# Nova Turtle Soup Gold Edge State

Combines TurtleSoup sweep-and-reversal entries with an adaptive BUY Edge-State engine for XAUUSD on H4 timeframe.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/8336-nova-turtle-soup-gold-edge-state
Record ID: 8336
Catalog rank: 2512 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Price Action & Market Structure (E)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/186037
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

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## Extraction warnings

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## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD
- timeframes: H4
- sessions: Not specified
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

- ADX: {}; applied to: null
- Bollinger Bands: {"deviation": null, "period": null}; applied to: null
- ATR: {}; applied to: null

## Recorded long-entry rules

- Closed-bar TurtleSoup sweep and reversal logic
- Defensive BUY signals remain available
- Expansion BUY signals are permitted only when the rolling results of completed causal shadow trades indicate positive expectancy

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded exit rules

- Breakeven protection and R-based profit trailing
- Proof-Stall exit for trades that show initial progress and then return to entry

## Recorded filters

- Regime filter using ADX, efficiency and Bollinger Band width relative to ATR

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: null
- Take profit: null
- Position sizing: Fixed-lot or percent-risk position sizing