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What Caused This Sudden Gold & Forex Move Around 3:00 PM Bangladesh Time?

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Aug 19, 2026 · 17:38

What Caused This Sudden Move in Gold and Multiple Currency Pairs?

I had trades open on Gold today. At around 3:00 PM Bangladesh Time (BST), Gold suddenly made a very strong upside move, and both of my trades hit their stop losses.

What surprised me was that EUR/USD, AUD/CAD, and EUR/GBP also made strong upside moves at almost the same time.

So, in total, I noticed strong upside movement across 4 different instruments.

I have High and Medium Impact News selected on Forex Factory, and the currencies I’m currently tracking are:

\- EUR

\- USD

\- GBP

\- AUD

\- CAD

However, I couldn’t find any major USD news scheduled around that time on Forex Factory.

So my questions are:

1. What caused this sudden strong move in Gold around 3:00 PM Bangladesh Time?

2. Why did EUR/USD, AUD/CAD, and EUR/GBP also move strongly to the upside at almost the same time?

3. Is there anything I should be checking in addition to Forex Factory to understand these kinds of sudden market moves?

I’ve attached a screenshot of today’s Forex Factory calendar for reference.

I’m trying to understand what actually caused this move, rather than simply assuming it was a technical move.