XAUUSD
A gold Expert Advisor is an automated trading program that runs inside MetaTrader and trades gold (XAUUSD) without manual input. It applies one fixed set of rules for entry, stop loss and exit to every trade, which is the whole point: gold moves fast enough that discretionary decisions are usually made under pressure, and rules made under pressure are the ones traders regret.
Profalgo builds four of them. All four trade XAUUSD only, all four run on MetaTrader 5, and all four are breakout systems: they wait for gold to push through a level that matters and take a position in the direction of the break, rather than fading it or averaging into it.
They exist as four separate products rather than one because they disagree with each other on purpose. Gold Reaper reads intraday structure on H1. Gold Trade Pro and Goldbot One wait for the daily bar to confirm. Gold Phantom runs across H1, H4 and Daily at once. Different timeframes mean different entry moments, which means their drawdowns rarely land in the same week.
That is the argument for running more than one, and it is also the reason the Gold Bundle exists. It is not a discount on four copies of the same idea; it is four different readings of the same instrument.
What They Share
Every position opens with a fixed stop loss and is closed or trailed from there. None of the four adds to a losing trade, and none of them recovers a loss by doubling the next position. That is a design decision, not a setting, and it is the single biggest difference between these and most of what is sold on the MQL5 marketplace.
Risk on any single trade is defined at the moment it opens. Profitable trades are managed with a trailing take profit so a move that keeps going is not cut short at a fixed target.
Each of the four runs on a real broker account published through Myfxbook, verified against the broker server and updated automatically. Nothing on the results pages is a backtest or a demo account.
Lot size scales with balance rather than being fixed, so risk per trade stays proportional as the account grows or shrinks. No manual lot adjustments.
All four have the same $600 minimum deposit at current gold price levels, and all four are MetaTrader 5 products. A low-spread ECN account is preferred, since gold spreads widen sharply outside the main sessions.
Fixed stops, controlled position sizing and the absence of grid or martingale is exactly the profile most funded-account programmes require. Always check the specific firm rules before running.
The Systems
Standalone prices are the MQL5 list prices. All four together are available as the Gold Bundle.
The intraday specialist. Several independent breakout models on H1, engaging when gold pushes through a level with conviction and staying out when it is ranging. The most active of the four on a single timeframe, and the usual starting point for someone who wants one gold system rather than four.
The patient one. Eight strategies on the daily bar, so it trades less often but only on structure that has had a full day to confirm. Deliberately uncorrelated with Gold Reaper, which is why the two are commonly run together.
The most conservative. Eight daily-timeframe variations, each taking a single trade per setup with no scaling in. It also rescales its own stop and target distances as the gold price level changes, so a configuration set up at one price level still behaves correctly at another.
The broadest. Independent strategies running across H1, H4 and Daily simultaneously from one chart, with built-in protection around the monthly US Non-Farm Payrolls release. The most active of the four, and the natural counterweight to Goldbot One in a portfolio.
Side By Side
| Expert Advisor | Market | Timeframe | Type | Minimum | Standalone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gold Reaper | XAUUSD | H1 | Breakout | $600 | $949 |
| Gold Trade Pro | XAUUSD | D1 | Breakout | $600 | $649 |
| Goldbot One | XAUUSD | D1 | Breakout | $600 | $649 |
| The Gold Phantom | XAUUSD | H1/H4/D1 | Multi-Strategy | $600 | $649 |
Honest Guidance
There is no single best answer, and anyone who gives you one is selling. What follows is how the four actually differ in use.
Questions
A gold Expert Advisor is a program that runs inside MetaTrader and trades XAUUSD automatically, applying the same rules for entry, stop loss and exit to every trade. It removes the discretionary decision, which on an instrument as fast as gold is usually the part that costs money.
No. None of the four adds to a losing position, averages down, or recovers a loss by increasing the next trade size. Every position opens with a fixed stop loss. This is the defining characteristic of the range, not an optional setting.
Yes, and it is the recommended setup. The four use different timeframes and different entry models, so their trades and drawdowns rarely coincide. Running several on one account produces a smoother combined curve than any of them alone.
$600 is the minimum supported deposit for each of the four at current gold price levels. At that size the EA trades the smallest lot the broker allows. More capital means more meaningful position sizing and more room to absorb normal drawdown.
These are MetaTrader 5 products. The requirements block on each product page states the platform it runs on.
Live accounts. Each of the four publishes a real broker account through Myfxbook, verified against the broker server. The live results page links to every one of them so you can read the underlying account rather than a screenshot.
Any broker that offers XAUUSD will run them, but gold spreads widen sharply outside the main sessions, so a low-spread ECN or raw-spread account will produce closer results to the published track records. The brokers page covers what to look for.
Fixed stop losses, controlled position sizing and no grid or martingale is the profile most funded-account programmes are looking for. Always check the individual firm rules before running, since they differ.
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ReadThe Gold Bundle is Gold Reaper, Gold Trade Pro, Goldbot One and Gold Phantom in one purchase, for $1,249. Four different readings of the same instrument, which is the point.
See the Gold BundleOr browse every Expert Advisor and the live track records.