Pivot Points XAUUSD Trading Analysis and Pivot Points Trading Signals
This gold indicator consists of a central pivot which is surrounded by Three resistance levels below and Three support levels above.
Initially these points were used by floor traders to analyze and trade the equities & futures gold markets. This gold technical indicator is considered to be leading rather than lagging.
Pivots provide a quick way for xauusd traders to analyze the general gold trend of how the xauusd market is going to be moving during the course of the day. A few simple calculations are used to plot the resistance and support levels.
To calculate these points for the coming trading day is the previous day's
- high,
- low, and
- close xauusd prices are used
The gold trading day closes & this daily closing time is when the indicator is updated.
The 24-hour cycle for this indicator are calculated using a complex formula. The central pivot is then used to calculate the support and resistance levels as follows:
Resistance 3
Resistance 2
Resistance 1
Pivot Point
Support 1
Support 2
Support 3
XAUUSD Trading Analysis & How to Generate Trading Signals
This gold indicator can be used in different ways to generate xauusd signals. The following techniques are the most common technical analysis:
Gold Trend Identification Signals
The central pivot is used by traders to determine the general market gold trend direction. The trades taken will only be in the direction of the market trend.
- Buy signal - price is above the central point
- Sell signal - price is below the central point
Gold Price Break-out Signals
Gold Price break out trading signals are generated as follows
- Buy signal - is generated when price breaks-out upward through the central point.
- Sell signal - is generated when price breaks out downward through the central point.
Gold Price Breakout
Gold Price Reversal Trading Signal
Gold Price reversals are generated as follows
Buy XAUUSD Signal- when the price moves down toward one of the support level, then touches support or moves just slightly through it then quickly reverses and moves upward.
Sell Trading Signal- when price moves up toward one of the resistance level, then touches the resistance or moves slightly through it then quickly reverses and moves downward.
Gold Price Reversal Trading Signal
Setting Stop-loss & Limit Profit Values
The central pivot & the other support and resistance zones are used by traders to determine suitable stop loss & limit profit levels.
Setting Stop-loss & Limit Profit
If a buy is placed above the central point the Resistance 1 or Resistance 2 can be used to set the take profit level, & the Support 1 can be set as a StopLoss Gold Order Level for the trade.
To download Pivot points:
https://c.mql5.com/21/9/pro4x_pivot_lines.mq4
Once you download it open it with MQL4 Language Meta Editor, Then Compile the technical indicator by pressing the Compile Button Key & it'll be added to your MetaTrader 4.
NB: Once you add it to your MT4, technical indicator has additional lines named Mid Points, to remove these additional lines open MQL4 Language Meta Editor(shortcut keyboard key - press F4), and change line 16 from:
Extern bool midpivots = true:
To
Extern bool midpivots = false:
Then Press Compile button again, & it will then appear as exactly illustrated on this web site.
