Aurum H1 Trend Breakout
- Experts
- Version: 1.0
Aurum H1 Trend Breakout (Aurum Lite) is the free version of Aurum Trend Breakout, a trend-following Expert Advisor for Gold (XAUUSD) on MetaTrader 5.
User guide and set files: https://www.mql5.com/en/blogs/post/777008
New from Aurum: Aurum Range Breakout - a gold Asian-range breakout EA, one trade per day, flat by 16:00 GMT (free edition).
It uses the same core H1 engine as the full version: a breakout in the direction of the trend, a hard Stop Loss on every trade, and no take profit that cuts the big moves short. Aurum does not try to win often. It tries to lose small and let the winners run.
HOW IT TRADES
1. Trend: the fast EMA (20) must be above the slow EMA (200) on H1 for buys, below it for sells. Sells also require a daily downtrend (price below the D1 EMA 200).
2. Breakout: a closed H1 candle breaks the 20-bar channel in the trend direction. Signals use closed bars only.
3. Protection: a hard Stop Loss at 2.5 x ATR is sent with the order.
4. Exit: the trade runs until the trend flips (EMA cross).
One position at a time. Never a grid, martingale, averaging or recovery lot.
BACKTEST (Strategy Tester, XAUUSD H1, broker MT5 data, 1-minute OHLC, swaps included, 10,000 USD, fixed 0.01 lot, July 2021 - September 2026)
- Trades: 196, win rate 21% by design
- Profit factor: 1.30
- Average win +92.01 / average loss -19.25
- Net profit: +900.52 USD with the fixed 0.01 lot
Results depend on your lot size and broker. Run it in the Strategy Tester on your own broker's data.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
- H1 trend-breakout engine with buy/sell or one-direction mode
- Fixed lot sizing
- Daily loss limit: closes the EA's trade and pauses for the day
- Skips any trade where the fixed lot would risk more than 5% of equity (adjustable)
- Spread, free margin, broker stop level and trading session checks before every order
- Info panel: H1 trend, daily bias, breakout levels, open trade in R and money, daily P/L and drawdown
- No DLL, no internet connection required
LITE OR PRO
The full version, Aurum Trend Breakout, adds risk-% position sizing, a second H4 swing engine, optional breakeven and ATR trailing, and PAUSE / CLOSE ALL buttons on the panel. In the same backtest period its profit factor was 1.79 against 1.30 for Lite. You can find it in my Market products.
RECOMMENDED SETTINGS
- Symbol: XAUUSD (any suffix, e.g. XAUUSDm, GOLD). Attach to an H1 chart.
- Fixed lot: 0.01 per 3,000 USD or more of balance is a reasonable start.
- Brokers with low gold spreads; a VPS is recommended for 24/5 running.
IMPORTANT
Trading gold carries a high level of risk. Backtest results do not guarantee future results. Test on a demo account first.
If you like Aurum Lite, a short review helps a lot. Questions are welcome in private messages.

