XAUUSD (Gold)
Gold (XAUUSD) is the most-traded commodity pair in retail forex. Strong directional moves during news, high intraday volatility, and clean trending behavior on H1/H4 — a favourite for trend-following and breakout bots.
Symbol
XAUUSD
Category
Commodity
Volatility
high
Trading Sessions
London, New York (24/5)
Best Strategies for XAUUSD
8 strategies in our library are designed for commodity markets like XAUUSD.
EMA Crossover
Two exponential moving averages — buy when the fast crosses above the slow, exit when it crosses back.
SMA Crossover
The classic golden-cross / death-cross signal — slower than EMAs, fewer false positives.
RSI Mean Reversion
Buy oversold, sell overbought — the simplest counter-trend strategy that still works in range-bound markets.
Bollinger Band Reversion
Buy lower band, exit upper band — volatility-adaptive mean reversion.
Donchian Breakout
Buy the highest high of the last N bars — the original turtle-trader strategy.
Squeeze Breakout
Trade the breakout of a Bollinger Band squeeze — entries only when volatility expands.
Triple EMA Trend
Three EMAs aligned — trade only when all three confirm the same direction.
ATR Trend Follow
Volatility-adjusted trend following — trail stops by ATR multiples.
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