Gold Night Drift
- Experts
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Donizeti Aparecido Alves Ferreira Junior
Software developer and founder of D7 Bots, building algorithmic trading tools for MetaTrader 5. - Version: 2.2
- Activations: 5
Overnight gold exposure, with a defined process. Gold Night Drift is a MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor for XAUUSD. Its proprietary time-based approach holds long exposure overnight with protective orders and risk-based position sizing. It suits traders who accept overnight exposure and variable yearly results.
One strategy position at a time, risk-based sizing and protective orders. No grid, martingale or loss-recovery basket. Entry decisions remain proprietary; the published tests and Market demo let you evaluate the behavior.
Historical test evidence
These are MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester simulations, not live-account results. Each test started with virtual USD 10,000 and 1.00% risk.
MetaQuotes-Demo / model 1 (M1 OHLC); XAUUSD M30.
| Window | Period | Net result (USD) | Trades | Profit factor | Max balance DD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In sample | 2020-01-01 / 2024-12-31 | +2,653.26 | 1012 | 1.25 | 7.03% |
| Out of sample | 2025-01-01 / 2026-10-03 | +856.76 | 238 | 1.28 | 5.54% |
The gallery joins the two independent closed-deal balance curves with a marked boundary. The OOS test restarted at USD 10,000; its balance is offset for display. This is not a continuous account replay or an equity curve. Metrics remain those of each original run.
Reference ledger costs (USD): IS: commission +0.00, swap -536.92; OOS: commission +0.00, swap -61.16. Included in the reported net result. A separate fee column is unavailable. Reference costs are not a broker-independent cost model.
Material limits
The OOS aggregate is positive, but 2025 returned USD +1,164.79 and partial 2026 lost USD 308.03. The IS also included a loss of USD 317.97 in 2021. Overnight exposure entails financing and gap risks.
Risk and setup
Use the exact broker symbol on the reference chart: XAUUSD M30. Verify synchronized history, contract size, tick value, volume step, margin, spread, trading sessions and server-clock configuration. Other host charts can change execution timing and results.
Historical risk was 1.00%. Higher accepted risk inputs are not validated by these figures and can materially increase loss and drawdown. Protective orders do not guarantee an execution price.
The risk input accepts values through 10.00%, including 5–10%; these larger settings were not measured in the published historical evidence.
Verify the broker server UTC offset and daylight-saving convention before use; the strategy requires a correctly configured clock.
Before renting
Run the Market demo in Strategy Tester on your broker history before renting. A Market demo EA cannot trade on an online chart. Use a licensed copy for a subsequent demo-account test. Historical simulation does not guarantee future performance. Support is available through MQL5 product comments or messages.
