Counter-Trend Scalping takes small fades against short intraday overextensions. It is the most cost-sensitive and least forgiving model on the shelf, and it is designed to be wrong quickly rather than slowly.
What it does: Identifies short-term overextension against an intraday reference. Fades it for a small, defined target. Exits fast when the move continues instead of turning.
When it works: Two-sided, choppy sessions with frequent overshoots. Asian hours, when gold often rotates. Tight-cost accounts with disciplined limits.
When it struggles: Strong trends, where every fade is on the wrong side. News windows, where the overshoot is the start of the move. Any account where spread is a meaningful share of the target.
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 Counter-Trend Scalping is documented in full under Gold range scalping at https://goldhunts.com/gold-strategies/gold-range-scalping. 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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