Position size is set to risk a fixed share of account equity on every trade — not a flat lot size — so the results above scale with account balance.
MT5 VERIFIED STRATEGY
McGinley Dynamic Crossover
An explicit MQL5 implementation of the cited YouTube strategy, tested with MetaTrader 5.
XAUUSDcH1failed
ZIP contains the compiled EA (.ex5, ready to attach) and the source (.mq5). Extract both into your MT5 Experts folder. Default risk: 5% of equity with a $3 floor; supports USD and USC accounts. Gaps and trading costs can exceed planned stop-loss risk.
Risk Management
XAUUSDc · H1 · 2026-05-15 – 2026-09-15
Historical backtests are not guarantees of future returns. The EA download currently uses the default risk settings, not a profile-specific preset.
TEST WINDOW
15 May 2026 – 15 Sept 2026
4 months report
HISTORY QUALITY
100% real ticks
Recorded from the MT5 tester; never used to reject a report.
TEST STATUS
failed
Generated 17 Sept 2026, 15:35 UTC
Full four-month source backtest.
Equity curve
Balance after every closed trade · drag to pan, scroll to zoom
$60.00 → $42.38
ENDING BALANCE
$42.38
Interactive chart powered by TradingView Lightweight Charts™. This chart shows account balance, not market price.
PERFORMANCE
Report results
RETURN
-29.37%
NET PROFIT
-$17.62
PROFIT FACTOR
0.75
MAX DRAWDOWN
32.23%
STARTING BALANCE
$60.00
ENDING BALANCE
$42.38
MAX DRAWDOWN VALUE
$19.35
RECOVERY FACTOR
-0.81
TRADE OUTCOMES
Execution statistics
TOTAL TRADES
38
WINNING TRADES
13
LOSING TRADES
25
WIN RATE
34.21%
EXPECTED PAYOFF
-$0.46
SHARPE RATIO
-3.20
RISK PROFILE
Streaks and extremes
MAX WIN STREAK
2
MAX LOSS STREAK
5
MIN SURVIVAL
—
LARGEST WIN
$4.48
LARGEST LOSS
-$3.28
GROSS P/L
$54.17 / -$71.79
LEADERBOARD CONTEXT
Cross-window assessment
COMPOSITE SCORE
26.38
OVERALL RANK
—
PROFITABLE WINDOWS
0
REPORTS AVAILABLE
1
Leaderboard values combine the available test windows. The report metrics above apply only to the selected 4 months window.
VERDICT NOTES
Why this verdict was assigned
- • Net profit was not positive
- • Profit factor was below 1
OTHER TESTED CONFIGURATIONS