Liquidity Sweep on Gold: Stops Raided, Then -$50
The liquidity sweep explained on a real gold example from 19-21 October 2026: highs that stalled at the same level, a spike that ran the buy stops above them, the close back below, then entry, stop above the wick and a target at the lows.
Key points
Obvious high (1H, UTC): from Mon 19 Oct 15:00 to Tue 20 Oct 13:00 the highs topped out at $4,166.0-4,169.2, touched five times.
Sweep: the Tue 20 Oct 14:00 candle spiked to $4,174.9, $5.70 above those highs, then closed back below at $4,162.4.
Entry $4,162 at the close, stop $4,176 above the wick ($14 risk), target $4,131 just above the $4,130.1 lows (about 2.2R). No later candle got above $4,163.5; the Wed 21 Oct 00:00 candle reached $4,130.3 and the 01:00 candle $4,124.0.
A past example for education, not a signal. Not every spike above a high reverses, which is why the stop sits above the wick.
Chart data: COMEX gold futures 1-hour OHLC (UTC), 19-21 Oct 2026. Education only, not a signal.
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Transcript
Gold ran the stops above this high. Then it fell $50.
That's a liquidity sweep. Grab the stops, then reverse.
One-hour chart. Highs stall at $4,166 to $4,169. Buy stops pile up just above. That's the liquidity.
Tuesday, a spike to $4,175. The stops fire. Same candle closes back below, $4,162. Trap.
Sell the close. Entry, $4,162. Stop above the wick, $4,176. Fourteen dollars of risk.
Target, above the lows, $4,131. Over two to one. Hit overnight.
Obvious high. Sweep. Close back below. Entry. Stop. Rewatch the wick. More at xauusdglobal.com.
