Gold is trading around $4,064 after sweeping sell-side liquidity and reacting from the lower area. The short-term trend is still under pressure, but after a strong drop, price may build a corrective bounce today before the next bigger direction is confirmed.
From an SMC perspective, gold has taken downside liquidity first, then started to react. This gives room for a recovery move back into the nearest liquidity and OB zones above. The key area to watch first is $4,100–$4,110, where buy-side liquidity is sitting. If price breaks above this zone, the next upside draw is the OB zone around $4,130–$4,140, followed by the FVG area near $4,160–$4,175.
The main idea today is to wait for a clean pullback or confirmation before buying. I do not want to chase the first reaction candle after a liquidity sweep.
Buy setup 1
Condition:
Gold holds above the sell-side liquidity sweep area and creates bullish MSS / CHOCH on lower timeframe.
Entry: $4,055–$4,070
SL: below $4,040
TP1: $4,100
TP2: $4,130
TP3: $4,160–$4,175
Buy setup 2
Condition:
If gold breaks above $4,100–$4,110 and retests this zone as support, bullish continuation remains valid.
Entry: $4,100–$4,110 after breakout retest
SL: below $4,080
TP1: $4,130–$4,140
TP2: $4,160–$4,175
TP3: $4,195–$4,205
Sell setup
Condition:
Selling is not the first priority during the corrective bounce. A sell setup is only valid if gold reaches $4,160–$4,175 or $4,195–$4,205 and shows clear bearish rejection with MSS / CHOCH.
Entry: $4,160–$4,175 after rejection
SL: above $4,200
TP1: $4,130
TP2: $4,100
TP3: $4,064
Key levels
Current price area: $4,064
Sell-side liquidity sweep: $4,045–$4,055
Buy-side liquidity: $4,100–$4,110
OB zone: $4,130–$4,140
FVG target: $4,160–$4,175
Higher OB reaction zone: $4,195–$4,205
Bullish invalidation: clean 1H close below $4,040
My current view for today is that gold may recover first after sweeping sell-side liquidity. The move is a corrective bounce, not a full bullish reversal yet. The best Prime Gold plan is to wait for structure confirmation, then follow the recovery toward the liquidity and FVG zones above.
No confirmation, no trade.