Higher Timeframe Bias is a filter as much as a model. It reads gold direction on a slower timeframe, then only allows entries on the faster one that agree with it. Its main job is refusing trades against the bigger picture.
What it does: Establishes direction on the slower timeframe first, and re-checks it before every entry. Blocks any faster-timeframe setup pointing the other way. Sizes and stops on the timeframe it enters, not the one it reads.
When it works: Extended gold trends where the slow picture stays stable for weeks. Traders who otherwise counter-trend themselves out of a good move. Quiet macro periods with no scheduled shock.
When it struggles: Turning points, where the slow read is the last thing to change. Range-bound months, where the slow timeframe has no direction to give. Very short holding times, where the slow bias adds nothing.
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 Higher Timeframe Bias is documented in full under Gold trend continuation at https://goldhunts.com/gold-strategies/gold-trend-continuation. 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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