Quick Summary:
Smart Gold Hunter EA by Barbaros Bulent Kortarla is a fully automated XAUUSD (Gold) Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5, running on the M15 timeframe. It is a defined-risk, stop-loss-based system with no grid and no martingale — a design backed by its public live signal, which shows a real stop loss on every trade and a low deposit load. Its MQL5 live signal on IC Markets carries an undistorted track record: a genuine +107% over 21 weeks with no deposits or withdrawals inflating the figure. It also ships with built-in prop-firm risk controls — a loss limit, equity protection and market-close protection.
Official MQL5 Listing:
Smart Gold Hunter EA — MQL5 Marketplace
Developer’s Live Signal:
Smart Gold Hunter — MQL5 live signal (IC Markets)

Why Smart Gold Hunter EA
- Gold specialist on M15 — a XAUUSD-specific system rather than a generic multi-symbol EA
- Undistorted live signal — a genuine +107% over 21 weeks with no deposits or withdrawals inflating the figure, unlike many signals whose headline growth is distorted by account flows
- Real stop loss on every trade — a hard, defined risk cap on each position, visible in the developer’s own trade history
- No grid, no martingale — no averaging ladders or loss-doubling recovery, consistent with the low deposit load on the live account
- Controlled exposure — a low 7% maximum deposit load and a maximum drawdown around 14% on the live signal
- Prop-firm ready — built-in loss limit, equity protection and market-close protection, shown running on a funded prop-firm account
- Realistic win rate — 75.9% winning trades on the live record with a genuine loss rate
- Public MQL5 live signal — real-money monitoring you can verify directly
Live Signal Snapshot

- Broker: IC Markets at 1:500 leverage, 21 weeks tracked
- Verifiable record: $100 initial deposit to about $207 equity — a real +107% with $0 deposits and $0 withdrawals
- Profit trades: 75.9% with 24.1% loss trades — a realistic distribution
- Max drawdown: 14%
- Max deposit load: 7% — low concurrent exposure, consistent with a defined-risk design
- Instrument & timeframe: XAUUSD (Gold), M15
Real Stop Losses & Prop-Firm Controls

The trade history shows a hard stop loss on every position, and the on-chart panel shows built-in risk controls designed for funded and challenge accounts — a configurable loss limit, an equity-protection setting and market-close protection. Together they make this a defined-risk system rather than a grid or martingale one, and a practical fit for prop-firm rules. The full breakdown is in our editorial review, linked below.
EA Setup at a Glance
- Platform: MetaTrader 5
- Instrument: XAUUSD (Gold)
- Timeframe: M15
- Account type: ECN or Raw Spread account with competitive XAUUSD spreads
- Leverage: 1:500 used on the live signal — match to your jurisdiction and risk tolerance
- Risk management: Real stop loss on every trade, plus loss-limit, equity-protection and market-close-protection controls
- VPS: Strongly recommended — 24/5 low-latency connection near your broker’s server
What You Receive
- Smart Gold Hunter EA for MT5 — Latest Version
- Free updates as the developer releases them
- Developer’s recommended settings, where supplied
Risk Disclaimer
Trading XAUUSD involves significant volatility (NFP, CPI, FOMC, geopolitical events). Smart Gold Hunter uses a real stop loss on every trade, which caps single-trade risk, and its live signal shows controlled exposure (a low deposit load and a drawdown around 14%). Even so, no automated system is without risk: the published backtest covers roughly six months and the live record spans 21 weeks, so both are best treated as encouraging evidence rather than a multi-year track record, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Use sensible leverage rather than simply copying the signal’s setting, test on demo on your intended broker first, size conservatively while validating, and never deploy capital you cannot afford to lose.
Full Editorial Review
📖 Read our complete Smart Gold Hunter EA review →
A full editorial breakdown: the undistorted 21-week live signal analysed in detail, the real-stop-loss and prop-firm evidence, the backtest in context, what buyers are saying, who the product suits, and our verdict.