# Gold Asian Range Breakout

Trades the breakout of the Asian session range at the start of the European session.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/10395-gold-asian-range-breakout
Record ID: 10395
Catalog rank: 1425 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/201919
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

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## Extraction warnings

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## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD
- timeframes: M15, H1
- sessions: Asian session 03:00-08:00 server time, European session 08:00-21:00 server time
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

- DI+: {}; applied to: close
- DI-: {}; applied to: close
- Stochastic: {}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: close
- RSI: {}; applied to: close
- Heikin-Ashi: {}; applied to: close
- MACD: {}; applied to: close
- CCI: {}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: H1

## Recorded long-entry rules

- price breaks the range high
- momentum filter confirms the breakout

## Recorded short-entry rules

- price breaks the range low
- momentum filter confirms the breakout

## Recorded exit rules

- closed at the closing hour (21:00 server time)
- closed if it has not reached the given profit within the given time

## Recorded filters

- spread filter
- maximum lot
- maximum risk per trade
- minimum equity protection
- news filter (Non-Farm Payrolls day)

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: placed behind the opposite side of the range, limited to a set percentage of the price
- Take profit: equals the stop-loss distance multiplied by the reward/risk ratio (default 2.5)
- Position sizing: fixed risk in percent of equity or a step lot that doubles the base lot each time equity doubles