Best trailing stop management for XAUUSD H1?

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Hi everyone,
I am developing an EA for XAUUSD and I would like some advice about trailing stop management.

Current setup:

  • Symbol: XAUUSD
  • Mainly H1 timeframe
  • Trend/momentum strategy
  • Trades often run into profit, but many positions close too early because of trailing settings.

At the moment I am testing:

  • classic trailing stop
  • break even + trailing
  • ATR trailing
  • step trailing

My problem is finding the right balance between:

  • protecting profits
  • avoiding premature exits during gold volatility

For those trading or coding EAs on XAUUSD:

  1. What trailing logic works best for you?
  2. Fixed points or ATR-based trailing?
  3. When do you activate break even?
  4. Continuous trailing or step trailing?
  5. Any recommended ATR multipliers for H1 gold trading?

I am especially interested in real experience with volatile gold movements.

Thanks!

 
another idea: psar trailing.
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