Gold Miner VII – Precision Breakout Strategy for XAUUSD
🎯 Ideal For
- Traders seeking a reliable breakout/swing strategy for XAUUSD.
- Investors aiming for consistent returns with controlled risk exposure.
🔍 Features
- Platform Compatibility: MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5
- Instrument: XAUUSD CFD
- Timeframe: M30
- Strategy Style: Breakout/Swing
- Stop Loss: Yes
- Trading direction: Long only
- Money Management: Fixed or Dynamic lot size
- No Grid or Martingale
🧾Backtest Conditions
- Period: 2009-01-01 to 2025-01-01
- Spread: 20 ticks
- Commission: Included in spreads/slippage
- Slippage: 20 ticks
- Lot size: 1% of account, max 5 lots (no optimization tricks)
📈 Performance Metrics
- Total # trades: 429
- Average Trades/Month: 2.2
- Start capital ($): $10,000
- Accumulated Net Profit ($): $49,178
- Accumulated Net Profit (%): 492%
- Average Annual Profit (%): 30.7%
- CAGR: 10.47%
- Market Exposure: 1.61%
- CAGR / Exposure (Efficiency): 650%
- Max Drawdown: 18.87%
- Average Stop Loss (pips): -513
✨ Key Features
- Optimized for XAUUSD trading on M30 timeframe.
- Employs a breakout/swing strategy for capturing market movements.
- Incorporates strict stop-loss mechanisms for risk management.
- Supports both fixed and dynamic lot sizing options.
- Avoids grid and martingale strategies to minimize risk.
- Demonstrates low market exposure with high capital efficiency.
📊 Performance Summary
Over a 16-year backtest period, Gold Miner VII achieved a 492% net profit, translating to an average annual profit of 30.7%. With a conservative market exposure of 1.61% and a maximum drawdown of 18.87%, it showcases a robust risk-adjusted performance.
⚙️ Requirements & Setup
- Broker offering XAUUSD CFDs
- Safe for US-based traders (no hedging)
- Compatible with standard, ECN, or raw spread accounts
- Not sensitive to spread or commission variations
- Recommended Leverage: 1:100 (risk 1% per trade)
- Easy installation with step-by-step guide included
🔐 Licensing & Support
- License: Lifetime, with 3 different account activations per key
- Support: Email-based installation support included
- Refund Policy: No refunds
- Note: Strategy logic not disclosed to protect intellectual property
🧠 Development Approach
All our algorithmic trading strategies are the result of over 20 years of trading experience, combined with advanced AI and machine learning development techniques. Every strategy undergoes:
- Thorough robustness testing to avoid curve fitting.
- Backtest verification on MT4, MT5, and proprietary platforms.
- Minimum 12 months of live forward testing before release.
🔗 Learn more
- Compare all our EAs for MetaTrader on the EA Ranking page where you can also download a demo version of each EA.
- Learn more about our development methodology and robustness testing process.