Tools
Gold position size calculator
The first question after any XAU/USD signal: how many lots? Set your balance, risk rule and stop distance — the size updates as you type.
We publish a 1–2% per-trade risk rule — it is why drawdowns stay recoverable.
As we count gold pips, 1 pip = a $0.10 price move — so a $25.00 stop is 250 pips.
Trade this size
0.02 lots
1.00 standard lot = 10 mini = 100 micro lots (100 oz of gold).
How this is calculated
riskUSD = balance × risk% ÷ 100 → lots = riskUSD ÷ (slPips × $10.00)On gold, 1 pip = a $0.10 price move as we count it. 1 standard lot = 100 oz, so 1.0 lot earns or loses $10.00 per pip; 0.10 lot = $1.00/pip; 0.01 lot = $0.10/pip.
Your dollar risk is your balance times your risk percentage. Dividing that by what the stop costs per lot (stop distance in pips × $10.00) gives the lot size. We round the result down to two decimals — rounding up would quietly exceed your rule.
Position sizing controls loss per trade — it does not make any trade profitable. Trading gold on margin is high risk. Educational tool, not investment advice.