Apex Drawdown Zero EA — version 9

Product: Apex Drawdown Zero EA — Version 9.20 (2026.07.15)

Symbol: XAUUSD (Gold)

Timeframe: H1 (1 hour)

Account: 500 USD deposit —

1. What these sets are

Apex Drawdown Zero V9 is a once-per-day breakout EA. Each day it builds an opening-range box, then takes at most one qualified trade with a fixed percent risk and a stop loss on every trade. No martingale, no grid, no averaging.

The three sets below change only the risk per trade. Everything else stays on the tested defaults, and Preset = AUTO loads the gold settings for you (risk:reward 2.0, first entry 08:00 server time).

Backtests: MT5 Strategy Tester, RoboForex-Pro, XAUUSD H1, 10,000 USD test account, 1% risk, two separate windows — all of 2025 and Jan–Aug 2026.

2. Before you start: standard or cent account?

Gold's smallest trade is 0.01 lot. On a 500 USD standard account, one 0.01 lot trade with the EA's volatility-based stop risks roughly 5–10% of the account — much more than the 1% the EA is designed for. The EA will not skip these trades; it rounds up to 0.01 lot.

Use a cent account (for example RoboForex ProCent). 500 USD becomes 50,000 cents, so the EA can size every trade at the risk you choose. Check that your cent account offers XAUUSD before you deposit.

3. Which set to use

Set A figures are from the full backtests (2025: 142 trades, 54% winners, profit factor 1.31; 2026: 80 trades, 68% winners, profit factor 2.65). Sets B and C are scaled from Set A — risk and drawdown move roughly in proportion to the risk per trade.

Recommendation: Use Set A. Do not go above 2% — V9 has no daily loss limit, so risk per trade is your main protection.

4. What this means on 500 USD

Simple monthly averages from the backtests, converted to a 500 USD start. These are averages, not monthly targets: some months lose money, and several no-trade days per month are normal.

5. How to use in MetaTrader 5

1. Open an XAUUSD H1 chart.
2. Drag Apex Drawdown Zero V9 onto the chart and tick Allow Algo Trading.
3. Open the Inputs tab and set the values from your chosen set below. Leave every input not listed on its default.
4. Change MagicNumber only if you run a second copy of the EA on the same account.
5. Click OK and turn on Algo Trading in the toolbar.
6. Check the dashboard shows SCANNING and the preset reads XAUUSD (auto).

Server time: the EA's hours (first entry 08:00, last entry 20:00) are broker server hours, tested on RoboForex (GMT+2/+3). If your broker's server is on a different time zone, shift FirstEntryHour and LastEntryHour so they still cover the London and New York sessions, and set Preset to MANUAL so your hours are used.

6. Set A — Standard (recommended)

7. Set B — Low Risk

8. Set C — Higher Risk

9. Warnings and disclaimers

Backtest results are hypothetical and do not guarantee future results. Tested on XAUUSD H1, Jan 2025 – Aug 2026, RoboForex-Pro, at 1% risk. Sets B and C are scaled estimates, not separate backtests. Different brokers, spreads or server times may change results.

Losing months happen. 2025 returned far less than 2026. Judge the EA over months, not weeks.

No daily loss limit in V9: the only protection is the stop loss on each trade and one trade per day. Keep risk per trade small.

Demo first: run your chosen set on a demo or small cent account for at least a few weeks before trading live.

Risk: Trading involves substantial risk of loss. Only risk capital you can afford to lose.

One set per chart: use only one of Set A, B or C on a chart; do not mix values from different sets.

10. Support and links

Buy / updates: https://grizzlytrading.online

All links: https://linktr.ee/mcplabsforex

Support: discord.gg/2QHagJqqQq

Quick Start

1. Open a cent account that offers XAUUSD and deposit 500 USD.
2. Attach Apex Drawdown Zero V9 to an XAUUSD H1 chart.
3. Leave Preset = AUTO and RiskPercent = 1.0 (Set A).
4. Turn on Algo Trading and check the dashboard shows SCANNING.