🟡 What is XAUSDT?

XAUSDT = Gold (XAU) / Tether (USDT)

This is a trading pair that simulates the international gold price directly on Binance.

You can view XAUSDT as online gold trading, prices follow the spot gold market.

Notable features:

  • The price of XAUSDT closely follows the global gold price (XAU/USD).

  • Volatility is not too strong like crypto → suitable for stable trading.

  • Can trade Spot or Futures (depending on when Binance opens Futures for XAU).

  • Fairly large volume, low spread.

📈 How to trade XAUSDT on Binance
1. Spot trading (simple buying and selling)

  • Enter Trade → Spot

  • Find XAUSDT pair

  • You can:

    • Buy XAUSDT when expecting gold prices to rise.

    • Sell XAUSDT when wanting to take profits or reduce risks.

Spot is suitable:

✔ Hold long-term

✔ Safer than Futures

✔ Do not use leverage

2. Futures trading (Long/Short XAUSDT)

⚠ Depending on the time, Binance may or may not open the XAUUSDT Perpetual pair.

If any:

  • Enter Derivatives → USDⓈ-M Futures

  • Find XAUUSDT Perpetual

  • Choose Long (predicting gold price increase)

  • Choose Short (predicting gold price decrease)

Advantages of Futures:

  • Use leverage 5x – 25x

  • Quick profits when gold prices fluctuate

  • Can profit in both directions

Disadvantages:

  • Higher risk

  • Easily liquidated during strong volatility

  • 🔍 Characteristics of XAUSD volatility

  • Gold prices usually increase when:

    • Weak USD

    • Economic instability

    • War / crisis

  • Volatility is not as fast as BTC but more stable and less noisy.

Therefore, XAUSDT is very suitable for:

  • Traders prefer a slow style – low risk

  • Hedging when the crypto market is bad

  • Short-term hold when gold is in an uptrend

📊 Effective trading strategy with XAUSDT

1. Trade according to trends (Trend Following)

  • Use MA50 + MA200

  • When MA50 > MA200 → prioritize Long

  • MA50 < MA200 → prioritize Short

2. Breakout trading

  • Wait for gold to break strong resistance

  • Enter orders based on cash flow

3. Scalp gold on Futures

  • Gold fluctuates quite a lot during the day

    → Scalp 5–10 minutes with tight SL is very effective.

❗ Important note

  • Do not use too much leverage → easy to blow the account

  • Gold reacts strongly when:

    • CPI (US inflation)

    • FOMC

    • Non-Farm (NFP)

      → Avoid entering positions before major news