| PART | Section | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTRODUCTION | Product introduction, what the product helps you with | ||
| 2 | INSTALLATION & SETUP | System requirements, step-by-step installation guide | ||
| Guide to Installing Free Indicators and EAs Included with the Mirage Trading System Purchase | ||||
| 3 | INTERFACE DISPLAY | Explanation of the components displayed on the chart | ||
| User Guide: Trading Lines & Signal Tracking System | The system automatically draws Entry, Stop Loss, and Take Profit lines (TP 1–4) on the chart, tracks price action for hits, records Win/Loss results, and displays real-time performance statistics. | |||
| User Guide : Visualization, Zone Fill, Signal Dashboard & Cancelled Signals | When you attach an indicator to a chart, the system renders the following visual components for each detected signal | |||
| User Guide: MTF SCAN & Dashboard User Guide | MTF SCAN automatically scans all Market Watch symbols across 8 timeframes (M1 to W1) and displays results on a Dashboard grid directly on your chart. | |||
| User Guide : Chart Theme User Guide | Chart Theme is a feature that changes the entire chart color scheme in MetaTrader 5 — including the background, candles, grid, text, and Bid/Ask lines — with a single click. | |||
| 4 | CORE CONCEPTS | Fundamental concepts that the system is built upon | ||
| User Guide: Market Structure Functionality in the Trading System | Identifies trend direction (Uptrend, Downtrend, Ranging) by analyzing swing highs/lows, and detects key events: BOS (trend continuation) and CHoCH (potential trend reversal). | |||
| User Guide : Signal Types, States, and Lifecycle | A signal is the system's notification when it detects a qualifying candlestick pattern on the chart. Each signal tells you the expected price direction and provides suggested entry, stop loss, and take profit levels. | |||
| 5 | SIGNAL FILTERS | Filters that refine and validate trading signals | ||
| User Guide: Trade Direction (Direction Filter) in the Trading System | Defines the allowed trading direction (Buy only, Sell only, both, or neither) as the first filter before searching for entry signals, based on current market trend. | |||
| User Guide: Signal Zone Filter in the Trading System | Eliminates signals not near important price zones, retaining only those connected to market structures (swing high/low, BOS, CHoCH) to reduce noise. | |||
| User Guide: StoplossHunt Filter User Guide — Filtering "SL Sweep" Signals | Identifies higher-probability signals by checking whether price "swept stoploss" before forming a pattern. | |||
| User Guide : Extreme Zone Filter | Extreme Zone Filter is a signal filtering feature that helps avoid entering trades when price is at the top or bottom of a Donchian price channel. | |||
| User Guide: Opposite Signal Filter | The Opposite Signal Filter is an automatic feature that prevents new signals from appearing when you already have an active trade running in the opposite direction.The principle is very simple: Don't buy when you're selling. Don't sell when you're buying. | |||
| User Guide : Quality Filter User Guide | Quality Filter is a feature that helps you receive only the best signals — price patterns formed clearly, with balanced proportions and high reliability — and reject weak signals, dull patterns, and those below standard. | |||
| 6 | TRADE MANAGEMENT | |||
| User Guide : Risk/Reward & SL Method User Guide | Risk/Reward (R:R) is the ratio between the amount of money you accept losing (Risk) and the amount of money you expect to gain (Reward) in a single trade. | |||
| User Guide: Trailing Stop Loss (TSL) User Guide | Regular Stop Loss (SL) stays fixed in one place. You set SL at 1990.00, and it stays there forever — even if price has risen to 2030.00.Trailing Stop Loss (TSL) is different. It automatically moves in your favor when price advances. As price moves up, TSL moves up with it. When price stalls or reverses, TSL holds the best position it reached. | |||
| 7 | CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS GUIDE | Detailed guide to each configuration parameter | ||
| SIGNAL SCANNING CONFIGURATION GUIDE - MIRAGE TRADING SYSTEM EA | Guide to mastering signal scanning settings within the Inputs tab, optimizing trade discovery on a single chart or across the entire market. | |||
| 8 | ALERTS & NOTIFICATIONS | |||
| User Guide: Alerts & Notifications User Guide | Configure push notifications, and on-screen popups when new signals are detected. | |||
| 9 | SYSTEM RISKS & LIMITATIONS | Notes on system risks and limitations |
1. INTRODUCTION
1. What is Gold Sniper Scalper Pro?
Gold does not trade like forex. Spreads widen unpredictably, sessions shift volatility dramatically, and false breakouts on XAUUSD are faster, deeper, and more punishing than on currency pairs. A false breakout indicator built for forex will generate noise on gold. Gold Sniper Scalper Pro is built from the ground up to handle this.
It is a professional MetaTrader 5 indicator that detects Fakey false breakout patterns on XAUUSD — the 4-bar trap structure where price breaks a range boundary, draws in breakout traders, then snaps back inside to reveal the move was fake. The indicator scores each setup by 17 quality factors, runs it through a 4-layer confluence pipeline, checks it against a 7-timeframe trend consensus engine, and filters it through a gold volatility regime classifier — all before a signal reaches your chart.
Six detection presets include three XAUUSD-optimized modes: Scalp Gold for M5-M15 fast entries, Swing Gold for H4-D1 position trades, and Adaptive for automatic timeframe and volatility adjustment. Every signal comes with complete trading levels (entry, stop loss, and up to 4 take profit targets), live signal tracking, and a 4-row GSSP Dashboard that synthesizes signal, trend, structure, and trade advice into a single decision-support panel.
Also works on Forex pairs, Indices, and Crypto — but XAUUSD is where GSSP is tuned to perform best.
2. The Pattern: 4-Bar Fakey Breakout Trap
The Fakey pattern tells a story in four candles. Understanding this story is the key to reading every signal the indicator produces.
Component 1: Mother Bar (Range Candle)
This is the battlefield. A single candle establishes a clear price range — its high and low become the boundaries that everything else is measured against. On XAUUSD, these ranges often form at session boundaries (London open, New York open) where institutional orders accumulate on both sides.
Component 2: Inside Bar(s) (Compression)
After the Mother Bar, price goes quiet. One to three smaller candles form entirely within the Mother Bar boundaries, like a coiled spring compressing before release. On gold, this compression often occurs during Asian session when liquidity is thinner.
More inside bars typically mean tighter compression and a more explosive eventual breakout. The indicator allows up to 3 inside bars per pattern (configurable).
Component 3: False Breakout Candle (The Trap)
Someone makes their move. Price breaks beyond one of the Mother Bar boundaries:
Breaks above the high — breakout traders go long, setting up a potential bearish trap
Breaks below the low — breakout traders go short, setting up a potential bullish trap
On gold, these breakouts often sweep stop-loss clusters placed just beyond the range — a common institutional liquidity grab on XAUUSD.
Component 4: Return Bar (Confirmation)
The trap springs shut. Price closes back inside the Mother Bar boundaries in the signal direction, confirming the breakout was false. The breakout traders are now holding losing positions on the wrong side of the market.
A BUY signal fires when a bearish breakout fails (price tried to break down, got rejected, and closed back bullish). A SELL signal fires when a bullish breakout fails (price tried to break up, got rejected, and closed back bearish).
3. Detection Engine
The indicator runs per-bar scanning on every completed bar. No tick-based processing means consistent behavior across brokers with different tick feeds.
Scanning Flow
Pattern search — The engine looks backward (configurable depth, default 3,000 bars) for Mother Bar → Inside Bar → False Breakout → Return Bar sequences matching all active threshold criteria.
Quality assessment — Each candidate pattern is scored across 17 factors (0.0 to 1.0). Patterns below the minimum quality threshold are discarded.
Signal Engine evaluation — Patterns passing quality are run through the 4-layer confluence pipeline (Layers A-D) and assigned a tier: SOLO, CONFIRMED, STRONG, or ULTRA.
Filter chain — Five independent filters check market conditions. Signals that fail any enabled filter are blocked (shown as gray or hidden entirely).
Trend consensus check — The 7-timeframe consensus engine verifies alignment with the dominant trend. Signals opposing the consensus beyond the threshold are blocked.
Volatility regime check — The gold volatility classifier confirms conditions are not EXTREME (optional blocking).
Signal output — Surviving signals are drawn on the chart with trading levels, alerts fire, and EA buffers are updated.
4. 17-Factor Quality Scoring
Not all false breakouts are created equal. A sloppy, shallow breakout that barely touches the boundary is not the same as a deep penetration with a strong rejection wick. The 17-factor quality scoring system (0.0 to 1.0) measures how closely each pattern matches the ideal textbook formation.
Mother Bar (5 factors)
Factor What it Tells You
Range vs ATR Is the mother bar significant relative to current gold volatility?
Body Ratio How decisive was the candle? Bigger body = stronger conviction
Wick Balance Are the wicks symmetrical? Balanced wicks indicate fair price discovery
Close Position Where did it close? Extremes signal stronger directional pressure
Volume Was institutional volume present? (optional factor)
Inside Bar (3 factors)
Factor What it Tells You
Inside Bar Count More inside bars (1-3) = deeper compression = more potential energy
Compression Ratio How tightly do the inside bars fit? Tighter = more explosive
Position Where are inside bars sitting? Centered = balanced pressure from both sides
False Breakout (5 factors)
Factor What it Tells You
Penetration Distance How far did the fake breakout extend beyond the boundary? Deeper = more stops swept
Close Depth Did the breakout candle close deep inside the range? Deeper = stronger rejection
Rejection Wick How big is the rejection wick? Larger = more aggressive institutional rejection
Body Ratio Body conviction in the breakout move
Formation Speed How fast did the breakout sequence form? Faster = more impulsive
Return Bar (3 factors)
Factor What it Tells You
Body Ratio How strong is the reversal momentum? Bigger body = more convincing
Close Depth How deep back into the range did it close? Deeper = more committed
Engulfing Ratio Does the return bar body dwarf the breakout body? Bigger = stronger reversal
Pattern Context (1 factor)
Factor What it Tells You
Pattern Speed How compact is the entire 4-bar formation? Tighter patterns on gold carry more momentum
The quality score appears on the chart next to each signal marker. Use the Quality Filter input to set a minimum threshold — anything below your standard is automatically blocked before it reaches your chart.
5. Signal Engine v2.0 — Confluence Pipeline
The quality score tells you how clean the pattern is. The Signal Engine tells you how strong the overall setup is by analyzing the pattern in context. It runs each signal through 4 layers of evaluation:
Layer A — Base Quality Assessment
The 17-factor quality score serves as the starting point. Every signal begins here.
Layer B — Component Enhancement
Looks at relationships between candle components that the base score does not capture:
How does breakout depth compare to return bar strength?
Are there multi-bar confirmation patterns?
Each finding adds bonus or penalty to the score
Layer C — Context Analysis
Zooms out to examine the market environment around the pattern (configurable window, default 10 bars):
Are there indecision candles signaling uncertainty near the pattern?
Is momentum shifting in the signal direction?
Does the surrounding price action on gold support or contradict the trade?
Layer D — Confluence Aggregation
Combines all layers into a final confluence score and assigns a tier:
Tier Score What it Means for Your Trading
SOLO 0.35+ Pattern detected, minimal supporting evidence — proceed with caution
CONFIRMED 0.50+ Multiple factors align — solid setup worth considering
STRONG 0.65+ High confluence across pattern and context — high-confidence signal
ULTRA 0.80+ Everything aligns — the strongest signals the engine can produce
Tier labels appear on the chart with color coding so you can spot STRONG and ULTRA signals at a glance.
Exit Signal Monitor
Once a signal enters the ACTIVE state (entry price hit), the Exit Monitor watches for signs the trade may be invalidating:
Level What to Do
CAUTION Stay alert — early reversal patterns forming
WARNING Consider tightening your stop or taking partial profit
CRITICAL Strong reversal confirmed — seriously consider closing
The Exit Monitor expires after a configurable number of bars (default 20) so it does not generate stale alerts on old signals.
6. Gold-Specific Intelligence
These features are exclusive to Gold Sniper Scalper Pro and are designed specifically for XAUUSD trading characteristics.
7-Timeframe Trend Consensus
Gold trends are driven by macro forces — interest rate expectations, USD strength, geopolitical risk. A Fakey pattern on M15 means little if the H4, D1, and W1 all point the opposite direction.
The Trend Consensus engine scans H1, H4, D1, W1, MN, and paired timeframes using 35 indicator handles. Each timeframe receives a directional score:
Bullish — price above key moving averages, momentum positive
Bearish — price below key moving averages, momentum negative
Range — no clear directional bias
A composite consensus percentage is calculated. Only patterns where at least 50% of analyzed timeframes agree with the signal direction are allowed through (configurable threshold).
Trend Consensus Panel: A real-time 8-row dashboard shows trend state per timeframe with color-coded cells — green for uptrend, red for downtrend, gray for range. Updates on a 200ms throttle.
Gold Volatility Regime Detection
XAUUSD volatility changes dramatically throughout the day and week. News events, NFP, FOMC — these create conditions where normal pattern detection thresholds produce unreliable signals.
The volatility regime classifier identifies four states:
CALM — Low ATR, tight ranges. Fakey patterns are rare but clean.
NORMAL — Standard gold volatility. Ideal conditions for detection.
HIGH — Elevated ATR. Wider stops recommended, fewer but stronger signals.
EXTREME — News-driven spikes. Optional automatic signal blocking to protect from whipsaws.
The classifier adapts signal processing to current conditions — you do not need to manually adjust parameters when volatility changes.
GSSP Dashboard — 4-Row Decision Panel
A compact dashboard synthesizing four data layers into a single glanceable panel:
Row Data What You See
Signal Current detected signals from MTF scanner and local chart BUY/SELL indicators with quality tier
Trend 7-timeframe consensus state Direction arrow, strength percentage, dominant bias
Structure Market structure events across analyzed timeframes BOS/CHOCH labels per timeframe
Advice Confluence synthesis of signal + trend + structure Directional recommendation with confidence
This eliminates the need to check multiple panels or switch charts to build a complete market picture.
7. Trading Levels
Every confirmed signal comes with a complete trade plan drawn on your chart — no manual calculations needed.
Entry
BUY signal: Entry is set above the pattern range high
SELL signal: Entry is set below the pattern range low
Default mode is PENDING — the indicator waits for price to reach the level before marking the trade as active
Stop Loss
Choose the method that fits your gold trading style:
Method How it Works When to Use
Donchian Channel Highest high / lowest low over N bars. Adapts to gold's variable volatility. (Default: 20 bars) You want structure-based stops that breathe with the market
ATR Multiplier Fixed distance from entry based on ATR. (Default: 2.0x) You want consistent, predictable stop distances
Take Profit (4 levels)
Level Default R:R Purpose
TP1 0.5R Quick partial exit — secure early profit on gold's fast moves
TP2 1.0R Risk recovered — the trade is now "free"
TP3 1.5R Runner target for strong directional gold moves
TP4 2.0R Extended target for high-momentum XAUUSD setups
Set any TP to 0 to disable it. All levels show as horizontal lines with pip distance and R:R labels.
8. Detection Presets
Six presets let you match the indicator to your trading style without touching dozens of parameters. Three are universal; three are XAUUSD-optimized.
Universal Presets
Quality — For traders who prefer fewer, cleaner signals. Stricter thresholds across the board — higher minimum quality, all Signal Engine layers enabled, tight Extreme Zone filter. You may wait longer between signals, but each one meets strict technical criteria.
Quantity — For traders who want more frequent opportunities. Lower thresholds, relaxed formation requirements, broader detection. Includes weaker formations — combine with filters to manage quality.
Custom (Default) — Full manual control. Every parameter is adjustable. Start here once you understand the pattern and want to fine-tune detection to your specific timeframe and gold session.
XAUUSD-Optimized Presets
Adaptive — Auto-detects timeframe and volatility, adjusts thresholds dynamically. All structural filters enabled, quality gate at 0.30. Best for traders who switch between timeframes during the day and want the indicator to adapt automatically.
Scalp Gold — Tuned for M5-M15 scalping on XAUUSD:
ATR period shortened to 7 (faster volatility response)
Quality gate at 0.20 (captures more setups during fast sessions)
Minimum 5 bars between patterns (allows tighter clustering)
Maximum 8-bar formation speed (rejects slow-forming patterns)
Scan depth 1,000 bars (lighter memory footprint for scalping)
Swing Gold — Tuned for H4-D1 position trading on XAUUSD:
Quality gate at 0.40 (only the cleanest patterns)
Minimum 20 bars between patterns (wide spacing for daily charts)
Minimum 0.7 ATR pattern range (filters out insignificant daily ranges)
Close position alignment enabled (requires strong directional commitment)
Maximum 20-bar formation window (allows multi-day pattern development)
When a preset is active, overridden parameters are locked. Switch to Custom to regain full control.
9. Risk Filters
Five independent filters act as gatekeepers between pattern detection and your chart. Each one blocks signals that fail a specific market condition check.
1. Extreme Zone Filter
Prevents trading into exhaustion. Blocks BUY signals when gold price is near the top of its Donchian Channel range (default: above 80%) and SELL signals near the bottom (below 20%). Particularly important on gold where overbought/oversold conditions often precede sharp corrections.
2. Direction Filter
Keeps you on the right side of the gold trend. Auto mode reads market structure (BOS/CHOCH) and only allows trend-aligned signals. Manual mode lets you lock specific directions. Configurable behavior during sideways gold consolidation phases.
3. Stoploss Hunt Filter
Confirms genuine liquidity sweeps. Validates that the false breakout candle actually swept a prior swing level — not just random noise. On gold, institutional stop hunts are frequent and identifiable. Configurable lookback (default 15 bars) with optional adaptive sensitivity.
4. Signal Zone Filter
Requires structural context. Signals must form near meaningful market events — swing sweeps, Break of Structure, or Change of Character. Prevents isolated signals that lack structural backing on XAUUSD.
5. Opposite Signal Filter
Prevents contradictory signals. When a new BUY appears while an active SELL exists (or vice versa), the conflicting signal is blocked. Keeps your chart clean and your trading direction consistent.
Blocked signals appear as gray markers (if enabled) or are hidden entirely. Each filter is independently toggleable.
10. Feature Overview
Beyond pattern detection and gold-specific intelligence, here is everything included:
Feature What it Does for You
MTF Scanner Scan 150 symbols across 8 timeframes from one chart — find setups across gold, forex, and indices without switching charts
Market Structure Built-in BOS/CHOCH detection with swing labels (HH, HL, LH, LL) — see gold's trend context without extra indicators
Trailing Stop Loss Donchian-based trail that activates at your chosen R:R and locks at breakeven on TP1 — manages the trade for you
Zone Fill Colored rectangles showing risk (entry-to-SL) and reward (entry-to-TP) zones — instantly visualize exposure on XAUUSD
Signal Dashboard Draggable panel with live stats: total signals, win rate, active/completed counts — track gold trading performance at a glance
Scanner Dashboard Grid panel showing all MTF results with quality scores — one-screen overview of every detected setup
GSSP Dashboard 4-row panel: Signal + Trend + Structure + Advice — complete gold market intelligence in a single panel
Trend Consensus Panel 7-timeframe trend state with color-coded cells — confirm alignment before every entry
4-Channel Alerts Desktop popup, sound, and mobile push — never miss a gold signal, configurable per event type
Chart Themes 4 color schemes (Dark Muted, Dark, Light, Custom) — original colors restored on removal
EA Signal Buffers 35 output buffers for Expert Advisors — plug in your EA for automated XAUUSD execution
Signal Tracking Full lifecycle tracking with dotted path and profit/loss markers — review every trade outcome visually
11. Installation
Step 1: Download
After purchasing from MQL5 Market, the indicator file is automatically placed in your MetaTrader 5 data folder.
Step 2: Attach to Chart
Open MetaTrader 5
Open a XAUUSD chart (recommended: H1 to start)
Navigate to Insert > Indicators > Custom > GoldSniperScalperPro
The settings dialog appears
Step 3: Configure (Optional)
The defaults are designed to work immediately. For your first run, these are the only settings worth checking:
Setting Default First-Run Recommendation
Preset Mode Custom Try Scalp Gold for M5-M15 or Swing Gold for H4-D1
SL Method Donchian Recommended — adapts to gold's volatility
Theme Dark Muted Pick based on your chart background preference
GSSP Dashboard Disabled Enable to see the 4-row decision panel
Scanner Mode Current symbol only Keep default; enable multi-symbol if you trade multiple instruments
Step 4: Enable Push Notifications (Optional)
In MetaTrader 5: Tools > Options > Notifications
Enable push notifications
Enter your MetaQuotes ID from the MT5 mobile app
In the indicator settings: set "Push notification" to true
12. Quick Start — Your First 5 Minutes
1. Attach and observe. Drag the indicator onto a XAUUSD H1 chart. Within seconds, historical signals appear as colored candle groups with trading levels drawn.
2. Read the colors.
Green candles = BUY signal (bearish breakout failed — sellers trapped)
Red candles = SELL signal (bullish breakout failed — buyers trapped)
Gray candles = Pattern blocked by filters (if visible)
3. Check a trading level. Click on any colored candle group. You will see horizontal lines for Entry, SL, TP1-TP4 with pip distance and R:R labels. A dotted path shows where gold price went after the signal.
4. Enable the GSSP Dashboard. Set "Show GSSP Dashboard" to true. The 4-row panel appears showing Signal, Trend, Structure, and Advice. This is your command center for gold trading decisions.
5. Open the Signal Dashboard. It shows total signals, win/loss count, win rate, and how many signals are currently active vs completed.
6. Try a preset. Switch from Custom to Scalp Gold if you are on M5-M15, or Swing Gold if you are on H4-D1. Notice how the signal count and quality change — the indicator adapts its entire detection behavior with a single setting.
7. Set up alerts. Enable popup and push alerts so you are notified in real-time when a new Fakey signal fires on XAUUSD, without watching the chart.
13. Recommended Settings
By Timeframe
Timeframe Recommended Preset Min Quality Trading Style
M5 Scalp Gold 0.20+ Fast scalping — high frequency, tight stops
M15 Scalp Gold 0.25+ Scalping — good balance of speed and quality
M30 Adaptive 0.30+ Intraday — auto-adjusts to session volatility
H1 Custom or Adaptive 0.30+ Swing entry — recommended starting point
H4 Swing Gold 0.40+ Position — fewer signals with higher structural weight
D1 Swing Gold 0.40+ Daily — each signal carries significant conviction
By Session
Session Gold Behavior Recommendation
Asian (00:00-08:00 GMT) Low volatility, tight ranges, compression patterns Scalp Gold — catches tight breakout traps
London (08:00-12:00 GMT) Increasing volatility, session breakouts Adaptive — adjusts to rising activity
New York (13:00-17:00 GMT) Peak volatility, institutional moves Custom or Quality — strongest false breakouts
London Close (16:00-17:00 GMT) Reversals common, trapping moves Quality — high-conviction reversal traps
Weekend Gap Market closed Indicator pauses scanning automatically
Filter Combinations
Conservative approach — fewer trades, higher conviction:
Preset: Swing Gold or Quality
Direction Filter: Auto
Extreme Zone Filter: Enabled (70/30)
GSSP Dashboard: Enabled (check Trend + Advice rows before entry)
Active approach — more opportunities, manual filtering:
Preset: Scalp Gold or Quantity
Direction Filter: Disabled
Extreme Zone Filter: Disabled
Check GSSP Dashboard Trend row for quick trend alignment
14. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q: What makes GSSP different from Mirage Trading System?
Mirage is a general-purpose Fakey indicator that works on any symbol. GSSP is built specifically for gold with three additions: 7-timeframe trend consensus gating, gold volatility regime detection, and three XAUUSD-optimized presets (Adaptive, Scalp Gold, Swing Gold). The core detection engine (17-factor quality, Signal Engine v2.0, 5 risk filters) is the same.
Q: Does this indicator repaint?
No. All signals are confirmed on bar close only. Completed bars (bar index 1+) are used for every calculation. Once a signal appears on your chart, it stays exactly where it is.
Q: Can I use GSSP on symbols other than XAUUSD?
Yes. The core detection works on any symbol. The gold-specific presets (Scalp Gold, Swing Gold) are optimized for XAUUSD volatility, but the Custom, Quality, Quantity, and Adaptive presets work well on Forex pairs, Indices, and Crypto.
Q: What is the GSSP Dashboard?
A 4-row panel that combines Signal (current detections), Trend (7-TF consensus direction), Structure (BOS/CHOCH events), and Advice (confluence synthesis) into a single view. Enable it via the GSSP Dashboard input group.
Q: What does the Trend Consensus do?
It scans 7 timeframes (H1 through MN) for trend direction. If more than 50% of timeframes disagree with a Fakey signal's direction, the signal is blocked. This prevents buying gold during a strong multi-timeframe downtrend and vice versa.
Q: How do the gold presets differ from Quality/Quantity?
Quality and Quantity adjust detection strictness. The gold presets also adjust ATR period, formation speed, pattern spacing, and quality thresholds specifically for XAUUSD's characteristics at different timeframes. Scalp Gold is tuned for fast M5-M15 entries; Swing Gold is tuned for clean H4-D1 signals.
Q: Can I automate trades with an Expert Advisor?
Yes. The indicator outputs 35 EA-readable buffers: signal direction, entry price, stop loss, TP1-4, quality score, Signal Engine tier, confluence score, and exit signal level. Your EA reads these via iCustom(). A companion EA is included with purchase — contact the author via MQL5 messaging.
Q: Why are some candles gray?
Gray candles mean a pattern was detected but blocked by one of the risk filters or the trend consensus gate. Hide gray candles by enabling "Hide blocked (gray) signals" in settings.
Q: What is the difference between the quality score and the confluence tier?
The quality score (0.0-1.0) measures the pattern formation — how clean the 4 candle components are. The confluence tier (SOLO through ULTRA) is the Signal Engine assessment — it combines the quality score with component cross-checks, market context analysis, and overall confluence. Think of the score as "how good is the pattern?" and the tier as "how good is the trade?"
Q: Can I run GSSP and Mirage on the same chart?
Yes. They use different object prefixes (GSSP_ vs MTS_) so there are no conflicts. For performance, consider running them on separate chart windows of the same symbol.
Q: How much CPU does the scanner use?
The scanner processes symbols in configurable batches (default 50 per cycle) using asynchronous timer-based scanning. Chart lag is prevented by design. Reduce batch size if you run on lower-spec hardware.
15. Further Reading
Each feature has a dedicated user guide with parameter explanations, chart examples, and recommended settings:
Guide What You Will Learn
Signal Types and Lifecycle How signals move through Pending, Active, Win, Loss, Expired, Blocked states
Risk/Reward and SL Method Donchian vs ATR stop loss, configuring R:R targets for gold
Quality Filter Deep dive into the 17 factors, how to tune thresholds for XAUUSD
Signal Engine v2.0 4-layer confluence pipeline, tier classification, exit monitoring
7-Timeframe Trend Consensus How consensus gating works, threshold configuration
GSSP Dashboard 4-row panel: Signal + Trend + Structure + Advice
Gold Volatility Regime CALM/NORMAL/HIGH/EXTREME detection and auto-adaptation
Detection Presets Scalp Gold, Swing Gold, Adaptive — when to use each
Extreme Zone Filter Avoiding overbought/oversold entries with Donchian position
Stoploss Hunt Filter Validating genuine liquidity sweeps on gold
Signal Zone Filter Requiring market structure context for each signal
Opposite Signal Filter How conflicting signals are handled
Direction Filter Auto trend detection vs manual direction control
Market Structure (BOS/CHOCH) Understanding Break of Structure and Change of Character
Trailing Stop Loss Donchian trailing mechanics and breakeven lock
MTF Scanner and Dashboard Scanning 150 symbols across 8 timeframes
Visualization and Zone Fill Customizing chart display and zone rectangles
Chart Theme Configuration Setting up your preferred color scheme
Alerts and Notifications Desktop, sound, and mobile push alert setup
EA Signal Configuration Buffer layout and iCustom() integration
Support
Product comments section on the MQL5 Market product page
Direct message to the author via MQL5: https://www.mql5.com/en/users/khiemni/seller
Response time: within 24 hours
Gold Sniper Scalper Pro v1.0 — Precision Fakey Breakout Detection for XAUUSD on MetaTrader 5
