XAUUSD Price Action 1-2-3 method in the XAUUSD Market

XAUUSD Price action is the use of only charts to trade XAUUSD, without the use of technical chart technical indicators. When trading with this method, candlestick charts are used. This strategy uses lines and pre determined patterns such as 1-2-3 pattern that either develops or sequence of bars.

Traders use this strategy because this analysis is very objective and allows the one to analyze the xauusd market moves based on what they see on the gold charts and market movement analysis alone.

This strategy is used by many traders: even those that use indicators also integrate some form of price action in their strategy.

The best use of this technique is achieved when the signals generated are combined with line studies so as to provide extra confirmation. These line studies include xauusd trend lines, Fibo retracement, support and resistance levels.

XAUUSD Price Action 1-2-3 Break-out

This strategy uses three chart points to determine the break-out direction of a xauusd. 1-2-3 method uses a peak and a trough, these points forms point 1 and point 2, if market moves above the peak the signal is long, if it moves below the trough the signal is to short. Break out of point 1 or point 2 forms the third point.

Series of breakouts on XAUUSD Trading Chart

Investors use gold trading price action to try and predict where a xauusd trend direction might go. The xauusd market is either trending or ranging.

A trending market moves in a particular direction while a range market moves sideways, normally after hitting a support or resistance zone.

Observing the behavior of gold trading price action provides this data of whether the xauusd market is trending or ranging or reversing its direction.

As with any other XAUUSD Trading strategy this method should also be combined with other confirming indicators to avoid whipsaws. The 1-2-3 pattern can give good signals in a trending market but will give whipsaws when the xauusd market is ranging, it is best to determine if the xauusd market is trending or not before you start using this strategy.

Combining This Strategy with other Indicators

Good technical indicators to combine with are:

• RSI

• Moving Average Indicator

Investors should use these 2 indicators to confirm if the direction of breakout is in line with the xauusd trend direction shown by these 2 indicators. If the direction is also the same as those of these indicators then investors can open a trade in the direction of the signal. If not investors should not open a trade as there is more likely a chance that this xauusd signal may be a xauusd whipsaw.

Just like any other indicator in XAUUSD, gold trading price action also has whipsaws & there a requirement to use this as a combination with other signal as opposed to just using this strategy alone.

Combining with other Indicators - RSI & Moving Averages