A time-window range breakout for gold. One trade idea per day, a hard stop on every position.
- Net profit
- +59.3%
- Profit factor
- 1.26
- Max drawdown
- 8.1%
Simulated, Jan 2020 – Sep 2026
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Noise Area Momentum
Intraday momentum for the Nasdaq 100: it waits for price to leave its normal noise, then follows the move and is flat by the close.
- Net profit
- +49.1%
- $4,909 on $10,000
- Profit factor
- 1.29
- Gross profit ÷ gross loss
- Max drawdown
- 9.3%
- Peak-to-trough equity
- Trades
- 568
- 56.9% winners
Historical simulation: NAS100 M5, Jan 2023 to Oct 2026, 10,000 USD start. Not indicative of future results.
Overview
What Noise Area Momentum does
Noise Area Momentum measures how far the Nasdaq 100 normally moves from its opening price at each half-hour of the US session. When price closes a half-hour outside that noise area it follows the move, long or short, with one position, and closes everything before the 16:00 New York close. Based on published research by Zarattini, Aziz and Barbon (2024); code, testing and set files are our own.
- No martingale, grid or averaging.
- One position at a time, flat every night.
- No DLLs, no external files, no web connections.
- Strategy
- Intraday momentum
- Symbol
- NAS100 (Nasdaq 100)
- Timeframe
- M5
- Platform
- MetaTrader 5
- Minimum balance
- $1,000 to $2,500 (set files)
- Sold via
- Direct
How it works
From signal to exit
Measure the noise
For every half-hour of the US cash session the EA averages, over the last 14 days, how far the index moved from its 09:30 open. That band either side of today's open is the noise area.
Wait for an imbalance
Decisions are made only on the half-hour. A close above the band means buyers are in control; below it, sellers. Inside it, nothing happens.
Follow the move
Buy above the upper band, sell below the lower band, one position at a time. A position is closed, or reversed, when price closes on the other side of the noise area.
Finish flat
Everything is closed just before the 16:00 New York close. Nothing is held overnight or over the weekend.
In MetaTrader 5
Features and protections
What is built in
Research-based rules
The noise-area idea comes from a 2024 Swiss Finance Institute paper. We ship the simpler base rule, which stayed profitable in both halves of our test, not the paper's full version, which faded after publication.
Three set files
LOW, MEDIUM and AGGRESSIVE exposure, each with the recommended starting capital written in the file.
Checked before every order
Volume step, free margin and trade permission are checked, and the size is reduced if margin is short.
Backtest build included
Test it in your own Strategy Tester right after purchase; your licensed build follows for your account numbers.
Backtest
How it behaved in the test
Historical simulations from the MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester. The test conditions are listed with each result so you can reproduce them.
- Symbol
- NAS100 M5
- Period
- Jan 2023 to Oct 2026
- Start balance
- $10,000
- Model
- 1-minute OHLC
- History quality
- 99%
- Price data
- Fusion Markets price history
- Net profit
- +49.1%
- $4,909 on $10,000
- Profit factor
- 1.29
- Gross profit ÷ gross loss
- Max drawdown
- 9.3%
- Peak-to-trough equity
- Trades
- 568
- 56.9% winners
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2023 | +10.7% |
| 2024 | +15.1% |
| 2025 | +7.1% |
| 2026* | +9.3% |
- Symbol
- NAS100 M5
- Period
- Jan 2023 to Oct 2026
- Start balance
- $10,000
- Model
- 1-minute OHLC
- History quality
- 99%
- Price data
- Fusion Markets price history
- Net profit
- +22.5%
- $2,247 on $10,000
- Profit factor
- 1.29
- Gross profit ÷ gross loss
- Max drawdown
- 4.8%
- Peak-to-trough equity
- Trades
- 568
- 56.9% winners
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2023 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | +7.3% |
| 2025 | +3.8% |
| 2026* | +4.5% |
- Symbol
- NAS100 M5
- Period
- Jan 2023 to Oct 2026
- Start balance
- $10,000
- Model
- 1-minute OHLC
- History quality
- 99%
- Price data
- Fusion Markets price history
- Net profit
- +114.4%
- $11,439 on $10,000
- Profit factor
- 1.27
- Gross profit ÷ gross loss
- Max drawdown
- 17.9%
- Peak-to-trough equity
- Trades
- 568
- 56.9% winners
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2023 | +21.7% |
| 2024 | +31.7% |
| 2025 | +12.5% |
| 2026* | +18.9% |
Trading foreign exchange, metals and cryptocurrencies on margin carries a high level of risk and may not be suitable for everyone. Backtested and hypothetical results are not a guarantee of future performance. Read the full risk disclosure.
Requirements
Before you install
- Symbol
- Nasdaq 100 CFD (NAS100, US100, USTEC...). It did not work on the Dow (US30) in our tests.
- Timeframe
- Any chart timeframe; the EA reads 1-minute data. M5 is convenient.
- Platform
- MetaTrader 5
- Server time
- Defaults assume a server at New York time + 7 hours (09:30 New York = 16:30). Otherwise change the open time; the guide shows how.
- Minimum balance
- Recommended $2,500 (LOW), $1,500 (MEDIUM), $1,000 (AGGRESSIVE). One 0.01 lot is about $290 of index.
- Hosting
- A VPS is recommended: the EA trades 16:30 to 22:58 server time on weekdays.
Inputs
Parameters
Session
Open time, session length, minutes between decisions, minutes before the close to flatten.
Noise area
Lookback days, band multiplier, gap adjustment, exit rule.
Sizing
Exposure rule and exposure scale (0.5 / 1.0 / 2.0 in the set files).
Set files and a PDF user guide are provided to buyers.
Questions
Frequently asked
How do I get it after buying?
The download includes a backtest build for the Strategy Tester, set files and a PDF guide. Reply to your receipt with your MT5 account numbers and you receive your licensed build, normally within 24 hours.
Which broker should I use?
We recommend Fusion Markets, the broker the backtests on this page were run on; its server time matches the default settings. Any MT5 broker with a low-spread Nasdaq 100 CFD can work: check its server time against the guide.
Can I use it on a prop-firm challenge?
Use Noise Area Momentum PROP, the separate edition with challenge guards and a dashboard.
Is it guaranteed to be profitable?
No. Every figure shown is a simulation on one broker's price history.
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