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Buying & Selling XAUUSD - Go Long or Go Short

In trading Gold online, traders can make profits by buying XAUUSD lots or selling Gold contracts depending on the direction Gold prices. If gold prices are moving upwards then a gold trader will buy Gold so that to make a profit. If prices are moving down then a xauusd trader will sell XAUUSD so as to earn a profit.

The prices of Gold at any particular moment are either moving upwards or downward in what is known as a trend. The trend is the general direction of the XAUUSD prices. Therefore, if the price of xauusd is moving in a general upward direction, the market trend is upward & a gold trader should buy XAUUSD, if the market price of xauusd is moving in a general downward direction, the market trend is downward and a xauusd trader should sell XAUUSD.

Go Long or Go Short

Go Long - When a trader buys XAUUSD this is known as Going LongGo Short - When a trader sells Gold this is known as Going Short

Long - long is another term/name used to refer to buying, when a trader goes long it means that they have bought the Gold metal that's heading upwards in a bullish market trend. When the prices of Gold are moving in a general market trend that's upward then the market is said to be bullish.

Short - short is another term used to refer to selling, when a trader shorts XAUUSD, it means that they have sold the Gold metal that is heading downward in a bearish trend. When the prices of XAUUSD are moving in an overall market trend that's downwards then the market is said to be bullish.

Buy/Long

Basically the term, "buy long" can be used refer to buying currencies in the online Gold trading exchange market. Buy long is used to transact when the prices of XAUUSD are predicted to appreciate in value compared and analyzed to the USD, when the Gold metal, XAUUSD is bought then it's the same as holding value in Gold and instead of holding the value in USD - Holding the Value in Gold after selling USD.

If the price of XAUUSD is heading up we buy, this is known as going long, therefore long is just another name for buy. When the Gold price trend is heading upward it's known as a bullish,this is when a buy order is placed. A bullish trend is identified by plotting an upward trendline on a Gold chart. The illustration revealed below shows long/buy signal.

Buy Gold Trade vs Sell Gold Trade - Going Long vs Going Short in Gold Trading - Buy XAUUSD Trade and Sell XAUUSD Trade

Buy/Long - Gold Price Upwards Trending Market

Sell/Short

Basically the term, "sell short" can be used refer to selling currencies in the online Gold trading exchange market. Sell short is used to transact when the prices of Gold are predicted to depreciate in value compared & analyzed to the USD, when the XAUUSD Gold metal, XAUUSD is sold then it is the same as holding value in USD & instead of holding value in XAUUSD - Holding Value in USD after selling XAUUSD.

If the price of XAUUSD is heading down we sell, this is known as going short, henceforth short is just another name for sell. When the Gold price trend is heading downward it is known as a bearish,this is when a sell order is placed. A bearish trend is identified by plotting a downward trend-line on a Gold chart. The example revealed below illustrates short/sell trading signal.

Buying Gold vs Selling Gold - Going Long Gold vs Going Short Gold - XAUUSD Buy Trade vs XAUUSD Sell Trade

Sell/Short - XAUUSD Price Downward Trending Market

XAUUSD Software

This is the trading platform that's provided by an broker to help the Gold traders place their trade transactions of buying and selling Gold. Once you as a trader download and installs this software on your PC computer you then can start to trade XAUUSD online. All transactions are executed through this software. If you want to learn a software, MetaTrader 4 is a good platform to start with.

To set these buy & sell orders open MetaTrader 4, open a "chart ", right click the "chart ", select "New Order ", then choose the trade order either buy or sell like shown below. (Short-cut Keys - Press "F9")

In the exemplification below we have used the currency pair EURUSD, if you want to trade XAUUSD just change the symbol to Gold and you as a gold trader can then use the buttons shown below to either go long or go short when trading Gold metal.

Alternatively you can first open the Gold chart & place a XAUUSD trading order directly from the trading chart.

Buy Gold Trade Order and Sell Gold Trade Order - Going Long in Gold Trading vs Going Short in Gold Trading

Going Long & Go Short on the MT4 Platform Software

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