Gatoringu XAUEUR
- Experts
- Version: 1.2
- Activations: 5
- Launch price: 99 USD - only 10 copies at this price.
- After every 10 copies sold, the price increases by 100 USD.
- Next price: 199 USD
Welcome to Gatoringu XAUEUR!
Gatoringu XAUEUR is an Expert Advisor for XAUEUR. It enters only when the statistical conditions found in 2020-2026 XAUEUR data are met, so it trades selectively.
If the price goes against a trade, the EA adds positions of the same lot (no martingale). Positions are closed by a trailing exit or at the weekend close.
No machine learning and no AI are used: the rules are fixed and the same in the backtest and in live trading. All positions are closed on Friday evening, so nothing is held over the weekend. The EA does not open new trades around FOMC.
KEY FEATURES
- Grid without martingale / Weekend close
- FOMC filter built in (dates for 2020-2026 included, future dates read automatically from the ForexFactory calendar in live trading)
- Recommended lot shown when you attach the EA, with a warning if your lot is too large for your balance
- Optional compounding: 0.01 lot for every X of balance
- Optional news filter, day-of-week filter and time-of-day filter. The backtest results were made without the news filter; if you want to trade more safely, please turn it on.
- Chart panel with profit, PF, maximum drawdown and RF
- Every calendar year from 2020 to 2026 was positive in the backtest
RISK
This EA uses a grid. When the price goes against a trade, positions of the same lot are added. The first position has a stop loss, but the added positions do not: they are closed by the trailing exit or by the weekend close on Friday, so several trades can be in loss at the same time. As a safety net, an emergency stop closes ALL positions of the EA when their total floating loss reaches 500 EUR per 0.01 lot (the largest floating loss in the backtest was 472 EUR).
In the backtest the maximum drawdown including floating loss was about 533 USD at 0.01 lot. A larger drawdown can happen in the future. Please use the recommended lot shown when you attach the EA, or a smaller one.
BACKTEST
This is the MT5 Strategy Tester result of this EA with exactly the default settings you get (no changes): XAUEUR, M5, model "1 minute OHLC", 2020.01.01 - 2026.10.05, initial deposit 1,000 USD, 0.01 lot, spread and swap of a real ECN account included.
- Trades: 7,255 (each grid position counted)
- Profit factor: 2.86
- Net profit: 9,782.34 USD
- Maximum drawdown including floating loss: 532.78 USD (37.08% of equity)
- Win rate: 87.86%
- Largest single loss: 39.33 USD
- Every calendar year was positive.
SETUP
1. Open one XAUEUR chart (any timeframe) and attach the EA.
2. A message shows the recommended lot for your balance (the lot whose backtest maximum drawdown is 20% of your balance). Set FixedLot to that value, or turn on compounding.
3. Optional: add https://nfs.faireconomy.media to Tools > Options > Expert Advisors > Allow WebRequest, so the FOMC dates and the news filter are updated automatically.
4. Keep MT5 running (a VPS is recommended). The EA trades selectively, so there can be many hours without trades.
Requirements:
- XAUEUR, hedging account recommended (on a netting account the positions are merged and the EA does not work as designed)
- Any broker server time. In live trading the EA detects the broker's GMT offset automatically (AutoGMT). In the Strategy Tester set BrokerGMTOffsetWinter / BrokerGMTOffsetSummer to your broker's server time (default 2 / 3 = GMT+2, GMT+3 during US daylight saving time, the most common MT5 server time).
- Recommended balance: 2,535 USD-equivalent or more per 0.01 lot
- Low spread account recommended
PARAMETERS
MagicNumber -> ID of this EA's trades. Change it only if another EA on the account uses the same number.
AutoGMT -> live only: detect the broker's GMT offset automatically. Default true.
BrokerGMTOffsetWinter / BrokerGMTOffsetSummer -> broker server time = GMT + this (winter / US daylight saving time). Used in the Strategy Tester, or when AutoGMT is false. Default 2 / 3. Example: a GMT+0 broker uses 0 / 0.
FixedLot -> lot per trade when compounding is off. Default 0.01.
UseRiskBasedLotSizing -> true = compounding. The lot is calculated from the balance.
BalancePer001Lot -> compounding only: 0.01 lot for every this much balance, in your account currency. Default 2535 (backtest maximum drawdown about 20% of the balance on a USD account). For a JPY account use about 380,250.
LotWarnDDPercent -> the recommended lot shown on attach is the lot whose backtest maximum drawdown is this % of the balance. Default 20. 0 = no message.
MaxLotCap -> the lot never exceeds this value.
UseEmergencyStop -> true: close ALL positions of this EA when their total floating loss reaches EmergencyStopPer001Lot. Default true (recommended).
EmergencyStopPer001Lot -> emergency stop level per 0.01 lot (EUR). Default 500.
UseFomcFilter -> no new trades on the business day before / day of / day after FOMC. Default true (recommended).
UseFomcAutoCalendar -> live only: also read FOMC dates from the ForexFactory calendar (needs the WebRequest URL above).
FomcDates2020 ... FomcDates2026 -> built-in FOMC dates (YYYY.MM.DD, comma separated). No need to change.
FomcDatesExtra1 / FomcDatesExtra2 -> add more FOMC dates here (future years, or older years for a longer backtest).
UseDayFilter, TradeMonday ... TradeFriday -> trade only on the selected days. Default off.
UseTimeFilter, TimeFilterStartHour / StartMin / EndHour / EndMin -> trade only inside this time window (GMT+2 / GMT+3 time). Default off.
UseNewsFilter -> live only: no new trades and no grid additions around the selected news. Default off. The backtest results were made without it; if you want to trade more safely, please turn it on.
NewsFilterHighImpact / MediumImpact / LowImpact -> news impact levels used by the news filter.
WatchUSD ... WatchNZD -> currencies used by the news filter (the symbol's own currency is always included).
NewsMinutesBefore / NewsMinutesAfter -> minutes to pause before / after the news. Default 15 / 15.
NewsRefreshMinutes -> how often the news calendar is downloaded. Default 60.
UseDashboard -> show the information panel on the chart. It does not affect trading.
Please do not close the EA's trades manually; the EA manages them. Past results do not guarantee future results. Trade only with money you can afford to lose.
