# Gold Breakout Surge EA

A breakout strategy for Gold (XAUUSD) that adds to winning positions with a profit-based pyramid and uses a trailing stop.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/7857-gold-breakout-surge-ea
Record ID: 7857
Catalog rank: 690 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/194032
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

These are machine-extracted research records, not verified trading systems. Catalog rank measures specification detail and claimed evidence, not profitability. The catalog extraction pipeline did not independently backtest these records. Its separate selected testing ledger does not validate the wider corpus. Rules, labels and parameters can be incomplete or wrong; consult the original source and its reuse terms.

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## Extraction warnings

Claim warnings: IMPLAUSIBLE PROFIT FACTOR: claimed 15.67. Over any real sample this is far outside what retail FX sustains.; UNSIZED CLAIM: performance figures are published with no trade count, so the sample behind them cannot be judged.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD
- timeframes: H4
- sessions: London/New York session 10:00-23:00 GMT
- market_regime: trending|volatile

## Indicators

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

## Recorded long-entry rules

- ATR percentile below 30%
- 20-bar range breakout in the trend direction
- Trend direction aligns with H4 EMA 50/200

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded exit rules

- Trailing stop after adds: 3×ATR

## Recorded filters

- Squeeze threshold 30%
- Session filter 10:00-23:00 GMT
- Trend alignment with H4 EMA 50/200

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: Initial stop loss = 2×ATR, moves up with each add
- Take profit: Profit-based pyramid adding: every 0.3×ATR, with each add smaller than the last (decay 0.7)
- Position sizing: 1% of balance on the first trade, adjustable