Six timeframes, six checks, one screen — so you don't have to flip through six charts.
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Overall alignment
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All bearishMixedAll bullish
Multi-timeframe matrix
TF
EMA20
EMA50
SMA200
SSL
RSI 14
MACD
Bias
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▲ = bullish reading, ▼ = bearish. Tap or hover a cell for the underlying value.
How to read the XAUUSD trend matrix
The matrix scores each timeframe from 5-minute to daily on six checks: price versus the 20 EMA, 50 EMA and 200 SMA, SSL channel direction, RSI(14) above or below 50, and MACD versus its signal line. When most checks agree across timeframes, the gold trend is aligned; when they disagree, XAUUSD is mixed or rotating.
Using it in a trade
Direction from higher timeframes. Let the daily and 4-hour rows decide whether you look for longs or shorts.
Timing from lower timeframes. Wait for the 15-minute and 1-hour rows to turn in the same direction before entering.
Mixed means caution. When higher and lower timeframes disagree, gold is often ranging — consider range tactics or smaller size.
What each check means
EMA20 / EMA50 / SMA200 — short, medium and long-term trend. Price above all three is a strong uptrend.
SSL channel — a 10-period channel of highs and lows; it flips only on a close beyond the opposite line, which filters noise.
RSI(14) vs 50 — momentum. Above 50 means buyers have had the upper hand.
MACD vs signal — whether momentum is accelerating or fading.
Frequently asked questions
Is gold bullish or bearish today?
Check the overall alignment score at the top of this page: it shows how many of the 36 trend checks across six XAUUSD timeframes are currently bullish. It refreshes every two minutes while the market is open.
What is the best timeframe to judge the gold trend?
Use the daily and 4-hour charts for overall XAUUSD direction and the 15-minute to 1-hour charts for entry timing. Trades in line with the higher-timeframe trend tend to have more room to run.
What is the SSL channel?
The SSL channel plots 10-period moving averages of highs and lows. It turns bullish after a close above the upper line and bearish after a close below the lower line.
Why might the matrix differ from my broker's chart?
Brokers use different daily closing times and price feeds. Four-hour candles here start at 00:00 UTC and the daily candle follows the data provider's day, so readings near a threshold can differ slightly.
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The six checks.EMA20 / EMA50 / SMA200: is the last price above (▲) or below (▼) that average?
SSL: the SSL channel (10-period averages of highs and lows) — ▲ after a close above the upper line, ▼ after a close below the lower line.
RSI 14: above 50 ▲, below 50 ▼. MACD (12, 26, 9): MACD line above its signal line ▲, below ▼.
Bias per timeframe: 5–6 bullish checks = Bullish, 0–1 = Bearish, otherwise Mixed. Overall alignment is the share of all 36 checks that are bullish.
4-hour candles are built from hourly data on UTC boundaries (00:00, 04:00, …) and daily candles follow the data provider's UTC day, so values can differ slightly from your broker's chart.