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Run grid-from-1-january-2026

Trade list: trades.html (all 51 closed positions as a page) · trades.txt (CSV).

cTrader backtester, preset Gold Grid Default (the shipped configuration), XAUUSD.i H1, 8m 20d (01-01-2026 - 21-09-2026), 10,000 USD, hedging account, leverage 1:500, commission 30 USD per million, tick data from the server. Result: 51 trades, net -9854.49 USD (return -98.5 %), profit factor 0.16, max balance drawdown 98.74 %, max equity drawdown 98.68 %, worst single day 94.57 % (on 2026-01-25).

report.json: cTrader's complete backtest report (parameters, trade statistics, hourly equity points, every closed position). trades.txt: the closed positions as a CSV table (entry and close time UTC, prices, volume, gross, commission, swap, net, running balance). equity_points.txt: the hourly balance, minimum equity and maximum equity as a CSV table.

The same start in MetaTrader 4: bh_mt4_jan26_defaults.htm (MetaTrader 4 Strategy Tester report of the MetaTrader 4 edition, factory settings, XAUUSD.i H1 on Blueberry Markets data, every tick, from 1 January 2026: net -9850.10, 26 trades, maximal drawdown 10362.85 (98.57%); every order listed). Both testers end the run at the margin call in January 2026.

Files in this folder

FileSize
bh_mt4_jan26_defaults.gif7,829 bytes
bh_mt4_jan26_defaults.htm23,197 bytes
equity_points.txt18,559 bytes
report.json112,199 bytes
trades.html32,647 bytes
trades.txt8,150 bytes

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