Gold Momentum Lock EA
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Joshy Antony
Professional Gold trader and MQL5 developer specializing in automated trading systems for XAUUSD.
Developed Matrix Gold Pro EA — a multi-strategy system with 12 trading strategies, smart risk management, and Telegram alerts. Trading Gold since 2013. - Version: 1.14
Gold Momentum Lock EA
A momentum-based Expert Advisor for XAUUSD (gold) with an automatic profit-locking system and an on-chart control panel. It is designed to join short bursts of directional movement and then protect open profit progressively, rather than to trade as often as possible.
How it works
Entry: The EA watches for a run of consecutive candles in one direction. When a set number of rising candles form in a row, it looks to go long; a run of declining candles sets up a short. An optional EMA trend filter restricts entries to the direction of the larger trend, so the EA joins moves rather than fading them.
Profit lock: Once a trade reaches a defined profit (measured in multiples of the initial risk), the EA automatically does two things. It closes a configurable portion of the position to bank realised profit, and it moves the stop to just beyond the entry price so the remainder can no longer turn into a loss. The remaining portion then trails behind price by an ATR-based distance, with a fixed take-profit acting as a final target.
Risk management
Position size is calculated automatically from a fixed percentage of account equity and the stop distance. Lot size scales with the account; it is never a fixed oversized lot.
Stops and targets are based on Average True Range, so they adapt to current gold volatility.
A daily loss limit halts new trades for the rest of the day once a set percentage of equity is lost.
A spread filter skips entries when the spread is too wide.
A maximum-positions setting prevents stacking trades.
Dashboard panel
An on-chart panel shows live status at a glance: active / paused / daily-halt state, trend direction, the current candle run, spread, ATR, balance, equity, the day's profit or loss, remaining daily-loss room, and the open position with its current profit and whether its stop is locked. Two buttons let the user pause and resume new entries (open trades continue to be managed) and close all of the EA's positions manually.
Recommended use
Symbol: XAUUSD. Timeframe: test to find what suits your broker; M15 to H1 is a reasonable starting range.
Enable Algo Trading in the terminal and in the EA's Common tab so the panel buttons respond.
Test on your own broker's data in the Strategy Tester using real-tick modelling with commission and realistic spread before any live use, and forward-test on a demo account first. Results vary significantly between brokers because gold spreads differ.
Inputs
Risk percentage, daily loss limit, maximum positions, ATR stop multiplier, final reward-to-risk target, candle-run length, trend filter on/off and period, profit-lock trigger, partial-close percentage, breakeven buffer, trailing settings, ATR period, magic number, and maximum spread. All entry, exit, and risk behaviour is adjustable from inputs without editing code.
Important notes
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This EA is a trading tool, not financial advice and not a guarantee of profit. All trading carries risk, and leveraged trading of gold can lose money rapidly. Past or backtested performance does not predict future results. Use only capital you can afford to lose, and validate the settings on your own account conditions before committing real funds. The author is not responsible for any trading losses.
