MQL5 productsFor a first EA or a small account
6 reasons to start with the free edition
You do not need to pay to find out whether an EA suits you. The free editions trade the same strategy with the same defaults as the paid ones; here is how to use that.
It is the same strategy with the same defaults
Free and Pro are built from the same code. In the Strategy Tester the Pro edition at its default settings gives exactly the same trades and the same final balance as the free one (Gold Breakout Sentinel, January 2025 to October 2026: 11,954.55 USD from 10,000 in both).
0.01 lot keeps the first months simple
Every trade uses 0.01 lot (or the broker's minimum). The panel's Risk row shows what that lot risks at the stop as a percent of your balance, named Safe, Medium, High, Very high or Extreme, before each trade.
You can see the balance each EA really needs
Gold moves in dollars, so even 0.01 lot has a real size.
Gold Breakout Sentinel: the 1.9% stop on 0.01 lot loses about 80 USD at a gold price near 4,200, so about 1% per trade needs roughly 8,000 USD. Gold Trend Sentinel: its 3 x ATR stop was about 115 USD per 0.01 lot in 2026, so about 12,000 USD for 1%. Below that the panel shows the higher risk honestly.
Safety checks are built in
Before any order both editions check the margin and that the account would survive twice the loss at the stop without reaching the broker's stop-out level; if not, the order is skipped and the panel says why. They trade XAUUSD only on live and demo charts.
A demo account costs nothing
Run the free edition on a demo account for a few weeks first. Gold Breakout Sentinel trades about 3 times a month and Gold Trend Sentinel about 17 times a year, so give it time before judging it.
Upgrade only when you need what Pro adds
Pro is for sizing and protection: risk levels in percent, daily loss and profit limits, a max-drawdown stop, news and time filters, alerts and panel buttons. If 0.01 lot already fits your balance and you watch the chart yourself, the free edition is enough.
Try it
Both EAs are free on the MQL5 Market at 0.01 lot, with the same strategy and defaults as their Pro editions. Start on a demo account; the panel shows the real risk of each trade before it is placed.
Trading gold with leverage carries a high risk of losing money. The figures here are backtests on RoboForex history and describe the past; they do not predict the future. This is software, not financial advice.