How far can gold move before your grid breaks?
Enter your grid settings. The calculator shows the floating loss at each adverse move and the move that would wipe your balance.
- Lot multiplier (martingale) supported
- XAUUSD: 100 oz per lot
- Free; full check by email
Quick calculator
How it works
Floating loss
Sum of all open grid legs at each price.
Breaking move
The drop where floating loss equals balance (before margin call).
What to change
Step, multiplier or lot size to survive a chosen move.
Why survival matters
7 of the 10 top-selling EAs on the MQL5 Market trade gold. Source: MQL5 blog, 1 Dec 2025
In a test of 43 paid gold EAs, 19% of those measured blew the account (60–102% equity drawdown). Source: MQL5 blog, 26 Jul 2026 (backtests)
A popular gold EA showed 41.66% max drawdown live vs 12.43% in its backtest. Source: NYCServers review of a live Myfxbook record
Questions
Is margin included?
Not in the quick calculator; the emailed check includes it.
Does it work for sells?
Yes, the maths is the same for a move against you.
Why 100 oz?
Most brokers use 100 oz per standard XAUUSD lot; check yours.