Swing Level Trend Breakout

Swing Level Trend Breakout — Expert Advisor for XAUUSD (Gold)
by 1n5ane | 523 Trading Labs

Swing Level Trend Breakout trades breakouts of higher-timeframe swing levels in the direction of the prevailing trend. It was designed, built and tested specifically for Gold (XAUUSD) on the M5 chart.

The logic is rule-based and fully automated. Every trade is opened with a hard Stop Loss and Take Profit, and the EA never uses grid, martingale or averaging techniques.

Key features

• Built for XAUUSD on the M5 timeframe
• Every trade has a hard Stop Loss and Take Profit
• No grid, no martingale, no averaging
• Automatic breakeven protection
• Position sizing by risk % of equity, or fixed lots
• Separate risk settings for Buy and Sell trades
• Spread filter, max open positions and total open risk cap
• Optional CSV trade report for your own analysis

Quick start

1. Open an XAUUSD chart (broker suffixes such as XAUUSD.a are fine) and set it to M5.
2. Attach the EA and enable Algo Trading.
3. Set your risk with “Buy/Sell: risk % of equity” (default 0.5%), or switch Lot mode to Fixed lots and enter your lot size.

All other settings are pre-configured.

Recommendations

• Symbol: XAUUSD
• Timeframe: M5
• Account type: hedging, low spread / raw spread
• Broker: developed and tested on Pepperstone MT5
• Suggested minimum balance: $2,000 at the default 0.5% risk. Smaller accounts will trade the broker’s minimum lot, which can mean more than 0.5% risk per trade.
• Run on a VPS for uninterrupted operation

Backtest results
MT5 Strategy Tester, 100% real ticks, Pepperstone, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026, $2,000 deposit, 0.5% risk per trade.

• Net profit: $2,392.75
• Profit factor: 1.65
• Max equity drawdown: 12.29%
• Total trades: 420
• Win rate: 52.9%

Try before you rent
Download the free demo and run it in your own Strategy Tester on XAUUSD M5 with “Every tick based on real ticks” to see how it behaves with your broker’s data.

Support
Questions or feedback are welcome through the comments section or private messages here on MQL5.

Risk disclaimer
Trading Forex, CFDs and metals on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. You can lose some or all of your deposit. The results shown are from historical backtesting, which has inherent limitations: backtests do not reflect live spreads, slippage, execution delays or broker conditions, and past performance is not indicative of future results. This Expert Advisor does not guarantee profits and is a tool, not financial advice. Test it on a demo account before trading live, use only risk capital you can afford to lose, and monitor your account regularly. The developer accepts no liability for any loss arising from the use of this software.