It doesn't trade on EURUSD# or GOLD# on XM. 

Thanks for the heads up. The EA is symbol-agnostic (it trades whatever chart symbol it’s attached to), but on XM the symbols like EURUSD# and GOLD# sometimes need small setting tweaks due to different point values/contract specs and trend-filter gating.

Quick checks:

1. Attach to the exact symbol chart you want traded
   (EURUSD# chart for EURUSD#, GOLD# chart for GOLD#).

2. Give it enough history
   It needs at least ~100 bars on the signal TF and enough fractal data.
   If you just attached it, wait a bit or scroll back to load more bars.

3. Trend filter can block trades
   Try temporarily setting:
   UseTrendFilter = false
   to confirm the EA is receiving valid swings + zone touches.

4. Gold on XM often needs a wider zone tolerance
   Try:
   ZoneTolerancePts = 250–500 on GOLD#
   because XM’s point/price structure can make 120 points too narrow.

5. Check Algo Trading is enabled
   MT5 global toggle + EA settings.

If you want, I can share a simple XM preset for EURUSD# and GOLD#.

is the market open, as in your image market is closed

Common reasons it “doesn’t trade” in backtests

1. Signal timeframe mismatch
   The EA uses SignalTF_Minutes for logic.

2. Warm-up + fractals gate
   With:

   • Warmup_MinBars = 100

   • Fractals_MinBars = 50
     The EA will ignore early history until it has enough bars and fractals calculated. Short test ranges can look like “no trades.”

3. Trend filter blocking
   If UseTrendFilter=true and the EMA regime isn’t aligned, the EA will veto trades. On some symbols/time windows that can eliminate most signals.

4. Zone touch is strict by default
   The retracement + tolerance logic may not trigger frequently on certain symbol feeds or date windows.

5. Spread filter (if he changed it)
   If MaxSpread_Points to a low number, XM spreads can block entries.

6. Tester settings
   

   • too short a date range,

   • “Open prices only” model,

   • or symbols with sparse tick history,
     you may never get a valid zone-touched closed-bar condition.

Test setup

• Symbol: EURUSD and XAUUSD

• Model: Every tick (or at least 1-minute OHLC)

• Range: 12+ months

• Deposit: $1,000

• Default settings

Inputs

• MarketValidatorMode = false

• UseTrendFilter = false (for the test only)

• MaxSpread_Points = 0

• MaxTradesPerDay = 0

• SignalTF_Minutes = 5

• Increase tolerance for test visibility:

  • ZoneTolerancePts = 200 or 300

This will massively increase the chance of trades appearing.

To confirm, please test with these settings so we’re comparing like-for-like:

• MarketValidatorMode = false

• UseTrendFilter = false (test only)

• MaxSpread_Points = 0

• MaxTradesPerDay = 0

• SignalTF_Minutes = 5

• ZoneTolerancePts = 200–300

And in the Strategy Tester:

• use Every tick (or 1-minute OHLC),

• a 12+ month date range,

• and try EURUSD and XAUUSD first.

This EA trades only when a confirmed swing is present and price retraces into the defined zone on a closed bar, so very short test windows or strict filters can produce few or no trades.

If you still see no trades with the above setup, please share the tester report and Journal lines so I can check the exact gate that’s blocking entries on your server feed.