Aurum Monthly
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Nikita Belousov
I develop MetaTrader 5 expert advisors. The main project is GoldMonthly, a monthly scenario EA for XAUUSD that selects a strategy from data available before the release date and is updated once a month. I evaluate the selection procedure walk-forward first, then ship the release and publish the - Version: 1.2
- Activations: 5
Aurum Monthly is a MetaTrader 5 expert advisor from Aurum Lab for trading gold (XAUUSD) on prop-firm accounts. The product is built around one task: limit the impact of a single bad day on the account while the strategy works through its statistics.
Read more on the laboratory's website — link in profile: https://www.mql5.com/ru/users/dahaky/news
The EA is updated once a month. Each update reviews the risk mandate, daily and monthly limits, profit lock and the calendar of key news events. The strategy core changes only after a separate validation on historical data with real ticks. Test results and limitations are published in the product comments and in the MQL5 blog.
PLATFORM: MetaTrader 5
SYMBOL: XAUUSD
TIMEFRAME: H1
RECOMMENDED DEPOSIT: 10,000 USD
SMALL-DEPOSIT MODE: from 100 USD, optional
WHO IT IS FOR
- Prop accounts with a 3-5% daily limit and a 6-10% overall limit.
- Traders who care more about reaching a payout than about a one-week result.
- Traders who accept that some months will be negative and that the EA does not trade every day.
WHO IT IS NOT FOR
- Anyone looking for daily income without drawdown.
- Anyone who wants the limits switched off: the profit lock and the product drawdown guard are part of the release.
- Anyone who has not checked the firm's rules on third-party EAs, news and the daily limit.
RISK AND LIMITS
- Daily stop: 1.50% of account equity.
- Monthly stop: 2.80% of account equity.
- Profit lock: after +1.0% in a month no new entries are opened; an open position is carried to the stop loss, take profit or time-based close.
- Product drawdown guard: 6.00% from the product peak.
EXECUTION
- The EA holds one position and does not modify other trades.
- Stop loss and take profit are placed before entry.
- Trading is blocked on key news days.
- No position is carried overnight or over the weekend.
- Margin, minimum stop level, lot step and tick value are checked before entry.
No grid, averaging, martingale, lot doubling or moving the stop into a loss is used.
HISTORICAL TEST
Test of the release version with the profit lock enabled: 01.01.2024-27.10.2026, 83% real ticks, 10,000 USD deposit, 188 trades. These are historical test results, not live trading and not a promise of future results.
Net result: +4,259.65 USD (+42.60%).
Profit factor: 1.59.
Trades closed with a positive result: 39.36%.
Average result per trade: +0.387 R (95% confidence interval +0.112...+0.662).
Months with a positive result: 82.4% (28 of 34).
Months at or above +1%: 79.4% (27 of 34).
Mean month: +1.06%.
Worst month: -2.85%; about -2.80% with the 2.80% monthly stop.
Maximum drawdown, balance / equity: 4.97% / 5.40%.
R is the trade result in units of the risk taken at entry.
A shorter every-tick test of the same version: 01.01.2026-27.10.2026, 48 trades, 7 of 10 months with a positive result, worst month -2.80%, maximum balance drawdown 4.97%. This test confirms the behavior of the release version but does not replace the main period.
HISTORICAL MONTH FREQUENCIES
Month ended with a positive result: 82.4%.
Month at or above +1%: 79.4%.
Month ended with a loss: 17.6%.
Month reached the 2.80% monthly stop: 11.8%.
Median month +1.52%, mean month +1.06%, about 5.5 trades per month. These are historical frequencies for 2024-2026, not a forecast for a specific month and not a promise of results.
SMALL-DEPOSIT MODE
The mode is enabled with the InpSmallDeposit input and is intended for personal accounts from 100 USD. The EA trades the broker minimum lot and accepts that this lot can risk more than 0.50%.
- Minimum equity: 100 USD.
- Target risk per trade: 1.50%.
- Hard cap for the minimum lot: 4.00%.
- Daily stop: 8.00%; monthly stop: 15.00%.
- Profit lock: +20.00% per month; product drawdown guard: 20.00%.
- Leverage: 1:200 or higher; 1:500 recommended.
Model replay of the same trade sequence, starting at 0.01 lot and scaling the lot with account equity (risk target 1.50%, cap 4.00%) over 34 months: 76.5% of months with a positive result, median month +3.72%, worst month -11.65%. This is a model, not a test on historical ticks. On a 100 USD account one trade can risk 2-4%, and costs take a large share of the risk.
If the minimum lot would risk more than 4.00%, the trading window is skipped and the reason is written to the journal.
The mode is off by default, is intended for personal accounts and is not a risk mandate for a prop account. Do not use it to pass a prop challenge.
SETTINGS
Main parameters:
- InpProfile - risk profile: balanced, conservative or capital.
- InpRiskMultiplier - risk multiplier from 0.25 to 1.0; it reduces risk but cannot increase it above the base level.
- InpFirmPreset - prop-firm limit preset: 5/10 static, 3/10 EOD, 3/10 intraday, 3/10 static, 4/12 static, 3/6 static, custom.
Additional parameters:
- InpMaxLot - maximum lot; 0 means no additional cap.
- InpStartBalance - start balance used to calculate the monthly limit.
- InpSmallDeposit - small-deposit mode from 100 USD; off by default.
- InpShowPanel - status panel on the chart.
The parameters of the trading core are not exposed, so they cannot be changed by accident.
RECOMMENDED SETUP
- Symbol: XAUUSD.
- Timeframe: H1.
- Platform: MetaTrader 5.
- Recommended deposit: 10,000 USD; minimum for the main mode: 8,000 USD.
- Leverage: 1:100 or higher; for small-deposit mode 1:200 or higher.
- Account: a prop account or a demo account whose rules are compatible with the daily and overall limits of the EA.
INSTALLATION
1. Install the EA through MQL5 Market.
2. Open an XAUUSD H1 chart.
3. Allow algorithmic trading for the EA.
4. Select the profile, firm preset, start balance and maximum lot.
5. For a 100 USD account enable InpSmallDeposit and check the leverage.
6. Make sure the terminal is connected and the account conditions match the recommendations.
The EA operates during the month covered by the release. Before the month starts new entries are blocked; after the month ends open positions are closed and the EA waits for the next update.
UPDATES
The update is released once a month and installed manually through MetaTrader 5. An update may change the risk mandate, limits and news calendar; the trading core changes only after a separate validation on historical data. The EA identifier does not change between releases.
LIMITATIONS
The results are based on historical data for 2024-2026 in one gold volatility regime. Behavior in a quiet market has not been tested. The main test uses 83% real ticks; the every-tick test covers only the short 2026 period.
No separate forward test on a demo account was performed for this version. Slippage is measured at one broker and can be higher during news. The small-deposit mode is based on a replay model, not a tick test, so its monthly swings are wider.
Prop-firm rules change. Before running, check the daily and overall limits, the third-party EA and news policy, and the basis used for limit calculations. The EA does not trade every day: some signals are skipped by filters.
SUPPORT
Ask product questions in the MQL5 product comments and in private messages. Before buying, check that the risk mandate fits the rules of your firm.
DISCLAIMER
Trading on a prop account involves the risk of losing access to the account. All probabilities in this description are historical frequencies, not promises. Do not risk money you cannot afford to lose.
