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This MetaTrader expert advisor functions as a trade manager that automates stop loss adjustments for existing positions. It specifically waits until a trade reaches a user-defined profit threshold in points before initiating a trailing stop. The tool includes flexible filtering options to manage specific symbols, magic
Trade manager · MT5
XAU Trailing Stop
This position management expert advisor for MetaTrader 5 automates the trailing stop loss process for gold trades.
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Last update4 weeks ago21 Aug 2026
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Overview
XAU Trailing Stop offers two distinct operational modes: a fixed pips distance and an adaptive mode based on the Average True Range indicator to adjust for volatility. The utility includes specific safeguards to block order modifications during periods of high spread or slippage, commonly seen during news events. It allows users to set a minimum profit threshold and a trailing step to lock in gains efficiently without manual intervention.
- Adaptive ATR volatility tracking
- Fixed pips trailing mechanism
- Spread and slippage protection filters
- Minimum profit activation threshold
- Multi-digit broker auto-normalization
Details
Author
admininfokoding on GitHub
Type
Trade manager
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Markets
Gold
Timeframes
Any timeframe
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 XAU_TrailingStop.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpSymbol | string | XAUUSD | Simbol Trading |
InpMagicNumber | int | 202608 | Magic Number Posisi |
InpBuyOrders | bool | true | Trailing Posisi BUY |
InpSellOrders | bool | true | Trailing Posisi SELL |
InpTrailMode | ENUM_TRAIL_MODE | TRAIL_ATR_ADAPTIVE | Mode Algoritma Trailing |
InpTrailingStop | double | 150.0 | Jarak Trailing Fixed (Pips) |
InpTrailingStep | double | 30.0 | Step Minimum Geser SL (Pips) |
InpMinProfit | double | 50.0 | Minimum Profit Sebelum Aktif (Pips) |
InpMaxSpread | int | 45 | Maksimum Spread Diizinkan (Points) |
InpMaxSlippage | ulong | 30 | Toleransi Maksimum Slippage (Points) |
InpAtrTimeframe | ENUM_TIMEFRAMES | PERIOD_H1 | Timeframe ATR |
InpAtrPeriod | int | 14 | Periode ATR |
Show all 15 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpAtrMultiplier | double | 1.5 | Multiplier Volatilitas ATR |
InpMinTrailPips | double | 80.0 | Batas Bawah Jarak ATR (Pips) |
InpMaxTrailPips | double | 400.0 | Batas Atas Jarak ATR (Pips) |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone admininfokoding/mql5-xauusd-trailing-stop 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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