XAUUSD M5 ATR Fusion

Multi-module automated gold cBot for cTrader. It runs on the XAUUSD five-minute candlestick chart and combines eight independent entry modules. Every module trades a fixed 0.01 lot and holds one position at a time. It is not an ATR-only strategy.

When the cBot opens a trade

Each module has its own entry rule and its own default stop loss (SL) and take profit (TP):

• ATR Swing (two instances): price reaches an ATR band around the EMA 16 on M5, confirmed by an H2 swing level, an M30 validation candle and ADX above 44. SL 525 pips, TP 52 pips.
• FlatLine: a swing level stays flat for four bars; the cBot buys near the lower level or sells near the upper level, filtered by H1 and H3 swings. SL 380 pips, TP 51 pips, early exit at a 331-pip floating loss.
• Swing Liquidity: candle close beyond aligned swing levels, with moving-average, ADX and trend filters and a 5-pip maximum spread. SL 791 pips, TP 68 pips.
• Market structure and order blocks: market structure breaks and retests of order blocks and breaker blocks, confirmed by an M1 candle, with ATR volatility and EMA 200 filters. SL 710 pips, TP 50 pips.
• Fair Value Gap: entries on M5 fair value gaps in the direction of the EMA 144, blocked near recent swing highs and lows. SL 610 pips, TP 61 pips. Positions are closed before the daily session end and the weekend.
• Bollinger: Bollinger Bands (20, 2) signal with candle-colour confirmation, a long-term EMA filter and a swing guard. SL 760 pips, TP 71 pips.
• M15 EMA cross: EMA 9/21 cross on M15 with ADX above 25 and a range filter, paused 12:00-13:30 and 16:00-21:00 UTC. SL 50 pips, TP 2 x ATR, with a stepped stop that moves to break-even.

Several modules enter with a limit order on a small pullback after the signal instead of a market order.

Position sizing and risk

Fixed 0.01 lot per entry on every module. Equity-based sizing, compounding and recovery are disabled in the default settings. There is no grid and no martingale. Up to eight positions can be open at the same time (0.08 lot in total).

On Pepperstone, 1 pip on XAUUSD is 0.10 in price, so the largest single stop (791 pips at 0.01 lot) is about USD 79, or about 1.6% of the USD 5,000 reference balance. Stops are much wider than targets, so one losing trade can offset several winning trades, and losses on several modules can add up. There is no daily loss limit in the default settings.

How it differs from XAUUSD M5 Swing Liquidity SMC

XAUUSD M5 Swing Liquidity SMC is my simpler product: only the FlatLine and Swing Liquidity modules, at most two positions. ATR Fusion adds the ATR, Fair Value Gap, order block, Bollinger and M15 EMA modules, so it trades more often and can hold up to eight positions.

Historical backtest results

• Broker: Pepperstone, cTrader backtest
• Symbol and timeframe: XAUUSD, M5
• Period: 5 December 2024 to 26 October 2026
• Starting balance: USD 5,000
• Ending balance: USD 10,458.22
• Net profit: USD 5,458.22 (+109.16%)
• Profit factor: 1.43
• Maximum balance drawdown: 5.58%
• Maximum equity drawdown: 5.64%
• All trades used the same 0.01 lot size

These are historical simulation results with the reference settings. They are not live trading results. Real results depend on spread, commission, swap, slippage and broker conditions.

Recommended usage

Use on XAUUSD M5 on a hedging account, with a broker that allows 0.01-lot gold orders. The recommended reference balance is USD 5,000, as used in the backtest. Test on a demo account before live trading.

Risk disclaimer

Trading involves risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The difference with my other bot XAUUSD M5 Swing Liquidity SMC is that, this one, uses more modules, for more trades and activity.