XAUUSD – H1 Sideways, Priority is Trading at Liquidity Zones...XAUUSD – H1 Sideways, Priority is Trading at Liquidity Zones
Gold is moving sideways on the H1 timeframe, with price fluctuating around the equilibrium zone and not choosing a clear direction yet.
In this condition, I avoid chasing trades in the middle of the range — instead, I only trade at the liquidity edges, where volume is higher and order-flow signals are clearer.
🎯 BUY Scenario – “Liquidity Buy” at the Lower Range
Buy: 4.191 – 4.194
SL: 4.187
TP: 4.212 – 4.235 – 4.260 – 4.290
The 4.191–4.194 zone is a Liquidity Buy area:
It aligns with the most recent sweep low.
It sits near a thick volume cluster showing strong absorption of sell orders earlier.
If price dips into this zone, I prefer buying back toward the upper boundary of the range, taking partial profits from 4.212 up to 4.26x.
This setup follows the idea of catching the defensive buy flow that is protecting the bottom of the accumulation zone.
🔁 SELL Scenario – Sell POC at Upper Range 4.237–4.240
Sell: 4.237 – 4.240
SL: 4.245
TP: 4.220 – 4.202 – 4.180 – 4.155
The 4.237–4.240 zone is a Sell POC / supply region:
Heavy volume sitting at the top.
Confluence with the current range high.
Price has previously rejected several times from this region.
If price returns to this zone, I prefer selling down toward the mid and lower range.
SL is kept tight above 4.245 to avoid being caught by a genuine breakout.
1️⃣ Broader Context – Market Shock ≠ Market Collapse
2013 – Abenomics: BOJ’s extreme easing caused volatility, but no systemic crash.
2022–2023: Fed hiked aggressively; risk assets corrected but eventually recovered.
Lesson: Modern financial markets are highly resilient to policy shocks.
For gold, this means:
Current pullbacks are not signs of a trend collapse — they are position re-balancing phases.
Our task is to read price levels & liquidity instead of reacting emotionally to short-term news.
2️⃣ Technical View from H1
Price is ranging between ~4.19x and ~4.24x.
Volume Profile shows most volume at the centre; liquidity is thin at both edges — perfect zones for stop hunts and reversals.
A deeper Buy Zone POC lies around 4.16x.
If price breaks below 4.155 and closes beneath it, the short-term bullish structure becomes threatened.
With no clean breakout yet, I stick to a mean-reversion strategy:
Buy at the liquidity bottom
Sell at the supply top
Until the sideways structure breaks
3️⃣ Today’s Trading Plan
Only trade around the two edges:
✔ Buy Setup
Buy: 4.191–4.194
SL: 4.187
TP: 4.212 – 4.235 – 4.260 – 4.290
✔ Sell Setup
Sell: 4.237–4.240
SL: 4.245
TP: 4.220 – 4.202 – 4.180 – 4.155
No entries in the middle of the range to avoid getting “bitten from both sides.”
Keep risk at 1–2% per trade, do not widen SL.
If price breaks strongly beyond either boundary and stabilizes, I stop the range-trading strategy and wait for a new structure.
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