MASON XAUUSD – Gold Tests Uptrend Buy ZoneGoldOANDA:XAUUSDMason_Drake XAUUSD is trading around 4,191 at the start of the week. Price is reacting from the marked buy zone and still respecting the rising trendline, showing that buyers are trying to rebuild the short-term uptrend. The main view is bullish recovery, but confirmation above 4,220–4,240 is still needed. Technical View Gold reacted accurately from the 4,160–4,180 buy zone, which is also close to the rising trendline support. This area is important because it shows where buyers are defending the current uptrend wave. Price Action is forming a recovery attempt after the previous drop. As long as price holds above the buy zone, the market may continue to build higher lows and move toward the next resistance areas. The first confirmation zone is 4,220–4,240. If gold breaks and holds above this area, buyers may gain stronger control and push price toward the liquidity zones above. Ichimoku still shows that gold needs to recover into the cloud area before confirming a stronger bullish structure. A clean move back above the cloud would support the continuation view. If price fails to hold the buy zone and breaks below the trendline, the recovery setup will weaken. Key Zones Current price: 4,191 Buy zone: 4,160–4,180 Trendline support: 4,160–4,180 Support: 4,220 Short-term confirmation: 4,240 Liquidity sell scalping zone: 4,265–4,275 Strong liquidity: 4,310–4,320 Invalidation: below 4,150 Trading Plan Buy Priority: 4,160–4,180 Condition: wait for bullish rejection, higher low, or price holding above the rising trendline. SL: below 4,150 TP1: 4,220 TP2: 4,240 TP3: 4,265–4,275 Final target: 4,310–4,320 Alternative Scenario If gold breaks and holds above 4,240, wait for a retest before looking for continuation toward 4,265–4,275 and 4,310–4,320. Sell View Sell is not the priority while price holds above the buy zone and trendline. A short-term sell reaction may appear around 4,265–4,275, but it should only be considered if bearish rejection is clear. Final View Overall, gold is showing a bullish recovery setup at the start of the week. As long as 4,160–4,180 holds, buyers still have a chance to push price back toward 4,240 and higher liquidity zones. Will gold confirm above 4,240, or retest the buy zone one more time?