Gold breakout recovery
- Experts
- Version: 1.1
- Activations: 5
Gold Breakout Recovery
Gold Breakout Recovery is an Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5 designed for automated trading on XAUUSD.
The EA is based on a breakout trading approach and includes a recovery mode for unfavorable trading periods. The user controls the overall risk using one main parameter: Drawdown, %.
The EA is designed for MT5 hedging accounts.
Installation
- Install the EA in MetaTrader 5.
- Open the XAUUSD chart.
- The recommended timeframe is M1.
- Attach Gold Breakout Recovery to the chart.
- Allow algorithmic trading and enable Algo Trading.
- Select the desired Drawdown, % value.
- A VPS is recommended for continuous operation.
Published tests were performed on XAUUSD M1.
Drawdown, %
This is the main user parameter.
Default value: 30
Allowed range: greater than 0 and not higher than 50
50 is the maximum allowed value.
If a value above 50 is entered, the EA will not start.
A higher Drawdown setting means higher trading load on the account and potentially higher profit, but also higher potential drawdown.
The Drawdown parameter is a risk setting, not a guarantee that the actual account drawdown will stay below that value.
Recovery activation
Recovery is activated automatically when trading drawdown reaches 20% of the selected Drawdown value.
Examples:
- Drawdown 10 → Recovery at 2%
- Drawdown 20 → Recovery at 4%
- Drawdown 30 → Recovery at 6%
- Drawdown 40 → Recovery at 8%
- Drawdown 50 → Recovery at 10%
Deposits and withdrawals are not treated as trading drawdown and do not trigger Recovery.
Risk profiles
Drawdown 10 — the most conservative tested setting.
Drawdown 30 — a balanced setting between profit potential and risk.
Drawdown 50 — the maximum allowed risk setting.
Backtest results
Gold Breakout Recovery was tested separately for each year from 2011 to 2026 with an initial deposit of $10,000.
Three settings were tested: Drawdown 10, 30, and 50.
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Drawdown 10
- Median yearly profit: $3,135
- Median Profit Factor: 2.21
- Average Max Equity DD: 6.58%
- Worst Max Equity DD: 11.66%
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Drawdown 30
- Median yearly profit: $13,876
- Median Profit Factor: 2.16
- Average Max Equity DD: 18.69%
- Worst Max Equity DD: 30.27%
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Drawdown 50
- Median yearly profit: $30,059
- Median Profit Factor: 2.10
- Average Max Equity DD: 29.26%
- Worst Max Equity DD: 47.04%
Median yearly return relative to the initial $10,000 deposit:
- Drawdown 10 — about +31%
- Drawdown 30 — about +139%
- Drawdown 50 — about +301%
All tested years ended with a positive result in historical tests.
Requirements
- MetaTrader 5
- XAUUSD
- Recommended timeframe: M1
- Hedging account only
- Algorithmic trading must be enabled
- Stable connection or VPS is recommended
Important
Gold Breakout Recovery is an automated trading system and does not guarantee future profits.
Historical test results reflect past performance only. Real trading results may differ due to spread, execution, slippage, broker conditions, and market behavior.
Drawdown = 50 is the maximum allowed risk setting, but it does not mean that the actual account drawdown is strictly limited to 50%.
