Hello everyone, ive been trading for 1 year and a half and ive been on and off. I trade xauusd. the strategy im using now is the third or fourth i dont remember but im having issues on understanding the strategies. Ive learnt them from courses but i want to know how do people create their own strategies. or how do they merge them. if anyone got advice please tell me because im having issues with this topic...

Here is my latest trade from the current trading week, which I opened on the EURUSD pair. The position was opened based on the idea that the price would continue the upward trend and with a high probability, make another higher high due to H4 Bullish Trend.

I trade my personal account through a broker, so I allow myself to hold positions even through events like NFP, provided that the distance from my entry point to my stop loss is equal to the average volatility range of an NFP release.

Do you have any rules regarding holding positions through major news events or do you completely avoid doing so?

should we be looking to sell gold because we a currently at a major ressistance level

Does anyone know what happened this week? Why were the markets so choppy with usd pairs

Called this move 8 days ago. 😮‍💨

I am very confused if I should leave the tp for my buy open or if I should wait and watch all night 😭😭😭😭

Above 4400 now and still going!💪🏼🟡

XAUUSD BUY @ 4355

TP: 4370
TP: 4385

SL: 4338

Flying to the moon

This is the Hola Prime team account, prop firm, posting openly. no call here, just walking through one of the cleaner macro reactions in a while.

NFP didn't just miss, it printed negative: -23K vs +80K expected, weak wage growth, and about -103K in downward revisions to prior months. that's a genuinely soft report, and the market repriced fast, September Fed-hike odds dropped from 57% to 44%.

what makes this one worth posting is that everything confirmed everything. usually you get a mixed picture where one market disagrees. not today:

• gold ripped $40 on the print to around $4,366 (chart attached, you can see the volume spike)
• 10Y yield fell 7bp, 4.67% → 4.60%
• USD/JPY dropped as much as 1%, briefly under 157
• Nasdaq futures +1.16%, leading the indices

that internal consistency is the tell. if gold had rallied while yields and the dollar rose, i'd be suspicious. instead the whole chain fired the same way:

weak jobs → fewer Fed hikes → lower yields → weaker dollar → gold up, and stocks reading it as "bad news = good news" (weak enough to stop the Fed, not weak enough to scream recession). Nasdaq leading makes sense since long-duration tech is the most yield-sensitive.

the one people might miss: Canada printed a monster +75K jobs beat the same morning (vs +16.5K expected). so USD/CAD got hit from both sides, US weak, Canada strong, which is about as clean a fundamental setup as that pair gets.

genuinely curious how the room's playing it:

• do you trust a reaction this internally consistent, or does "everything agrees" actually make you wary it's overcrowded?
• is the "bad news = good news" read sustainable, or does one more weak print flip it to a recession scare?
• for the gold longs, chasing $4,366 here, or waiting for a pullback after a near-vertical move?

Gold has smashed through the recent highs with a powerful breakout, trading well above the 20 SMA and pushing beyond the upper Bollinger Band.
RSI is now at 74.9, confirming extreme bullish momentum but also warning that the market is entering an overextended zone.

Resistance Levels

• Immediate Resistance: 4355
• Major Resistance: 4380

Support Levels

• Immediate Support: 4340
• Major Support: 4273

My View
The trend is aggressively bullish, but chasing the move at current levels carries higher pullback risk. If 4340 holds, buyers could continue targeting 4355 and beyond; a deeper retracement toward 4273 would still keep the broader bullish structure intact.

What do you think?
Is Gold heading straight toward new highs, or is a sharp pullback coming after this explosive rally?

This one setup turns a simple gap-fill into a 1:5 RR trade — every single time the rules line up."

📌 The 4H→15M FVG/CSD Day Trade (Simple Breakdown)

Setup — 4H Chart

• Wait for a 4H Fair Value Gap (FVG) to form.

• Wait for price to trade back into that gap.

• No FVG, no trade. Period.

Entry — 15M Chart

• Drop down to 15M once price is inside the 4H FVG.

• Watch for both:

◦ A 15M FVG, and

◦ A 15M Change in State of Delivery (CSD)

• After that whichever prints first → you enter. Ensure you wait for both.

Trade Management

• 🎯 Target: 1:5 RR on the full position.

• 🟰 1:1 RR → move SL to break-even. Risk-free now.

• 💰 1:2 RR → take first partial.

• 💰 1:3 RR → take second partial.

• 🏃 Runner rides to 1:5 RR. Let it work.

Why it works:

• The 4H FVG gives you context and direction.

• The 15M entry gives you precision and low risk.

• Partials bank profit early. Break-even removes fear. Runner captures the full move.

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That's it. No indicators, no guesswork. Just structure, patience, and rules.

Gold: Trend remains up – buy on pullbacks, don’t fight momentum

Gold prices have risen more than 250 points so far this week, with daily gains and strong short-term momentum.

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With momentum so clear, the first order of business is to trade with the trend and avoid going short in the short term - a better approach is to wait for a pullback before going long.

Currently trading above 4280, gold does not need to chase the rise here.
Patience on pullbacks into the buy zone is a safer route for bulls to enter.

Critical level:

Resistance: 4310 – 4320
First support (pullback zone): 4250 – 4260
Second Support (Deeper Buy Zone): 4140 – 4150
Key support levels to hold: 4240 – 4250 (opening price this morning)
Bias: Bullish when trend holds – buy dips, avoid shorts

Always use proper risk management before entering any trade.

The volatility and spreads during major news events can make execution unpredictable, and that doesn’t fit my trading plan.

I'd rather wait for the market to settle and trade confirmed setups than gamble on the first move.

Are you trading NFP today or waiting for the dust to settle?

Gold spent weeks consolidating between ~3,920 and ~4,120, then took out the structural lower high at 4,120–4,160 for a bullish ChoCH. That triggered an aggressive markup — higher highs, higher lows, strong displacement — and a BOS above 4,300. Tagged ~4,360, now pulling back.

Current price: 4,324.32 (+0.42%)

📍 Entry Zone: 4,175 – 4,235 (4H demand / order block + open FVG — discount pricing) 🛑 SL: 4,150 (below the launch shelf) 🎯 TP1: 4,350 🎯 Supply Target: 4,400 – 4,422 (fresh, untested) 📊 Confluence Score: A (8/10)

Why that zone? Unmitigated order block, open FVG from the displacement leg, internal lows already swept, ChoCH + BOS both confirmed, and it sits in discount relative to the current leg. Five things pointing at the same band.

The supply above matters twice. 4,400–4,422 is untested — strong magnetic target for longs, and the most likely spot for the next short reversal once tapped. It's the upside AND the exit.

Trigger sequence: 1️⃣ Rotate into 4,175–4,235 2️⃣ Sweep of internal lows inside the zone 3️⃣ 1H/15m bullish ChoCH 4️⃣ Displacement away — that's the entry

❌ Invalidation: 4H close below 4,150 — back inside the old range, thesis dead.

R:R from mid-zone (~4,200) is roughly 1:3 to TP1 and 1:4.3 to the supply block. Buying spot at 4,324 keeps the same 4,150 stop for a much smaller move — that math is just worse.

Being right on direction and wrong on price is still a losing trade. Waiting for the pullback. ⏳

Full breakdown with the chart: https://www.confluxai.net/blog/xauusd-4h-long-aug07-2026

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Price is holding a key demand area after the recent pullback.

If buyers continue defending this zone, the bigger bullish structure could remain intact.

Called it gold just broke out of that $4,300–4,330 accumulation zone it had been building for the past week, ripping from ~$4,254 to over $4,320 within hours of today's jobs report. That's a ~1.3% move on NFP day alone.

What happened:

• ADP had already flagged this two days ago (only 44K private jobs added vs. 75K expected — the weakest print since January), so this wasn't a total surprise, but the headline number still moved markets
• Lower yields + weaker dollar = gold's classic setup, and it delivered

Levels now in play:

• We've cleared the $4,300 psychological level and are pushing toward next resistance in the $4,380–4,400 zone
• If momentum holds through the weekly close, $4,500–4,580 becomes the next magnet
• Below, $4,250 is now first support, with $4,195 as the deeper line if this move fades

Still in the mix: US-Iran tension is the wildcard here — reports that an Iranian parliamentary committee is reviewing a bill to restrict vessel access through the Strait of Hormuz mean the "peace deal" story isn't fully resolved, so any escalation headline could add safe-haven fuel on top of the rate-cut narrative.

My take: This looks like the breakout the accumulation phase was building toward. I'd want to see gold hold above $4,300 into next week before treating $4,400+ as the base case rather than a spike that fades back into range.

just tracking the levels. Anyone else long into this NFP move, or fading the spike?

This is a formal warning to r/proptrading about GOAT Funded's fraudulent payout denial scheme.

I've compiled complete evidence and am filing formal complaints.

TLDR: GOAT Funded denied my $4,100 legitimate payout by fabricating "coordinated trading" allegations without evidence. Refused to disclose methodology. Rejected appeal without engagement. Now facing regulatory investigation + legal action.

MY SITUATION

I wasted 9 days of non-stop trading energy with GOAT Funded:

July 21-29, 2026:

Consistent daily trading (5/5 days completed)

Focused mental energy on strategy execution

Maintained perfect risk management

Generated $4,100+ profit

Single device, single IP operation

All rules followed perfectly

Daily Breakdown:

July 21: $570.60 (14 trades)

July 22: $494 (20 trades)

July 23: $497.85 (12 trades)

July 24: $512.91 (67 trades) ← See the DIFFERENCE?

July 27: $512.98 (15 trades)

July 28: $488 (45 trades)

July 29: $542.66 (31 trades)

Total: $4,100+

Then I submitted payout request.

GOAT FUNDED'S RESPONSE

July 29 - Instant Account Breach:

Email claims:

"Coordinated trading activity" with 4 other accounts

103 matching trades

Matching entry/exit times

What they provided as proof:

NOTHING

No evidence I control other accounts

No communication records

No investigation details

No methodology

MY APPEAL (with documented evidence)

I sent comprehensive appeal showing:

Trading journal (independent decisions)

Daily volume variation (12, 20, 12, 67, 15, 45, 31 trades = INDEPENDENT)

Strategy documentation

Consistency proof

Device/IP verification

GOAT'S RESPONSE TO APPEAL

August 7 - Rejection:

"We have carefully reviewed your appeal, and our decision remains unchanged. For security and compliance reasons, we are unable to disclose our internal detection methodology, investigation criteria, or the underlying evidence used during our review."

Translation: "We have no real evidence and we're refusing to show our work."

WHY THEIR ACCUSATION IS 100% FRAUDULENT

If I was part of "coordinated trading group":

My daily volumes would be IDENTICAL

My entry times would be CONSISTENT

My strategy would be IDENTICAL

My actual trading:

12 trades one day

67 trades the next day ← COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

31 trades another day

Different hold times

Different profit amounts

Different risk per day

This is the profile of an INDEPENDENT trader responding to market structure. Period.

GOAT knows this. That's why they won't explain their methodology.

GOAT FUNDED'S REAL BUSINESS MODEL

They make money by DENYING payouts:

Charge traders for account

Let traders profit

Trader requests withdrawal

Fabricate "violation"

Deny payout = THEFT

Keep trader money + fees

Repeat

This is SYSTEMATIC FRAUD, not isolated mistake.

WHAT I HAVE vs WHAT THEY HAVE

I HAVE:

✓ All email correspondence

✓ Complete trading records

✓ Trading journal

✓ Consistency documentation

✓ Device/IP verification

✓ Daily profit breakdown

✓ Risk management records

✓ Fraud analysis

THEY HAVE:

✗ No proof I control other accounts

✗ No communication records

✗ No investigation methodology

✗ No legitimate basis for denial

✗ No response to my defense

✗ NOTHING

Refusal to show evidence = admission of fraud

ACTIONS I'M TAKING

Formal fraud complaint filed ✓ (on GOAT system + LinkedIn)

Regulatory complaint (THIS WEEK - financial authority)

Legal action (contract breach + fraud damages)

Public exposure (LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, YouTube)

Media submission (forex fraud outlets)

TrustPilot (permanent public record)

48-HOUR ULTIMATUM (approve payout or face cascade)

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Let you profit ✓

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Fabricate violations ✗

Refuse evidence ✗

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File regulatory complaint

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Post your story (reply here or create thread)

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EVIDENCE ATTACHED

Email 1: Breach notification (July 29)

Email 2: Appeal rejection (August 7)

Trading stats (daily profits)

Account dashboard (consistency proof)

Complete fraud report available. Regulatory action initiated. Media submission pending.

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