Get the EA
Open the MT5 or MT4 listing on MQL5 Market. Buy, rent or download the free demo. Purchases install straight into your terminal from the Market tab.
Setup guide
Up and running in about 15 minutes
Install Gold EA Pulse on MetaTrader 5 or MetaTrader 4, attach it to gold and set your risk. Then let it run on a VPS.
Prepare your account
Use a raw or low-spread account with at least 200 USD and 1:100 leverage. A VPS (or MetaTrader virtual hosting) keeps the EA running 24/5.
Open XAUUSD M5
Open a gold chart (XAUUSD, or your broker's gold symbol such as XAUUSD.r or GOLD) and set the timeframe to M5.
Attach and configure
Drag Gold EA Pulse onto the chart. Choose Mode A or B, fixed lot or risk-%, and turn on stop loss and loss limits if you trade a challenge or a small account.
Set max spread
Adjust the max spread filter to your broker's typical gold spread, so the EA doesn't skip every trade or enter during wide spreads.
Enable Algo Trading
Click Algo Trading (MT5) or AutoTrading (MT4) in the toolbar and allow algorithmic trading in the EA settings. The info panel will show the status.
Backtesting the free demo
- Open the Strategy Tester (Ctrl+R) and select Gold EA Pulse.
- Choose XAUUSD and the M5 timeframe.
- MT5: use Every tick based on real ticks. MT4: use Every tick with good-quality tick data.
- Set your real deposit, leverage and lot settings, then run.
The MT5 news filter does not work in the Strategy Tester, and results vary by broker. Always forward-test on a demo account for at least a month before trading live.
Small-account settings
For accounts under 1,000 USD, use a 0.01 fixed lot with stop loss on. In risk-% mode on very small accounts the EA may skip trades when the broker's minimum lot would exceed your chosen risk. That is a safety feature, not a bug.
Join the community
Trade gold with people who share their settings
Get update notes, set files and setup help from other Gold EA Pulse users. Ask questions directly in the Facebook group.