Good morning gold family! Markets reopened today with authority — XAUUSD gapped up from weekend close and already printed +12 pips (open 4670 → high 4676) after yesterday’s quiet $28 profit close on January 19.
That $28 gain yesterday (≈6 pips on standard size) turned into ~$168 on a $50 lot with Exness 0.3-pip spreads — another textbook example that even small moves are highly profitable in this environment. New to trading? Learn how to start copy trading XAUUSD with Exness in just 5 minutes! Click here to get started.
Today’s early strength is clearly pre-positioning for tonight’s high-impact triple catalyst at 8:00–9:00 PM WIB:
• China PBoC Loan Prime Rate forecast unchanged at 3%
• GBP Unemployment Rate forecast 5.0%
• Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment forecast 35.6
Current levels at 09:00 WIB: ~4675–4676 zone — already +5–6 pips from open.
If PBoC stays dovish (or hints at future easing) + weak UK jobs + soft Euro ZEW → very realistic extension toward 4700–4720 today/tonight.
Hot UK jobs or surprisingly strong ZEW would likely create first meaningful pullback toward 4640–4650.
Exness copy trading with 0.3-pip spreads continues to deliver — yesterday’s $28 was small but perfect, today’s gap is already very promising.
Keep stops tight (15–25 pips on core size) — volatility expected to spike hard tonight.
Ready for the PBoC / UK / Euro fireworks? Let’s make this week huge!