The Array Breakout 3.04 box: 19 gold breakout strategies for MT5
ARRAY BREAKOUT 3.04 · XAUUSD · MT5
Version
3.04
Platform
MetaTrader 5
Symbol
Gold · H1 chart
Account
Hedging · 1:500 recommended
XAUUSD · 19 BREAKOUT STRATEGIES · MT5

ArrayBreakout3.04

19 gold breakout strategies in one EA. Your balance decides how many run.

Most gold robots hand you a hundred parameters and leave the hard part to you. Array Breakout asks how much capital you have, and does the rest itself.

19strategies on one chart
25settings, all about money, risk limits and notifications
2016–2026tested on 100% real ticks
Stop losson every trade from the first second

Today's gold is a market that runs. So we built it as a pure breakout system.

The heart of Array Breakout 3.04

All 19 strategies are support-and-resistance breakouts. Not one of them fades a move or guesses where price will turn. Each waits for price to leave the level it watches, then joins with a pending stop order, on the push that actually happened.

Eight of them were searched again on the way gold behaves today, so the team trades more often, has more trading days, and the later years are stronger.

A gold market that runs is the condition this design is built for. It does not run every day: quiet, range-bound stretches are where breakouts are faked out most often, and the drawdown figures in the results section are what those stretches look like.

A breakout EA that actually trades

Many breakout systems wait weeks for one setup; this team averaged about 97 trades a month over ten years of testing (12,443 trades in 128 months) and was active on 186–221 days a year, because 19 strategies watch different levels and take turns. Every trade still has its own stop loss — the frequency comes from the number of strategies, not from bigger risk.

WHAT IT IS

19 strategies working as one team

Inside it are 19 support and resistance breakout strategies. Each has its own levels, its own entry timing and its own way of holding a trade. They run together on one chart and take their turns instead of piling in.

Some wait a long time for a big move; others take small trades often. Together the team traded about 97 times a month in the run this page is evidenced by.

Every trade carries a stop loss from the first second, a take profit and a trailing stop.

No gridNo martingaleNo averaging downTested on gold only
WHY THIS ONE

Why this one is different

The capital ladder

The EA opens strategies one rung at a time, according to your account balance. 200 USD runs 3 strategies, 300 USD runs 6, and from 500 USD the whole team of 19 is working. You never have to add money: profit reaching the next rung unlocks it the same way.

Real ticks, then locked

Every strategy was tested on ten years of real tick data and compiled into the EA. 25 settings remain, and they are all about money, risk limits and notifications. For prop-firm challenges there is an optional daily loss guard: when the day's loss reaches the limit you set, the EA closes everything and waits for the next day. It is off by default. There is no strategy list to pick from, no set files to chase, and nothing a user can detune by accident.

19 strategies does not mean 19 open trades

They wait for different levels and fire at different times, so the team usually holds only a few positions at once and often none at all. If you want a hard ceiling as well, one input limits the number of positions by account size. For prop-firm challenges there is an optional daily loss guard: when the day's loss reaches the limit you set, the EA closes everything and waits for the next day. It is off by default.

It steps aside for the big announcements

The EA stops placing new orders around the big releases by itself and reads the MetaTrader calendar at any broker. Nothing to set. Trades already open are never cut short — they run to their own stop or target.

Every order is checked before it is sent

Session, margin and the broker's minimum stop distance. If a pending order could no longer be afforded because other trades opened first, the EA withdraws it and places it again when margin is free.

Any broker's gold, any account

The EA identifies gold from the symbol's own currencies, not from its name, so XAUUSD, XAUUSD.a, XAUUSDm, XAUUSD#, GOLD, Gold_i and the rest all work. Standard, ECN and cent accounts are handled — on a cent account the figures are converted for you.

Runs on any VPS

Entries are pending stop orders and the stops sit on the broker's server. A 200–300 ms ping changes nothing.

Easy on, clean off

Attach it with Algo Trading still off if you like: it places its orders the moment you switch the button on. Remove it from the chart and it withdraws every pending order of its own in well under a second; open trades keep their SL/TP and are left for you to decide.

You can see what it is doing

An on-chart panel shows the version and lists every strategy with its live status — in a trade, waiting for a level, or waiting for the balance that unlocks it — with net, win rate and drawdown for each. A timed report can go to Telegram, and open/close alerts to Telegram or the MT5 mobile app.

CAPITAL LADDER

Your balance decides how many strategies trade

No strategy list, no profiles to choose from — only the balance in your account.

BalanceStrategies running
200 USD3 / 19
300 USD6 / 19
500 USD19 / 19
1,000 USD19 / 19

You never have to add money: profit reaching the next rung unlocks it the same way.

  • Cent accounts: ×100 — 50,000 USC runs 19 strategies
  • A broker with a 0.001 lot: ÷10 — 3 strategies from 20 USD, all 19 from 50 USD
  • Lower leverage than 1:500 works, but every rung needs proportionally more money

How much capital

500 USD

the minimum — the whole team of 19, with no cushion, so drawdowns can be high (see 2023 in the results)

1,000 USD+

recommended — the whole team with room for the deep stretches

< 500 USD

still runs, with fewer strategies open (200 USD opens 3)

RESULTS

One continuous run 1 January 2016 – 1 September 2026

100% real ticks · gold, H1 chart · 1:500 · spread included · the product's own defaults

FIXED 0.01

1,000 USD · fixed 0.01 lot

Net profit+19,021 USD
Trades
12,443 (about 97 a month)
Profit factor
1.60
Recovery factor
28.4
Winners
50.6%
Deepest equity fall
17.9% below its peak
AUTO LOT

1,000 USD · Auto lot

Net profit (compounded)+276,286 USD
Profit factor
2.06
Trades
12,443
Deepest equity fall
18.5% below its peak

That figure is compounded: the same trades, with the lot growing along with the balance until it reaches the Array_MaxLot cap of 1.0, keeping the same 20% drawdown budget at every account size. Equity still fell 18.5% below its peak along the way. It is a backtest, not a forecast, and not an expected return.

The Strategy Tester report of the 1,000 USD fixed-lot run
The Strategy Tester report of the 1,000 USD fixed-lot run
The full Strategy Tester report of the 1,000 USD Auto-lot run (compounded)
The full Strategy Tester report of the 1,000 USD Auto-lot run (compounded)
The same run with Auto lot from the 500 USD minimum (compounded) — at 500 there is no cushion, drawdowns can be much deeper than at 1,000, and this run started in a good year. See it and decide for yourself.
The same run with Auto lot from the 500 USD minimum (compounded) — at 500 there is no cushion, drawdowns can be much deeper than at 1,000, and this run started in a good year. See it and decide for yourself.

Year by year — cut from the continuous ten-year run above, 0.01 lot

The lot stays at 0.01 all the way, so the USD figures compare directly from year to year. Each year starts where the previous one ended; the lot is not compounded.

YearTradesTrading daysNet profitPFDeepest balance fall
20161,080186+1,3681.79286 USD
20171,083213+1621.08279 USD
20181,235221+1081.05293 USD
20191,206221+7351.31247 USD
20201,169191+1,5861.52366 USD
20211,260208+3331.10512 USD
20221,261202+2961.09351 USD
20231,162213+1,7181.71557 USD
20241,095201+2,4601.85503 USD
20251,121199+5,2192.22427 USD
2026 *771123+5,0362.25395 USD
11 years12,4432,178+19,021 USD——

2026 counts to August

All 11 yearly reports — not a selection of the good ones

2016 · net +1,368 USD · deepest fall 286 USD
2016 · net +1,368 USD · deepest fall 286 USD
2017 · net +162 USD · deepest fall 279 USD
2017 · net +162 USD · deepest fall 279 USD
2018 · net +108 USD · deepest fall 293 USD
2018 · net +108 USD · deepest fall 293 USD
2019 · net +735 USD · deepest fall 247 USD
2019 · net +735 USD · deepest fall 247 USD
2020 · net +1,586 USD · deepest fall 366 USD
2020 · net +1,586 USD · deepest fall 366 USD
2021 · net +333 USD · deepest fall 512 USD
2021 · net +333 USD · deepest fall 512 USD
2022 · net +296 USD · deepest fall 351 USD
2022 · net +296 USD · deepest fall 351 USD
2023 · net +1,718 USD · deepest fall 557 USD
2023 · net +1,718 USD · deepest fall 557 USD
2024 · net +2,460 USD · deepest fall 503 USD
2024 · net +2,460 USD · deepest fall 503 USD
2025 · net +5,219 USD · deepest fall 427 USD
2025 · net +5,219 USD · deepest fall 427 USD
2026 · net +5,036 USD · deepest fall 395 USD
2026 · net +5,036 USD · deepest fall 395 USD

Click a report to open it full size

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Live trading has slippage, commission and server response time, so real results differ from the tester.

READING THE NUMBERS

The two numbers people misread most

Win rate and drawdown — two pictures that settle both. Use them on any system's figures, not only ours.

A high win rate alone does not mean better: it only means something next to the size of the wins against the losses (R:R).
A high win rate alone does not mean better: it only means something next to the size of the wins against the losses (R:R).
Drawdown asks "if it falls this deep, can I stay with it?" — answer that before you look at the profit side.
Drawdown asks "if it falls this deep, can I stay with it?" — answer that before you look at the profit side.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE

You get every test file

You receive the complete Strategy Tester reports behind every figure on this page — the ten-year run and all 11 yearly reports, with the graphs of each. Open them and check every trade.

Not the pictures we chose — the actual files.

We are not asking you to believe our numbers. We are handing you the files.
NEWS

It steps aside for the big announcements

Array Breakout stops placing new orders around the big releases that move gold, by itself. Nothing to set. Trades already open are not closed — they run to their own SL/TP. On a live account it reads the MetaTrader calendar directly, at any broker.

ON-CHART PANEL

See what every strategy is doing right now

The real panel on a demo account — three pages covering all 19 strategies with their live status, net result, win rate and drawdown. On the right are the PERFORMANCE page and the version notice that closes itself after 60 seconds.
The real panel on a demo account — three pages covering all 19 strategies with their live status, net result, win rate and drawdown. On the right are the PERFORMANCE page and the version notice that closes itself after 60 seconds.
IN TRADE
a position is open
PENDING
the order is waiting at its level
READY
armed, waiting for the next setup
WAIT BALANCE
waiting for the balance that unlocks this rung

On a real chart, ‹ › turn the page and − folds the panel away.

REQUIREMENTS AND SETUP

Attach it, switch on Algo Trading, done

Platform
MetaTrader 5, hedging account
Leverage
1:500 on gold strongly recommended; lower works, but every rung needs proportionally more money
Broker
any broker offering ECN / RAW / Low Spread accounts
Symbol
any broker's gold, H1 chart (identified from the symbol's own currencies)
Account
standard, ECN or cent · lot steps 0.1 / 0.01 / 0.001
VPS
anywhere; a 200–300 ms ping changes nothing
  1. Attach Array Breakout to a gold H1 chart
  2. Leave the defaults as they are
  3. Switch on Algo Trading (you may attach it with the button still off — it places its orders the moment you switch it on)
  4. Check the panel and the first line of the Experts tab for version 3.04
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What to know before you start

  1. This is a breakout system

    It earns in trending months and gives some of it back in range months. It takes discipline to keep it running through a losing stretch.

  2. The deep stretches are real

    In 2023 the balance fell 557 USD below its peak (0.01 lot) before the year ended in profit. If that is more than you can sit through, start with more capital than the rung needs, or with fewer strategies open.

  3. Live differs from the tester

    Slippage, commission and server response time are real. Always test on a demo account first.

  4. Tested on gold only

    It will function on another symbol, but no test results exist for anything else.

  5. Free updates

    Your licence keeps every update, free, with nothing more to pay later.

FAQ

Before you start

How much capital opens the whole team?+

500 USD opens all 19 · 300 USD runs 6 · 200 USD runs 3 · 1,000 USD the whole team with a cushion · cent accounts ×100, a 0.001-lot broker ÷10

Do I have to add money to get the whole team?+

No. Profit reaching the next rung unlocks it the same way.

Will 19 strategies pile trades onto the account?+

No. They wait for different levels and fire at different times, so the team usually holds a few positions at once and often none. For a hard ceiling, one input limits positions by account size.

Which brokers work?+

Any broker with ECN / RAW / Low Spread accounts and gold. The symbol is identified from its own currencies, so XAUUSD, GOLD and suffixed names all work.

Do cent accounts work?+

Yes, the figures are converted for you.

Do I need a VPS near the broker?+

No. Entries are pending stop orders and the stops sit on the broker's server; a 200–300 ms ping changes nothing.

What happens around big news?+

The EA stops placing new orders by itself. Nothing to set. Trades already open are not closed — they run to their own SL/TP.

Can I tune the strategies?+

No, by design. They are compiled in exactly as tested. The 25 settings that remain are all about money, risk limits and notifications.

Can I see the test files?+

Yes. Once you have the EA you receive every Strategy Tester report behind the figures on this page.

Is profit guaranteed?+

No. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Test on a demo first and use only money you can afford to risk.

GETTING STARTED

The EA is on the MQL5 Market

Installed and updated from inside MT5 · licence for 10 machines · the licence is checked by MetaTrader itself, so no server of ours sits in your trading path.

The price is stated on the MQL5 Market page only.