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Ares Gold EA

Breakout robot for Gold (XAUUSD)

Type: Breakout Trades momentum bursts when price breaks a defined level Style: Scalping Many small, short-lived trades aiming for quick profits Setup: Plug and Play Ready to use out of the box with sensible defaults Market: Gold Designed and optimised for Gold (XAUUSD) Timeframe: M1 Designed to run on the 1-minute chart Modeling mode: Real Ticks Backtest with "Every tick based on real ticks" modeling mode — required for accurate results on this EA VPS: Required A low-latency VPS is needed for proper execution Min capital: $1k+ Designed for accounts from $1,000 upwards Account type: Zero / Prime Needs a tight-spread account: Fusion Markets' Zero account or BlackBull Markets' Prime account — scalping requires the tightest possible spreads Prop-firm: Not designed for it Not built for prop-firm conditions — use on personal accounts only
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Overview

What Ares actually does

Ares Gold EA is a fully automated trading robot for the Gold market (XAUUSD) on the MetaTrader 5 platform. It looks for moments when Gold is likely to break out of its current range, opens positions at those levels, and manages each one with a fixed stop loss and take profit defined as a percentage of price.

What sets Ares apart from most "Gold EAs" is that it is built around four independent trading engines — Deimos, Phobos, Enyo and Nike — the four warriors of Ares, running in parallel. Each engine is a self-contained module — you can run all four, just one, or any subset. By default all four are enabled and work together, so the system balances itself across different conditions without a single engine having to be right every day. There is no martingale, no grid, and no averaging-down — every trade stands or falls on its own.

Backtest

Five years of real-tick data

Test period
2021–2026
Profit factor
1.47
Win rate
64%
Gain
$144,000
Max. drawdown
$7,800
Recovery factor
13.7

Test conditions

Test Period
2021 – 2026
Timeframe
M1 (1 minute)
Modeling Mode
Every tick based on real ticks
Settings
Custom
Starting Balance
$100,000
Risk per Trade
$1,000

A backtest is a historical simulation, not a guarantee. Live performance varies with broker conditions, latency and the settings you choose.
Run your own backtest before going live — that is always the right call.

Inputs

Every setting explained

These are the inputs you will see in the MT5 Inputs tab when you attach Ares to a chart

-- General --

Magic Number Base
20250429
Identifies positions belonging to this EA. Change only if another EA on the same account uses the same number.
GMT Offset
0
Leave at 0 for the standard GMT+2 brokers (Fusion Markets, BlackBull, most MT5 brokers). Set only if your broker uses a non-standard server time.
Max Allowed Slippage
0.05 %
Maximum price deviation accepted when sending an order, expressed as a percentage of price. Tighter values reject more orders but protect against bad fills.
Show Dashboard
true
On-chart dashboard with engine stats. Disabling it during backtesting noticeably speeds up the Strategy Tester.

-- Ares warrior toggles --

Deimos
true
Long & short. Balanced directional engine — trades a bit more often than the other three, but not high-frequency.
Phobos
true
Long only. Biases the system toward Gold strength.
Enyo
true
Long & short. Selective — fewer, more deliberate trades.
Nike
true
Long & short. Low-frequency engine — averages around one trade per day.

-- Risk Management --

Lot Size Mode
Risk in %
Four modes are available: Fixed Lot Size, Risk in %, Risk in Account Currency, and Lots per X Account Currency (a step-up mode that scales lot size with equity).
Risk Value
0.01
Meaning depends on Lot Size Mode — lots, percent, or currency amount.
Start Lot Increase Step
1000 (currency)
Used only by the "Lots per X Account Currency" mode — for every X of account currency, lot size is increased by one Risk Value step.
Setup

What you need to run Ares

Platform
MetaTrader 5 — hedging account type. Netting accounts will not work because the four engines may take overlapping positions on the same symbol.
Symbol
XAUUSD quoted with two decimal places (e.g. 2000.50). Brokers that quote Gold with three or more decimals are not compatible.
Leverage
1:100 minimum. Higher leverage does not change risk per trade — that is controlled by the Risk settings — but it does free up margin for larger position sizes.
Capital
Minimum $500 on the broker side, recommended $2,000+ for a comfortable setup. More if you want a wider margin for drawdown.
VPS
Required. Latency to the broker server should sit in the low single-digit milliseconds. See the FXVM section on the Tools page for the recommended provider and locations.
Broker
Either of the partner brokers works: Fusion Markets or BlackBull Markets. BlackBull has a slight edge for Ares specifically thanks to its London / New York / Tokyo server locations and very tight Gold spreads.

Full step-by-step installation walkthrough: How to install an EA.

FAQ

Frequently asked

Can I run Ares on a broker that quotes Gold with more than two decimals?

No. Ares is built for two-decimal XAUUSD pricing (e.g. 2000.50). Brokers that quote Gold with three or more decimals are not compatible. Both partner brokers (Fusion Markets and BlackBull) quote XAUUSD with the precision Ares needs on their standard account types. If you are unsure, check a live XAUUSD quote in MT5 — count the decimals.

Why does Ares need a VPS?

Two reasons. First, the strategy is a breakout system on the M1 chart, so it has to react within a fraction of a second when a level triggers — every millisecond of latency between your terminal and the broker eats into the entry quality. Second, Ares trades during specific session windows; if your home PC sleeps or your internet drops at the wrong moment, you miss the day. A VPS in a low-latency datacentre solves both.

Which broker should I pick for Ares?

Either partner broker works, but BlackBull tends to have slightly tighter Gold spreads and offers London, New York and Tokyo server locations, which gives you a free choice of where to colocate your VPS. Fusion Markets is equally reliable and often the simpler onboarding. The broker comparison on the main page covers the full picture.

Can I use Ares on a prop-firm account?

Ares is not designed for prop firms. The label on the EA showcase says "Not designed for it" for a reason — there is no built-in news filter, no master close-at-target switch, and the daily drawdown profile is not tuned for prop-firm rules. If you want a prop-friendly EA, ORB Revolution is the right tool. Ares belongs on a personal live account.

How much money do I need to run Ares?

Technically Ares will run on the minimum deposit a broker allows, but realistically I recommend starting with at least $1,000. With less than that, the broker's minimum lot size and the default 0.01 % risk per trade no longer align — you either over-risk a single trade or the EA cannot place orders at all. $2,000 to $3,000 is the comfortable range; more if you want a wider margin for drawdown.

What is the difference between buying Ares on MQL5 and getting a free license here?

It is the same EA, same version, same updates — the difference is how the license is bound. The free license you get through TLFX is valid for one specific account only: the live account you open with one of my partner brokers. If you want to run Ares outside of that — on a different broker, or on a second account of your own — you need to buy it on MQL5.

Ready to run Ares?

Get your free license by opening an account with one of the partner brokers, or buy Ares directly on MQL5 if you would rather skip the affiliate route.

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