# XAUUSD M15 Trend-Pullback EA

Trades gold on the 15-minute chart, entering in the direction of the higher-timeframe trend, waiting for a pullback into a fast EMA, and exiting based on RSI and ATR.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/11590-xauusd-m15-trend-pullback-ea
Record ID: 11590
Catalog rank: 96 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Mean Reversion & Counter-Trend (B)
Source: https://github.com/srpo93/XAUUSD-bot
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

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## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD
- timeframes: H1
- sessions: 07:00-16:00 (London) 13:00-20:00 (New York)
- market_regime: trending

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 200}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 21}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 50}; applied to: close
- RSI: {"period": 14}; applied to: close
- ATR: {"period": 14}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- H1 close > H1 EMA(200) and H1 EMA(200) rising over the last 5 bars
- M15 close > M15 EMA(21)
- bullish bar closing back above the fast EMA with RSI back at or above 50

## Recorded short-entry rules

- H1 close < H1 EMA(200) and H1 EMA(200) falling over the last 5 bars
- M15 close < M15 EMA(21)
- bearish bar closing back below the fast EMA with RSI at or below 50

## Recorded exit rules

- Stop loss = InpAtrSlMultiplier x ATR(14), widened if broker's stop level or current spread demands it
- Take profit = stop distance x InpRewardRatio
- Breakeven: at InpBreakevenTriggerR the stop moves to entry plus InpBreakevenOffsetR of locked profit
- ATR trailing: once price reaches InpTrailStartR, the stop trails InpTrailAtrMult ATRs behind the current price, updating only when it improves by at least InpTrailStepPoints
- Partial close: at InpPartialTriggerR, InpPartialPercent of the original volume is closed once

## Recorded filters

- news filter
- max spread 60 points
- price is more than InpMaxEntryDistAtr ATRs away from the fast EMA

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: InpAtrSlMultiplier x ATR(14), widened if broker's stop level or current spread demands it
- Take profit: stop distance x InpRewardRatio
- Position sizing: Lot size is solved so a full stop-out costs InpRiskPercent of account equity, using the symbol's tick value, then clipped to the volume step, min/max lot, and available free margin