Gold on NFP: $4,079 to $4,032 in 5 Minutes
How gold traded the October US jobs report (NFP), released Friday 6 November 2026: payrolls +165,000 against about 65,000 expected. The first 5-minute candle ran the stops above and below the $4,062 pre-news price. The rule: don't trade the release candle, wait for the first 15 minutes to close, then trade with a stop above the spike's middle.
Key points
The release (5m, GMT): NFP came out at 8:30 am New York (13:30 GMT) on Fri 6 Nov 2026. Payrolls rose 165,000 against about 65,000 expected; unemployment 4.1% (BLS). The 13:25 candle closed at $4,062.09.
The sweep: the 13:30 candle opened at $4,061.92, ran up to $4,079.25 ($17 above the pre-news price), dropped to $4,032.26 ($30 below) and closed at $4,049.87. Stops on both sides were hit in one candle.
The trade: the first 15 minutes (13:30-13:45) closed at $4,044.86, below the pre-news price and below the spike’s middle ($4,055.76). Sell $4,045, stop $4,056 ($11 risk), target the spike low $4,032 (about 1.2R). The 14:15 candle reached $4,030.80; no candle in between got above $4,053.84.
After the target: the low of the move was $4,028.59 at 14:30, then gold bounced to $4,050.89 by the 15:00 candle, back above the entry. A past example for education, not a signal.
Chart data: Spot XAUUSD 5-minute OHLC from our live feed (GMT), 6 Nov 2026. Education only, not a signal.
Read more: October Jobs Report Beats at 165,000: How Gold Reacted, Minute by Minute · How to Trade Gold on NFP Day: The US Jobs Report and XAUUSD · Nfp jobs report · Liquidity Sweeps on XAUUSD: How Gold Stop Runs Work
Transcript
Jobs report. Gold ran both ways in five minutes.
A two-sided liquidity sweep.
Before the news, gold sat at $4,062. Stops above and below.
165,000 jobs. Gold rips to $4,079, then dumps to $4,032.
Don't trade that candle. Wait for the first fifteen minutes to close.
It closes at $4,045. Below the pre-news price.
Sell the close, $4,045.
Stop above its middle, $4,056. Eleven dollars risk.
Target, the spike low, $4,032. Hit half an hour later.
Then gold bounced to $4,051. Take the target.
Spike. Wait. Close below. Sell. Stop above the middle.
Next release, wait for the close. More at xauusdglobal.com.
