Itasbiee_xF'
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XAUUSD . 🚨 THIS GOLD TRAP COULD MAKE OR BREAK YOUR ENTIRE WEEK... DON'T TRADE BEFORE READING THIS Last week, sellers tried their best to push Gold lower, but at the same time, buyers also showed impressive strength. Most importantly, Gold managed to deliver a weekly close above our key institutional support level of $4080. Overall, if I look at last week's price action, it is clear that the bulls showed strong participation. Even after such heavy selling pressure, the market managed to recover and close with bullish momentum. That tells me buyers are still in control. So, let's discuss whether Gold is more likely to buy or sell next week and perform a complete psychological breakdown to understand how we can catch the best trading opportunities. The biggest trap of last week was actually created on Monday. If you noticed, Gold performed an almost perfect liquidity sweep around $4200 before showing a strong rejection and selling move. Looking at the entire week, the market formed a clear lower-high structure. Because of that, there's no doubt that many traders are still holding sell positions from around $4200, with stop losses placed above that level, expecting a much bigger downside move. At the same time, every trader following traditional price action and trendline analysis likely entered fresh sell positions on every pullback. As I have shown on the chart, many traders are expecting the market to react from that trendline and are probably hoping for a gap-down opening on Monday. However, I believe they are missing one very important detail. During Friday's closing session, buying volume increased significantly. The 4-hour candle closed as a strong bullish hammer, clearly showing that buyers stepped in aggressively near the weekly close. More importantly, the downside liquidity has already been taken. The sharp decline we witnessed last week was mainly designed to trap random buyers who entered too early. Those stop losses have already been hunted. Now, the majority of fresh stop losses are sitting above the market because so many traders are currently holding sell positions. In my opinion, trapping those sellers has become the next logical objective for smart money. My plan for next week is very simple. As long as Gold remains above the $4078-$4116 support zone, I remain strongly bullish. Personally, I expect Monday's opening to be bullish, and I wouldn't even be surprised to see a gap-up opening specifically to trap sellers who are still holding positions based on the lower-high structure. I expect an aggressive bullish move after the market opens, which could quickly push Gold toward the $4163-$4183 resistance zone. Around that area, we may see some short-term consolidation or attract a few fresh sellers, but I believe that would simply be part of the process before the next continuation move higher. Most importantly, I am expecting a breakout above $4200 this week. Remember, during the week of June 22, Gold produced a strong rejection from that area. Because of that previous rejection, many traders have already entered fresh sell positions after seeing another rejection from $4200 last week. That tells me a significant amount of liquidity is now resting above $4200, and I believe smart money will eventually target that liquidity. Even if the market breaks the lower-high structure and then pauses, consolidates, or even creates a small fake bearish move, I would simply view that as liquidity creation before another bullish continuation. Overall, my outlook remains bullish, and I expect Gold to break above $4200, move beyond $4220, and potentially extend toward $4274 during the upcoming week. I hope you enjoyed this short and simple psychological trading plan for the upcoming week. Hopefully, it helps you prepare for the trading sessions ahead. I sincerely wish everyone a profitable trading week. Trade patiently, always respect your risk management and money management rules, and don't let emotions control your decisions. By the way, what's your view on Gold for next week? Let me know your opinion in the comments. ⬇️
