Long trade

#XAU/USD#

Pair: XAUUSD GOLD Spot
Direction: 🟢 Buyside
Date: Sun 16th Aug 2026
Entry Time: 6:00 PM NY Time
Execution TF: 1-minute
Trade Type: Buyside market-open reclaim / value-area recovery

Trade Levels
Entry: 4373.310
Stop: 4371.065
Risk: 0.051%
Target: 4393.636
Projected Gain: 0.465%
RR: 9.05R

🧠 SNAP Bias
🟢 Buyside

Price opened into a lower-value support area and began stabilizing around the developing value structure near 4373–4375.

The long thesis is based on price holding above the protected low, reclaiming the previous session value references, and rotating higher toward the upper liquidity zone.

🧭 SNAP Map
Market open reaction into lower value
→ hold above 4371.065 protected low
→ reclaim of 4373.310 entry zone
→ acceptance back through the previous session close
→ rotation through developing value
→ 🎯 target 4393.636

Key mapped references visible on the chart:
Developing VA Low: ~4374.440
Developing POC: ~4375.454
Developing VA High: ~4376.064
Previous Session Close: ~4376.820
Premarket High: ~4380.745
Previous-Day High: ~4397.060
Target: 4393.636
Invalidation: 4371.065

Summary:
XAUUSD buyside from 4373.310 is a SNAP market-open reclaim setup targeting 4393.636, with 4371.065 acting as the structural invalidation and a projected 9.05R payoff.