$XAU USD – H1 Volatility Spike | Liquidity Reset in Progress.
✔️Market Context
Gold is entering a high-volatility phase after an extended bullish run. The recent sharp impulse down from the upper zone is not random — it reflects liquidity distribution and aggressive profit-taking near highs, amplified by fast USD flows and event-driven positioning.
In this environment, Gold is no longer trending smoothly. Instead, it is rotating between liquidity zones, creating two-way risk intraday.
➡️Key mindset: trade reactions at levels, not direction.
Structure & Price Action (H1)
The prior bullish structure has been temporarily broken by a strong bearish impulse.
Price failed to hold above 5,427 – 5,532, confirming this area as active supply / distribution.
The move down shows range expansion, typical after ATH phases.
Current price action suggests rebalancing and liquidity search, not a confirmed macro reversal yet.
Key read:
👉Above supply = rejection
👉Below supply = corrective / bearish bias until proven otherwise
✔️Trading Plan.
🔴Primary Scenario – SELL on Pullback (Volatility Play)
While price remains below key supply, selling reactions is favored.
🔵SELL Zone 1: 5,427 – 5,432
(Former demand → supply flip + trendline rejection)
🔵SELL Zone 2: 5,301 – 5,315
(Mid-range supply / corrective retest)
Targets:: 5,215- 5,111- 5,060
Extension: 4,919 (major liquidity pool)
🟢Alternative Scenario – BUY at Deep Liquidity
If price sweeps lower liquidity and shows absorption:
BUY Zone: 4,920 – 4,900
(Major demand + liquidity sweep zone)
Reaction targets:5,060 → 5,215 → 5,300+
Invalidation
A clean H1 close back above 5,432 invalidates the short-term bearish bias and shifts focus back to bullish continuation.
Summary
Gold is transitioning from trend extension to volatility expansion.
This is a market for discipline and level-based execution, not prediction.
Volatility = opportunity, but only for those who wait for reaction.
Trade the levels. Control risk. Let price confirm.
