The free XAUUSD Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5
GoldWarden trades gold automatically with hard risk limits — no martingale, no grid. Review the live account performance, then get the EA free through our support chat.
New to this? An Expert Advisor is simply a robot that trades gold (XAUUSD) for you inside MetaTrader 5 — the platform your broker provides. No coding required.
Real MT5 account performance, not backtest screenshots
These figures come straight from a live gold account we actually trade. No demo masking, no cherry-picked months — the full account history is published right here on this page.
+38.29%
real account, since Nov 2025
45.3%
210 of 464 closed trades
1.07
gross profit ÷ gross loss
38.96%
peak-to-valley, incl. floating equity
Full disclosure: the edge here is modest (profit factor 1.07) and the account rode a 38.96% peak-to-valley drawdown. Gold drawdowns like that are real — we show the record exactly as it happened instead of hiding the ugly months.
Account Equity Growth
Account #2070****86 · Startrader Financial Markets Limited
Balance in USC · updated 2026-09-24
One point per trading week — zoom in on the swings · full history
Drawdown from peak
How far the closed-trade balance falls below its previous high (underwater curve). Recomputed for the selected view, so it can differ from the headline Max Drawdown, which also counts floating equity.
Straight from the terminal
— the same account, as MetaTrader 5 plots itThe curve above is rebuilt by this site from the raw trade log; the screenshot is the MetaTrader 5 terminal's own chart of the same account — a second, independent view you can enlarge. The full report sits on the performance page.
Detailed Statistics
- Sharpe Ratio0.05
- Recovery Factor0.59
- Average Win+132.48 USC
- Average Loss-101.99 USC
- Total Closed Trades464
The numbers change. The rules don't.
This account runs live, so drawdown moves and months vary — nobody can promise the next quarter. What stays fixed is exactly how risk is handled on every single trade.
A hard stop on every trade
Each position ships with a stop-loss and a take-profit attached the moment it opens. No trade is ever left naked, and a losing position is never given more room.
Size is fixed, never doubled
Risk per position is a fixed fraction of equity. No martingale, no grid, no averaging down — the fastest route from one bad week to a blown account.
Drawdown is published, not smoothed
Red months and deep pullbacks are part of trading gold. We show the account exactly as it ran — including the months that hurt — instead of a flattering curve.
We don’t project the future from the past.
Past performance is a record, not a forecast. The EA trades live and these numbers move with it — so treat everything on this site as what happened, never a promise of what comes next.
How GoldWarden compares to the alternatives
Free is only part of the story. What actually separates a survivable gold EA from a blown account is how it handles risk — here is the honest breakdown.
Cost to get started
GoldWarden EA
Free — no license, no subscription
Typical gold EA
$200 – $1,500 up front
Manual trading
Free, but paid in your time
Losing-streak handling
GoldWarden EA
Fixed fractional risk, never averages down
Typical gold EA
Often martingale or grid to mask losses
Manual trading
Emotion-driven doubling down
Stop-loss discipline
GoldWarden EA
Hard SL attached to every single order
Typical gold EA
Frequently none, or moved when losing
Manual trading
Rarely respected under pressure
Setup effort
GoldWarden EA
About 5 minutes, one chart, preset included
Typical gold EA
Long config files and tinkering
Manual trading
Weeks of screen time to learn
Daily attention needed
GoldWarden EA
Fully automated, runs unattended
Typical gold EA
Automated, but needs babysitting
Manual trading
Several hours watching charts
Track record transparency
GoldWarden EA
Full live-account record shown here
Typical gold EA
Backtest screenshots only
Manual trading
Your own notes and memory
Emotional bias
GoldWarden EA
None — rules executed every time
Typical gold EA
Low, but risk model may be blind
Manual trading
High — fear and greed decide
Comparison reflects how risk is typically handled — individual EAs and traders vary. Always test on a demo account first.
Five minutes to fully automated gold trading
No coding, no signal copying, no babysitting the screen. Set it up once and let the algorithm work.
Attach it to one chart
Drop the GoldWarden .ex5 file into MetaTrader 5, load the preset for your account size, and drag it onto a single XAUUSD M15 chart. One chart is all it needs.
It hunts gold for you
The EA scans structure, momentum and volatility during the London and New York sessions, then enters with tight precision when the edge lines up.
Risk is managed instantly
Every order ships with a hard stop-loss and take-profit attached, and position size is a fixed fraction of equity — no martingale, no grid. Sizing also shrinks automatically into high-impact US news on gold.
Traders who stopped gambling on gold
No paid reviews, no affiliate hype. Just honest words from people who run the EA on their own accounts.
I have burned money on martingale EAs before, so I was sceptical. This is the first gold bot where I can actually sleep at night — every trade ships with a stop attached and the lot size never balloons.
Daniel Mercer
Prop desk trader · London, UK
Set it up on a Sunday and it was trading by Monday morning. The preset matched my $2,000 account exactly and the risk is precisely what they described — no surprises, no hidden settings.
Aisha Rahman
Retail investor · Dubai, UAE
What I respect most is the honesty. They publish a real live account instead of a cherry-picked backtest, and when February went red they left it on display. That transparency is rare.
Marcus Novak
Systems developer · Prague, Czechia
I ran it alongside my manual gold trading for three months. The EA stayed calmer than I did — no revenge trades, no chasing moves. In the end I let it run full time on a dedicated chart.
Sofia Bianchi
Portfolio manager · Milan, Italy
Support actually replies. I asked a beginner question about the M15 chart late at night and got a clear answer with a screenshot. For a completely free EA, that level of help is unheard of.
Kenji Watanabe
Part-time trader · Tokyo, Japan
The monthly returns do swing, but that is gold for you. What matters to me is that nothing ever blew up the account over ten months. Risk control is the entire selling point and it delivers.
Priya Nair
Funded trader · Singapore
The questions every gold trader brings up
Straight answers about cost, risk and setup — the same ones our support chat gets every day.
Yes — GoldWarden EA is completely free. There is no license fee, no monthly subscription and no hidden profit-sharing. You get the compiled EA file (.ex5) and a personal preset for your account size. We offer it free because we trade it ourselves and enjoy feedback from the community.
We recommend a minimum of $500 to follow the risk presets correctly. On a $500 account the EA trades the smallest safe lot sizes. It scales smoothly all the way up to six-figure accounts because position size is calculated as a fixed fraction of equity.
No. GoldWarden EA never uses martingale, grid recovery, or averaging down. Every trade opens with a hard stop-loss already attached and risks a fixed percentage of your account. Losing streaks are contained by design, not by adding to losers.
The stats shown on the Performance page come straight from a live MetaTrader 5 account that we trade ourselves. We publish the full record here — including the losing months — instead of a hand-picked best case. Past performance never guarantees future results — please treat every figure as historical information, not a promise.
GoldWarden is not built for everyone
Honestly, this tool is better for some traders than others. Read both columns before you ask for it — it saves us both time.
A good fit if…
You will probably get value out of it
You want gold exposure without babysitting
The EA scans and trades the London and New York sessions on its own, so you do not need to sit in front of a chart all day.
You can start small and let it compound
Around $500 is enough to run the presets correctly. The account is designed to grow over months, not to be doubled in a week.
You would rather survive than gamble
You value a hard stop on every trade and a fixed risk per position over chasing the single biggest month possible.
You want the real account, not a polished backtest
You like the idea of judging performance from a live account instead of a polished backtest screenshot.
Probably not for you if…
You would likely be disappointed
You expect guaranteed daily returns
No honest expert advisor promises double-digit gains every day. If that is the goal, this is not the tool for you.
You want to intervene on every trade
GoldWarden works best left alone. Manually closing and re-opening trades usually hurts the outcome, not helps it.
You cannot stomach a losing month
Gold drawdowns are real — a red month happens. If that would stop you sleeping, start on a demo and keep the size tiny.
You are hunting for a quick-money signal group
This is a tool you run and understand, not a promise that removes all the risk. We would rather you skip it than mis-sell it.
You get the whole kit, not just a file
Every trader receives the same four things — the EA, a preset matched to your balance, a setup guide and every future update. All of it free.
GoldWarden.ex5
The compiled expert advisor, ready to drop straight into MetaTrader 5. No source code needed, no compiler required.
Personalised Risk Preset
A .set file sized to your account balance, so lot sizes and risk are correct from the very first trade.
Setup Guide
A step-by-step installation walkthrough with screenshots — plus live help in the chat if you get stuck.
Free Lifetime Updates
Every future version and preset update is sent to you free of charge through the same support chat.
Get the EA free — just ask in the chat
Tell us your broker, account size and platform in the support chat. We send back the EA file and a matching risk preset, usually within a few minutes. No payment, no subscription, no upsell.