Over the past few weeks I ran a research program on gold (XAUUSD). It tested more than 400 strategy variants: popular YouTube setups, classic book strategies, chart patterns and open-source EAs. Almost all of them failed. This post shows what failed and why, so you can skip the same dead ends...

The candle appears to touch an EA's entry line, but no position appears. Is the robot faulty, did the broker reject something, or was the relevant order condition never met? Start with the order record...

Check the cause first, calibrate only when necessary, and use this article as a reference for PNG's main operating inputs. You set DD Target to 3% , run a backtest, and the reported drawdown is different. What should you change? DD Target uses historical drawdown as a sizing reference...

Independent AI Disclaimer & Date of Review This analysis is an independent, data-driven review generated by Google AI as of today, October 12, 2026...

You open MetaTrader 5 on your phone, look for a way to attach your Expert Advisor - and there isn't one. That's not a hidden setting. The MT4 and MT5 apps for Android and iOS simply don't run EAs, custom indicators or scripts...

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You found a gold EA, ran a quick backtest, saw a smooth equity curve — and the first week live looked nothing like it. Before blaming the EA, check how you tested it. On XAUUSD the tester mode can change the result more than any input...

Screen broadly with 1 Minute OHLC, compare and make sure with Real Tick + Fast or Normal speed. When you first start using PNG, you may wonder which markets to enable and how much DD Target to assign to each one...

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Backtest screenshots are easy to make look good. You pick the dates, you pick the broker, you crop the ugly part. That is why the most useful button on the Twin Ignition Gold page is not "Buy". It is "Free Demo...

Automated gold trading attracts traders who want a systematic approach to the XAUUSD market. However, before choosing an Expert Advisor, it is important to understand how it operates, what risk controls it provides, and how its historical performance should be interpreted...

An EA is configured to consider entries between 15:00 and 18:00. You watch it at 3 pm on your computer and see no entry. Before changing the hours, establish which clock those numbers refer to. A session filter makes a time interval eligible for consideration...

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$25 for a risk-free start! Register , complete verification, enter promo code MQL5EN10 in your Personal Area, and get a trading bonus with no deposit required. XAUUSD: BUY 4202.88, SL 4142.88, TP 4334.88 Gold starts the week with support from a weakening dollar and falling oil prices...

The same 0.01 lot can carry ten times more risk at a different broker. US30 lets you trade 30 of the largest US stocks through a single chart, but unlike Forex pairs, index CFDs are not standardised. Each broker decides how much one lot is worth...

By Cree Lawson A backtest chart rises in small, steady steps. There are very few dips. Before deciding that the EA had an easy ride, I want to know which line I'm looking at. Balance and equity describe different parts of an account. Balance records closed results and other booked account changes...

Oil is easing after Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire , which neither government has confirmed as implemented. Meanwhile, Volkswagen asked EU policymakers for support against Chinese EV competition. US CPI on Wednesday is the next catalyst...

We rebuilt Gold Reaper's trading idea inside Gold Beaver - and then made it stronger. Combo Reaper is a new Gold Beaver preset. Its parameters were intentionally adjusted to match Gold Reaper's results - about 90% of its trades are the same trades...

The US dollar is finding support from elevated oil prices, renewed inflation concerns, and high US Treasury yields. At the same time, the Japanese yen remains under pressure, keeping USDJPY in focus ahead of a key US economic release...

A gold EA requests 0.03 lots. Is that a small position? The number alone cannot answer that question. You need the broker's contract, the intended price distance and the account currency before the volume becomes meaningful. This is a practical calculation check for anyone evaluating a gold EA...