Verified backtest

AurumWave Gold v1.2 with Auto lot: four profiles, one year of real ticks.

XAUUSD, H1, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026, run in MetaTrader 5 on a $1,000 cent account (100,000 USC) with real tick data and Equity Guard on. Pick a profile to see what it earned, what it risked and what the test does not prove.

Safe: $1,000 became $1,601, +$601 (+60%) in 12 months

Net profit+$601

Return, 12 months+60%

Worst equity drop−12.7%

Profit factor2.21

Cent account: 100,000 USC at the start, which is $1,000. MetaTrader labels cent balances USD, so this page divides its amounts by 100 to show dollars; percentages and lot sizes are not changed. Auto lot, Safe profile: the lot is set automatically from the balance, and Equity Guard runs on Auto. Every other setting is at its default.

Start $1,000
Peak $1,605
Worst equity drop −12.7%
End $1,601

Account balance after each closed trade. Hover or touch the curve to read it. Source: MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester report, 2,021 trades.

What it earned

Net profit: $600.88
Return on the start balance: +60%
Profit factor: 2.21
Winning trades: 82.43% 1,666 of 2,021
Months positive: 12 of 12
Sharpe ratio: 2.62
Recovery factor: 3.05

What it risked

Max balance drawdown: 1.82% $25.80
Max equity drawdown, in percent: 12.72% $197.00 at the time
Max equity drawdown, in money: $197.00 12.72% of the balance then
Largest losing trade: −$10.06
Longest losing run: 4 trades −$25.80
Lowest margin level: 12,929%

Balanced: $1,000 became $1,899, +$899 (+90%) in 12 months

Net profit+$899

Return, 12 months+90%

Worst equity drop−18.1%

Profit factor2.19

Cent account: 100,000 USC at the start, which is $1,000. MetaTrader labels cent balances USD, so this page divides its amounts by 100 to show dollars; percentages and lot sizes are not changed. Auto lot, Balanced profile: the lot is set automatically from the balance, and Equity Guard runs on Auto. Every other setting is at its default.

Start $1,000
Peak $1,906
Worst equity drop −18.1%
End $1,899

Account balance after each closed trade. Hover or touch the curve to read it. Source: MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester report, 2,021 trades.

What it earned

Net profit: $899.43
Return on the start balance: +90%
Profit factor: 2.19
Winning trades: 82.43% 1,666 of 2,021
Months positive: 12 of 12
Sharpe ratio: 2.56
Recovery factor: 2.74

What it risked

Max balance drawdown: 2.60% $41.78
Max equity drawdown, in percent: 18.13% $328.72 at the time
Max equity drawdown, in money: $328.72 18.13% of the balance then
Largest losing trade: −$16.82
Longest losing run: 4 trades −$41.78
Lowest margin level: 9,216%

Aggressive: $1,000 became $2,671, +$1,671 (+167%) in 12 months

Net profit+$1,671

Return, 12 months+167%

Worst equity drop−27.3%

Profit factor2.17

Cent account: 100,000 USC at the start, which is $1,000. MetaTrader labels cent balances USD, so this page divides its amounts by 100 to show dollars; percentages and lot sizes are not changed. Auto lot, Aggressive profile: the lot is set automatically from the balance, and Equity Guard runs on Auto. Every other setting is at its default.

Start $1,000
Peak $2,685
Worst equity drop −27.3%
End $2,671

Account balance after each closed trade. Hover or touch the curve to read it. Source: MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester report, 2,021 trades.

What it earned

Net profit: $1,670.61
Return on the start balance: +167%
Profit factor: 2.17
Winning trades: 82.43% 1,666 of 2,021
Months positive: 12 of 12
Sharpe ratio: 2.49
Recovery factor: 2.46

What it risked

Max balance drawdown: 3.89% $80.46
Max equity drawdown, in percent: 27.33% $680.21 at the time
Max equity drawdown, in money: $680.21 27.33% of the balance then
Largest losing trade: −$34.76
Longest losing run: 4 trades −$80.46
Lowest margin level: 5,293%

Extreme: $1,000 became $3,768, +$2,768 (+277%) in 12 months

Net profit+$2,768

Return, 12 months+277%

Worst equity drop−34.5%

Profit factor2.19

Cent account: 100,000 USC at the start, which is $1,000. MetaTrader labels cent balances USD, so this page divides its amounts by 100 to show dollars; percentages and lot sizes are not changed. Auto lot, Extreme profile: the lot is set automatically from the balance, and Equity Guard runs on Auto. Every other setting is at its default.

Start $1,000
Peak $3,795
Worst equity drop −34.5%
End $3,768

Account balance after each closed trade. Hover or touch the curve to read it. Source: MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester report, 2,009 trades.

What it earned

Net profit: $2,767.67
Return on the start balance: +277%
Profit factor: 2.19
Winning trades: 82.53% 1,658 of 2,009
Months positive: 12 of 12
Sharpe ratio: 2.42
Recovery factor: 2.68

What it risked

Max balance drawdown: 5.30% $141.89
Max equity drawdown, in percent: 34.50% $602.30 at the time
Max equity drawdown, in money: $1,034.51 30.17% of the balance then
Largest losing trade: −$58.19
Longest losing run: 4 trades −$141.89
Lowest margin level: 3,305%

100%real ticks85,327,346 ticks, 5,870 bars
12months tested1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026
2,021+trades per runevery closed trade counted
0optimisation passesone run per profile, default inputs
Swapcosts includedrecorded spread, no slippage model

The four profiles side by side

Same EA, same year, same account. Only the Auto lot profile changed, and with it the lot size and the Equity Guard level.

Safe

Return+60%

Worst drop−12.7%

Balanced

Return+90%

Worst drop−18.1%

Aggressive

Return+167%

Worst drop−27.3%

Extreme

Return+277%

Worst drop−34.5%

Profile	Net result	Return	Worst balance drop	Worst equity drop	Profit factor	Months positive	Trades
SafeAuto lot, Equity Guard Auto	+$601	+60%	1.8%	12.7%$197	2.21	12 of 12	2,021
BalancedAuto lot, Equity Guard Auto	+$899	+90%	2.6%	18.1%$329	2.19	12 of 12	2,021
AggressiveAuto lot, Equity Guard Auto	+$1,671	+167%	3.9%	27.3%$680	2.17	12 of 12	2,021
ExtremeAuto lot, Equity Guard Auto	+$2,768	+277%	5.3%	34.5%$602	2.19	12 of 12	2,009

A bigger profile means bigger lots, so more profit and deeper drops. Extreme earned 4.6 times what Safe earned, and its worst equity drop was 2.7 times as deep (34.5% against 12.7%). The relationship will not always look like this, so do not scale it up or down in your head.
Extreme is built for experienced users. Its worst equity drop of 34.5% came with a largest single loss of $58, and the equity figure includes trades still open. Only choose it if you would leave the EA running through a drop of that size on your own balance.
Every month was positive in all four runs. That is 12 of 12 months for each profile in this one window, which tells you the profiles behave alike and differ mainly in size. It does not mean a losing month cannot happen.
Choose by the drop you can accept, not by the profit. Take the worst equity drop, apply it to your own balance and ask whether you would leave the EA running through it. Real conditions can be worse than a backtest.

Auto lot, and why we recommend a cent account

AurumWave Gold sets the base lot from your balance when a new group of trades opens, so you do not type a lot. You choose how big that lot is with the lot mode.

Four Auto profiles, plus Custom and Manual. Safe, Balanced, Aggressive and Extreme work out the lot from your balance, counted in the units your account uses (US cents on a cent account). Custom lets you enter your own balance-per-0.01 figure, and Manual is one fixed lot you enter.
These tests used a cent account with 100,000 USC, which is $1,000. That is the account type we recommend for AurumWave Gold: a small balance can trade small lots in fine steps, so the Auto profiles size the way they are designed to.
A standard USD account counts the balance in dollars. A small standard account therefore falls to the broker’s minimum lot, usually 0.01, which on a $1,000 account is many times larger next to the balance than in this Safe test. Do not read the percentages on this page as what a small standard account will see.
Cent results are in dollars here. MetaTrader’s report labels a cent balance USD, so its 100,000 means 100,000 USC. This page divides the money amounts by 100. Percentages and lot sizes are not changed.
The EA needs a hedging account. It keeps every trade of a group as its own position, so it will not run on a netting account.

Test conditions: Safe

Everything that can change the result is listed here.

Broker server: HFMarketsGlobal-Demo (MetaTrader 5 build 6230, Strategy Tester)
Symbol and timeframe: XAUUSD, H1
Period: 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 (12 months, 5,870 bars)
Modelling: Every tick based on real ticks: 85,327,346 ticks, 100% real ticks
Account: Cent hedging account, start 100,000 USC = $1,000, leverage 1:500. MetaTrader labels the cent balance USD; this page divides by 100
Lot sizing: Auto lot, Safe profile: the lot is worked out from the balance when each group of trades opens, and rounded down to the broker lot step
Risk protection: Equity Guard on, mode Auto (set by the Safe profile), with the EA’s built-in market filters and basket limits at their defaults. All other inputs at their defaults. The entry rules are fixed inside the EA and are not published
Costs in the result: Swap −$22.45 charged; commission $0.00; spread as recorded in the tick data. The tester does not model live slippage or requotes
Optimisation: None. One run per profile with default settings, and no forward test
Build tested: AurumWave Gold version 1.2, subscription build. The free demo, subscription and Lifetime builds share the same trading engine, and these settings are the ones in the current release.

Month by month: Safe

12 of 12 months were positive. The best month was August 2026 (+$78). The weakest was October 2025 (+$19).

Oct +$19
Nov +$42
Dec +$43
Jan +$41
Feb +$65
Mar +$28
Apr +$61
May +$51
Jun +$64
Jul +$56
Aug +$78
Sep +$52

Net result per calendar month, after swap.

Month	Net result
October 2025	+$19.25
November 2025	+$42.46
December 2025	+$42.89
January 2026	+$40.85
February 2026	+$65.33
March 2026	+$28.30
April 2026	+$61.43
May 2026	+$50.56
June 2026	+$63.79
July 2026	+$56.26
August 2026	+$78.00
September 2026	+$51.74

The drawdowns, in plain numbers

Balance drawdown from the running peak after each closed trade. Floating (open) losses are not in this chart; the report puts the worst equity drawdown at 12.72% measured in percent, and 12.72% measured in money.

Dec 2025 to Jan 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 1.9% from its peak and recovered by Jan 2026.

Jul 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 1.8% from its peak and recovered by Jul 2026.

Mar 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 1.8% from its peak and recovered by Mar 2026.

Why the Safe result looks the way it does

Most trades win, but the losses are larger. 82% of trades won. The average win was $1 and the average loss $1. The largest single loss was $10. The result comes from the win rate, so a run of losses hurts: the longest was 4 trades ($26).
The equity drop is deeper than the balance drop. The closed-trade balance never fell more than 1.8%, but the equity curve, which includes trades still open, fell 12.7%. EA trades are managed as a group, so a group can float at a loss before it closes. Judge the risk by the equity figure.
Auto lot compounds in both directions. The lot is set from your balance, so as the account grows the EA trades larger. Dollar profits in the later months are bigger than in the early ones, and so would be dollar losses.
Protection was on. Equity Guard and the EA’s market filters were active. This page has no run with them switched off, so it cannot tell you how much each one changed the result.

Test conditions: Balanced

Everything that can change the result is listed here.

Broker server: HFMarketsGlobal-Demo (MetaTrader 5 build 6230, Strategy Tester)
Symbol and timeframe: XAUUSD, H1
Period: 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 (12 months, 5,870 bars)
Modelling: Every tick based on real ticks: 85,327,346 ticks, 100% real ticks
Account: Cent hedging account, start 100,000 USC = $1,000, leverage 1:500. MetaTrader labels the cent balance USD; this page divides by 100
Lot sizing: Auto lot, Balanced profile: the lot is worked out from the balance when each group of trades opens, and rounded down to the broker lot step
Risk protection: Equity Guard on, mode Auto (set by the Balanced profile), with the EA’s built-in market filters and basket limits at their defaults. All other inputs at their defaults. The entry rules are fixed inside the EA and are not published
Costs in the result: Swap −$34.13 charged; commission $0.00; spread as recorded in the tick data. The tester does not model live slippage or requotes
Optimisation: None. One run per profile with default settings, and no forward test
Build tested: AurumWave Gold version 1.2, subscription build. The free demo, subscription and Lifetime builds share the same trading engine, and these settings are the ones in the current release.

Month by month: Balanced

12 of 12 months were positive. The best month was August 2026 (+$122). The weakest was October 2025 (+$26).

Oct +$26
Nov +$57
Dec +$64
Jan +$56
Feb +$93
Mar +$42
Apr +$92
May +$75
Jun +$99
Jul +$87
Aug +$122
Sep +$86

Net result per calendar month, after swap.

Month	Net result
October 2025	+$25.66
November 2025	+$56.87
December 2025	+$64.34
January 2026	+$56.18
February 2026	+$93.33
March 2026	+$41.95
April 2026	+$92.22
May 2026	+$74.92
June 2026	+$98.94
July 2026	+$86.52
August 2026	+$122.46
September 2026	+$86.03

The drawdowns, in plain numbers

Balance drawdown from the running peak after each closed trade. Floating (open) losses are not in this chart; the report puts the worst equity drawdown at 18.13% measured in percent, and 18.13% measured in money.

Dec 2025 to Jan 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 2.7% from its peak and recovered by Jan 2026.

Jul 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 2.6% from its peak and recovered by Jul 2026.

Mar 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 2.4% from its peak and recovered by Mar 2026.

Why the Balanced result looks the way it does

Most trades win, but the losses are larger. 82% of trades won. The average win was $1 and the average loss $2. The largest single loss was $17. The result comes from the win rate, so a run of losses hurts: the longest was 4 trades ($42).
The equity drop is deeper than the balance drop. The closed-trade balance never fell more than 2.6%, but the equity curve, which includes trades still open, fell 18.1%. EA trades are managed as a group, so a group can float at a loss before it closes. Judge the risk by the equity figure.
Auto lot compounds in both directions. The lot is set from your balance, so as the account grows the EA trades larger. Dollar profits in the later months are bigger than in the early ones, and so would be dollar losses.
Protection was on. Equity Guard and the EA’s market filters were active. This page has no run with them switched off, so it cannot tell you how much each one changed the result.

Test conditions: Aggressive

Everything that can change the result is listed here.

Broker server: HFMarketsGlobal-Demo (MetaTrader 5 build 6230, Strategy Tester)
Symbol and timeframe: XAUUSD, H1
Period: 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 (12 months, 5,870 bars)
Modelling: Every tick based on real ticks: 85,327,346 ticks, 100% real ticks
Account: Cent hedging account, start 100,000 USC = $1,000, leverage 1:500. MetaTrader labels the cent balance USD; this page divides by 100
Lot sizing: Auto lot, Aggressive profile: the lot is worked out from the balance when each group of trades opens, and rounded down to the broker lot step
Risk protection: Equity Guard on, mode Auto (set by the Aggressive profile), with the EA’s built-in market filters and basket limits at their defaults. All other inputs at their defaults. The entry rules are fixed inside the EA and are not published
Costs in the result: Swap −$63.28 charged; commission $0.00; spread as recorded in the tick data. The tester does not model live slippage or requotes
Optimisation: None. One run per profile with default settings, and no forward test
Build tested: AurumWave Gold version 1.2, subscription build. The free demo, subscription and Lifetime builds share the same trading engine, and these settings are the ones in the current release.

Month by month: Aggressive

12 of 12 months were positive. The best month was August 2026 (+$252). The weakest was October 2025 (+$38).

Oct +$38
Nov +$93
Dec +$102
Jan +$97
Feb +$159
Mar +$75
Apr +$168
May +$139
Jun +$192
Jul +$174
Aug +$252
Sep +$181

Net result per calendar month, after swap.

Month	Net result
October 2025	+$38.49
November 2025	+$92.59
December 2025	+$102.30
January 2026	+$96.77
February 2026	+$159.45
March 2026	+$74.54
April 2026	+$168.45
May 2026	+$139.16
June 2026	+$191.72
July 2026	+$173.57
August 2026	+$252.17
September 2026	+$181.39

The drawdowns, in plain numbers

Balance drawdown from the running peak after each closed trade. Floating (open) losses are not in this chart; the report puts the worst equity drawdown at 27.33% measured in percent, and 27.33% measured in money.

Dec 2025 to Jan 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 4.1% from its peak and recovered by Jan 2026.

Jul 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 3.9% from its peak and recovered by Jul 2026.

Mar 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 3.7% from its peak and recovered by Mar 2026.

Why the Aggressive result looks the way it does

Most trades win, but the losses are larger. 82% of trades won. The average win was $2 and the average loss $4. The largest single loss was $35. The result comes from the win rate, so a run of losses hurts: the longest was 4 trades ($80).
The equity drop is deeper than the balance drop. The closed-trade balance never fell more than 3.9%, but the equity curve, which includes trades still open, fell 27.3%. EA trades are managed as a group, so a group can float at a loss before it closes. Judge the risk by the equity figure.
Auto lot compounds in both directions. The lot is set from your balance, so as the account grows the EA trades larger. Dollar profits in the later months are bigger than in the early ones, and so would be dollar losses.
Protection was on. Equity Guard and the EA’s market filters were active. This page has no run with them switched off, so it cannot tell you how much each one changed the result.

Test conditions: Extreme

Everything that can change the result is listed here.

Broker server: HFMarketsGlobal-Demo (MetaTrader 5 build 6230, Strategy Tester)
Symbol and timeframe: XAUUSD, H1
Period: 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 (12 months, 5,870 bars)
Modelling: Every tick based on real ticks: 85,327,346 ticks, 100% real ticks
Account: Cent hedging account, start 100,000 USC = $1,000, leverage 1:500. MetaTrader labels the cent balance USD; this page divides by 100
Lot sizing: Auto lot, Extreme profile: the lot is worked out from the balance when each group of trades opens, and rounded down to the broker lot step
Risk protection: Equity Guard on, mode Auto (set by the Extreme profile), with the EA’s built-in market filters and basket limits at their defaults. All other inputs at their defaults. The entry rules are fixed inside the EA and are not published
Costs in the result: Swap −$97.66 charged; commission $0.00; spread as recorded in the tick data. The tester does not model live slippage or requotes
Optimisation: None. One run per profile with default settings, and no forward test
Build tested: AurumWave Gold version 1.2, subscription build. The free demo, subscription and Lifetime builds share the same trading engine, and these settings are the ones in the current release.

Month by month: Extreme

12 of 12 months were positive. The best month was August 2026 (+$454). The weakest was October 2025 (+$53).

Oct +$53
Nov +$128
Dec +$145
Jan +$142
Feb +$242
Mar +$116
Apr +$284
May +$231
Jun +$329
Jul +$306
Aug +$454
Sep +$338

Net result per calendar month, after swap.

Month	Net result
October 2025	+$53.25
November 2025	+$127.78
December 2025	+$145.37
January 2026	+$141.64
February 2026	+$241.80
March 2026	+$115.95
April 2026	+$284.47
May 2026	+$230.79
June 2026	+$328.76
July 2026	+$305.57
August 2026	+$454.08
September 2026	+$338.21

The drawdowns, in plain numbers

Balance drawdown from the running peak after each closed trade. Floating (open) losses are not in this chart; the report puts the worst equity drawdown at 34.50% measured in percent, and 30.17% measured in money.

Dec 2025 to Jan 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 5.7% from its peak and recovered by Jan 2026.

Jul 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 5.3% from its peak and recovered by Jul 2026.

Mar 2026

The closed-trade balance fell 5.1% from its peak and recovered by Mar 2026.

Why the Extreme result looks the way it does

Most trades win, but the losses are larger. 83% of trades won. The average win was $3 and the average loss $7. The largest single loss was $58. The result comes from the win rate, so a run of losses hurts: the longest was 4 trades ($142).
The equity drop is deeper than the balance drop. The closed-trade balance never fell more than 5.3%, but the equity curve, which includes trades still open, fell 34.5%. EA trades are managed as a group, so a group can float at a loss before it closes. Judge the risk by the equity figure.
Auto lot compounds in both directions. The lot is set from your balance, so as the account grows the EA trades larger. Dollar profits in the later months are bigger than in the early ones, and so would be dollar losses.
Protection was on. Equity Guard and the EA’s market filters were active. This page has no run with them switched off, so it cannot tell you how much each one changed the result.

Check it yourself

You do not have to take our word for it. The free demo EA works in the Strategy Tester, so you can run your own test before paying anything.

Open MetaTrader 5 with a demo cent hedging account on a Headway server. Real-tick history comes from your broker, so use the same server as the run you want to compare with.
Get the EA and copy it into your MQL5 → Experts folder. Get the free demo EA or choose a plan. All builds trade the same way.
Open the Strategy Tester (Ctrl+R) and set: Expert AurumWave Gold; Symbol XAUUSD; Timeframe H1; Date custom 2025.10.01 to 2026.09.30; Forward No; Modelling every tick based on real ticks; Deposit 100000 (USC); Leverage 1:500; Lot mode Auto - Safe, Balanced, Aggressive or Extreme. Leave every other input at its default.
Press Start and compare with the numbers above. Small differences are normal: they come from your broker’s tick history.

Questions people ask about these results

What does this AurumWave Gold backtest show?

It shows four runs of the same EA on the same $1,000 cent account (100,000 USC) in MetaTrader 5, XAUUSD on H1, from 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026, with 100% real ticks. Each run used a different Auto lot profile: Safe, Balanced, Aggressive or Extreme. The page lists profit, drawdown, month-by-month results and the test conditions.

What were the results of the Safe, Balanced, Aggressive and Extreme profiles?

Safe: net profit $601 (+60%), worst equity drawdown 12.7%, profit factor 2.21. Balanced: net profit $899 (+90%), worst equity drawdown 18.1%, profit factor 2.19. Aggressive: net profit $1,671 (+167%), worst equity drawdown 27.3%, profit factor 2.17. Extreme: net profit $2,768 (+277%), worst equity drawdown 34.5%, profit factor 2.19.

Which account type do you recommend?

A cent account. It counts the balance in cents, so a small balance can trade small lots in fine steps and the Auto lot profiles size as designed. These tests used a cent account with 100,000 USC, which is $1,000. A standard USD account needs a much larger balance for the same sizing.

Which Auto lot profile should I choose?

Choose by the drawdown you can accept. A bigger profile uses a bigger lot for the same balance, which earned more in this test and also fell further. Start with Safe, test it on a demo account, and only move up if you would leave the EA running through the larger drop. Extreme is for experienced users who accept a much deeper drop.

Why does the MetaTrader report show USD for a cent account?

MetaTrader 5’s Strategy Tester labels a cent balance as USD. The report shows 100,000 where the account holds 100,000 USC, which is $1,000. This page divides the money amounts by 100 to show dollars. Percentages and lot sizes are not changed.

Can I use AurumWave Gold on a standard USD account?

Yes, but the Auto lot rule counts the balance in dollars, so a small balance falls to the broker minimum lot, usually 0.01, which is a very large share of a small balance, so the risk is far higher than in this test. Use a cent account for a small balance, and test on a demo account first.

Why is the equity drawdown bigger than the balance drawdown?

The balance only changes when a group of trades closes. The EA holds a group of trades together, and a group can float at a loss before it closes, which shows in equity but not yet in the balance. The equity figure is the better measure of how rough the ride was.

What is Equity Guard?

Equity Guard closes the current group of trades if its floating loss reaches a set percentage of your balance, then pauses new groups for a short cooldown. In Auto mode the percentage follows the lot profile. In Manual mode you enter one percentage that applies to every lot mode.

Is there a stop loss?

There is no fixed stop loss on each trade. The protection works on the whole group: Equity Guard closes the group at a set loss, and built-in filters limit when new groups open and how large a group can grow. Trades can stay open over a weekend, and a fast market can move past a limit before the EA acts.

Is the backtest result guaranteed?

No. A backtest replays history. Live trading adds slippage, requotes and wider spreads in fast markets, and results differ between brokers. Past and simulated results do not guarantee future results, and you can lose more than you deposit.

Do the free demo, subscription and Lifetime builds give the same result?

All builds use the same trading engine. Only the licence check differs. Small differences between runs come from the broker’s tick history. All four runs on this page used the default settings of version 1.2.

Can I repeat this backtest myself?

Yes. The free demo EA works in MetaTrader 5’s Strategy Tester. Use a cent hedging account on a Headway server, XAUUSD, H1, custom dates 2025.10.01 to 2026.09.30, every tick based on real ticks, deposit 100000 (USC), leverage 1:500, and choose the Auto lot profile. Leave every other input at its default. Small differences are normal.

Are costs included in the result?

Swap is included, commission was zero on this account and spread comes from the recorded ticks. The tester does not model slippage.

What this test does not show

A backtest is not a live result. It replays history. Live trading adds slippage, requotes and wider spreads in fast markets, none of which this run models.
One instrument, one year, one broker. Gold rose and fell during this period, but another year will not look the same, and another broker’s data gives different numbers.
One account type and size. The tests used a $1,000 cent account (100,000 USC). A standard USD account is sized differently (see the Auto lot section above), and the percentages here do not carry over.
No test of Custom or Manual lot. Only the four Auto profiles shown here were run.
The protections run inside the EA. If MetaTrader or your VPS is offline, nothing closes a losing group of trades, and a fast market can move past a limit before it acts.
Past and simulated results do not guarantee future results. Trading leveraged products carries a high level of risk and you can lose more than you deposit. Read the Risk Disclosure before you trade.

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Figures from four MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester reports, updated 17 Oct 2026. Charts are drawn from the reports’ trade results. This page is information about software, not financial advice. Tradelytics Cloud is not a broker.