# Astra Pact V24

Trades gold (XAUUSD) intraday range breakouts in the direction of the H4 trend, using six independent time windows.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/10685-astra-pact-v24
Record ID: 10685
Catalog rank: 1371 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Time, Session & Seasonality (F)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/202127
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

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## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD
- timeframes: M15, H1, H4
- sessions: B1 00-06, B2 02-08, B3 01-09, B4 04-10, B5 02-12, B6 00-14
- market_regime: trending

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 200}; applied to: close
- ADX: {"period": 14}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- range must be between 0.12% and 1.30% of the price
- H4 trend is up (EMA 50 above EMA 200, close above EMA 200, EMA 200 rising over the last 3 candles, ADX(14) at least 20)
- first M15 close beyond the range
- server time between the end of the range and the last entry hour

## Recorded short-entry rules

- range must be between 0.12% and 1.30% of the price
- H4 trend is down (EMA 50 below EMA 200, close below EMA 200, EMA 200 falling over the last 3 candles, ADX(14) at least 20)
- first M15 close beyond the range
- server time between the end of the range and the last entry hour

## Recorded exit rules

- target: 0.7 x H1 ATR from the average price (at least 20 pips)
- for three positions: breakeven plus 3 pips

## Recorded filters

- range filter: the range must be between 0.12% and 1.30% of the price
- news filter: NFP, CPI and FOMC from the MetaTrader economic calendar (60 minutes before, 30 minutes after)
- calendar: no new entries on NFP day, a pause from 15 December to 15 January, no entries on Friday after 22:00, selectable trading days and hours, maximum spread and slippage

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: 2% of the balance
- Take profit: 0.7 x H1 ATR from the average price (at least 20 pips)
- Position sizing: auto lot of 0.01 lot per 2,000 / 1,000 / 600 / 400 / 300 of balance (Very Low to Very High), fixed lot, or fixed lot per balance step