Gold TrendGuard Pro
- Experts
- Version: 1.30
- Activations: 10
Gold TrendGuard Pro is an advanced Expert Advisor designed specifically for XAUUSD (Gold) trading. It utilizes a highly sophisticated hybrid trend-following grid system that prioritizes market momentum and deploys controlled pullback logic only when necessary.
Unlike traditional, aggressive grid systems that average down blindly, this EA initiates trades using Buy Stop and Sell Stop pending orders to ride strong breakout movements. If the market experiences a temporary retracement, the system intelligently transitions into a controlled pullback grid using Buy Limit and Sell Limit orders, significantly reducing floating drawdown during heavy trending phases.
🌟 Key Features
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Hybrid Order Grid Matrix: Combines Trend-Following Stop Orders with Counter-Trend Limit Orders to handle both breakouts and market retracements.
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Double Layer Breakout Guards: Features a built-in Breakout Guard and a Bollinger Breakout Guard to temporarily pause pullback grid layers when the price moves aggressively against the basket.
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Smart Trend Filters: Utilizes integrated EMA and ADX filters to ensure the EA enters trades with the major trend direction, with an optional strict Directional Filter.
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Dynamic Volatility Adaptation: Automatically scales grid distance based on market volatility using the ATR (Average True Range) indicator.
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Comprehensive Exposure Control: Limits maximum single lot sizes, maximum total exposure, and enforces a strict Spread Filter to avoid high-slippage market conditions.
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Advanced Capital Protection: Built-in Equity Protection based on floating drawdown percentage, Daily Profit/Loss lock, and a dedicated Escape Mode to safely exit deep grid scenarios.
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Time & Session Guard: Avoids risky market periods with built-in filters for daily market rollovers, Friday market closes, and Monday openings.
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Intuitive Live Dashboard: Displays real-time trading metrics including current mode, risk status, spread, total lots, active filters, and basket conditions directly on your chart.
📋 Setup & Recommendations
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Supported Symbol: XAUUSD / Gold (Mainly designed and optimized).
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Timeframes: M5, M15, M30, and H1. (Internal filters can process independent timeframes for Trend, ATR, and Bollinger bands).
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Account Type: Hedging account is strictly required. Low-spread, ECN, or Zero-spread accounts are highly recommended.
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Minimum Balance:
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$1,000 (Standard/ECN account) for conservative settings ($0.01 initial lot).
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$100 (Cent account) for lower-risk testing.
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⚙️ Inputs Overview
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Main Mode: Choose between Hybrid mode, Pure Stop Grid mode, or Pure Limit Grid mode.
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Lot and Grid: Configure initial lot, multipliers, maximum grid layers, center gap, and step grid behaviors.
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Hybrid Pullback Control: Adjust trigger distances, maximum pullback layers, breakout guard distance, and trend re-entry conditions.
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Profit Management: Set basket target profits, trailing start/distance, and post-close cooldown periods.
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Recovery & Pair Close: Fine-tune the partial close logic and activate Escape Mode for high-drawdown scenarios.
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Trend & Volatility Filters: Customize EMA, ADX, ATR grid parameters, and Bollinger Breakout configurations.
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Risk & Protection: Set maximum spread, equity drawdown protection limits, daily loss/profit targets, and trading hour sessions.
⚠️ Risk Notice
Gold TrendGuard Pro utilizes advanced grid and recovery mechanisms. Grid trading can involve substantial financial risk, particularly during extreme one-way market movements, unexpected high-impact news events, or periods of low liquidity. Always practice proper risk management. It is highly recommended to thoroughly test the EA on a demo account or in the strategy tester before deploying it on a live trading account.
Past backtest results do not guarantee future performance. There is no guarantee of profit.
💡 Suggested First-Time Settings
For a safer, conservative evaluation, we suggest enabling the following features:
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Low initial lot size ($0.01 per $1,000)
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Exposure Limit & Spread Filter enabled
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Equity Protection & Daily Lock enabled
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ATR Dynamic Grid & Trend Filter active
