Expert Advisor · XAUUSD · MetaTrader 5

GoldHub Sentinel.
In a gold EA, defense comes first.

A grid/recovery system for XAUUSD built the opposite way round: the brakes first, then the engine. Five independent layers of protection, no martingale, and an absolute loss floor that no combination of inputs can switch off by accident.

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High-risk instrument. Read the full risk warning at the bottom of this page before making any decision.

Defense in depth

Five layers between the market and your account

Each layer fires at a defined threshold and acts on its own. The values below are the stock configuration — all adjustable, none removable by accident: the absolute floor is active in every risk profile.

continuous

Entry filters and grid brake ATR-denominated momentum, H1 trend, ADX and a volatility regime filter decide whether a cycle even starts — and stop new layers when the trend turns against the basket.

PREVENT

DD ≥ 25%

TailGuard — automatic hedge If the cycle's drawdown reaches the trigger, it opens a hedge for 85% of the basket volume and freezes the bleeding while the market makes up its mind.

CONTAIN

DD ≥ 60%

Deep Deleverage Under extreme stress it closes the worst-losing legs one by one, syncs the hedge to 100% and freezes new layers until stress subsides.

DISMANTLE

Fri 21:30

Weekend close No basket crosses the weekend exposed to opening gaps. No new cycles from 18:00 on Friday.

STAND DOWN

20% / 12% / 12h

Absolute floor Maximum loss per cycle, maximum loss per day and maximum basket age. Closes everything and stops. Active in every profile — there is no combination of inputs that disables it by mistake.

CUT

Every cycle is written to an auditable CSV — depth, peak volume, worst floating loss, hedge activations and the reason it closed. What happened to your account is never a mystery.

As important as what it does

What Sentinel refuses to do

NO MARTINGALE It never multiplies lots into a loss

Stock lot multiplier of 1.00. The grid adds levels with ATR-based widening spacing — it never doubles the bet to "win it back".

NO HIDDEN LOSSES It never leaves baskets open forever

The classic grid trick is hiding losses in floating P/L for weeks. Here, the time floor closes any cycle older than 12 hours.

NO PROMISES It doesn't sell guaranteed returns

We publish the drawdown next to the return and label backtests as backtests. Anyone promising certain profit in trading is lying to you.

Technical sheet

Specifications

Engine

Platform	MetaTrader 5
Instrument	XAUUSD (gold)
Entry signal	4h momentum in ATR + M5 pullback
Filters	H1 EMA · ADX · volatility regime
Grid	up to 6 levels · widening ATR step
Lot multiplier	1.00 (no martingale)
Basket target	adaptive (ATR + spread) with trailing
Cycles per day	max. 8

Protection

Loss floor per cycle	20% (adjustable, never removable)
Loss floor per day	12%
Maximum basket age	12 h
TailGuard hedge	arms at 25% DD · 85% of volume
Deep deleverage	from 60% stress
Weekend close	Friday 21:30 (server)
Per-cycle log	auditable CSV
Account	hedging · multi-chart via magic numbers

Straight questions, straight answers

FAQ

Is this a martingale in disguise?

No. The lot multiplier is 1.00 out of the box: every grid level uses the same base lot. What grows between levels is the spacing (in ATR multiples), not the bet. And unlike classic grids, there is a hard per-cycle loss limit that closes everything — losses never sit hidden in floating P/L waiting for a miracle.

Will I get the backtest's return?

Probably not, and be suspicious of anyone who says otherwise. The published numbers come from 26 years of testing with modelled ticks; live execution has variable spread, slippage and conditions no test fully captures. We publish the backtest because it validates the architecture — including a 34.7% equity drawdown, which is right there next to the return. Always test on a demo account first.

What kind of account do I need?

A hedging-type MetaTrader 5 account (TailGuard opens positions against the basket). The EA checks at startup and warns you if the account doesn't support it. Position sizing tracks the balance, so it works from small accounts to large ones — with proportional risk configurable in the inputs.

Can I run it on more than one chart?

Yes. Each instance isolates itself by magic number — different symbols work out of the box; on the same symbol you just assign distinct magics to the second instance. Daily floors measure the whole account, so one instance in trouble halts the others: a shared brake, by design.

What happens if my VPS goes down?

Cycle state is persisted in terminal global variables: on restart, the EA reconciles what it finds in the account with what it had saved and resumes management. Even so, an actively managed EA belongs on a VPS with serious uptime — that's part of operating responsibly.

Risk warning

Trading forex, metals and CFDs involves a high level of risk and can result in the loss of all invested capital. Do not invest money you cannot afford to lose. GoldHub Sentinel is an automation tool — it is not investment advice, and goldhubTraders is not a registered financial advisory firm.

All results shown on this page come from historical tests (backtests) performed in the MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester using modelled ticks. Backtest results have inherent limitations: they do not reflect variable spread, slippage, latency or real execution conditions, and past performance — simulated or real — is not indicative of future results. The maximum equity drawdown observed in the tested period was 34.7%; future drawdowns may be larger.

We strongly recommend prior use on a demonstration account, enabling the weekend close on live accounts, and sizing risk according to your financial situation. If you are unsure whether this product suits your profile, consult an independent financial adviser.

GoldHub Sentinel.In a gold EA, defense comes first.