XAUUSD is Altın against the US dollar. It is heavily traded, heavily marketed, and routinely mis-sized by yeni traders. Here is the structural primer.
Contract specs (typical)
- 1 standard lot = 100 troy ounces.
- Pip = 0.01 of price.
- Pip value per standard lot ≈ $1 (in USD).
What this means in practice
A 100-pip stop on 1 standard lot ≈ $100 risk. A 100-pip stop on 0.10 lot ≈ $10. yeni traders look at "0.5 lot, Altın is just one number" and wake up to losses they did not plan for.
Sessions
Asia is usually quieter. London Aç injects liquidity. The most aggressive moves come on US economic releases — CPI, NFP, FOMC.
News risk
Spreads widen sharply during news. Stops can slip. İşlem smaller during scheduled Yüksek-impact releases or step aside.
Weekend gaps
Sunday gaps following weekend geopolitical news happen. Decide ahead of Friday close whether to hold.
First Altın trade — example sizing
$3,000 account. 1% risk = $30. Stop 100 pips. Size = $30 / ($1/pip × 100) = 0.30 lot. Kullan the XAUUSD calculator rather than rounding.
İleri → steps on ShaFX
- Ücretsiz trading calculators — position size, pip value, margin, risk/reward, drawdown.
- Take a quiz on this topic and see what SEN missed.
- Sözlük — precise definitions for every term used here.
- Compare Brokerlar using our methodology.