Market Recap – XAUUSD May 22, 2025 Total Pips Captured: +680 pip

Today’s market was a textbook example of volatility and technical precision on XAUUSD across both sell and buy setups.

🔻 Sell Trade (3334 to 3208) – Strategy 1 Execution
Price initially reacted to a key resistance zone within a daily downward channel. After forming a short-term high at 3334, price reversed sharply with momentum and clean structure breaks.

Partial profits were taken as early as +40 pips.

Trail stop protected capital as price dropped.

Max movement reached +430 pips before full closure.

This move was supported by:

A strong rejection from the pullback high zone

Bearish imbalance filling

Confluence with Volume Profile POC at 3310

🔺 Buy Trade (3288 to 3320) – Intraday Scalping
Following the bearish expansion, the market found support near the Previous Day Low (PDL) and reacted strongly. Price bounced off a demand zone aligned with the volume VAL, triggering a solid intraday recovery.

TP1 and TP2 were hit at 3292 and 3300

Price extended to nearly 3320

Total gain from the buy: +250 pips

This upside was driven by:

Liquidity sweep below PDL

Strong NY session buying volume

Temporary risk sentiment shift and reversal of overextended drop

🧾 Summary:
✔️ Sell Setup: +430 pips
✔️ Buy Setup: +250 pips
💰 Total for the day: +680 pips captured

XAUUSD respected technical levels precisely today, offering both breakout and reversal opportunities.