All figures below come from the MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester ("Every tick based on real ticks", spread included), one continuous run each, 1 January 2016 – 9 October 2026, gold M30 chart, 1:500. They are tester results, not live trading.
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1. 1,000 USD, fixed lot 0.01
Net profit 1,054 USD · maximum equity drawdown 75 USD (6.77%) · 655 trades · win rate 73.4% · profit factor 1.56
On average a trade made 1.61 USD at 0.01 lot: winners 6.07 USD, losers 10.73 USD.
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2. 1,000 USD, Auto lot (the default)
Profit factor 1.52 · maximum equity drawdown 17.73%
The lot grows with the account, so the result is compounded; we do not quote it as an expected return.
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3. 300 USD, Auto lot
Profit factor 1.52 · maximum equity drawdown 18.89%
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4. 150 USD, Auto lot — the minimum
Profit factor 1.51 · maximum equity drawdown 30.56%. On the smallest account the same loss is a larger share of the balance, so the drawdown in percent is the deepest here.
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How often it trades
The EA trades when gold moves. In quiet years it took only a handful of trades; 147 trades in 2025 and 162 trades in 2026 (to 9 October 2026).
Past performance does not guarantee future results. Test on a demo account of your own broker first.
