XAUUSD Cockpit

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Asia00:00 – 09:00

London09:00 – 15:30

New York15:30 – 22:00

Sydney

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Tokyo

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Dubai

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FRA

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London

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New York

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ICT Macros— ▶

display only · not part of v1.45 grading · ICT time windows (NY clock) converted to Prague · kz = overlaps your killzone

FF Calendar— ▶

Financial Juice— ▶

Connecting...

investingLive— ▶

Gold News · TradingView▶

context only · Forex Factory stays the only source for news buffers (rule 12)

YouTube · Bookmap / Live Stream ▶

YouTube · Change Stream ▶

Correlation Tiles vs day open · auto ▶

DXY · inverse

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↓ = gold bullish · vs today's open

Silver · confirms

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↑ = confirms gold · vs today's open

US10Y · inverse

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↓ = gold bullish · vs today's open

SPX · risk

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context only · vs today's open

VIX · risk-off

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↑ = flight to safety, often gold+ · vs today's open

Crude (WTI)

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inflation/commodity context · vs today's open

% change vs today's open · updates every 90s · DXY & yields inverse to gold

Rolling Correlation (20d)

Gold/Silver Ratio · futures — · gold price only during session hours

Sentiment · CNN & Myfxbook ▶

CNN Fear & Greed

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fear → gold bullish · greed → headwind

XAUUSD Retail · Myfxbook

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→ myfxbook.com/community/outlook · check manually

Cross-Check ▶

Cross-Check · Intraday Confluence (vs session open)

DXY/Silver/US10Y only — CNN F&G (daily) and COT (weekly) live in their own tiles below, different cadence, not tallied here

reading inputs...

Why Is Gold Moving ▶

Why Is Gold Moving · Driver Summary

reading inputs...

templated from live tiles above · not a model output, not a signal

Opening Range · 15min (COMEX futures)— ▶

⚠ not a v1.45 signal · FCP-track, unvalidated · Yahoo COMEX futures GC=F, NOT your Pepperstone CFD: levels differ by the futures–CFD basis

London · 09:00–09:15

High—

Low—

Range—

awaiting open

fetches at 09:16 Prague

New York · 15:30–15:45

High—

Low—

Range—

awaiting open

fetches at 15:46 Prague

Session Heatmap ▶

Session Heatmap · Gold % Move

approximate · nearest 1-min bar to each session boundary · Yahoo COMEX futures GC=F

Macro Runway — ▶

Macro Context ▶

COT · Gold Futures

Net position—

Wk change—

Non-Comm Longs—

Non-Comm Shorts—

Open interest—

Net percentile (2yr)—

weekly · CFTC Legacy report

ATR · 14-Day (COMEX futures)

Current ATR—

90-day avg—

vs avg—

Implied range—

PDH—

PDL—

Weekly High—

Weekly Low—

Yahoo COMEX futures GC=F daily · auto · PDH/PDL/weekly are futures levels, not CFD

Real Yield · 10Y

Nominal 10Y—

Real 10Y (TIPS)—

Gold pressure—

FRED REAINTRATREARAT10Y · monthly, trying...

VIX · Regime

Level—

Regime—

Day change—

Yahoo ^VIX · <15 calm · 15–20 normal · 20–30 elevated · >30 stress

Volume Range · 5 sessions

POC (max volume)—

Value area high—

Value area low—

Price vs POC—

COMEX FUTURES (GC=F) volume · not CFD prices · display only

Fed Stance

DecisionHOLD

Funds rate—

LeanHawkish

FedWatch odds— manual

Next FOMC—

Next print—

Last updated—

Review due—

manual fields · read from manual.json, refreshed at the morning brief

Pre-Trade Checklist 0/0▶

Pre-Session · 09:15 Prague

Forex Factory — red/orange USD events checked?CPI/FOMC/NFP/FedChair: 60min before AND after · Standard: 60min pre only

Daily chart — narrative + macro bias noted?HTF context · DXY note if conflicts with bias

1H bias — Bullish / Bearish / Skip?Must align with trade direction · Counter-HTF = grade A only

Asian range marked at wick extremes (02:00–08:00 Prague)?15m · dashed purple

PDH and PDL marked?15m

Open FVGs and key OBs from prior session marked?15m — Nephew Sam FVG + manual OBs

TradingView alerts set at actionable zones (max 3–4)?Alert = watch only, not entry

Financial Juice open, sound OFF?Visual tripwire · glance on unexpected moves · 10s lag OK

Before Entry · v1.4 Sequence · All Five or No Trade

1. Liquidity Sweep — pre-marked structural level swept on 3m?15m context · 3m confirmation

2. MSS — 3m body close beyond last opposite swing + clean displacement?Wick break = invalid · no displacement = no trade

3. OTE Fib drawn — Anchor 1 = sweep wick, Anchor 2 = displacement wick?Grade A = 0.618–0.786 · Grade B = 0.5 (note in journal)

4. Zone inside OTE — FVG or OB in 0.618–0.786 pocket?OB+FVG = A · One only = B · Neither = NO TRADE

5. Limit set at 0.618 / 0.705 / 0.786 inside zone? (log exact fib level)0.786 distal = better fill + R:R · single price, single qty

Gating Rules

Bias aligned? Counter-HTF = grade A only.Unclear = skip · never B-grade counter-trend

Sequence initiated inside killzone window?LDN 09:00–13:00 / NY 15:30–18:30 Prague · +15min grace for entry candle only

No news in next 60min?CPI/FOMC/NFP/FedChair: also 60min AFTER · skip NFP Fridays

Fewer than 2 trades today?Max 2/day both sessions combined · 2 losses = done, no exceptions

Re-entry rule respected?Fresh sweep + fresh MSS + fresh OTE required · scratched sequence = dead

Position size calculated? (~1.02 lots for $1,000 on $100k)Risk 1% · factor commissions ~$7/lot RT at real FTMO

R:R at planned entry ≥ 2R?Below 2R = skip regardless of signal quality

Conditions clean? No chop, no fake MSS, no black swan?

Order Placement · MT5

SL beyond sweep wick extreme + 5–10pt buffer, not on round number?

Two separate positions: TP1 at 1R (50%), TP2 at 2R (50%)?DO NOT open one position — hedge account cannot partial close via limit

OTE rectangle (0.618–0.786) drawn as persistent labeled box?

BE level (1R) drawn as visible horizontal line?

After Entry

Move SL → BE when price TOUCHES 1R (price touch, no candle close)?TP1 closes 50% · SL to BE on same touch

Never move SL away from entry.

No discretionary exits, no early closes, no SL widening?Gym days: phone = mechanical BE move only

After Trade

Journal row — 25 cols, tab-separated, EU decimals?

Result taxonomy correct? Bias = honest post-trade HTF read?

MFE/MAE in R units · SL Breach for Loss rows · fib level logged?

Chart screenshot saved with trade # label?

2 losses today → close charts immediately?No exceptions · no revenge trading

Quick Reference ▶

Bullish FVG	top = low wick C3 · bottom = high wick C1 · entry lower half · invalid: body close through
Bearish FVG	top = low wick C1 · bottom = high wick C3 · entry upper half · invalid: body close through
Bullish OB	last bearish body before bullish displacement · BODY ONLY · invalid: body close below
Bearish OB	last bullish body before bearish displacement · BODY ONLY · invalid: body close above
Bullish OTE	Anchor 1 = wick low sweep (3m) · Anchor 2 = wick high displacement (3m) · bottom→top · 0.618–0.786
Bearish OTE	Anchor 1 = wick high sweep (3m) · Anchor 2 = wick low displacement (3m) · top→bottom · 0.618–0.786
OTE invalid	Bullish: 3m close below 1.0 = swing dead · Bearish: 3m close above 1.0 = swing dead
Grade A	Sweep + MSS + OTE 0.618–0.786 + FVG or OB + no news + inside killzone · all ticked
Grade B	One element degraded: 0.5 retrace / between killzones / slight noise · still tradeable
Limit	0.618 proximal · 0.705 mid · 0.786 distal · one price, one qty · log in journal
Dual TP	Open 2 positions at entry · TP1=1R → SL to BE on price TOUCH · TP2=2R · Runner=blank
MT5 partial	Double-click position → reduce volume · NEVER use buy/sell limit to close on hedge account
News buffer	Standard red/orange: 60min pre · CPI/FOMC/NFP/FedChair: 60min pre AND 60min post
Session	Sequence must INITIATE (sweep+MSS) inside killzone · entry candle: +15min grace only