Round numbers:
a real gold example.

XAUUSD · 15-minute candles · 2026-06-01 historical example

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A round price is a reference, not a wall.

The highlighted gold price is an exact multiple of ten dollars. A candle spans that level; its actual wick and close show how price interacted with it.

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

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Round numbers: A round price is a reference, not a wall. Simplified view of the same real XAUUSD candles; context omitted and price geometry preserved. — Simple View · 2026-06-01 08:00 UTC. Same event, fewer candles. Spacing omits context; wick and body relationships stay intact.

How to read this example

Use a ten-dollar grid set before inspecting the candle. The diagram keeps only the crossed level prominent, while the real chart retains surrounding candles.

Round numbers: A round price is a reference, not a wall. Actual XAUUSD fifteen-minute bid candles with the stated reference boundaries. — Evidence View · 2026-06-01 08:00 UTC. Drawn programmatically from the cited historical data. Hollow bodies close at or above their open; filled bodies close below.

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The distinction to keep

Crossing a round number does not demonstrate support, resistance or a statistical edge. The grid spacing is a declared teaching choice for XAUUSD.

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 2026-06-01 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

Use the same ten-dollar grid in replay. Count crossings and closing sides without changing the grid after a result.

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.

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For the broader concept and its original measured study, read the round numbers 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: 2026-06-01 08:15 UTC. Display ends: 2026-06-01 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-round-numbers-1780300800
Source SHA-256: 491fb3325ee1e68bb013b7626c00933efc6f6073ff77f5846ef870b80a77535d
Source Git revision: cd18dcbbc384501ac3faffc2c18f60266ece6780

Focal source candles, UTC opening times; displayed prices rounded to three decimals
UTC open	Open	High	Low	Close
2026-06-01 07:45 UTC	4497.925	4502.935	4492.195	4502.935
2026-06-01 08:00 UTC	4502.915	4504.345	4493.255	4495.465

These selected examples do not estimate pattern frequency, win rate or investment returns. No external reuse license is assigned to the images or source data.

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 round numbers example?

Use a ten-dollar grid set before inspecting the candle. The diagram keeps only the crossed level prominent, while the real chart retains surrounding candles.

What should an AI avoid claiming about round numbers?

Crossing a round number does not demonstrate support, resistance or a statistical edge. The grid spacing is a declared teaching choice for XAUUSD.

How can I practise round numbers with FXAbsolute and AI?

Use the same ten-dollar grid in replay. Count crossings and closing sides without changing the grid after a result. 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/round-numbers and its linked source evidence to explain the FXAbsolute operational definition of round numbers. 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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Round numbers:a real gold example.