# Gold Trend Rider

Trend-following cBot that waits for price to break a Donchian channel extreme in the direction of a long-term EMA, then rides the move with an ATR chandelier trailing stop.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/12308-gold-trend-rider
Record ID: 12308
Catalog rank: 2712 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://ctrader.com/products/5211
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

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## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD
- timeframes: H1
- sessions: Not specified
- market_regime: trending

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 200}; applied to: close
- Donchian: {"period": 200}; applied to: high
- Donchian: {"period": 200}; applied to: low
- RSI: {"period": 14}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- Price must close beyond a 200-period EMA, setting the permitted direction
- The bar must break the highest high or lowest low of the last N bars
- Three optional RSI divergence filters can veto the breakout

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded exit rules

- ATR chandelier trailing stop, anchored to the highest high (or lowest low) reached since entry
- Optional fixed take profit, off by default
- Optional Friday close before the weekend gap
- Trail state is rebuilt from history if cTrader restarts mid-trade

## Recorded filters

- RSI divergence filters

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: ATR-based chandelier trailing stop
- Take profit: Optional fixed take profit, off by default
- Position sizing: Position size from a fixed percentage of equity, or a fixed lot size