Band Trending

Brand Trend System

Brand Trend System is a clean, transparent trend-following EA based on the Bollinger Band breakout methodology

How it works

• Entry: When the closing price breaks above the upper Bollinger Band, the EA opens a long position. When it breaks below the lower band, it opens a short. The standard-deviation-based channel naturally adapts to each instrument’s volatility — no per-symbol tuning required. 
• Exit: “Let the trend run, Exit at the mean” approach was chosen because it consistently outperformed hard stops and trailing stops in extensive backtesting. 
• Position Sizing: Each trade is sized by a dual-constraint formula — risk-amount method capped by a margin-safety method. Your account grows, your lots grow. Your account draws down, your lots shrink. Compounding is built in.

Key features

• Bollinger Band breakout entry
• Middle-band exit — dynamic, adapts with the market, no hard stop.
• Auto lot sizing: risk-percentage + margin-cap, dual safety. Min 0.01 lot, scales with equity.
• Optional volatility filter — suppress entries in dead or chaotic markets.
• Trade direction control
• Works on Gold. Optimized and tested on M30.
• One chart, one position at a time — no overlapping trades, clean equity curve.
• Detailed logging mode for debugging and walk-forward optimization.

Recommended settings

• Timeframe: M30 | Minimum balance: $1000
• Risk per trade: 1% (default) | Leverage: 1:500 or higher
• Best instruments: XAUUSD

Backtest highlights (XAUUSD H2, Jan2026 – June2026)

Net profit: 129.34%  |  Max drawdown: 14.72%  |  Profit factor: 2.02  |  Total trades: 100
Backtest uses 99% tick data, variable spread. Results are not a guarantee of future performance.

What this EA is NOT

• No martingale, no grid, no averaging down, no hedging.
• No “AI” or black-box magic — the logic is fully transparent and has been publicly documented for decades.