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XAUUSD Trend Rider V8.3
Gold trend-following on H1 with pyramiding. High return, but volatile.
Bot-run
XAUUSDH1 (trend from H4 / D1)
New in v8.3 · Latest version2026-10-02
- Follows gold trends on pullbacks and breakouts, adding positions once the first trade is in profit
- PF 1.5 · DD about 21% · about 9.7% per year (compounded 2006–2026)
- At equal risk Ichimoku MTF is better on every measure, so this is not the main system
Hypothetical 2006-03-30 – 2026-08-27 · Compounded, position size from the V8.3 script defaults (including pyramiding)
Data source: TradingView Strategy Tester · OANDA:XAUUSD H1 · several Bar Replay windows joined, 2006–2026
Avg. return per year (compounded)
9.7%
Max drawdown
20.7%
Profit factor
1.5
Win rate
43.1%
Longest losing streak
13 trades
Trades
1,253
5.12 trades/month
Worst year
-8.2%
in 2021
Losing years
6 years
of 20 years
Profitable months
30.1%
Longest drawdown
1464 days
Median hold
1h