EA Scalper XAUUSD is an automated trading research project for MetaTrader 5 focused on gold. It employs a multifaceted entry strategy using Smart Money Concepts like order blocks and liquidity sweeps, alongside moving average crossovers and Fibonacci zones. The EA includes a self-learning module designed to adapt to di
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Sentinel EA
Sentinel EA is a trend-following scalping robot developed for MetaTrader 5, specifically optimized for trading Gold (XAU/USD) on the one-minute timeframe.
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Last update9 months ago22 Dec 2025
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Overview
The strategy utilizes a fast and slow Exponential Moving Average crossover to identify trade entries. It features mandatory risk controls including fixed stop loss and take profit levels defined in points. Trade management is restricted to a single position at a time with a configurable cooldown period between operations to prevent overtrading. Additionally, the EA records trade details and technical values to a local CSV file for auditing.
- Exponential Moving Average crossover entry logic
- Fixed stop loss and take profit protection
- Configurable cooldown period between trades
- Automated trade logging to local CSV files
Details
Author
davidtomblin on GitHub
Type
Trading robot
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
Scalping, Indicator crossover, Trend following
Markets
Gold
Timeframes
M1-M5
Risk profile
No grid, martingale or hedging logic was found in its code or README. That says nothing about how it performs: backtest it first.
EA files
Input parameters
Read from Sentinel.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
FastEMA | int | 47 | |
SlowEMA | int | 179 | |
LotSize | double | 1.0 | |
StopLoss | int | 974 | Stop Loss in points |
TakeProfit | int | 599 | Take Profit in points |
TestMode | bool | true | |
OneTradeAtATime | bool | true | |
CooldownMinutes | int | 5 |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone davidtomblin/Sentinel-EA-MT5 from GitHub, and unzip it.
- 2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL5/Experts.
- 3Copy the filesCopy the .mq5 file into Experts.
- 4Compile in MetaEditorOpen the file in MetaEditor and press Compile. Fix any missing includes the compiler reports.
- 5Test before you tradeRun it in the Strategy Tester, then attach it to a demo chart and allow algorithmic trading.
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this EA, and the summary above was generated automatically from its README and code. ForexR lists only repositories with readable source code and never hosts files. Read the code, backtest it and use a demo account first; automated trading can lose money quickly.
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