Get the Golden Rates Rules Free
Get the complete rules and code for the Golden Rates system, the interest-rate filter that cut gold's worst drawdown from -45.6% to -22.5% in a backtest from November 2004 to September 2026.
$100,000 grew to $512,147 from November 2004 to September 2026. The dashed line marks where the out-of-sample test starts: the system never saw any data after 2019 while it was being built.
Holding gold the whole time made more money ($893,124) but fell 45.6% from its 2011 peak and took until 2020 to recover. The system was built on data to the end of 2019; everything after that is out-of-sample, data it never saw. Backtest from November 2004 to September 2026. Hypothetical backtested results. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.
What You Get, Free
- The complete trading rules: the exact moving-average settings, entry and exit conditions. Nothing held back.
- Ready-to-run code for RealTest, so you can test it yourself in minutes.
- The one market it watches, and why this signal beat the US dollar and "real yield" versions that failed.
- The 5-minute daily routine to run it at the end of the day.
The Golden Rates System Does 3 Things
- Owns gold only when interest rates are on its side.
- Steps aside when rates turn against gold.
- Takes 5 minutes, end of day. One instrument, checked once a day, no screen-watching.
The honest part: it won't beat gold in a raging bull. It's built to own gold with half the pain, and to sit in cash 65% of the time so your capital can work elsewhere.
What Traders Say
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About Your Mentor
I'm Adrian Reid, founder of Enlightened Stock Trading. I've been trading systematically for over 25 years, across stocks, ETFs, crypto and global markets. I founded Enlightened Stock Trading in 2014, and since then I have mentored hundreds of traders worldwide to move from erratic, emotional trading to consistent, confident, rules-based trading.
I publish some of the systems I research so you can see exactly how a tested system is built: the rules written down, a benchmark it has to beat, and a check on data it was never built on.
Questions People Ask
Where do I get the rules?
In the Trading Strategy Hub, our free members' area. Your login arrives by email a few minutes after you sign up, and the rules and code are inside.
Do I need RealTest?
No. The rules are written in plain English, so you can follow them yourself or code them in the platform you use. The RealTest code is included for RealTest users. If you don't have RealTest yet, tick the RealTest Launchpad box: the free course shows you how to get a free trial and get the code running.
Is it really free?
Yes. No credit card, and nothing to cancel.
Is this financial advice?
No. It is general education about how a trading system is built and tested. The results are hypothetical backtests, not a promise of future returns, and whether any system suits you is your decision.
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