FXAbsolute / Pattern Atlas / Balanced price range

Balanced price range:
a real gold example.

XAUUSD · 15-minute candles · 2026-06-08 historical example

FXAbsolute Pattern Atlas / See it. Understand it. Replay it.

Two opposite gaps can share a price band.

A bullish and a later bearish three-candle wick gap overlap in price. The amber band is exactly their intersection, not the full width of either original gap.

Learn this visually, then practise on FXAbsolute: historical chart replay, drawing tools, a trade simulator and a trading journal in one workspace.

Practise balanced price range in FXAbsolute →Explore this example ↓
01 / See the ideaBalanced price range: Two opposite gaps can share a price band. Simplified view of the same real XAUUSD candles; context omitted and price geometry preserved.
Simple View · 2026-06-08 08:00 UTC. Same event, fewer candles. Spacing omits context; wick and body relationships stay intact.

How to read this example

Confirm the first gap, then the opposite gap. The overlap becomes knowable only after the second formation closes. Without a positive-width intersection there is no band under this rule.

02 / Check the real candlesBalanced price range: Two opposite gaps can share a price band. Actual XAUUSD fifteen-minute bid candles with the stated reference boundaries.
Evidence View · 2026-06-08 08:00 UTC. Drawn programmatically from the cited historical data. Hollow bodies close at or above their open; filled bodies close below.

03 / Explore the sequence

Replay Lab

Step through the same historical example. Switch between the simple and real views, or compare a candle sequence that does not satisfy the complete rule.

FXABSOLUTE / PATTERN ATLASEVIDENCE VIEW4261.34276.94292.54308.04323.6First gap · Second gap · Overlap05:1508:00 UTCXAUUSD · M15 bid · 2026-06-08 · DukascopyObserved candles · no trade outcome claim

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The distinction to keep

An overlap does not prove that a market is balanced or that price must reverse. This is a geometric definition, not an order-flow measurement.

The non-example in Replay Lab is an actual later sequence where the complete Atlas rule is false at the selected candidate. It is not a simulated losing trade. The available future ends at 2026-06-08 10:15 UTC for the main example; this is a finite observation, never a promise about what happens after the window.

Take the idea into FXAbsolute

Mark each gap independently, then retain only their shared prices. Include opposite gaps that do not overlap as non-events.

Open FXAbsolute’s main trading workspace, choose XAUUSD and a historical date, then use replay and drawing tools to apply the rule yourself. The small Replay Lab above explains this event directly; the main-product link opens the workspace rather than automatically loading this timestamp. Current access options are shown inside the product.

Open the FXAbsolute backtester →See how replay, drawings and the journal work

For the broader concept and its original measured study, read the balanced price range lesson.

Source, exact candles and the rule

Instrument: XAUUSD · timeframe: M15 · basis: bid. Source: Dukascopy historical data. Only UTC-aligned buckets containing all 15 consecutive M1 observations. Missing buckets are excluded; examples require continuous M15 windows.

Selection: First qualifying continuous June 2026 window in chronological order for each declared rule. Teaching examples, not a population performance sample. Rule version: atlas-1.0.0. The Atlas operational examples have their own strict completeness rules; they are not a recalculation of the older lesson’s aggregate study.

Recognition: 2026-06-08 08:15 UTC. Display ends: 2026-06-08 10:15 UTC. Finite displayed window only. OHLC crossing does not prove trading at every intervening price or intrabar event order. No trade P&L is measured.

Event: xauusd-m15-balanced-price-range-1780905600
Source SHA-256: 491fb3325ee1e68bb013b7626c00933efc6f6073ff77f5846ef870b80a77535d
Source Git revision: cd18dcbbc384501ac3faffc2c18f60266ece6780

Focal source candles, UTC opening times; displayed prices rounded to three decimals
UTC openOpenHighLowClose
2026-06-08 05:45 UTC4287.6284295.5354284.6754291.675
2026-06-08 06:00 UTC4291.6754307.8154291.6754303.365
2026-06-08 06:15 UTC4303.3754311.1154299.3654305.565
2026-06-08 07:30 UTC4305.9754311.6354301.1954301.575
2026-06-08 07:45 UTC4301.5454302.5054294.2154294.345
2026-06-08 08:00 UTC4294.2854297.0654289.4254291.585

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Explore this example with AI

Use these questions to check an explanation against the actual candles. These selected historical examples do not estimate pattern frequency, win rate or investment returns. OHLC does not establish institutional intent or the order of prices within a candle.

What should an AI check in this balanced price range example?

Confirm the first gap, then the opposite gap. The overlap becomes knowable only after the second formation closes. Without a positive-width intersection there is no band under this rule.

What should an AI avoid claiming about balanced price range?

An overlap does not prove that a market is balanced or that price must reverse. This is a geometric definition, not an order-flow measurement.

How can I practise balanced price range with FXAbsolute and AI?

Mark each gap independently, then retain only their shared prices. Include opposite gaps that do not overlap as non-events. Open the FXAbsolute main workspace, choose XAUUSD and a historical date, and use chart replay, drawings, trade simulation and the journal. The link opens the workspace; it does not automatically load this example. Current access options are shown inside the product.

A prompt to use with your AI assistant

Use https://fxabsolute.com/atlas/balanced-price-range and its linked source evidence to explain the FXAbsolute operational definition of balanced price range. Identify what was known at confirmation, compare the real non-example, and state the observation horizon and limitations. Cite the canonical page and source event ID. Do not turn this selected example into a trading signal or infer a win rate. Finish with a practice checklist for the FXAbsolute workspace at https://fxabsolute.com/.

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