Gold Sentiment

XAU Weekly Behavioural Brief: Week Commencing 07 September 2026

Last Week’s Trading Behaviour XAU found itself in a broad $4350/$4500 range last week and retail behaviour tended to favour the topside. Positioning was skewed long in anticipation for the NFP release and that resulted in a significant move lower with the headline 162k number

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Gold Sentiment

XAU Weekly Behavioural Brief: Week Commencing 31 August 2026

Last Week’s Trading Behaviour Participation was slightly down from the week before with the Jackson Hole speech that loomed large. Retail behaviour was concentrated towards fading the continuing uptrend in XAU during the start of the week. The hawkish tone of the Fed Chair on

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Gold Sentiment

XAU Weekly Behavioural Brief: Week Commencing 24 August 2026

Last Week’s Trading Behaviour As mentioned in last week’s brief, trends are starting to emerge and XAU rallied strongly into the weekend. Participation remained high throughout the week, and consistent fading from the retail segment aided in the solid positive price action in XAU. This

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Gold Sentiment

XAU Weekly Behavioural Brief: Week Commencing 17 August 2026

Victory Markets — Weekly Strategy Research August 2026 Last Week’s Trading Behaviour Participation remained high throughout the week with Retail Traders actively involved pre and post the US Inflation data. The bias was to generally fade the upwards price trajectory of XAU at less than

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Gold Sentiment

XAU Weekly Behavioural Brief: Week Commencing [03 August 2026]

Behavioural intelligence from Victory Markets Last Week’s Trading Behaviour Trading behaviour throughout the week reflected the volatility dominating current price action. Retail traders generally traded the broad $4,000–$4,100 range effectively, and in greater volume than earlier in July. Performance was less consistent when geopolitical headlines

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Prop Basics

Before You Place a Trade: Simple Checklist

1. Check the Account Rules ☐ Am I still within the firm’s daily loss limit? ☐ Will this trade affect any consistency rule? ☐ Is trading allowed at this time or during this news event? 2. Check the Trade ☐ Have I selected the correct

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Gold Sentiment

How to Start a Prop Firm Challenge: A Beginner’s Guide to Getting Funded

Starting a prop firm challenge can feel exciting. You receive a large trading account, see a profit target and immediately want to start trading. However, the aim is not simply to make money as quickly as possible. You normally need to do three things: A

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Why Funded Traders Fail After Early Success

In proprietary trading, success is often misunderstood. Many traders believe that the most difficult part of the journey is passing a challenge or reaching profitability. In reality, the real test begins after those milestones are achieved. A common pattern across prop firms is that traders

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BrightFunded vs Blueberry Funded: Prop Firm Comparison

The Blueberry Funded vs BrightFunded comparison is frequently searched by traders evaluating different approaches to proprietary trading. While both firms operate within the forex-focused prop trading space, they differ significantly in structure, evaluation design, risk enforcement, platform coverage, and funding philosophy. This article presents a

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Best Prop Trading Firms in the USA (2026)

Proprietary trading firms (prop firms) provide traders with access to funded accounts through structured evaluation programs. In the United States, regulatory and operational constraints influence how these firms offer their services to US-based traders. As a result, not all prop firms operate under the same

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