Gold Grand Line trades 29 active facets from one XAUUSD H1 chart. Each facet sends its own pending stop order at a fixed 0.01 lot with a stop loss. In the published test, up to 24 positions were open at the same time. That number is the reason this post exists: the question "how much money do I need?" has a different answer for a 24-position book than for a one-trade EA, and the answer should come from arithmetic, not from a marketing figure.
Start from the drawdown in money
The test's maximum equity drawdown was $1,348. The three random-delay runs ranged from $1,288 to $1,348; we size from the worst of the three, which is also the published run.
Because the lot is fixed at 0.01 per order, that money figure does not depend on the deposit you start with. A $10,000 account and a $3,000 account running the same defaults would have taken the same $1,348 dip in the test. Only the percentage changes:
| Deposit per 0.01 lot | $1,348 as % of deposit (derived) |
|---|---|
| $3,000 | 44.9% |
| $10,000 (published recommendation) | 13.5% |
| $13,480 | 10.0% |
We consider 10% the comfortable ceiling for a portfolio EA. At the published recommendation the test is above it, at 13.5%. We print that instead of quietly raising the recommended deposit, because you should choose the row you can live with, not us.
Why the percentage is not the whole story
Concurrency. Up to 24 positions open at once; the median when a new position opened was 5. The worst drawdowns happen when many facets are in the market in the same direction at the same time. Margin rises with the count; check your broker's margin for 24 × 0.01 gold at your leverage before you size down.
Losing streaks. Win rate 45.3%, longest losing streak 26 trades, average loss $6.03. Twenty-six average losses in a row is about $157 (derived) — small against $1,348, which tells you the maximum drawdown was not one streak but overlapping positions moving against you together.
Time concentration. 2025–2026 produced 80.4% of the net profit in the test. By year: 2022 +$589 (PF 1.12), 2023 +$1,399 (PF 1.30), 2024 +$2,499 (PF 1.41), 2025 +$8,727 (PF 2.02), 2026 +$9,595 (PF 2.10). No losing year, but the early years were thin. If the market goes back to 2022-style conditions, expect 2022-style results: a small gain over a full year, with the same drawdown exposure.
Broker. The same test on XMTrading KIWAMI gave a maximum equity drawdown of $1,356 (13.6%) and PF 1.66. Close, but not identical; your broker will be a third number.
A sizing routine you can apply to any fixed-lot EA
- Take the maximum equity drawdown in money from the worst of several random-delay runs.
- Decide the percentage of the account you accept losing from a peak.
- Deposit per 0.01 lot = drawdown ÷ accepted percentage.
- Scale lots only in whole multiples of that deposit (e.g. 0.02 lot needs twice the deposit).
- Check margin at the maximum concurrent position count, not the average.
For Gold Grand Line at 10%: $1,348 ÷ 0.10 = $13,480 per 0.01 lot. At 20%: $6,740. At 45%: $3,000 — possible, but you are then accepting a drawdown nearly half your account, and the next drawdown can be deeper than the one in the test.
What we do not do
We do not reduce the drawdown by switching facets off in the default settings, by shortening the test to skip 2022, or by optimising on the test window. The published defaults are what the product ships with.
If you want the same gold approach with a smaller footprint, the single modules exist: Gold Flash Scalper MT5 (one position at a time, tested from $500, max equity drawdown $54) and Gold Nine Layer (max equity drawdown $354). The full set is Gold Grand Line MT5.
