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Technical analysis
Selected educational articles from the Black Gold Market journal. These are background guides, not current trade calls.
What Is R1 R2 R3 in Trading? The Arithmetic Behind the Lines
Pivot resistance is three inputs and a division. R1 sits 66.7 percent of the previous range above a close on the low, and 33.3 percent above a close on the high. Same formula, twice the distance.
Read the article → ProtectStop Limit Order Explained: The Stop That Can Decline to Protect You
A stop order becomes a market order and always fills. A stop-limit becomes a limit order, and a limit order can decline. Worked in R, a jumped band turns a 1R plan into 5R.
Read the article → ProtectMarket Order vs Limit Order, What Each Kind of Certainty Costs
A 0.50% round turn cost was larger than the entire session's move in half of 2,665 sessions. A limit 2% away never filled in 57.83% of attempts, and bought nothing better when it did.
Read the article → MasterGold vs Real Yields: What 128 Months of Data Actually Show
The correlation is minus 0.43, so real yields explain about a fifth of gold's monthly variation. The textbook relationship held in 77.2% of months, and for two years it did nothing at all.
Read the article → ProtectGold vs Silver Correlation: The Diversification That Was Not There
Across 2,505 sessions the two metals correlated 0.52, rising to 0.68 on the days gold moved 1% or more. An even split by notional raised daily risk 26.71% instead of lowering it.
Read the article → Chart readingWhat a Support Zone Is, and Why It Weakens Each Time It Holds
A level that held four times feels proven. Every test fills some of the orders that made it hold, so the fourth touch is weaker than the first.
Read the article → Chart readingWhat Confluence in Gold Trading Really Means
Five reasons to buy feels safer than one. The arithmetic says that when all five come off the same chart, agreement adds confidence without adding accuracy.
Read the article → Chart mechanicsWhy Gold Reacts to Round Numbers
Nobody draws a level ending in 00, yet gold hesitates there again and again. Why orders collect at tidy prices, and why the obvious spot is the worst place for a stop.
Read the article → Session mechanicsHow Gold Behaves in the New York Session
Where US data lands and the heaviest volume of the day sits. How the session is built, why it changes character after London closes, and why louder is not better.
Read the article → Market mechanicsHow Gold Moves in the European Session (and How to Protect Your Capital)
The London hours bring gold's sharpest moves. When the European session runs, why volatility rises, and how to size down and stay patient so it cannot hurt you.
Read the article → Market mechanicsWhy Gold Trades in Sessions, and Which Hours Actually Matter
Gold trades almost 24 hours, but it isn't equally awake all day. The Asian, London and New York sessions, and why the dead hours just feed the spread.
Read the article → Market structureHow to Read Gold's Trend and Market Structure Before You Trade
Learn to read gold's trend and market structure before you trade: uptrends, ranges, support and resistance, moving averages and higher timeframes.
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