Assay is an XAUUSD M5 EA with six selectable entry modules and a statistical acceptance filter. The publisher distinguishes the first trade from later recovery entries and explains how basket targets and trailing work. That detail makes account mode, minimum lot size and simultaneous baskets central to evaluating the product.
The six named modules can be enabled independently, but all trade Gold. Independent switches do not establish independent returns. Several modules or baskets can therefore add exposure during the same directional move. Review the number of active baskets, their ages and their aggregate volume instead of assuming the risk setting represents a maximum for the whole account.
Read the basket and account-mode rules
On a hedging account, the author describes additional same-direction recovery trades at an adverse distance, subject to basket limits. A netting account instead uses one position and disables those basket/recovery functions. When basket trailing is enabled, the target activates the trailing process rather than placing an ordinary take-profit on each trade. These are materially different exit behaviors, so screenshots from one mode should not be used to validate another.
Minimum lot size changes effective risk
The description explains that percentage sizing is constrained by the broker’s minimum volume. A small account can therefore risk more than the typed percentage because the calculated order cannot be reduced enough. Recovery trades and concurrent baskets add their own exposure. Recalculate the stop value using the broker’s tick value, lot step and stop distance, then compare that amount with the account balance. The author’s illustrative dollar amounts are not universal Gold contract specifications.
Before installation
Settings and setup requirements
These notes summarize the publisher material reviewed for Assay EA. Check the original manual and current release before configuring an account.
Market and timeframe
XAUUSD on M5; other asset classes are not validated in the reviewed description.
Tester
Real-tick testing is specified; the author says the economic-calendar filter does not operate in the Strategy Tester.
Account mode
Hedging enables the described basket behavior; netting changes it substantially.
Publisher price at review
249 USD. Confirm current purchase and rental terms on MQL5.
Source evidence
Signals, profit and drawdown
No direct public MQL5 account was identified in the reviewed product description. Ask the publisher for current monitoring; this does not establish that no account exists.
What to assess before choosing Assay EA
Record the total possible exposure across modules and baskets.
Distinguish a target that starts trailing from a take-profit order placed on the server.
Third-party product research, not YO4X trading results. Past results do not establish future returns.
Publisher material
Assay EA images
Original publisher material. Embedded figures may describe a simulation or an earlier account snapshot; this is not a YO4X result.Original source ↗
Try before choosing
Assay EA: tester demo and licence options
MQL5 provides tester-only demonstrations for Market EAs and indicators. Open the original listing to check its demo option. An EA demo runs its trading logic in the Strategy Tester; an indicator demo is viewed in visual testing mode. This is different from receiving a free licence to run the full product on an online chart.
For Assay EA, use the setup notes above to identify what the tester can demonstrate and what still requires a supported account, data source or publisher guidance. Read MQL5’s product-testing rules ↗
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YO4X offers free local access to its supported strategy catalogue through the Windows app on supported MT5 demo accounts. This research page does not confirm that Assay EA is included or compatible.
A free full-product licence is not confirmed here for Assay EA. Check the publisher’s current purchase, rental or tester options on MQL5. YO4X does not distribute the publisher’s EX5 file from this page.
Ask support about current app availability before choosing a strategy. Arbitrary EX5 uploads are not supported; cloud execution and brokerage costs are separate.
Is there a public live signal in the reviewed listing?
The description says one is coming soon. That is not a verified account history and should not be replaced by a simulated return.
Does the percentage input cap all strategy losses?
No. The author describes sizing for an initial trade, subject to a minimum-lot floor. Recovery positions and other baskets can increase combined exposure beyond that initial amount.
Sources and editorial notes
Source review: 17 September 2026. This guide draws on the official product listing. A link does not mean we have reviewed the file contents. Where reviewed, the guide summarizes them with attribution.
YO4X Research is the site’s editorial attribution, not a certification or a named independent tester. We have not installed or forward-tested this product for this guide. Publisher claims, screenshots and source-account statistics do not establish that the current version reproduces those results. Artwork belongs to its original publisher.