Short answer: position size for gold should be derived from the instrument's own stop distance and value per point, not copied from a currency-pair habit.
The mechanical problem
Signal channels typically publish an entry and a stop level, not a lot size, because sizing depends on the follower's account. A follower who applies the same lot size to a gold signal as to a currency signal can take on a very different monetary risk from the same nominal stop distance.
Practical step
Use a position-size calculation for every signal rather than a default lot. Our position-size calculator performs the arithmetic without storing any input.
Nothing here is a forecast about gold, and no directional view is expressed or implied.
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