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Gold Trading Calculators

Size your positions properly, check your risk-to-reward, and know your profit or loss before you place a XAU/USD trade.

Position Size Calculator

Work out the correct lot size for a gold trade based on how much you're willing to risk and where your stop-loss sits. Size the trade to the stop — never the other way round.

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Gold is priced in USD; if your account isn't USD, treat results as approximate.
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Distance from your entry to your stop. On gold, $1.00 = 10 pips.
Enter your details to calculate your ideal lot size.
How it works: One standard lot of XAU/USD is 100 ounces, so a $1.00 move = $100 per lot. Your lot size = risk amount ÷ (stop distance in $ × 100). We cap nothing — always sanity-check that the resulting position and margin suit your account.

Risk-to-Reward Calculator

Enter your entry, stop-loss and take-profit to see your risk-to-reward ratio and the win rate you'd need to break even. Higher reward multiples mean you can win less often and still profit.

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Enter your levels to see your risk-to-reward ratio.
Reading it: A ratio of 1:2 means you're risking one unit to make two. At 1:2 you only need to win about 34% of trades to break even. Many desks look for at least 1:2 on gold setups.

Profit / Loss Calculator

See exactly how much a gold trade makes or loses based on your lot size and the distance the price moves. Works for both winning and losing scenarios.

1.0 = standard (100oz), 0.1 = mini (10oz), 0.01 = micro (1oz).
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Enter your trade to see the profit or loss.
How it works: Profit/Loss = (exit − entry) × 100 × lots for a long, reversed for a short. One standard lot moves $100 per $1.00 change in the gold price. Results are gross — your broker's spread, commission and swap are not included.

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Calculator FAQs

How do I calculate lot size for gold trading?

Decide how much money you're willing to risk (for example 1% of your account), then measure the distance in dollars from your entry to your stop-loss. Since one standard lot of gold (XAU/USD) is 100 ounces, a $1 move equals $100 per lot. Divide your risk amount by (stop distance in dollars × 100) to get your lot size. Our calculator does this for you.

What is a pip in gold trading?

On XAU/USD a pip is conventionally a $0.10 move in the gold price. With one standard lot (100 ounces), one pip is worth about $1. A $1.00 move in the gold price is therefore 10 pips, or about $100 per standard lot.

How is risk-to-reward calculated on a gold trade?

Risk-to-reward compares the distance from your entry to your stop-loss (the risk) against the distance from your entry to your take-profit (the reward). If you risk $5 to make $10, that's a 1:2 ratio. A higher reward multiple means you can be profitable even winning less than half your trades.

How much is one lot of gold worth?

One standard lot of XAU/USD is 100 troy ounces. This means every $1.00 move in the gold price equals $100 of profit or loss per standard lot. A mini lot (0.1) is 10 ounces ($10 per $1 move) and a micro lot (0.01) is 1 ounce ($1 per $1 move).

Educational only. These calculators are provided for general information and education. They do not account for broker spreads, commissions, swap/overnight fees or slippage, and are not financial advice. Trading leveraged gold (XAU/USD) carries a high risk of loss. See our Risk Warning.