DIVERGENCE GOLD TRADING SETUPS SUMMARY

Classic Bearish - HH gold price, LH indicator - Indicates underlying weakness of a gold trend - Warning of a possible change in the gold trend from up to down.

Classic Bullish - LL gold price, HL indicator - Indicates underlying weakness of a gold trend - Warning of a possible change in the gold trend from down to up.

Hidden Bearish - LH gold price, HH indicator - Indicates underlying strength of a gold trend - Mainly found during corrective rallies in a downward xauusd trend.

Hidden Bullish - HL gold price, LL indicator - Indicates underlying strength of a gold trend - Occurs mainly during corrective declines in an upward xauusd trend.

Illustrations of the divergence terms:

M-shapes dealing with xauusd price highs

M-shapes

W-shapes dealing with xauusd price lows

W-shapes

These are the shapes to look for when looking for when using these gold trading setups.

One of the best indicator for this xauusd trading setup is the MACD Gold Indicator - as a gold signal MACD divergence is a setup to enter a trade. But as with any signal there are certain precautions that have to be observed to make this gold signal a setup. Getting straight in to a trade as soon as you see this xauusd trading setup is not the best strategy. This setup should be used in combination with another technical indicator to confirm the direction of the xauusd trend. A good system to combine with is the moving average crossover system.

Be aware this xauusd trading setup on a smaller time frame is not so significant. When divergence is seen on a 15 min chart it may or may not be very important as compared to the 4H chart time frame on MT4 platform.

If seen on a 60 minute chart, 4H chart, or daily chart time frame, then start looking for other factors to indicate when the xauusd price may react to the divergence.

This brings us to a key point when using this gold signal to enter a trade: on a higher time frame MACD divergence can be a fairly reliable indicator of a change in xauusd price direction. However, the big question is: WHEN? That is why getting straight in to a trade as soon as you see this xauusd trading setup is not always the best strategy.

Many investors get caught out by entering the xauusd market too soon when they see MACD divergence. In many cases, xauusd price has still got some momentum to continue in the current direction. The investor who has jumped in too soon can only stare at the screen in dismay as xauusd price shoots through his stop loss taking him out.

If you simply look for this xauusd trading setup without any other considerations you will not be aligning yourself with the best odds, so to increase the odds of making a successful trade you should also look at other factors, specifically other indicators.

What other factors should you consider when using this xauusd trading setup?

1. Support, Resistance and Fibonacci levels on higher time frames

Another way to greatly increase the odds of a winning trade is to observe the higher chart time frames before opening an order based on the lower time frames.

If you observe that the hourly, 4 hour or daily Gold chart has met a major resistance, support or Fibonacci level then the probability of a successful trade based on divergence on a lower time frame at this point increases.

2. Reward to risk ratio

And finally, when looking for divergence, it is very important that you enter the trade correctly, so that you have a good risk/reward ratio and only open gold trading transactions that have more profit potential than what you are risking. If you understand how to enter a transaction properly, you can measure your risk/reward before you open a transaction. That way, you can only choose to open orders that offer a favorable ratio.

Finally, when used correctly and combined with other technical indicators to confirm this gold trading signal, divergence setup can offer huge profit potential.