GoldBreakoutPro | Breakout | Swing Trading | Trading robot for cTrader

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What it is: - An H1 volatility-breakout cBot for XAUUSD (Gold) that trades both long and short. - Built around ATR to scale entries and exits to current volatility. - Designed to capture multi-hour momentum and avoid micro breakouts. Bot can be found at: ctrader.com/products/5006 Trading approach, logic, and behavior - Breakout engine: - Computes the highest high and lowest low over the last N closed bars. - A trade triggers only if price closes beyond that channel by an ATR offset (EntryOffsetATR), filtering weak breaks. - Orders are placed at the next bar open (no lookahead). - Exits and protection: - Stop-loss and take-profit are set at entry as ATR multiples (SL=SlAtr×ATR, TP=TpAtr×ATR). - Only one position per symbol/label at a time; no martingale, no grid, no averaging-down. - Noise controls: - CooldownBars enforces a pause after an exit. - RearmBars requires price to return inside the channel before the same-direction entry is allowed again. - Optional session filter (UTC by default) lets you focus on London/NY hours. - Optional market-hours guard can block trades near session close/open. - Direction: - Long and short enabled by default. You can switch to long-only or short-only. Risk management and capital principles - Sizing modes: - Fixed lots (simple, constant exposure). - Fixed risk $ per trade (size adapts to SL distance). - Risk % of equity (compounds with balance). - Recommended risk: 0.25%–1.0% of equity per trade for most accounts. Keep margin headroom; avoid running near stop-out. - Always test broker costs (spread, commission, swap) and set realistic expectations for slippage on news and at session edges. Key trade parameters (user-configurable) - Lookback N (channel length) - ATR Period (Wilder) - EntryOffsetATR (how far beyond the channel price must close) - SlAtr / TpAtr (ATR-based SL/TP) - ATR Min (pips) filter (skip ultra-low volatility) - CooldownBars and RearmBars - Trade window (start/end hour; UTC by default) - AllowLong / AllowShort - SizingMode + risk settings (fixed lots, $ risk, % risk) - Label (so multiple symbols/instances can be isolated) Who it’s suited for - Account size: - Works on small accounts if your broker supports micro volumes; practically, $500+ can run tiny risk, $1,000+ recommended for smoother sizing. - Trader profile: - Swing/day traders who prefer clear, rule-based entries and capped risk. - Users comfortable with periods of flat or negative performance during ranges. - Experience level: - Intermediate and up. Important limitations and usage notes - Market regime sensitivity: Breakout systems typically perform best in trending/volatile conditions and can chop during ranges. Expect streaks. - Timeframe: Designed and validated on H1. Other timeframes are allowed but not validated by default settings. - Next-bar execution: Signals are taken after the bar closes; fills occur at the next bar open and can gap through SL/TP in fast markets. - Costs matter: Spread/commission/swaps significantly impact net results—configure risk and sessions accordingly. Avoid ultra-thin hours if your broker’s costs widen. - Session/time zone: By default the session filter uses UTC. If you prefer broker/server time, switch the bot’s time zone accordingly. - One instance per symbol/label: Do not run multiple instances on the same symbol with the same label unless you intend to manage multiple positions. - News and weekends: Consider pausing around major news and avoid holding through weekend gaps if your risk tolerance is low. - No guarantees: Past backtests or examples are not promises of future returns. #gold #breakout #SwingTrading #tradingrobot #ctrader #forextrading #marketanalysis #automatedtrading #tradingstrategy #investsmart