Centurion Gold Swing
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Lukas Szyry
Gold Trading Specialist | XAUUSD Expert Advisor Developer
Passionate about algorithmic trading and institutional market structure. My focus is on robust, non-martingale systems for long-term account growth.
🚀 My Featured Premium EA: - Version: 1.0
- Activations: 20
Centurion Gold Swing EA — Multi-Day Trend Rider (XAUUSD Optimized)
Centurion Gold Swing is a robust, tactical breakout and trend-following algorithm optimized exclusively for the gold market (XAUUSD). It is designed to minimize market chaos and false breakouts by employing a two-stage tactic (Scout and Main phase) to automatically ride institutional trend movements over multiple days.
Trading Strategy
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48h Macro Breakout: The EA monitors the market structure over a defined time window (the highs and lows of the last 48 hours on the H1 chart) to identify significant breakouts.
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Phase 1: The Vanguard (Scout Trade): Instead of immediately taking full risk, the system opens a small scout trade in the direction of the breakout. This trade is given a generous stop-loss to provide sufficient breathing room for normal market fluctuations.
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Phase 2: The Main Attack (Main Trade): Only when the scout trade reaches a defined profit target and the trend is statistically confirmed does the system trigger the main position with the full volume.
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Phase 3: Smart Cooldown: After closing the trades, the system intelligently pauses until the price returns to the original range. This prevents dangerous re-entries during chaotic post-breakout phases.
Position and Risk Management
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Two-Stage Scaling: The system strategically divides the exposure by testing the waters with a cautious scout position and scaling up to a more aggressive main lot once the trend is validated.
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Multi-Day Trailing Stop: As soon as the main trade is massively in profit, the stop-loss is automatically moved to the break-even point plus a fixed profit buffer. An adaptive, delayed trailing stop (anti-spam logic) then accompanies the trend over days.
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Predictive Margin Check: Before sending an order, the EA checks the broker's exact lot steps and calculates the required margin to avoid server rejections and to block trading during the daily rollover (high spreads/low liquidity).
Important Application Notes
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Chart Setup: Developed specifically for XAUUSD (Gold). The EA should be attached to the H1 (1-hour) chart.
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Trading Frequency: Low to Medium. The EA acts as a swing trader and waits patiently for genuine breakouts. Phases with no trades are part of the concept.
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Recommended Brokers & Technical Requirements: To achieve the intended execution quality, a true RAW ECN account with a high-speed VPS is recommended. Avoid infrastructure with high slippage during news events. A full analysis of compatible brokers can be found in the official guide linked here: https://www.mql5.com/en/blogs/post/771888
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Minimum Deposit: 500.00 USD / EUR.
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Recommended Deposit: 1,000.00 USD / EUR for optimal safety and appropriate lot scaling.
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Account Type: Hedging or Netting (Raw ECN / Low Spread type).
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Leverage: Minimum 1:100 (1:500 recommended).
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VPS: A Virtual Private Server is required to maintain 24/5 uptime and flawlessly adjust trailing stops.
DISCLAIMER & RISK WARNING
General Trading Risk
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Trading forex, gold, and CFDs carries significant financial risks and may not be suitable for every investor.
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Past performance is not indicative of future results; financial losses up to the total investment amount are possible.
Account and Broker Variations
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Actual trading results may vary depending on the broker and account type. This is due to differences in spreads, slippage, execution times, market liquidity, and technical infrastructure.
System Limits & Automation
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Despite integrated risk controls, automated trade management, selective entries, and consistent stop-loss protection, no algorithm can completely eliminate market risk or guarantee identical profitability.
Recommended Test Phase
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It is strongly recommended to thoroughly test the Expert Advisor (EA) on a demo account before risking real capital.
Selectivity & Trading Frequency
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Centurion Gold Swing is designed for highly selective breakout analysis. The number of transactions depends heavily on the current market situation — phases with few or no trades are a fundamental part of the swing trading concept.
Philosophy Patience over actionism: Centurion does not ride every wave, but waits for the verified breakout.

