How to Generate Signals with XAUUSD Systems

Generating MT4 Free Signals

The only method of xauusd is through signals, It is best to learn how to generate these signals for yourself, this way you do not have to rely on other traders to generate them for you.

Generating signals is not easy & requires you to have a lot of gold technical analysis trading knowledge & experience, but the earlier you start practicing how to generate these signals for yourself the better it is for you.

A good method of how to practice generating signals with systems is to open a free practice XAUUSD Trading practice account and test your signals on this practice account risk free without risking your money, then once you have tested your strategies & they are profitable on the demo practice account you can then use these signals on a live account.

The technique of how to practice generating these signals as well as how to back test the signals on the demo xauusd account using the MetaTrader 4 platform is discussed below:

So, How Can a Trader Generate Trade Signals?

The best strategy of generating signals is through xauusd systems, You can Learn how to come up with xauusd systems from the lesson how to create Systems on the right navigation menu under the tutorials XAUUSD Key Concepts.

A gold system is a combination of one or two or more technical indicators with written xauusd guide-lines of how these technical indicators will generate these signals.

Take an example of the simplest xauusd system or strategy known as moving average crossover method. A buy signal or sell signal is generated when there is a crossover of the two moving averages: either a buy signal for an upward MA crossover or a sell signal for downwards trend.

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The system example shown below shows a xauusd system using the above moving average strategy combined with the RSI and MACD indicators to generate buy and sell trades.

Example of Generating XAUUSD Trading Meta Trader 4 Free Signals - XAUUSD MetaTrader 4 Signal Indicator - Signals MT4 Indicator Strategy Method

When it comes to generating buy and sell signals, gold traders should use simple systems to generate these signals.

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Generating MT4 Free Signals

An example of a simple xauusd system that works, is one that's a combination of:

• Moving average crossover strategy
• RSI
• MACD

The written xauusd rules are:

Generating Signals Strategy - System Examples

Trade Rules:

Buy Signal is Generated when:

• Both Moving averages going up
• RSI value above 50
• MACD above center line

Sell Signal is Generated when:

• Both Moving averages going down
• RSI value below 50
• MACD below centerline

Generating Buy and Sell Trades - Examples of a XAUUSD Strategy Method

Exit Trade Signal

Exit signal is generated when MA, RSI & MACD indicator give a signal in opposite direction.

The chart timeframe to use is 1 hour chart timeframe or 15 minutes chart timeframe depending on what type of trader you are.

For a beginner the above written xauusd rules will give good buy and sell signals, the only thing which a trader needs to do is to have the discipline to follow the written signals rules the exact way they are, and wait for a buy or sell trade transaction to be indicated by your strategy and trade after the signals have been generated, not before they are generated.

Back Testing

Generating Signals with a xauusd system is one of the easiest method to trade trading, it is the best way that a beginner can attempt to determine the direction of the market xauusd trend with a good level of accuracy, and with a little back testing on demo account so as to gradually increase the level of accuracy of this xauusd signals strategy

The best way to back test a strategy is by following these two steps:

1. XAUUSD Trading Paper Trade
2. Trading Demo Trade

XAUUSD Trading Paper Trading - This method of testing a xauusd system involves placing your system on the charts, then take the chart back to a particular date, 3 months back for example, and then using this chart history to determine where your strategy would have given buy, sell and exit xauusd signals. Write down these points and the profit per trade transaction on a piece of paper and then calculate the total profit after you have recorded a good number of trades such as 50 paper trades transactions and determine if your xauusd method is overall profitable, the win ratio, the loss ratio and the risk: reward.

This is an ancient strategy of testing systems which was used by traditional traders when there was no online markets or computers for that matter, the trader would use something like the A3 or A2 paper, graph format paper and draw the charts manually (Imagine plotting the charts on your platform by hand every day or every hour, would you be ready to do that? I doubt) Those investors were hardworking than most, some were so used that they still continue to paper trade the online market & draw the charts on paper, anyway for our paper technique example, just a sample data of 50 trade transactions is all we need.

A good tool to use to back test your system is known as the MT4 XAUUSD Step by Step Tool. Found on the MT4 charts toolbar of MT4 platform, If you want to find the charts toolbar on the MT4 platform it is at the top of MT4 platform. If it is not: Click View (next to file, top left corner of MetaTrader 4)>>> Tool Bar >>> Charts. Then click the Customize button >>> Choose XAUUSD Step by Step >>> Click Insert >>> Close.

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MT4 Chart ToolBars - XAUUSD Step by Step Button for Back Testing Systems Explained

Once you get this MetaTrader 4 tool you can move your chart backwards, & use this MT4 tool to move the charts xauusd step by step while at the same time testing when your system would have generated either a buy or sell trade transaction, & where you'd have exited the trade, then write down the amount of profit/loss per trade transaction & out of a sample number of xauusd transactions you would then calculate the overall profits/losses generated by the strategy.

If your strategy is profitable on the paper then, it is time to demo xauusd trade and testing if the it's profitable on real market as it is on paper strategy. This is the process of testing or backtesting a xauusd system.

Writing a Journal

Maintain a XAUUSD Journal to keep track of profitable trades, & determine why these trades were profitable. And also keep a log of all losing trades, determine why these trades made a loss and the avoid making these same mistakes the next time you trade using your strategy.

Tweak your xauusd system until you get a good risk : reward ratio, with the signals that you generate. Aim for a good risk: reward of 3:1 and a win ratio of above 70% is a good ratio, with good money management even a strategy with a win ratio of even 30% i.e. Less than half of your transactions make profit you can still make a profit. You might want to read this topic to know what the table below is all about: Risk : Reward Ratio.

Risk to Reward Ratio Chart of Money Management Strategy - XAUUSD Methods Explained

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A manual xauusd system is still the best way to generate signals compared to automated systems, a manual strategy is a better method and is also much simpler to implement.

However, other traders prefer automated systems & for those then they can check the information on this page MQL5 Gold Expert-Advisors and automated systems.

You can also view our extensive list of xauusd strategies topics that provides you with various methods of buy and sell technical analysis using a number of diverse technical methods, navigate to the Learn Strategies Section.