XAUUSD specialist · MT4 & MT5The Golden Sweep — Gold Order Block Indicator
Built for gold (XAUUSD) and running on any symbol. It reads the chart through the method our gold strategy guide explains — market structure, order blocks and fair value gaps — and prints a Buy or Sell arrow on a closed candle, where it stays.
Free demo on the MQL5 Market
Where gold order-block setups go wrong
Gold moves fast and prints a lot of structure. The concepts are not the hard part — applying one bias, on time, without fading every gap is.
The problem
- On a fast gold chart, any last opposite candle can be labelled an “order block”, and the chart fills with zones.
- Every fair value gap looks like an entry, and two gaps in a row get treated like one.
- The bias flips mid-session because the higher timeframe was never tied to a closed candle.
- The setup completed on a bar close you were not watching.
How The Golden Sweep helps
- Built on the guides. Market structure, order blocks and fair value gaps — the concepts our Learn section explains in full. The concepts are public; the precise rules the indicator applies are not published.
- Armed before it fires. When a setup is forming, a dotted line in the buy or sell colour marks it on the chart, labelled Buy armed or Sell armed, before any arrow prints.
- Patterns you choose. Each arrow carries the label of the pattern that confirmed it, and each pattern can be switched on or off.
- A fresh start each day. Setups reset every day at broker midnight and are drawn inside your session only.
- Context and timing. A bar-close timer, and alerts for armed setups and for signals.
Everything is evaluated on closed candles only, so the history you see is exactly what the indicator showed live. The higher-timeframe filter can be switched off for a wider read — at the cost of more arrows.
What it changes on your chart
Signals that stay where they printed
Filled Buy / Sell arrows print on closed candles and are left where they printed. Nothing shifts after the fact.
A setup you see coming
A dotted line in the buy or sell colour marks each armed setup, labelled Buy armed or Sell armed.
Patterns you can switch off
Every confirmation pattern has its own switch and its own label on the arrow — keep only the ones you trade.
A trade plan on the chart
Entry, stop, break-even, partial take profit and take profit on each signal: the stop in pips, the levels in R multiples.
A prop desk in the corner
Return, drawdown and daily loss read from your real broker history, with a pop-up when a drawdown limit is reached.
Never miss the close
A bar-close timer, plus pop-up, push, e-mail or sound alerts.
Features in detail
- Higher-timeframe contextBy default, every setup is read against a higher timeframe — the top-down habit our guides teach. The filter can be switched off. Market structure, explained
- Armed setups on the chartWhen a setup is forming, a dotted line in the buy or sell colour marks it on the chart, labelled Buy armed or Sell armed, before any arrow prints. The line can be switched off, and an alert can fire when a setup is armed.
- Order-block zonesOrder blocks are the zones the indicator works from: where they come from and why price can react there is covered in full in our guide. The Order Block guide
- Fair value gapsThe imbalances a fast move leaves behind are part of the reading too. The Fair Value Gap guide
- Zones on the chartThe higher-timeframe order blocks and fair value gaps are drawn as rectangles with their midline, one colour per side, and cleared once they no longer hold.
- Signal arrowsThe signal prints as a filled arrow labelled with its own pattern, with adjustable size, distance and color. The labels can be hidden.
- Daily reset and sessionsSetups reset every day at broker midnight and are drawn inside your session only. Session filter: Asia, London, London + New York (lunch excluded), London → New York (continuous, the default), New York, custom broker hours, or all hours. A display window, set in days, keeps the chart to recent history. Sessions by asset
- Trade planEntry, stop, break-even, partial take profit and take profit are drawn on each signal: the stop is set in pips and the other levels in R multiples, converted automatically to the instrument you trade. Stops and targets, explained
- Account panelThe panel tracks your real trading, read from your broker history: return, drawdown, daily loss, worst day, win rate, profit factor and streaks, with a pop-up when a drawdown limit is reached and a status line that shows whether trading is open or blocked, and why. Prop-firm risk, explained
- Non-repaint, timer and alertsClosed candles only — the history you see is exactly what the indicator showed live. A candle countdown, and pop-up, push, e-mail or sound alerts for armed setups and for signals.
Technical specifications
- Product type
- Indicator — never places orders
- Focus symbol
- XAUUSD (runs on any symbol; pip size detected automatically)
- Platforms
- MetaTrader 4 & MetaTrader 5 (separate listings)
- Version
- 1.24
- Built on
- Market structure · order blocks · fair value gaps — concepts explained in our Learn guides; the indicator’s own rules are not published
- Confirmation
- Patterns on your chart, each with its own switch and its label on the arrow
- Zones
- Higher-timeframe order blocks and fair value gaps: rectangle and midline, cleared once they no longer hold
- Signals
- Arrows on closed candles, labelled with their pattern, non-repainting
- Daily reset
- At broker midnight
- Sessions
- Asia, London, London + New York, London → New York, New York, custom, all hours
- Display window
- Set in days of history drawn on the chart
- Alerts
- Pop-up / push / e-mail / sound — armed setups and signals
- Licence
- $59 one-time, free updates
- Where to buy
- Official MQL5 Market — MT5 · MT4
Real charts, annotated
Captures from MetaTrader 5 charts running The Golden Sweep on XAUUSD, M1 chart with the M15 higher timeframe. They are examples chosen to show the features, not a sample of results. They were taken with version 1.11: armed setups now show as a dotted line labelled Buy armed or Sell armed, each arrow carries its pattern label, and the higher timeframe adds its zones. Click any image to enlarge.
How it works, in three steps
Install from the MQL5 Market
Buy, or start with the free demo — it appears in the Market tab of MetaTrader’s Navigator.
Attach it to XAUUSD
Pick your session and the confirming patterns you want, once — the defaults are set for gold.
Watch for the dotted line
An armed setup shows first; the arrow prints on the close of the candle that confirms it.
Who it is for — and who it is not
A good fit if…
- Gold traders who read the chart top-down and want the confirmation on a closed candle
- Traders who want prop-desk context — drawdown and daily loss in view — without an EA
- Traders who value a clean chart: armed setups flagged ahead, arrows that do not move
Not for you if…
- Anyone looking for an EA — it never places orders
- Traders expecting guaranteed results or a guaranteed passed evaluation
- Traders who want the complete liquidity map — that is Sweep Protocol
Trading a different idea? The Notorious OB is the multi-symbol liquidity-sweep model, and Sweep Protocol is the fuller engine, with the complete liquidity map.
Compare the shelf
| Tool | Focus | Timeframes | Dashboard | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden Sweep (this page) | Gold order blocks, read top-down | Chart + higher timeframe | Prop-desk panel | $59 |
| The Notorious OB | Liquidity sweeps, confirmed on your chart | Any + optional HTF structure | Prop-desk panel | $69 |
| Sweep Protocol | Full sweep engine | Any | Yes | $79 |
| Smart Sweep Sniper | Multi-TF OB/FVG bias | D1 / H4 / H1 | — | $49 |
| Midnight Pro Edition | Midnight-open intraday | H1 | — | $49 |
Put The Golden Sweep on your XAUUSD charts
Higher-timeframe context, order-block and fair-value-gap zones, armed setups flagged ahead and Buy / Sell arrows on closed candles — on MetaTrader 4 and 5.
Free demo on the MQL5 Market
What we do — and do not — publish
Questions traders actually ask
What is the signal?
A filled arrow on a closed candle, labelled with the pattern that confirmed it. When a setup is forming, a dotted line in the buy or sell colour marks it on the chart, labelled Buy armed or Sell armed, before any arrow prints. The concepts behind it — market structure, order blocks and fair value gaps — are explained in full in our guides; the precise rules the indicator applies are not published.
Which confirming patterns are there?
Patterns built on order blocks and fair value gaps, the two concepts our Learn section covers in full. Each pattern has its own switch and its own label on the arrow.
What are the rectangles on the chart?
The higher-timeframe order blocks and fair value gaps are drawn as rectangles with their midline, one colour per side, and cleared once they no longer hold. They are context; the signal itself is still the arrow.
Can I make it more or less selective?
Yes. The higher-timeframe filter, each confirmation pattern and the session filter have their own switch. Fewer filters means more arrows — and more to manage.
Why are the exact rules not published?
Because the concepts are what you need to judge a setup, and those are public: our Learn guides explain them in full. The precise rules are the product itself — the free demo on the MQL5 Market lets you watch them work in the strategy tester, on your own symbols, before you buy.
Why are setups reset at midnight?
Setups reset every day at broker midnight and are drawn inside your session only. Each trading day starts from a clean chart.
Does it repaint?
No. Everything is evaluated on closed candles only, and an arrow is left where it printed — the history you see is exactly what the indicator showed live.
Does it trade for me?
No. It is an indicator, not an expert advisor. It draws the armed setups, the Buy / Sell arrows, a trade plan and a panel, and it sends alerts, but it never places, modifies or closes an order. Every execution decision stays yours.
Where are the stop and the targets?
Entry, stop, break-even, partial take profit and take profit are drawn on each signal: the stop is set in pips and the other levels in R multiples, converted automatically to the instrument you trade. They are planning lines, not orders — and a stop you place with your broker is an instruction that fills at the next available price, not a guarantee.
Is it only for gold?
It is built as an XAUUSD specialist and its defaults were chosen with gold in mind, but it runs on any symbol and the pip size is detected automatically for forex, indices, metals and crypto CFDs.
Can I use it for a prop-firm evaluation?
It is decision support only. The panel tracks the target and drawdown limits you enter, from your own broker history, and alerts you as you approach them; it cannot enforce your firm’s rules or guarantee a result. Check your firm’s terms on indicators, news trading and how it calculates drawdown.
Is there a MetaTrader 4 version?
Yes. MetaTrader 4 has its own listing on the MQL5 Market, with the same signals and the same panel. Use the button that matches your platform.
How do I install it?
Buy or download the demo from the MQL5 Market, open MetaTrader, and the product appears in the Market tab of the Navigator. Drag it onto an XAUUSD chart — no external file to copy, no DLL.
Are updates included?
Yes. The purchase is one-time and updates published on the MQL5 Market are free for owners, for the life of the product.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes. Every MQL5 Market listing includes a free demo that runs in the strategy tester, so you can watch the logic on your own charts before spending anything.