YALLA XAUMO β GOLD (XAUUSD)XAU/USD SpotFX:XAUUSDICHIMOKUontheNILEπ EDUCATIONAL ONLY β NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE All times Africa/Cairo (+02:00). π‘ YALLA XAUMO β GOLD (XAUUSD) Institutional Daily β COMPREHENSIVE (Approved Protocol β’ Holiday-Aware) Report time: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 β 06:35 Cairo Spot ref: 4,083.9 (XAUUSD) GC1 (front, Dec β25): 4,086.3 GC2 (next, Feb β26): 4,121.4 β Term spread (GC2βGC1): +0.86% β mild CONTANGO ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 0) HOLISTIC MARKET OUTLOOK (TODAY) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β’ Macro tape: β Equities mixed to slightly positive (US 500 flat / NAS100 green, VIX below 20). β Dollar Index nudging higher around 99 β light headwind for gold. β US yields stable: 10Y near 4.15%, 2Y around 3.6% β curve modestly upward, no fresh βrecession panicβ. β’ XAUMO flow: β Last 24h on your XAUMO order-flow board = classic βpost-spike digestionβ: βΈ Big prior KILL BAR down from ~4,12x into ~4,06x with huge negative delta. βΈ Below that, a wide green βUploadingβ zone 4,07xβ4,08x where buyers quietly reload. βΈ Above, repeated βOffloadingβ strips 4,10xβ4,11x where rallies get sold. β Current price ~4,08x is sitting in the **mid-channel between Uploading & Offloading**. β’ Vol regime: β RVOL line on your board ~0.2β0.25 β participation is thin vs recent sessions. β ΞVolume% around -60% to -70%, Spread% also negative β market is **probing**, not exploding. β’ Take-away for today: β Structure is still **balanced / indecisive**, but under a heavy prior sell-Megabar. β Base case: **range-with-downside-risk** unless buyers can reclaim 4,10xβ4,11x with strong positive delta. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 1) SNAPSHOT & MAP (INTRADAY STRUCTURE) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β’ Regime: Post-Megabar digestion after a sharp down-impulse. β’ Key structural zones from XAUMO board: β Uploading Zone (buyers absorb): 4,070β4,080 β Mid βneutral laneβ: ~4,083β4,095 β Offloading Zone (sellers hit): 4,100β4,112 β Last KILL BAR high: ~4,123 β Last KILL BAR low: ~4,060 β’ Asia session: β Broad stair-step selling from ~4,11x into ~4,07x with mostly negative delta. β Attempts to bounce into 4,10x repeatedly met by Offloading footprints. β’ Pre-London: β Price oscillating around 4,08xβ4,09x on **low RVOL**, wicks both sides. β Market is parking near the **midpoint of the KILL BAR** = classic βdecision areaβ. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 2) MACRO CALENDAR & HOLIDAYS (WEEK 47 β CAIRO VIEW) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Today β Mon 17 Nov β’ Canada: CPI (Oct) β medium impact on DXY via cross-flows (USDCAD). β’ US: Empire State Manufacturing (Nov) β regional activity gauge. β’ Some LATAM holidays (e.g., Mexico) β minor liquidity pockets in US hours. Tue 18 Nov β’ US: Trade prices, industrial production (Oct). β’ RBA minutes in Asia (AUD-sensitive, risk sentiment channel). Wed 19 Nov β’ UK: CPI (Oct), Eurozone: current account + CPI final. β’ US: Housing Starts & Building Permits (Oct). β’ **US FOMC Minutes (Oct meeting) β key event of the week**: β Potential volatility shock for DXY, yields, and thus gold. Thu 20 Nov β’ US: Philly Fed, Leading Indicators, Existing Home Sales. β’ Canada: IPPI / RMPI. β’ Japan: CPI (Oct). Fri 21 Nov β’ US: PMIs (Manuf/Services) + Michigan sentiment (final). β’ UK & Eurozone: PMIs. β XAUMO note: true βevent riskβ skew grows sharply into **Wed night (FOMC minutes)**. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 3) GC FUTURES TERM STRUCTURE (XCM VIEW) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ GC1 (Dec β25): 4,086.3 GC2 (Feb β26): 4,121.4 Term spread = (GC2 β GC1) / GC1 β +0.86% β mild CONTANGO β GC futures curve explainer (retail-friendly) β β’ Contango β when GC2 is more expensive than GC1: β Futures curve slopes UP. β Market prices in storage + carry costs. β Not automatically bearish; it just means βnormalβ carry structure. β’ Backwardation β when GC2 is cheaper than GC1: β Curve slopes DOWN. β Often signals strong immediate demand or short-term supply stress. β’ Term spread (%) β the % difference between GC2 and GC1: β Positive = contango, negative = backwardation. β The **bigger** the spread, the more the curve is leaning in one direction. Current message: β Mild contango: futures market is **not** screaming panic; it accepts elevated prices but does not yet believe in a violent crash or squeeze. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 4) XAUMO FIB-KICKER VOLUME MATRIX (CONCEPTUAL) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ (Using your latest 15m/1h XAUMO Megabar / Fib-Kicker logic) β’ Last major 1h Megabar down: β Impulse: ~4,123 β ~4,060 β Box mid: ~4,091 β Fib reference (approx): βΈ 23.6%: 4,075 βΈ 38.2%: 4,085 βΈ 50.0%: 4,091 (current parking area) βΈ 61.8%: 4,098 βΈ 78.6%: 4,108 β’ Volume read: β Below 4,075: buyers step in (Uploading) but with **thin tape** β fragile floor. β 4,085β4,098: noisy absorption, alternating positive/negative delta. β Above 4,108: consistent Offloading, strong sell imbalances on your footprint. β’ RVOL bands: β 15m RVOL < 0.6 most of Asia β βinside-day digestionβ mood. β XAUMO flag: only treat moves as **true breakouts** if RVOL > 1.2 AND spread widens. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 5) ICHIMOKU REGIME TABLE (D / 4H / 1H / 15M) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ (Approximate regime read, aligned with your Ichimoku templates) Daily: β’ Price above long-term Kumo but flattening. β’ TK lines starting to compress. β Regime: Bullish but tired / late-trend. 4H: β’ Price pulled back toward Kijun after blow-off highs. β’ Chikou moving into crowded candles = risk of deeper mean reversion. β Regime: Corrective within bigger uptrend. 1H: β’ Price oscillating around Kijun / 9-base with frequent TK flips. β Regime: Range / indecisive, controlled by prior KILL BAR. 15M: β’ Frequent cloud penetrations, TK crosses every few hours, no clean slope. β Regime: Micro-range best suited for **scalps**, not swing entries. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 6) VALUE MAP (POC / VAL / VAH / VWAP β INTRADAY) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ (Estimates from your footprint & profile) β’ Prior full session: β VAH: ~4,110 β POC: ~4,095 β VAL: ~4,078 β Session VWAP cluster: 4,090β4,095 β’ Overnight/Asia: β Price traded most between 4,078 and 4,092. β Rejection tails above ~4,105 (no acceptance above Offloading band). XAUMO read: β Trading below POC and VWAP, nearer VAL β **mild bearish skew** inside the range. β First serious βacceptance shiftβ would be: βΈ Bullish if we can hold above 4,105 with RVOL expansion. βΈ Bearish if we build a new value area under 4,070. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 7) XAUMO TREND MAP (BIAS & CONFIDENCE) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Daily bias: Bullish-but-corrective (trend still up, structure softening) 4H bias: Light short / corrective (below KILL BAR mid) 1H bias: Neutral to light short (under POC/VWAP, under Offloading) 15M bias: Range-bound, volatility pocket around 4,08x Conviction score (0β100): β’ Directional short-side conviction: ~58 β’ Directional long-side conviction: ~42 XAUMO wording: β βShort-tilted rangeβ: you respect the upside, but **you donβt trust breakouts** unless they clear 4,11x with real delta & RVOL. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 8) CROSS-ASSET HEATMAP (SIMPLIFIED) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ FX: β’ EURUSD slightly lower (USD a bit stronger). β’ USDJPY up (risk-on + yield support). β Dollar gently firmer = small drag for gold. Equities: β’ US 500 basically flat, NAS100 up ~0.4%. β Risk sentiment mildly constructive, not panic. Volatility: β’ VIX just under 20 β βuneasy calmβ, but not crisis mode. Rates: β’ 10Y ~4.15%, 2Y ~3.6% β modest positive slope. β Market pricing βsteady but elevatedβ rates; no fresh Fed shock yet. Oil: β’ WTI around high-50s β cheap energy vs past months, easing inflation pressure. Overall macro tilt: β Cross-asset matrix points to **mild risk-on / soft-USD**, not a screaming gold panic bid. The big driver for gold today remains **its own structure** and expectations into FOMC minutes. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 9) SESSION BIAS TABLE (TOKYO / LONDON / NY) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Tokyo (done / in progress): β’ Behavior: Digestion, stair-step selling from Offloading into Uploading. β’ Bias: Light short, low RVOL, no clean trend. London (upcoming): β’ Base case: β Early hours: probe 4,07xβ4,10x range. β Break preference: marginally lower as long as Offloading at 4,10xβ4,11x holds. β’ Watch: β RVOL > 1 on breaks of 4,070 or 4,110. β Cross-asset confirmation: DXY > 99.5 and/or 10Y popping above 4.2%. New York: β’ Will have Canada CPI + Empire State in the background. β’ Expect sharper response IF: β US data cools sharply β yields drop β gold squeezes back toward 4,12xβ4,15x. β US data beats β yields tick up β 4,07x floor gets tested. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 10) LIQUIDITY MAP (SIMPLIFIED) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Likely resting liquidity (based on XAUMO behavior & typical levels): Above price: β’ 4,100β4,112: stacked limit sells / profit-taking (Offloading). β’ 4,120β4,130: stops from shorts who sold the KILL BAR and hate being wrong. Below price: β’ 4,070β4,075: first layer of downside liquidity (short-term dip buyers). β’ 4,060: low of prior KILL BAR β cluster of stops under it and fresh breakout sellers waiting for a close below. XAUMO takeaway: β First clean βliquidity eventβ = either: βΈ Wash below 4,060 (stop run) OR βΈ Squeeze above 4,112 (short covering into stops). ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 11) MEGABAR / KILL-BAR DIAGNOSTICS ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β’ Last KILL BAR: strong bearish Megabar (huge negative delta, wide range). β’ Since then: β No upside Megabar to cancel it. β Current bars are smaller, overlapping β **absorption**, not reversal (yet). β’ XAUMO doctrine: β Until a strong opposite Megabar appears OR value migrates above its mid, the original KILL BAR keeps control. β Today, bears still own the steering wheel, bulls only have the handbrake. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 12) TRADE SCENARIOS (EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLES ONLY) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ These are STUDY BLUEPRINTS, not signals. Numbers are approximate. A) Swing-style continuation short β’ Bias: 60β65% probability of range-then-drift lower while KILL BAR holds. β’ Example idea: β Zone to stalk: rejection from 4,100β4,110 with negative delta & RVOL > 1. β Hypothetical entry: 4,102β4,107 (after failed breakout). β Protective SL: above 4,118 (beyond Offloading & 78.6% fib). β TP1: 4,080 (VAL / Uploading top). β TP2: 4,068 (Uploading mid). β TP3 (stretch): 4,060 (KILL BAR low / liquidity pocket). β’ Invalidation: clean 1h close above 4,118 with strong positive delta. B) Reversal / dip-buy swing (lower-probability counter) β’ Bias: 40β45% probability IF macro helps (yields drop, DXY fades). β’ Example: β Zone: sharp flush into 4,060β4,065 with capitulation delta, then absorption + long lower wicks. β Hypothetical entry: 4,065 with confirmation (15m footprint). β SL: below 4,048 (under flushed liquidity). β TP1: 4,083 (mid-range). β TP2: 4,098β4,102 (VWAP/POC cluster). β TP3: 4,115β4,120 (above Offloading). β’ Invalidation: failure to reclaim >4,080 quickly (price βsticksβ under VAL). C) Intraday scalp (range trading inside structure) β’ For experienced scalpers only. β’ Long scalp idea: β Buy near 4,073β4,076 IF: βΈ RVOL moderate (0.6β1.0), βΈ Footprint shows higher lows in delta, and βΈ No macro release imminent. β SL: under 4,068. β TP: 4,084β4,088. β’ Short scalp idea: β Fade tests of 4,100β4,105 IF: βΈ Offloading footprints re-appear, βΈ DXY and yields ticking up. β SL: above 4,112. β TP: 4,088β4,082. D) βNo-trade / waitβ scenario β’ Conditions: β Price stuck 4,082β4,092, β RVOL < 0.6, β No macro catalyst in next 60β90 minutes. β’ XAUMO rule: β Accept boredom > accept random risk. β Flat is a valid position. ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ 13) EXECUTION CHECKLIST (XAUMO MINDSET) ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ Before ANY trade: Is there a clear structural edge? (Uploading vs Offloading, KILL BAR context) Is RVOL confirming the move (>1 for breakout,