Extracted algorithm research record
Gold Pullback Price Action
Trends are identified on H4, waits for pullbacks, and enters on specific price-action candle patterns.
Source & extraction context
Evidence label: backtest_shown (source claim, not independent verification). Recorded completeness: 50.0/100. Neither is a performance result.
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Extraction warnings
Claim warnings
- THIN SAMPLE: 99 trades - below the ~100 needed before a win rate or profit factor carries much information.
Recorded market & execution profile
- Recorded markets
- XAUUSD
- Recorded timeframes
- H4
- Recorded sessions
- Not specified
- Recorded regime
- trending
Recorded indicators & parameters
| Indicator | Parameters | Applied to |
|---|---|---|
| EMA | {"period": 50} | close |
Extracted strategy rules
Recorded long-entry rules
- Higher highs and higher lows on H4
- Last daily close above daily EMA 50
- Price retraces between 38.2% and 78.6% of the last impulse leg
- Engulfing candle
- Hammer candle
- Inside bar candle
- Buy stop order placed above the high of the signal candle
- Breakout within 2 candles
Recorded short-entry rules
- Not specified in the extracted record.
Recorded exit rules
- Breakeven at 1.5 times the initial risk
- Take profit expansion up to 20R
- Profit lock at 50% of open profit
- Optional trailing stop and partial close
Recorded filters
- Higher timeframe filter on daily EMA 50
- Trend filter on H4
- Max drawdown and daily loss limits
- Stop loss
- Below the low of the signal candle
- Take profit
- First target 2R, subsequent targets expand 1R for 80% of the way to the next level
- Position sizing
- Risk per trade as a percentage of the balance or as a fixed lot
Questions about this record
What entry rules are recorded for Gold Pullback Price Action?
Long: Higher highs and higher lows on H4 Last daily close above daily EMA 50 Price retraces between 38.2% and 78.6% of the last impulse leg Engulfing candle Hammer candle Inside bar candle Buy stop order placed above the high of the signal candle Breakout within 2 candles Short: Not specified. These are unverified extracted rules.
Which markets and timeframes are recorded?
Markets: XAUUSD. Timeframes: H4. These are source-recorded labels, not verified execution behavior.