Gold Dual Thrust
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Yao Ren Ye
Evidence First Algo is an independent MT5 research practice operated by gavin1424. The work focuses on XAUUSD and major FX strategies, with emphasis on real-tick testing, time-ordered walk-forward validation, cost sensitivity, profit concentration, execution reliability, and low-correlation EA - Version: 1.0
- Activations: 10
Dual Thrust is a well-known range-breakout method used by professional futures traders. Gold Dual Thrust adapts it to XAUUSD: it measures how far gold has been moving in recent days and trades the first strong breakout of the day.
HOW IT WORKS
- Each day the EA computes the recent 5-day range: the larger of (highest high - lowest close) and (highest close - lowest low).
- Trigger lines are placed at today's open +/- 0.6 x range.
- The first breakout between 02:00 and 20:00 server time is traded.
- Stop loss = 0.5 x range, take profit = 1.0 x range.
- One trade per day maximum.
BACKTEST RESULTS (MT5 Strategy Tester)
Period: 2016-01 to 2026-10, XAUUSD H1, $10,000 start, 1% risk per trade, commission included, 1-minute OHLC model.
- Net profit: +$10,811
- Profit factor: 1.43
- Maximum equity drawdown: 13.5%
- Trades: 340
- Win rate: 43.5%
- Profitable calendar years: 8 of 11 (best 2017: +22.5%, worst 2016: -6.6%)
(2026 is a partial year, January to September.)
RISK MANAGEMENT
- Every trade has a hard stop loss. No grid, no martingale, no averaging down, no hedging tricks.
- Lot size is calculated from your risk % and the stop distance, so it scales with your account.
- Daily loss limit and a margin cap protect the account on bad days.
- Maximum-spread filter: default 30 points, the value used in all backtests (made for 5-digit FX and 2-digit gold quotes). If your broker quotes this symbol with one more digit, multiply it by 10. 0 = off.
BROKER AND SETTINGS
- Session hours are broker SERVER time. Defaults were tested on a GMT+2 (winter) / GMT+3 (summer) server, which most MT5 brokers use. If your broker uses another offset, shift the session hours accordingly.
- Works with any symbol suffix (XAUUSD, XAUUSD.m, XAUUSDx ...): attach it to the chart of the symbol you want to trade.
- A low-spread / raw-spread account is recommended. Backtests include commission of about 7 USD per lot round turn.
- Minimum deposit: 300 USD. Use 0.5-1% risk per trade; start lower on a live account.
- A VPS is recommended so the EA runs 24/5.
HOW TO START
1. Open a XAUUSD H1 chart.
2. Attach the EA, enable Algo Trading.
3. Keep the default inputs or lower "Risk per trade" if you prefer.
4. Test on a demo account first.
IMPORTANT
Trading leveraged products involves substantial risk. All figures above are backtest results from the MT5 Strategy Tester; past performance, including backtests, does not guarantee future results. This EA does not promise profits. Please run your own backtest and a demo test before trading real money.
