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Gold Trading. From the Beginning.

Twenty-four connected lessons. From market mechanics to position sizing, economic events and a reviewable practice process.

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Module 01 · Lessons 1–6

Market foundations

Understand the instrument, read a chart, place an order and build your first practice plan.

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Module 02 · Lessons 7–12

Risk & execution

Connect position size, leverage, market context and event awareness with performance review.

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Economic Calendar: instructional diagram for lesson 10
CYGURU GOLD · Original lesson schematic. Examples are illustrative.
Lesson 10 · Beginner

Gold and the Economic Calendar: CPI, Jobs and the Fed

Build an economic-event checklist for gold, distinguish actual data from expectations and revisions, and handle release times without timezone mistakes.

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Module 03 · Lessons 13–18

Conditions & review

Study trends, volatility, failed breaks, drawdown and testing before making the next decision.

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CYGURU GOLD · Original lesson schematic. Examples are illustrative.
Lesson 16 · Beginner

Gold Trading Drawdown: Understand Losses and Recovery

Calculate drawdown and recovery requirements, distinguish account equity from balance and create a review process for losing streaks without revenge trading.

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Module 04 · Lessons 19–24

Execution & evidence

Compare execution conditions, combined exposure, exit management and the evidence behind a method.

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Practice tool · XAU/USD

Turn risk into position size.

Work through a hypothetical linear gold position in a USD account. Replace the example values with the contract specifications shown by your broker.

How the calculation works

Budget = equity × risk % ÷ 100.
Estimated risk per lot = (entry-to-stop distance + extra execution allowance) × ounces per lot + round-trip commission.
Lot size is rounded down on the grid starting at the minimum lot size, with the specified increment.

Assumes a linear USD-per-ounce instrument and proportional commission. Fixed fees, currency conversion, tiered charges and financing require separate treatment. Stop execution can exceed the allowance, so the estimate is not a maximum-loss guarantee.

Example values are prefilled for practice. Select Calculate position size to see the result.

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Build the wider foundation.

Explore the complete Gold Trading Mastery curriculum and the author’s complementary books on execution and trading psychology.

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Next: practice the decision

Read the chart before the reveal.

Six interactive case studies connect the course to concrete decisions, including losses and situations where no order fits the plan.

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