Breakout Expansion trades the move out of a defined range once gold closes beyond the edge with real expansion behind it. It accepts a lower win rate for larger moves, and it declines breaks that lack range expansion.
What it does: Defines the range and its edges before the session it trades. Requires expansion — a decisive close beyond the edge, not a wick. Stops back inside the range, where the breakout would be proven false.
When it works: London open after a tight Asian range. Volatility expansion regimes. After a catalyst gives gold a fresh reason to move.
When it struggles: Chop, where every edge is broken and reclaimed. Pre-data sessions with false starts. Wide ranges, where the stop distance stops making sense.
What the trader controls: Risk per trade, as a percentage of the account or a cash amount. Daily loss limit — once hit, no new entries for the rest of the London trading day. Maximum open positions on gold at any one time. Sessions it may trade, and whether high-impact news blocks new entries. You can switch the model off at any time, and reducing or closing risk is never blocked.
The method behind Breakout Expansion is documented in full under XAU session breakout at https://goldhunts.com/gold-strategies/xau-session-breakout. GoldHunts publishes win rate and sample size for closed XAUUSD trades only — never profit or loss figures, and never a projection.
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