XAU/USD 30m Trend Structure and Structural Summary analysis

XAUUSD Here’s a quick breakdown of the **structure and trend** you’ve got on **GOLD (30-minute timeframe)**:

### 🔹 Trend Structure:

1. **Overall Trend:**
The chart shows a **strong bullish trend** before the current setup — a clear **impulse move up** with higher highs (HH) and higher lows (HL).

2. **Current Market Behavior:**
After a strong bullish leg, the price reached a **resistance zone around 4080–4090**, where you entered a **short (sell)** trade.

* The **red zone** marks your **stop-loss** (above recent highs).
* The **green zone** marks your **target area**, which aligns with a **previous demand zone** (yellow box below).

3. **Key Structures:**

* **Demand Zones (Yellow Boxes):**
These are areas where buying pressure previously pushed the market up — potential retracement or reaction zones.
* **EMA Cross (9 & 15):**
The EMAs are still pointing upward — showing **bullish momentum**, though short-term exhaustion is visible.
* **Possible Pullback Zone:**
Price might retrace to test the **first yellow zone (4055–4065)** or the **second one (4020–4030)** before resuming upward or breaking structure lower.

### 🔹 Structural Summary:

* **Main structure:** Bullish (higher timeframe).
* **Substructure (current 30m leg):** Potential **bearish correction** or **retracement** after overextension.
* **Key confirmation:** A break below **4060 (lower yellow zone)** would signal a **shift to bearish structure** on this timeframe.