This expert advisor for MetaTrader 5 is a multi-strategy system that utilizes market regime detection to switch between trend following, range trading, and breakout modes. It incorporates a wide array of technical indicators, including Moving Averages, RSI, MACD, Ichimoku, and SuperTrend. The bot manages risk through v
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XAUUSD Scalper
Xauusd Scalper is a regime-adaptive Expert Advisor designed for MetaTrader 5, specifically optimized for the XAUUSD (Gold) M5 timeframe.
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Last update7 days ago27 Sep 2026
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Overview
XAUUSD Scalper integrates four distinct strategy modules—SweepReversal, VolBreakout, TrendPullback, and MeanReversion—under a shared risk manager. The EA automatically classifies market conditions and applies the most suitable strategy. Risk management features include equity-drawdown-aware lot sizing, a daily loss limit, an equity breaker, and trailing stops based on Average True Range. Note that calendar news filtering is unavailable during strategy backtesting.
- Four regime-adaptive strategy modules
- Equity drawdown circuit breaker with dynamic lot sizing
- On-chart performance and regime status dashboard
- ATR-based trailing stop and partial close options
Details
Author
kezyandrew on GitHub
Type
Trading robot
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
Trend following, Breakout, Mean reversion
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.
Input Parameters
Read from XauusdScalper.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpMagic | long | 26092300 | Base magic (strategies use +1..+9) |
InpSignalTF | ENUM_TIMEFRAMES | PERIOD_M5 | Signal timeframe |
InpComment | string | XS | Order comment prefix |
InpShowDashboard | bool | true | Show on-chart status |
InpRiskProfile | ENUM_RISK_PROFILE | PROFILE_BALANCED | Risk profile |
InpRiskBase | ENUM_RISK_BASE | RISK_BASE_MIN | Risk % is taken from |
InpMaxDrawdownPercent | double | 0.0 | Max equity DD % (0 = use profile) |
InpMaxLots | double | 0.0 | Hard lot cap (0 = none) |
InpMaxMarginUsePct | double | 30.0 | Max % of free margin per new trade |
InpMinLotRiskTolerance | double | 1.5 | Allow min lot up to N x target risk |
InpCommissionPerLot | double | 7.0 | Round-turn commission per lot (account ccy) |
InpDailyProfitTargetPct | double | 0.0 | Stop new trades after +X% today (0 = off) |
Show all 40 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpDDPauseHours | int | 24 | Breaker pause hours (0 = halt until reset) |
InpCloseOnBreaker | bool | false | Close all when equity-DD breaker trips |
InpCloseOnDailyLimit | bool | true | Close all when daily loss limit hits |
InpRequireRiskFreeToAdd | bool | false | Add positions only if others are at breakeven |
InpMinMinutesBetween | int | 3 | Minimum minutes between entries |
InpResetRiskState | bool | false | Reset persisted peak / limits / breaker |
InpCRiskPct | double | 1.0 | Risk per trade % |
InpCDailyLossPct | double | 3.0 | Daily loss limit % |
InpCMaxDDPct | double | 12.0 | Max drawdown breaker % |
InpCThrottleDDPct | double | 6.0 | Throttle risk from drawdown % |
InpCThrottleFactor | double | 0.5 | Risk multiplier while throttled |
InpCMaxPositions | int | 2 | Max open positions |
InpCMaxOpenRiskPct | double | 2.0 | Max total open risk % |
InpCMaxTradesPerDay | int | 18 | Max entries per day |
InpCSlAtrMult | double | 1.8 | Base stop = ATR x |
InpCMaxStopAtrMult | double | 3.5 | Skip if stop must exceed ATR x |
InpCBeTriggerR | double | 0.8 | Breakeven trigger (R) |
InpCBeLockR | double | 0.1 | Profit locked at breakeven (R) |
InpCPartialPct | double | 50.0 | % closed at breakeven trigger |
InpCTrailStartR | double | 1.0 | Start trailing at (R) |
InpCTrailAtrMult | double | 1.8 | Trailing distance ATR x |
InpCTpR | double | 1.8 | Take profit (R, 0 = trail only) |
InpCLossStreak | int | 3 | Losing streak length for cool-down |
InpCLossStreakFactor | double | 0.5 | Risk multiplier after streak |
InpCLossStreakPauseMin | int | 30 | Cool-down minutes after streak |
InpStructBufferAtr | double | 0.3 | Buffer beyond structure / sweep extreme (ATR) |
InpMinStopDistance | double | 3.0 | Absolute minimum stop (price units, $ on gold) |
InpMinStopSpreadMult | double | 8.0 | Stop >= spread x |
How to Install It
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone kezyandrew/xauusd-scalper 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, and any .mqh files into the Include folder the code expects.
- 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.
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