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Your idea: Backtest a Gold (XAUUSD) trading strategy on the 5 min timeframe. IND…

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Analysed 02 Nov 2026, 06:02 AM IST
★★½☆☆ 2.5 / 5
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Heads up: this strategy was originally created for commodities, not Indian equities. We applied the exact same logic to Indian stocks & indices and the backtest completed successfully — every result below is on Indian market data.

Why 2.5/5? (stars grade the EDGE — per-trade expectancy, consistency, drawdown — not the headline return)

  • ✓ A real but modest per-trade edge: +0.21R across 905 trades
  • ✕ Only 31% of trades win — the rare big winners must keep showing up
  • ✕ 6 of 9 tested years were negative (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) — the edge is regime-dependent
  • ✕ Max drawdown -30% on the ₹2L portfolio — the compounded return came with deep pain along the way

Detected components (auto-read from transcript)

Intraday EMA

Verdict

Auto-backtested. AI-decoded: 50/200 EMA crossover on XAUUSD (Gold) 5-min chart with fixed TP/SL exits. Ran on 159 large/mid-caps, real costs. 905 trades, win 31%, payoff 2.86, expectancy +0.21R/trade (avg +1.12%/trade).

This is a real edge. The payoff is convex (winners run well past the average loser). Regime-dependent — positive in only 33% of years.

Mechanically decoded from the transcript and scored from the metrics. Flagged for human review; a hand-vetted verdict can override it.

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₹2,00,000 portfolio (max 5 positions, across the stock universe — real delivery costs)

Return+28.9%
CAGR+3.3%
Max drawdown-29.9%
Trades244 · 72 won
₹200,000 → ₹257,786  ·  2018-07-09 → 2026-06-08
201820192020202120222023202420252026
-15%+17%+15%+9%-17%+15%+6%+2%+0%

Simulated on the 159 large/mid-cap universe. Capital-constrained, daily mark-to-market.

Year by year (every trade the rules fired, across the tested stocks)

YearTradesWin %ExpectancyAvg return / trade
20189710% -0.79R -5.22%
201913329% -0.04R -0.53%
202015245% +1.12R +8.01%
20213030% -0.08R -0.99%
202212924% -0.09R -0.74%
202312244% +0.93R +3.93%
20245730% +0.39R +2.26%
202513431% -0.04R -0.26%
20265125% -0.24R -1.45%

Where this strategy made & lost money (the full stock-by-stock breakdown — 158 stocks, incl. 2026)

#StockTradesWin%Avg/tradeBestTotal2026
1 ████████ 617% -1.5% +19% -9% +19%
2 ████████ 475% +9.0% +24% +36% +18%
3 ████████ 560% +11.7% +34% +59% +17%
4 ████████ 425% -0.5% +15% -2% +15%
5 ████████ 743% +6.6% +53% +46% +12%
6 ████████ 450% +1.9% +18% +8% +11%
7 ████████ 333% +1.7% +17% +5% +11%
8 FORTIS free peek 825% -1.1% +16% -8% +10%
9 ████████ 850% +12.2% +75% +97% +8%
10 ████████ 650% +3.4% +29% +20% +4%
11 ████████ 250% -2.1% +1% -4% +1%
12 ████████ 714% -5.1% +1% -36% +1%
13 ████████ 5100% +23.4% +78% +117% +0%
14 ████████ 4100% +20.0% +45% +80% +0%
15 ████████ 580% +15.6% +49% +78% +0%
16 ████████ 757% +10.0% +57% +70% +0%
17 ████████ 743% +9.7% +58% +68% +0%
18 ████████ 520% +12.2% +97% +61% +0%
19 ████████ 450% +15.0% +50% +60% +0%
20 ████████ 450% +13.9% +54% +56% +0%
21 ████████ 1020% -1.4% +19% -14% -20%
22 ████████ 617% -1.3% +25% -8% -15%
23 ████████ 729% +0.2% +18% +2% -12%
24 ████████ 540% +1.3% +23% +7% -12%
25 ████████ 70% -4.7% +-4% -33% -11%
26 ████████ 450% +13.9% +49% +55% -10%
27 ████████ 70% -5.5% +-4% -39% -9%
28 ████████ 850% +7.3% +42% +59% -8%
29 ████████ 30% -6.4% +-6% -19% -7%
30 ████████ 812% -1.3% +23% -10% -7%
You can see the numbers — see the names. Unlock every stock in this breakdown and download it as Excel. The worst stock in this table returned -39% under these exact rules — one wrong pick costs many times the unlock.

Educational backtest output only — not investment advice or a recommendation to buy/sell any security. AI-generated from stored historical data; not 100% accurate. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

On the index (same rules applied to NIFTY & BANKNIFTY)

IndexTradesWin%Expectancy (R/trade)Avg return/trade
NIFTY956% +1.08R +1.95%
BANKNIFTY862% +1.61R +6.37%
Full transcript (143 words)
Backtest a Gold (XAUUSD) trading strategy on the 5 min timeframe. INDICATORS: - 50-period EMA - 200-period EMA BUY ENTRY: Enter BUY when the 50 EMA crosses above the 200 EMA. Enter only after the candle closes. SELL ENTRY: Enter SELL when the 50 EMA crosses below the 200 EMA. Enter only after the candle closes. EXIT RULES: - Take profit: $100. - Stop loss: $50. - Risk-to-reward ratio: 1:2. - One open trade at a time. - No trailing stop-loss. - No averaging or additional entries. - Exit when TP or SL is reached. BACKTEST REPORT: - Total net profit - Total trades - Winning trades - Losing trades - Win rate - Maximum drawdown - Profit factor - Average profit per trade - Yearly performance - Total transaction costs Use actual historical data and realistic trading costs. Do not fabricate results.

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