Naxarius EA – XAUUSD Gold Scalper for MT5 with Controlled Drawdown

Naxarius EA is a XAUUSD-focused scalping Expert Advisor running on MetaTrader 5 H1 charts. Backtests across three capital scenarios show a profit factor of 2.98–3.05 with maximum drawdown held below 8.77%.

Key Highlights

• ✅ Trades XAUUSD exclusively — purpose-built for gold volatility, not retrofitted from forex pairs
• ✅ Profit factor of 2.98–3.05 across three independent backtest scenarios on H1
• ✅ Max equity drawdown under 8.77% — fits prop firm DD limits without special configuration
• ✅ Fixed lot sizing with optional auto-lot — position risk stays predictable and auditable
• ✅ Runs on MT5 with AutoGMT enabled — no manual broker offset required at setup

Browse more prop firm EAs — Naxarius’s sub-9% drawdown fits FTMO and similar evaluation thresholds.

Performance Results

Backtest 1 — $1,000 Starting Capital (Dec 2025 – Mar 2026)

The $1,000 scenario returned $1,572.87 net profit over three months on XAUUSD H1. Profit factor reached 2.99 with a recovery factor of 14.24. Win rate across 178 trades was 82.02%, with maximum consecutive losses capped at just 2 trades.

Backtest 2 — $2,000 Starting Capital (Nov 2025 – Mar 2026)

Extending the window to four months with $2,000 starting capital produced $6,353.51 net profit — a 317% return. Profit factor held at 3.05 and max equity drawdown remained at 6.73%. The longer window adds confidence that the edge persisted across different gold market phases.

Backtest 3 — $500 Starting Capital (Dec 2025 – Mar 2026)

The $500 scenario mirrors the $1,000 test period, returning $943.01 net profit with a profit factor of 2.98. Max equity drawdown was 8.77% — the highest across all three scenarios, which is expected at lower capital with fixed lot sizing.

Risk Disclosure

Max equity drawdown of 8.77% at $500 capital occurred with fixed 0.01 lot sizing — scaling lot size above the tested settings will increase drawdown proportionally. Tick quality across tests ranged from 60% to 80%, not the 99% modelling standard that most professional backtest comparisons use. This means real-world spread and slippage will differ from reported results. Run a minimum 60-day demo on your broker before committing live capital to validate spread costs on XAUUSD specifically.

Backtest results differ from live trading due to slippage and spread variation. Demo validation recommended 60+ days before live deployment.

How It Works

Strategy: XAUUSD-only scalping on H1 — exploits short-term momentum bursts in gold price action.

Entry: Triggers on directional momentum confirmation; long trades won 79–82% across all test windows.

Exit: Take profit at 400 pips; stop loss at 60 pips — fixed ratio enforced on every trade.

Risk Control: Fixed 0.01 lot default; AutoLot disabled by default; 1% iPerRisk available when AutoLot enabled.

✅ Best conditions: Active London/New York sessions • Trending gold market • Low-spread ECN broker on XAUUSD

⚠️ Caution: High-impact news events on USD or gold • Flat, low-liquidity Asian session

Technical Specifications

This EA runs on MT5 only. Need an MT4-compatible gold EA? Browse MT4 EAs.

Who Should Use This EA

✅ Ideal for:

• XAUUSD traders who want a rule-based system rather than manual discretion on gold
• MT5 users with $1,000+ who want sub-10% drawdown without complex martingale exposure
• Prop firm challengers — sub-9% max drawdown tested across multiple scenarios fits standard evaluation rules
• Traders willing to run 60+ days on demo before risking live capital

✅ Best results when:

• Running on an ECN broker with XAUUSD spread below 30 points (spread directly impacts scalper profitability)
• Using default 0.01 lot or AutoLot at 1% risk — scaling above tested settings increases drawdown unpredictably

Download Package Included

• ✅ Experts:
  • Naxarius EA v7.0 (.ex5)
• ✅ Presets:
  • XAUUSD_H1_SignalAutoLot.set

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Frequently Asked Questions