GC1! • Buy only if 3,968–3,975 breaks and holds. Enter 3,971–3,975, risk <3,962. Targets 3,978–3,982 → 3,992–3,998 (stretch 4,010–4,020). • Fast sweep/reclaim of 3,947–3,950 = quick long 3,950–3,952, risk <3,943, aim 3,960 → 3,972–3,975. • Lose 3,947 on a 15m close and fail the retest = short 3,944–3,947, risk >3,952, targets 3,934 → 3,919. • Trade windows for gold: London a.m. flow + COMEX open 08:20–11:30 ET.
GOLDM1! When I first charted gold at $1,983 in March 2023, the bull flag projected a trajectory toward $3,600. At that time, there was no Silicon Valley Bank collapse, no April 2025 breakout, no Fed policy pivot — just a chart whispering its truth. Fast-forward 2 years, 7 months, and 22 days, every piece of “news” that followed — inflation spikes, central bank hoarding, bond sell-offs, dollar weakness — merely played its role as fuel for a path the chart had already mapped. Idea: Gold XAU$, 1M TF, 18/03/2023 a…
GCZ2025 Open interest outflows in the December 2025 and February 2026 options series continue.
Notably, just like yesterday, it’s the strikes above current price that are being closed.
This suggests traders are taking profits on upside bets
Technically, the picture resembles a "long unwinding" setup ahead of a pullback: Price drops sharply → then rebounds → where sellers likely step in to offload positions without crashing the market and cutting into profits.
Is this what’s happening? It’s one interpretation — not a claim to absolute truth. But the flow supports the idea.
GC1! 
PL1! On the composite chart of GC vs PL conditions have just turned bearish - indicative of PL outperforming GC in the months ahead.
