### 🌟 Overview & Strategy Approach

ALPHA RETRACEMENT BOT is an automated trend-following cBot engineered specifically for Gold (XAUUSD) on the 4-Hour (H4) timeframe. It combines Rob Hoffman’s Inventory Bar Retracement logic with a 200 EMA trend filter to capture high-probability momentum continuations.

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### 🎯 Entry Logic & Execution

- **Trend Filter:** Confirms price is trading above the 200 Exponential Moving Average (EMA).

- **Setup Trigger:** Identifies 2 consecutive Bullish (Green) Rob Hoffman Inventory Retracement candles.

- **Order Execution:** Opens a Market Buy order automatically upon candle closure when all conditions align.

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### 🛡️ Risk & Capital Management

- **Fixed Lot Sizing:** Fully customizable lot sizes (Default: 0.1 Lots).

- **Percentage-Based SL & TP:** Automatic Stop Loss (1%) and Take Profit (1%) calculations adjusted dynamically to current market prices.

- **Single Trade Exposure:** Protects capital by managing single open positions per symbol instance.

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### 📊 Verified Backtest Performance (Nov 2022 – Jul 2026)

- **Net Profit:** +49.61% (€4,960.71 on €10,000 capital)

- **Win Rate:** 59.29% (67 Wins / 46 Losses)

- **Profit Factor:** 1.36

- **Max Consecutive Wins:** 12 Trades

- **Max Consecutive Losses:** 5 Trades

- **Max Equity Drawdown:** 17.27%

- *(Includes real broker commissions and overnight swap fees)*

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### 👤 Who Is This Bot Best Suited For?

- **Target Symbol:** XAUUSD / GOLD

- **Timeframe:** 4-Hour (H4)

- **Account Size:** Recommended minimum starting capital of $1,000+ (or Cent/Micro accounts for smaller balances).

- **Trader Profile:** Swing and momentum traders looking for a systematic, emotion-free trend-following algorithm.

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### ⚠️ Usage Notes & Recommendations

- Optimized specifically for XAUUSD on the H4 timeframe.

- Designed for low-to-medium trade frequency (~2-3 high-quality trades per month).

- Always test on a Demo account before deploying to Live accounts.