Extracted algorithm research record
XAU_DCA_EA
DCA strategy with dynamic bands and margin protection for XAUUSD on MT5
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
- VERY THIN SAMPLE: 24 trades. Performance figures over so few trades are indistinguishable from luck.
- RECOVERY SIZING: position size increases after losses (martingale/grid/averaging). Equity curves look smooth until the run that does not recover - judge it on worst-case exposure, not win rate.
Recorded market & execution profile
- Recorded markets
- XAUUSD
- Recorded timeframes
- H4
- Recorded sessions
- any
- Recorded regime
- volatile
Recorded indicators & parameters
| Indicator | Parameters | Applied to |
|---|---|---|
| No indicator stack was recorded. This does not establish a price-action-only strategy. | ||
Extracted strategy rules
Recorded long-entry rules
- price < Cycle Low
Recorded short-entry rules
- Not specified in the extracted record.
Recorded exit rules
- price > Cycle High
- average entry
- basket TP
Recorded filters
- news filter
- max spread 2.0 pips
- Stop loss
- not explicitly stated
- Take profit
- average entry + max(ATR × Basket_TP_ATR, max(InpMinTPDistance, spread × InpMinTP_SpreadMult)) or Profit + Swap + Commission ≥ Basket_TP_Percent% × DCA capital
- Position sizing
- sizing rule based on DCA capital and lot size
Questions about this record
What entry rules are recorded for XAU_DCA_EA?
Long: price < Cycle Low 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.