Swiper the Gold Seeker
- Experts
- Version: 10.9
- Activations: 20
Swiper the Gold Seeker: Strategy Summary
XAUUSD | H4 | Pure price-action strategy built around Risk:Reward
What makes it different
Many gold EAs take a few pips of profit and exit fast, while leaving big stop losses or open-ended risk behind them. Swiper the Gold Seeker works the other way around.
- R:R comes first. Every trade has a stop loss of 1.0× ATR and a take profit of 1.6× ATR, so the target is larger than the risk.
- Win rate is not the focus. The EA does not need to win most trades. Winners just need to be bigger than losers.
- No martingale, no grid, no averaging down. The lot size is fixed, and only one position is open at a time.
- Every trade has a stop loss from the first tick. Your balance is never left exposed with no protection.
- It is a trading strategy, not a fast-trailing game. Trades are managed once per H4 candle, so there is no tick-by-tick scalping of tiny profits.
- Works on standard or raw-spread accounts. Stops are based on H4 ATR, so spread is a small part of each trade’s distance.
Backtest results
XAUUSD H4 | Jan 2 – Oct 2026 | $1,000 initial deposit | 99% history quality
| Metric | Result |
|---|---|
| Net profit | $23,568.97 |
| Gross profit / gross loss | $41,084.38 / -$17,515.41 |
| Profit factor | 2.35 |
| Recovery factor | 7.56 |
| Expected payoff per trade | $172.04 |
| Total trades | 137 |
| Average win vs. average loss | $494.99 vs. -$323.09 (about 1.53 : 1) |
| Win rate | 60.58% (83 wins, 54 losses) |
| Long / short win rate | 66.67% / 56.25% |
| Largest win / largest loss | $2,179.65 / -$957.75 |
| Max consecutive wins / losses | 11 / 4 |
| Max balance drawdown | 20.47% |
| Max equity drawdown | 24.01% |
| Minimum margin level | 1,115% |
The average win is about 1.5 times the average loss. The strategy stays profitable even though about 4 in 10 trades lose.
Built-in risk controls
- Early exit: closes a trade if price moves against it by 0.4× ATR (adjustable).
- Hard cut: forces an exit on a very large move.
- Break Even and Trailing: both are ATR-based and adjustable.
- Max trades per day: 3.
- Auto-pause after 2 consecutive losses: pauses for 6 bars.
- Drawdown limit: stops opening new trades if floating drawdown exceeds 25% of balance.
- Every setting is adjustable from the Inputs tab.
Requirements
- Symbol: XAUUSD (Gold)
- Timeframe: H4
- Account: standard or raw spread
- Minimum deposit: $100 with 0.01 lot (a higher deposit is recommended, see the notes below)
- Leverage: 1:500 recommended
Important notes
- All results above are backtest results, not a guarantee of live profit. Slippage, spreads, and news volatility can make live results differ.
- The test covers about 10 months and 137 trades. That is a decent sample, but not a long history.
- The maximum equity drawdown was 24%, and a 4-trade losing streak occurred in the test. Expect losing periods.
- Each trade risks about 1× the H4 ATR of gold, which can be tens of dollars per 0.01 lot. On a $100 account that is a large share of your balance per trade. A larger deposit (for example $300–500 for 0.01 lot) is safer.
- Test on a demo or cent account for a few weeks with your own broker before going live.
- PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS.
- QUALITY MATTERS MORE THAN QUANTITY.
- ALWAYS USE PROPER RISK MANAGEMENT AND NEVER TRADE WITH MONEY YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE.
