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Course · The Trading Field Guide
Gold Fundamentals
How XAU/USD behaves — drivers, sessions, volatility, costs, sizing, news — and building a gold trading plan.
10 lessons across 4 modules
This page is a preview of the syllabus. To work through the lessons you need an account, and each course unlocks in turn once you have cleared the Risk & Vulnerability foundation.
Syllabus
What this course covers
The modules and lessons in order. Titles only — the readings, chart-marking and quizzes open once you are in the course.
XAU/USD basics
- What XAU/USD isReading
- Why gold movesReading
Market mechanics
- Trading sessionsReading
- Gold's volatilityReading
- Spread & executionReading
- Pip & point valuesReading
- Lot sizingReading
News & events
- Trading around newsReading
Putting it together
- Demo trade gold firstVideo
- Build a gold trading planReading