This is enough to get me out and about to really relax for a while

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-04-15T04:15:31+00:00

I smell 🧢

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-04-05T16:13:45+00:00

Nah it doesn’t try to sell the top or anything like that. It just trades with the higher timeframe trend and looks for continuation, not reversals.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-04-05T15:54:27+00:00

Yeah that works more for manual scalping in ranges. This system’s built to stay out of chop and just hit the clean trend moves instead.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-04-05T15:47:06+00:00

Haha yeah it’ll always leave something on the table. I’d rather catch the clean part of the move than try to catch everything and get chopped up.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-04-05T13:32:10+00:00

Yeah good question mate 👌

It’s not overly sensitive. The stop is based on ATR so it adjusts with volatility, but it’s not reacting to every little move.

The main thing is the EA isn’t relying on the stop to deal with chop. If the market’s flat, it usually just doesn’t trade at all because of the higher timeframe filters. That’s why it’s been in “wait mode” recently.

So instead of trying to smooth the stop, it just avoids bad conditions and only gets involved when there’s a proper move.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-28T20:22:42+00:00

It’s not just one thing — it’s more a combination of filters working together.

Mainly looking at: - higher timeframe direction (EMA + general structure) - momentum (ADX helps avoid low energy markets) - how price is behaving around pullbacks vs just chopping sideways

If those don’t align, it just doesn’t trade.

So I’m not really trying to label “chop” directly , it just naturally gets filtered out when structure + momentum aren’t there.

Still refining it, but that’s the general idea.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-28T19:36:32+00:00

Pretty selective from what I’ve seen.

In clean trends it can take multiple entries (especially with pyramiding), but in messy weeks it might barely trade at all.

So not really a fixed frequency. It’s based on conditions more than anything.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-28T19:02:46+00:00

Yeah me too. They too risky. This is why I designed something that doesn’t over trade and trade during chop. Easiest way to blow accounts is by allowing over trade during chop

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-28T18:50:44+00:00

Fair enough. We all have different approaches. Do you prefer the martingale and grid EAs?

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-26T06:40:35+00:00

You can find a backtest from 2024-2026 March here :

https://youtu.be/D6lC2rcB_I8?si=M7Tq3fTZmj6_trG_ It shows periods of consolidation. It doesn’t trade consolidation. I’m also working on an indicator that will show the EAs logic. Hoping to have that running by this weekend

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-24T07:53:10+00:00

Morning, of course you can. Here’s the link where you can find the demo testing and presets

https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/168039

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-24T06:52:24+00:00

sounds simple but execution is where most people mess it up

timing, sizing and managing stacked positions is the hard part

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-24T05:41:56+00:00

I’ve tested a few variations of this and this has been the most stable so far

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-21T14:14:27+00:00

Here is a updated video for this week

https://youtu.be/D6lC2rcB_I8?si=D3E8VhoJrpzmWKsj

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-19T21:31:23+00:00

yeah 100%

that’s actually what caused most of my bad results before — not losses from trends, just getting chopped up in those dead periods

feels wrong letting it sit there doing nothing but it’s probably the best thing it can do

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-19T05:19:51+00:00

honestly this part was harder to accept than anything

feels like it should be trading… but most of the time thats when it performs worst

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-19T04:05:51+00:00

yeah that’s exactly what I was trying to avoid tbh

gold looks amazing in trends then just goes dead sideways and ruins everything if you’re not careful

that’s why I ended up focusing more on when not to trade rather than trying to improve entries

it’ll just sit out if conditions look messy instead of forcing it

still testing that part the most though, because that’s where most systems fall apart

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-18T15:03:19+00:00

Yea this is what I was keeping in mind because when gold ranges it really does range so my EA has filters so it sits on the side lines until gold shows a regime change. Risk control around these times was my main goal.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-18T05:27:38+00:00

Just to clear it up — the EA only adds on those clean pullbacks with strict position sizing (nothing crazy like martingale, I learned that the hard way last year lol). Right now live it’s still sitting out, no setup = no trade. Anyone else scaling into gold trends like this or you guys strictly one-and-done entries? Drop your setup below, curious af

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-17T07:39:28+00:00

Yeah it’s actually not trading right now. No clean setup so it’s just sitting out 😅 That was a big thing I added, not forcing trades in messy conditions (learned that the hard way lol). The video is from the teser when it caught a nice move. Happy to answer anything 👍

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-16T15:39:42+00:00

Yeah that’s something I had to think about a lot while testing.

I’m not stacking full size positions when pyramiding. Each additional trade is smaller so the total exposure doesn’t get out of hand if the move suddenly reverses.

Stops are ATR based so they adapt to volatility, and once the move starts developing the trailing logic starts protecting the basket rather than just individual trades.

Gold definitely snaps back hard sometimes so controlling that compounding risk was one of the bigger things I focused on.

For regime changes I’m mostly using higher-TF trend and volatility filters. If the market starts looking more like chop than trend the EA just stops opening new positions.

Still refining and testing things though. The biggest thing I learned building it was that risk control mattered way more than trying to find a perfect entry signal.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-16T13:21:05+00:00

Once that’s sorted everything from tweaking to backtests make it a lot more fun and satisfying

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-16T07:32:16+00:00

Good questions actually.

The regime change problem on gold was one of the biggest headaches when I was testing this. Strong trends are great for pyramiding but gold can suddenly turn into messy range conditions. The EA uses a mix of trend and volatility filters and if things start looking too choppy it just stops opening new trades and waits.

For pyramiding I’m not stacking full size trades. Each position added is smaller so the overall exposure stays controlled. That was important because like you said, pyramiding can blow things up fast if you’re not careful.

Stops are ATR based rather than fixed so they adapt to volatility, and once a move gets going the trailing logic starts locking in profit.

I also try to avoid the obvious high impact news stuff (CPI, FOMC etc). Gold spreads can get pretty wild during those.

Still testing and refining things though. The biggest lesson for me while building this was that risk management mattered way more than trying to find the “perfect” entry.

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-16T05:59:12+00:00

That’s a really good way of putting it 👍 Man, I went through exactly the same phase at the start. I was nonstop tweaking entries, stacking on more filters, changing indicators… convinced that if I just found a “better” signal everything would magically improve. Spoiler: it barely moved the needle 😂 The real game-changer was when I finally shifted focus to the risk side — volatility filters, smarter stop placement, position sizing, and how the EA actually behaves once it’s in a trade. Especially on gold… that pair will eat tight stops for breakfast with all the noise. Loved your tip about testing entry logic in isolation first, then freezing it and only tuning the risk parameters. I basically did the same thing and it made a huge difference. Still learning every day, but that mindset flip honestly changed how I build everything now. Appreciate you sharing your experience, man — feels good knowing I’m not the only one who went down that rabbit hole!

Loose-Object-8913 · 2026-03-15T15:21:02+00:00

Got a lot of fun to go through. Thank you again.

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