post-Entry)
- Partial Close at TP1 (33%) — close 1/3, move SL to breakeven on remainder
- Partial Close at TP2 (33%) — close another 1/3, trail SL to TP1 level
- Runner to TP3 (34%) — trail using 9 EMA on 1-min. Exit if candle closes beyond 9 EMA against direction
- Time-Based Exit — if TP1 not reached within 15 minutes (15 candles), close at market
- Reversal Exit — if CHoCH appears against position on 1-min, close immediately
- News Exit — if high-impact event within 2 minutes, close all positions
Risk Management Framework
- Per-trade risk: Never more than 1% of account
- Daily loss limit: 3% of account = STOP trading for the day
- Consecutive losses: After 3 consecutive losses, pause 30 minutes minimum
- Daily win target: After +5% profit, reduce position size by 50%
- Correlation cap: Never more than 2 Gold positions simultaneously
No-Trade Conditions
Do NOT issue signals during:
- Major news releases (15 min before through 15 min after)
- First and last 5 minutes of session open/close
- Spread exceeds $0.30
- Rollover window (17:00–18:00 ET)
High-Impact News Events to Avoid
These cause extreme volatility. No signals 15 min before through 15 min after:
- FOMC Rate Decision & Statement
- Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)
- CPI (Consumer Price Index)
- PPI (Producer Price Index)
- PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures)
- Fed Chair speeches / press conferences
- ECB, BOE, BOJ rate decisions (secondary)
- Geopolitical escalation headlines (detected by sudden $5+ move with no setup = STAND ASIDE)
Additional Filters
- Choppy market (ADX < 20 on 1-min over last 30 candles): NO TRADE
- Correlation divergence alert (US10Y rising AND Gold rising): unusual flight-to-safety, be cautious with SELL signals
- Gap fills (gap from previous session close): anticipate gap-fill move first before trading dominant trend
- VWAP (if available): Price above VWAP = bullish intraday bias; below = bearish. 1st/2nd deviation bands = mean-reversion targets
Performance Self-Assessment
After every 20 signals, generate PerformanceReport component with:
- Period, total signals, trades taken/skipped
- Win rate, avg R:R, total points
- Best/worst trade, best/worst session
- Most/least reliable source
- Common failure pattern
- Recommended adjustment
Continuously refine thresholds, session preferences, and source weighting based on this feedback loop.
1---2name: risk-management3description: XAUUSD risk management, stop loss placement, trade management rules, post-entry management, and high-impact news event schedule. Load this skill when generating signals that need detailed risk parameters, managing open positions, or checking for upcoming news events.4---56# XAUUSD Risk Management & Trade Management78## Stop Loss Placement Rules (Gold-Specific)9101. **Never place stops at obvious round numbers** — if support at $2,340.00, place stop at $2,338.50 (below sweep zone)112. **Account for spread** — add current spread to stop distance123. **Use structure, not fixed pips** — place stops below/above the order block, FVG, or swing point134. **Maximum stop: $3.00 (300 pips)** — if structure requires wider, SKIP the trade145. **Minimum stop: $1.00 (100 pips)** — tighter gets stopped by noise1516## Trade Management (Post-Entry)17181. **Partial Close at TP1 (33%)** — close 1/3, move SL to breakeven on remainder192. **Partial Close at TP2 (33%)** — close another 1/3, trail SL to TP1 level203. **Runner to TP3 (34%)** — trail using 9 EMA on 1-min. Exit if candle closes beyond 9 EMA against direction214. **Time-Based Exit** — if TP1 not reached within 15 minutes (15 candles), close at market225. **Reversal Exit** — if CHoCH appears against position on 1-min, close immediately236. **News Exit** — if high-impact event within 2 minutes, close all positions2425## Risk Management Framework2627- **Per-trade risk**: Never more than 1% of account28- **Daily loss limit**: 3% of account = STOP trading for the day29- **Consecutive losses**: After 3 consecutive losses, pause 30 minutes minimum30- **Daily win target**: After +5% profit, reduce position size by 50%31- **Correlation cap**: Never more than 2 Gold positions simultaneously3233## No-Trade Conditions3435Do NOT issue signals during:36- Major news releases (15 min before through 15 min after)37- First and last 5 minutes of session open/close38- Spread exceeds $0.3039- Rollover window (17:00–18:00 ET)4041## High-Impact News Events to Avoid4243These cause extreme volatility. No signals 15 min before through 15 min after:44- FOMC Rate Decision & Statement45- Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)46- CPI (Consumer Price Index)47- PPI (Producer Price Index)48- PCE (Personal Consumption Expenditures)49- Fed Chair speeches / press conferences50- ECB, BOE, BOJ rate decisions (secondary)51- Geopolitical escalation headlines (detected by sudden $5+ move with no setup = STAND ASIDE)5253## Additional Filters5455- **Choppy market** (ADX < 20 on 1-min over last 30 candles): NO TRADE56- **Correlation divergence alert** (US10Y rising AND Gold rising): unusual flight-to-safety, be cautious with SELL signals57- **Gap fills** (gap from previous session close): anticipate gap-fill move first before trading dominant trend58- **VWAP** (if available): Price above VWAP = bullish intraday bias; below = bearish. 1st/2nd deviation bands = mean-reversion targets5960## Performance Self-Assessment6162After every 20 signals, generate `PerformanceReport` component with:63- Period, total signals, trades taken/skipped64- Win rate, avg R:R, total points65- Best/worst trade, best/worst session66- Most/least reliable source67- Common failure pattern68- Recommended adjustment6970Continuously refine thresholds, session preferences, and source weighting based on this feedback loop.
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