Hayate Presets Compared (Default, Aggressive)
Hayate comes with 2 presets (.set files). Both use the same strategy: daily breakouts on gold (XAUUSD) with the big trend, the Kaze filter on, held one trading day at most, and a stop loss on every trade. The only difference is the risk per trade.
Not sure? Start with Default.set. Download:
What's in the files
| Input | What it does | Default.set | Aggressive.set |
|---|---|---|---|
RiskPercent |
Risk per trade (% of balance) | 1.0 | 2.0 |
Strategy settings (the day's range, big trend, Max_Hold_Days 1.0) |
The values used in the backtests | Same | Same |
Enable_Kaze_Filter / Kaze_Min |
Kaze (wind) filter | On, 1.0 | On, 1.0 |
Use_SL_TP |
A stop loss on every trade | true | true |
Fixed_Lot / Max_Lot |
Fixed lot / lot cap (0 = off) | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
Enable_DrawdownCut |
Emergency cut at a set drawdown | Off | Off |
Aggressive.set is Default.set at twice the risk, so every win and every loss is twice as large. Anything not in the files keeps Hayate's default value; every setting is explained in the Hayate setup guide.
Backtest results
MT5 Strategy Tester, XAUUSD M5, every tick based on real ticks (QuantDataManager tick data), realistic 24-pip (0.24 USD) spread, $1,000 initial deposit, Hayate v1.0, Kaze on.
| Default.set | Aggressive.set | |
|---|---|---|
| Period | 2003–2026 (about 23 years) | 2003–2026 (about 23 years) |
| Risk per trade | 1% | 2% |
| Net profit | +1,038% | +10,921% |
| Trades | 1,776 | 1,777 |
| Trades per week | About 1.4 | About 1.4 |
| Winning trades | About 42% | About 42% |
| Profit factor | 1.31 | 1.30 |
| Max equity drawdown | 22.72% | 45.92% |
| 2024–2026: net profit | +120% | +133% |
| 2024–2026: profit factor | 1.39 | 1.40 |
| 2024–2026: max equity drawdown | 28.20% | 31.83% |
The 23-year figures compound over 23 years as the lot grows with the balance, so they aren't what to expect. Read them with the profit factor, the drawdown and the 2024–2026 results. The full reports with charts are in the backtest section of the Hayate page.
Before you choose
- Past results aren't a forecast. Real results depend on your broker, the spread and the market.
- Drawdown is what you actually live through. Over 2003–2026, Aggressive.set took equity down about 46% at its worst. Use only money you can afford to lose.
- Several losses can come in a row before a big day; the average winner is about 1.8 × the average loser.
- Running it with other bots? Lower
RiskPercentto 0.5 on each (or to the risk you can accept). See which bots go together in Bot correlation. - You can change RiskPercent after loading. The Preset line on the panel then reads Custom. See Reading the backtest numbers.
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Updated 9 November 2026
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