# Bullion Trend Follower

Breakouts of a 30-bar Donchian channel with ATR trailing stop.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/8371-bullion-trend-follower
Record ID: 8371
Catalog rank: 2100 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/192237
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD, XAGUSD
- timeframes: H4
- sessions: any
- market_regime: trending

## Indicators

- Donchian: {"period": 30}; applied to: high, low
- ATR: {"period": 14}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- Breakout of 30-bar Donchian channel

## Recorded short-entry rules

- ...

## Recorded exit rules

- ATR trailing stop

## Recorded filters

- News filter that pauses new entries around scheduled releases
- Daily loss and daily profit limits
- Spread protection measured as a percentage of the stop distance
- Optional weekend close

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: Hard stop loss on every position, sent with the order and verified afterwards
- Take profit: Not specified
- Position sizing: 0.5% of account equity per trade, capped at 2.0% in code