Drifter EA
- Experts
- Version: 1.30
- Updated: 29 September 2026
- Activations: 20
EA DRIFTER
EA DRIFTER is an Expert Advisor for automated gold trading on MetaTrader 5. It combines internally filtered entry selection, market execution and basket-based position management in one interface.
The system waits for a valid signal before starting a trade. If price moves against the basket, it may add positions according to its grid rules and execution controls. Exits are managed through a basket-level target in points, calculated from the volume-weighted average entry price. There is no guaranteed daily trading frequency.
LIVE SIGNAL
Main Features
- Automated entries, internal market filters, and grid and basket management.
- Fixed Lot, Low Risk and Medium Risk modes, configurable daily drawdown protection, and a high-impact news filter for new entries.
- Neon dashboard displaying daily, monthly and total results, win rate, profit factor, open positions, lot size, spread and observed drawdown. Black chart template with cyan and magenta candles.
Recommended Trading Conditions
A RAW account is required. The recommended brokers for this configuration are TMGM, VT Markets, Vantage and Fusion Markets. Exness is not supported in this edition. Confirm your gold symbol and account server with support before trading. Spread, commission, liquidity and execution can affect results.
Recommended Setup
MetaTrader 5, XAUUSD or the broker's validated gold symbol, an M1 chart, and a hedging-mode account that allows multiple positions per symbol.
Reference capital: USD 1,000 with a 0.01 lot. Preferred capital: USD 2,000 with a 0.01 lot. These amounts are operating guidelines, not guarantees of sufficient margin or protection against losses.
A VPS is required, preferably close to the broker's server. Keep MetaTrader 5 connected and Algo Trading enabled.
Risk Management
Fixed Lot: uses the lot size entered by the user.
Low Risk: calculates 0.01 lot per 2,000 balance units.
Medium Risk: calculates 0.01 lot per 1,000 balance units.
Automatic modes request a minimum of 0.01 lot for positive balances, including balances below 1,000. They respect symbol volume rules and use the account's currency without automatic USD or cent-account conversion. This technical capability is not a capital recommendation. Profile names do not represent a maximum percentage loss.
The strategy does not use an individual Stop Loss for each position. When DD Protection is enabled, it monitors the decline from the account's highest equity during the day, requests closure of the EA's positions when the threshold is reached, and blocks new trading until the next broker day. When protection is disabled, this daily limit is not applied.
Available Inputs
Identification: Magic Number and trade comment.
Lot and risk: Lot Mode / Risk and fixed lot size.
Protection: DD Protection, Max Daily DD, news filter, and minutes before and after events.
Display: Show Panel. Internal strategy parameters remain preconfigured.
Important Information
Grid trading can increase exposure and cause substantial losses, including the loss of the entire balance. A basket target does not guarantee recovery or net profit after costs. Execution may occur beyond the configured drawdown threshold. Previous results and backtests do not guarantee future performance.
The news filter uses the external Faireconomy economic-event feed through WebRequest instead of MetaTrader 5's built-in calendar. It depends on an internet connection, URL authorization and the availability of up-to-date provider data. Pausing new entries does not stop the management of existing baskets.
WebRequest is unavailable in the Strategy Tester. Reproducing news filtering in backtests requires historical event data and a dedicated offline-reading implementation.
Support is provided through the Product comments section and the MQL5 messaging system.

Invested in the author's other EA (Thundergold & Twister), with regular updates to previous EAs, has a support group and with confidence made the purchase on this new EA.