Looney Mooney APP

Institutional-Grade Tick Velocity & Pre-Trade Confirmation Engine for XAUUSD

🌟 Introduction

Looney Mooney Gold Scalper is an advanced, high-frequency algorithmic scalper engineered exclusively for Gold (XAUUSD). It is built to capitalize on micro-momentum surges and rapid volatility cycles during high-liquidity market hours.

Unlike conventional lagging indicator robots or dangerous grid/martingale setups, Looney Mooney utilizes a dual-stage order execution architecture:

1. Stage 1 (Signal Discovery): Real-time tick velocity analysis (Ticks-per-Second) and microsecond price delta calculation combined with fast EMA ribbons and Bollinger Band volatility expansions.
2. Stage 2 (Pre-Trade Confirmation Filter): Before executing an order, the EA holds an active micro-window requiring directional tick persistence. This eliminates false breakouts, liquidity traps, and broker slippage spikes.

Every single trade is secured by an individual hard Stop Loss, optional dynamic ATR-scaled volatility stops, automated Break-Even locking, and a multi-stage Trailing Stop.

🏆 Verified Backtest Highlights (Strategy Tester)

• Symbol: XAUUSD / GOLD
• Period Tested: 3-Month High-Tick Backtest (2026.06.08 – 2026.09.08)
• Timeframe: M1 (1-Minute)
• Profit Factor: 2.30
• Win Rate: 80.05% (4,603 profitable trades out of 5,750)
• Recovery Factor: 89.50
• Sharpe Ratio: 35.22
• Max Consecutive Wins: 44 trades
• Risk Engine: Dynamic Balance Risk (1.0% per trade)

(Note: Backtest performance is achieved using real tick data. Past performance is no guarantee of future results; always test on demo first.)

🛡️ Why Traders Choose Looney Mooney

• NO Martingale, NO Grid, NO Hedging, NO Averaging Down: Pure surgical scalping with hard mathematical risk boundaries.
• Microsecond Tick Velocity Engine: Fired by order flow bursts rather than waiting for bar closes.
• Pre-Trade Confirmation Shield: Cuts out fakeout whipsaws before opening an order.
• Smart Spread Guardian: Blocks trades immediately if broker spread exceeds  InpMaxSpreadPoints  (protects you during news and rollover).
• Dynamic ATR Stops: Stop Loss and Take Profit automatically adapt to Gold’s intraday volatility.
• On-Chart HUD Dashboard: Sleek, real-time telemetry displaying Live Spread, Tick Velocity (TPS), Signal Status, ATR, and Session PnL.

🎯 3 Built-In Trading Modes

1. Hybrid Auto (Recommended): Dynamically switches between micro-trend breakouts and range bounces depending on volatility regimes.
2. Micro-Momentum Breakout: Aggressive continuation trading on sudden high-volume directional surges.
3. Mean Reversion: Fades overextended spikes at Bollinger Band extremes.

⚙️ Recommended Trading Setup

• Symbol: XAUUSD / GOLD
• Timeframe: M1 (1-Minute)
• Account Type: RAW Spread, ECN, or Zero Spread (Gold spread ideally ≤ 25–35 points / $0.25–$0.35)
• Minimum Deposit: $100 (for fixed lot 0.01) or $500+ (for dynamic 1% risk)
• Leverage: 1:100 to 1:500
• VPS: Recommended ping < 20 ms to broker server for optimal tick execution.

📋 Input Parameters Breakdown

1. Strategy Selection

• InpStrategyMode : Scalping Mode ( Hybrid Auto ,  Micro-Momentum Breakout ,  Mean Reversion )
• InpMagicNumber : Unique EA identifier (e.g.,  778899 )
• InpTradeComment : Custom order comment for trade history tracking

2. Pre-Trade Confirmation Filter

• InpRequireConfirmation : Toggle pre-trade anti-fakeout filter ( true / false )
• InpConfirmType : Confirmation mode ( Consecutive Ticks ,  M1 Candle Close ,  Hold Time ms )
• InpConfirmTicks : Required consecutive confirming ticks (default:  3 )
• InpConfirmTimeoutMs : Timeout window for confirmation (default:  3000 ms )
• InpMaxAdversePts : Max adverse price retreat allowed before cancelling (default:  40.0 pts )

3. Tick Momentum & Velocity Filter

• InpUseTickVelocity : Enable/disable tick speed filter ( true / false )
• InpMinTicksPerSec : Minimum ticks per second threshold (default:  3 TPS )
• InpMinTickDeltaPts : Minimum point movement within window (default:  15.0 pts )
• InpTickWindowMs : Velocity evaluation window (default:  1500 ms )

4. Indicators Configuration

• InpFastEMAPeriod : Fast EMA period on M1 (default:  8 )
• InpSlowEMAPeriod : Slow EMA period on M1 (default:  21 )
• InpMacroTimeframe : Higher timeframe trend filter (default:  M5 )
• InpMacroEMAPeriod : Macro trend filter EMA period (default:  50 )
• InpBBPeriod  &  InpBBDev : Bollinger Bands period & deviation (default:  20  /  2.0 )
• InpRSIPeriod : Fast RSI period (default:  7 )
• InpATRPeriod : ATR period for volatility calculation (default:  14 )

5. Money & Risk Management

• InpLotMode : Sizing mode ( LOT_RISK_PERCENT  or  LOT_FIXED )
• InpFixedLot : Lot size for fixed mode (default:  0.01 )
• InpRiskPercent : Risk percentage of balance per trade (default:  1.0% )
• InpMaxOpenTrades : Maximum concurrent open positions (default:  1 )
• InpTradeCooldownSec : Delay required between consecutive trades (default:  10 sec )

6. Stop Loss & Take Profit

• InpSLTPMode : Calculation mode ( SLTP_ATR  or  SLTP_POINTS )
• InpStopLossPoints : Fixed SL in points if Points mode is active (default:  150 pts  = $1.50)
• InpTakeProfitPoints : Fixed TP in points if Points mode is active (default:  250 pts  = $2.50)
• InpSL_ATR_Mult : Dynamic SL ATR multiplier (default:  1.5 )
• InpTP_ATR_Mult : Dynamic TP ATR multiplier (default:  2.2 )

7. Trailing Stop & Break-Even

• InpUseBreakEven : Move Stop Loss to profit once in gain ( true / false )
• InpBETriggerPoints : Profit required to trigger Break-Even (default:  100.0 pts )
• InpBELockPoints : Profit locked upon Break-Even trigger (default:  15.0 pts )
• InpUseTrailingStop : Enable dynamic trailing stop ( true / false )
• InpTrailDistancePts : Trailing distance behind price (default:  120.0 pts )
• InpTrailStepPts : Minimum movement step to adjust trail (default:  25.0 pts )

8. Spread & Time Safety

• InpMaxSpreadPoints : Max allowable spread in points; blocks trades if exceeded (default:  50.0 pts  = $0.50)
• InpMaxSlippagePoints : Maximum slippage tolerated on execution (default:  20 pts )
• InpUseTimeFilter : Enable trading session filter ( true / false )
• InpStartHour  &  InpEndHour : Allowed trading window in broker server time (default:  2  to  22 )

9. HUD Dashboard Display

• InpShowHUD : Enable on-chart HUD interface ( true / false )
• InpHUDBgColor  /  InpHUDBorderColor  /  InpHUDTextColor : Full color styling customization

🚀 Quick Start Guide

1. Attach the EA to an M1 (1-Minute) chart of XAUUSD / GOLD.
2. Press F7 or open EA Properties, adjust  InpRiskPercent  to your desired risk level (e.g.  1.0% ).
3. Ensure "Allow Algorithmic Trading" is turned on in your MT5 toolbar.
4. The gold HUD will appear on the top-left of the chart, confirming the EA is live and active.

⚠️ Risk Warning

Trading Forex and Precious Metals on margin involves significant risk and is not suitable for all investors. Leverage can magnify losses as well as gains. Always evaluate your risk tolerance and test any automated trading system thoroughly on a demo account before trading live capital.