#risk-management

NFP week approaching. Here's what I'm watching: - Gold has been compressing into a tighter range each day this week - Volatility typically explodes 6-12 hours before the NFP release — not during - Open interest is shifting from short to neutral positions My plan: reduce position size by Wednesday, take everything flat by Thursday NY close. Let the noise pass, then trade the reaction, not the event. Sometimes the best trade is no trade.

The hardest thing in gold trading isn't the analysis. It's the 15 minutes after you enter a trade. Price pulls back 3 dollars. Your brain screams "you were wrong." You move your stop closer. Price hits it — then runs 20 dollars without you. I've done this more times than I can count. The fix wasn't a better strategy. It was learning to sit on my hands for the first hour after entry. Give the trade room to breathe. If your analysis is sound, the market will come to you.