# Golden Nightwatch EA

Automated trading system for XAUUSD that detects genuine volatility spikes and manages trades with broker-verified risk control.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/9010-golden-nightwatch-ea
Record ID: 9010
Catalog rank: 2418 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Grid, Martingale & Averaging (C)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/187792
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

## Scope and limitations

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## Extraction warnings

Claim warnings: RECOVERY SIZING: position size increases after losses (martingale/grid/averaging). Equity curves look smooth until the run that does not recover - judge it on worst-case exposure, not win rate.
Opacity warnings: UNDEFINED ENTRY TERM: the entry conditions are prose naming a concept with no numeric definition, so two readers would implement them differently. Advisory only -- this does not affect the score.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD
- timeframes: M1
- sessions: 8 – 20 server time
- market_regime: volatile

## Indicators

- EMA: {"period": 3}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 20}; applied to: close
- LWMA: {"period": 20}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- not explicitly stated

## Recorded short-entry rules

- not explicitly stated

## Recorded exit rules

- not explicitly stated

## Recorded filters

- Trend Filter (H1 MA): On, MA period: 3, MA method: EMA
- Spike Quality Filter: Body/range ratio filter: On, Min body/range ratio: 0.7
- H4 ATR Range Filter: Off, ATR period: 14, Ranging threshold (× 20-bar avg): 0.8
- HTF Trend Confirmation: On, Timeframe: D1, MA period: 20, MA method: Smoothed
- News Blackout & Session Filters: Off, Same-Direction Cooldown: 4 hours after a loss
- Intraday Loss Protection: On — max 2 stops after N losses/day

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: Hard SL (pips): 700
- Take profit: Take Profit (pips): 1000, Profit before trailing starts (pips): 550, Trailing distance (pips): 5
- Position sizing: Lot size (base): 0.01, Max consecutive steps: 3, Absolute max lot size: 4.0