XAUUSD M3 Candle Breakout — 1 Trade vs 3 Concurrent Trades: Which Perfor
I’ve been testing a simple XAUUSD M3 Candle Breakout strategy in MT5.
The strategy itself remains the same — I’m only comparing the maximum number of concurrent open trades.
The backtest compares:
• V2 — Maximum 1 open trade• V3 — Maximum 3 open trades• Same XAUUSD M3 breakout concept• Initial deposit: $1,000• Real MT5 Strategy Tester data
The results are quite different across the configurations, especially in net profit, profit factor, trade count and drawdown.
The interesting question is:
Does allowing more concurrent trades actually improve the strategy, or does it simply increase exposure and drawdown?
I’ve attached the backtest comparison for discussion.
What would you focus on first when evaluating these results — Profit Factor, Drawdown, or the consistency of returns?
