# H4 Zone Retest EA

Automated trading Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5 using H4 zone breakout and retest strategy on XAUUSD.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/994-h4-zone-retest-ea
Record ID: 994
Catalog rank: 969 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trade & Execution Management (K)
Source: https://github.com/phatnomenal/blackXAU_AUTOMATED-BOT-TRADE
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

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: XAUUSD
- timeframes: M5
- sessions: any
- market_regime: volatile|breakout

## Indicators

No indicator stack recorded.

## Recorded long-entry rules

- Price closes above zoneHigh

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Price closes below zoneLow

## Recorded exit rules

- Trailing stop management

## Recorded filters

- News filter

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: SL = breakout candle low
- Take profit: TP = 1.5 × risk distance
- Position sizing: Fixed lot or risk-based (UseRiskPercent, RiskPercent)