Gold (XAUUSD)
Yes, LFP trades Gold (XAUUSD). In the backtest from 2020/01 onward it took 352 trades, produced 60.9% of the basket’s total profit, and had a profit factor of 1.72 — ranking 1 of the basket’s 8 markets.
Gold is the most volatile market in the LFP basket and the only one more than one trading logic works on. Its daily range is large relative to the cost of trading it, which is what makes it suitable for automation — and that same volatility means its drawdowns are the basket’s largest.
This market in the backtest
Every figure comes from the same backtest the console runs on: from 2020/01 onward, with the broker’s real spread and swap, on the default Brave style. A new sweep updates these pages by itself.
| Trades | 352 |
|---|---|
| Profit factor | 1.72 |
| Share of backtest profit | 60.9% |
| Rank in the basket | 1 / 8 |
What to know about this market
- Gold carries the largest share of the backtest profit. That is the basket’s strength and its biggest concentration of risk at once: if gold enters a long range or its spread widens, that share shrinks.
- A gold pip is $0.1, not $0.01. Confusing the two means being wrong about risk by a factor of ten — one of the most common mistakes when running an expert advisor on gold.
- The minimum size (0.01 lots) is larger on gold than on currency pairs, so on a small account gold trades are the first ones lost.
- This symbol is named differently at different brokers. Your dedicated build is made with your broker’s own name for it, and the free compatibility test checks it exists before you buy.
- Your broker sets the spread and swap on this market, not us. Those are what separate a live account from a backtest.
What brokers call this symbol
Brokers list this market under different names. Your dedicated build is made with your broker’s own name for it; there is nothing for you to configure.
GOLD · XAU/USD · XAUUSD. · GOLD.spot
Frequently asked
- Does LFP only trade gold?
- No. Gold is one of eight markets, though it carries the largest share of the backtest profit. The other seven are currency pairs.
- What if my broker does not offer gold?
- Your dedicated build switches that market off and the rest of the basket carries on. The free compatibility test tells you before you buy.
Every figure on this page is a backtest result, not live trading, and is no guarantee of future results. Your own account depends on your broker’s spread, swap and execution quality.