XAUUSD specialty desk

Why Gold Gets Its Own Desk

Gold behaves differently from equities and even from most forex majors — driven by real interest rates, the dollar, and central bank demand, and it tends to respect institutional structure more cleanly. This is where that specificity lives, separate from the general curriculum.

XAUUSD Session Map (IST)REFERENCE
Asian Range5:30 AM – 12:00 PM
London Open12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
NY Open6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
London–NY Overlap6:00 PM – 9:30 PM

IST = UTC+5:30. Overlap window historically carries the highest volatility.

Gold Desk articles

Structure, sessions & sizing

SMC

Why Gold Respects Order Blocks More Than Most Forex Pairs

Institutional footprint on XAUUSD tends to be cleaner than majors. Here's the market-structure reason why.

RISK

Lot Sizing for XAUUSD: The Math Brokers Don't Explain

Gold's pip value trips up more accounts than any strategy failure. A plain-language sizing walkthrough.

MACRO

Fed Rate Decisions and Gold: What Actually Moves the Chart

Real yields and DXY correlation, explained as a framework you can apply to the next FOMC date yourself.

CRT

Applying Candle Range Theory Specifically to XAUUSD

Why CRT's sweep-and-reverse model tends to play out with unusual clarity on gold's 15m and 30m charts.

BROKERS

Spread, Slippage & Swap on XAUUSD: What to Check Before You Trade It

A checklist for evaluating your broker's actual execution quality on gold, not just the marketing page.

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