Just uploaded my first proper YouTube video. This is completely new territory for me, so I’d genuinely appreciate your support. If you get a chance to watch it, leave a comment and let me know what you think. I’ve spoken a lot about the $158,000 payout, but this video isn’t really about the money or the trades behind it. It’s about why I don’t think I would’ve been capable of making that payout a few years earlier, even if you gave me the exact same strategy and opportunities. I talk about what changed for me psychologically, how I started looking at uncertainty, the difference between making a good decision and getting a good outcome, and why acceptance and detachment became such an important part of my trading. A lot of this is exactly what I’m trying to teach beyond the technical side of trading, so I think it’s worth watching properly when you have some time. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JNuHYs2aLo

Following yesterday’s massive bullish expansion, I’m looking to capitalize on the continuation toward the 4546 level and potentially beyond. Yesterday’s aggressive bullish move came after the U.S. Treasury announced an increase in the maximum size of its long-end nominal Treasury buyback operations, from $2B to at least $4B per operation. The mechanism is straightforward: Treasury buying bonds → Bond demand ↑ → Bond prices ↑ → Treasury yields ↓ For Gold (XAUUSD), lower Treasury yields especially falling real yields can create a more supportive bullish environment. I’ve already discussed the other macro fundamentals supporting Gold in my recent bullish analysis. With those factors still in play, I’m now adding to the position with a long trade, following the latest reaction from a key bullish price-action zone. The bigger picture remains bullish, and I’m looking for continuation toward 4546 and potentially higher.

It took ages, I know 😂 But we finally made some progress — I passed Phase 1 of the evaluation! I usually trade Gold, but this time I decided to start adding Forex pairs to my trading. That turned out to be a devastating decision. I ended up going over 8% drawdown, and that's where the frustration started kicking in. So I made two changes: - Stopped trading Forex pairs - Went back to focusing only on Gold - Reduced my risk by half, from 1% to 0.5% per trade - The 0.5% risk definitely wasn't easy. When you're risking half as much, you need to make twice as much to recover the same amount you lost. But at the end of the day, protecting the account was more important than trying to recover quickly and potentially blowing it. After that, things started to flow much better. I stuck to Gold only, stayed disciplined, slowly worked my way out of that 8%+ drawdown, and eventually passed Phase 1 while risking only 0.5% per trade. 💪 Now onto Phase 2... Let's see how this one goes. 👀

Gold is looking extremely bullish right now, both technically and fundamentally. Let’s break it down. 🌎Strong Macro Support Several macro factors are currently supporting Gold: Cooling inflation: Recent PPI data came in better than expected, reinforcing the view that inflation is continuing to moderate. Softening labor market & growth: Weakness across NFP, ADP, jobless claims, GDP, services PMIs, and consumer confidence points toward a cooling US economy. Fed & USD weakness: With growth and employment weakening without a major inflation threat, the Fed has less reason to maintain an aggressive stance. This can put pressure on the USD and create another strong tailwind for Gold. 📊 Technically... Gold recently made the correction I was watching for, but I’m not expecting a deep pullback this time. cuz the fundamental strength behind Gold is simply too strong. Price has now reached the first major support area around 4315 on CFD pricing, where we also took out the equal lows. That was the first zone I was interested in for potential buys. As lower-timeframe momentum started shifting bullish, I took my initial position. Price then pushed higher toward 4350, where I closed 80% of the position. That was a heavy partial, but the reason was simple: I wasn’t completely confident that price would immediately print a new higher high from this area. There was still a possibility of another push lower into the next support zone. So I secured the majority of the position and left the remaining 20% to run. If bulls stay in control and Gold pushes into a new higher high, that remaining position could deliver some insane RR and potentially make the trade significantly bigger. Right now, bulls are clearly in control and have a strong chance of taking out the previous highs. Let me know what you guys think 👀 Anyone looking for buys? Already in a buy? Or maybe you're actually looking for sells... I hope you're not 😂

Took one quick trade during the Asian session and locked in 6R . good start overall. Price is still in a strong bullish structure, but the recent pullback from the 4,435 area, which lines up with a Daily and 4H supply zone, played out pretty much as anticipated. I expected some rejection around that area, and we got it. The Daily candle also closed bearish with a relatively long upper wick, which makes me a bit less confident about chasing Gold longs at higher targets right now, especially with CPI coming out today. CPI could obviously trigger some short-term bearish volatility in Gold and potentially lead to a deeper pullback. Personally, I see that as a good opportunity rather than a reason to turn bearish on the overall structure. Regardless of what today's CPI shows, I still think Gold remains fundamentally bullish. The recent weakness in the US labor market gives the Fed less room to respond aggressively to higher inflation. Even if CPI comes in hot, the Fed may be more reluctant to hike rates when the labor market is already showing signs of deterioration. So for now, I'm still primarily looking for longs on a pullback, provided price gives me a clean setup and confirms the move. I don't want to chase Gold at these levels . I'd rather let the CPI volatility play out and look for a better entry if we get the opportunity.