Trading gold (XAU/USD) from the UAE
Gold trades like a currency pair with a bigger heartbeat. What that changes for sizing and hours.
Why gold needs smaller positions
A standard gold contract is 100 ounces, so a one-dollar move is 100 dollars per lot. The same lot size that feels normal on EUR/USD is several times the risk on XAU/USD — size it from the stop distance, not from habit.
When gold moves
Liquidity follows London and New York, and US data releases move it hardest. Outside those hours spreads widen noticeably, which matters more on gold than on the majors.
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