Good morning gold warriors! Markets opened with authority today — XAUUSD gapped sharply higher (4831 open → already touched 4836 high / brief dip 4758 low) after yesterday’s strong $98 profit close on January 21.
That $98 gain yesterday (≈18–20 pip clean leg) turned into ~$580–$600 on a $50 lot with Exness 0.3-pip spreads — another powerful example that the system captures both steady grinds and gap explosions perfectly. New to trading? Learn how to start copy trading XAUUSD with Exness in just 5 minutes! Click here to get started.
Today’s massive early move is clearly front-running tonight’s very high-impact US triple data at 8:30 PM WIB:
• US GDP Q4 advance forecast 4.3%
• US Initial Jobless Claims forecast 206K
• US Core PCE forecast 2.9% (the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge)
Current levels at 09:00 WIB: ~4825–4835 zone — already +60–70 pips from any weekend reference.
If GDP comes soft (<4.0%) + claims rise (>215K) + Core PCE misses (<2.8%) → very realistic extension toward 4880–4920 today/tonight.
Hot prints across the board would likely create sharp pullback toward 4780–4800 first.
Exness copy trading with 0.3-pip spreads is performing exceptionally — yesterday’s $98 was strong, today’s gap is already huge.
Keep stops reasonable (30–50 pips on core size) — volatility will be extreme tonight.
Ready for the US GDP / Claims / Core PCE fireworks? Let’s make this week legendary!