# Gold Retest 24

Identifies a breakout above a recent price range and waits for the first valid retest before opening a long position on Gold symbols.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/5774-gold-retest-24
Record ID: 5774
Catalog rank: 1620 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Time, Session & Seasonality (F)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/192579
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: GOLD, XAUUSD
- timeframes: M15
- sessions: disabled by default
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

No indicator stack recorded.

## Recorded long-entry rules

- A completed M15 candle closes above the highest price of the previous 64 candles.
- The breakout candle must meet the minimum body-strength condition.
- The EA waits for the first valid retest of the breakout level for up to 24 M15 candles.
- The completed daily trend must remain positive.

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded exit rules

- time-based exit if neither Stop Loss nor Take Profit is reached within 576 M15 candles

## Recorded filters

- no session filter by default

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: 8 times the M15 rolling Average True Range
- Take profit: 3 times the initial Stop Loss distance
- Position sizing: calculated from the selected percentage of current account equity if FixedLot is set to 0