This expert advisor for MetaTrader 5 is a multi-strategy system that utilizes market regime detection to switch between trend following, range trading, and breakout modes. It incorporates a wide array of technical indicators, including Moving Averages, RSI, MACD, Ichimoku, and SuperTrend. The bot manages risk through v
Trading robot · MT5
Adaptive Breakout AI
This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor combines breakout and mean-reversion strategies within a framework optimized for proprietary trading firm requirements.
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Last update3 weeks ago1 Sep 2026
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Overview
Adaptive Breakout AI features adaptive logic that transitions between modes based on market drift detection. Users can configure breakout entries using Donchian channels or fixed time ranges. Risk controls include mandatory ATR-based stop loss and take profit targets, daily loss limits, and maximum equity drawdown protections. The system also includes session filters and trade cooldown timers to maintain disciplined execution.
- Adaptive breakout and mean-reversion strategy switching
- Proprietary firm risk management with daily loss limits
- Volatility-based exits using ATR multipliers
- Donchian channel and time-range entry modes
Details
Author
Garrick852 on GitHub
Type
Trading robot
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
Breakout, Mean reversion, Multi-strategy
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk profile
No grid, martingale or hedging logic was found in its code or README. That says nothing about how it performs: backtest it first.
Input parameters
Read from AdaptiveBreakoutAI.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpUseSessionFilter | bool | false | |
InpSessionStartHour | int | 8 | |
InpSessionEndHour | int | 16 | |
InpDailyLossStopPct | double | 5.0 | |
InpMaxTotalDDPct | double | 10.0 | |
InpMinMinutesBetweenTrades | int | 30 | |
InpRiskPercentPerTrade | double | 1.0 | |
InpStrategyMode | StrategyMode | MODE_AUTO | |
InpBoxMode | BoxModeInput | BOXMODE_DONCHIAN | |
InpBreakoutLookback | int | 24 | For Donchian |
InpBreakoutTimeFrom | int | 0 | For TimeRange |
InpBreakoutTimeTo | int | 6 | For TimeRange |
Show all 26 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpBreakoutBufferPts | double | 10.0 | |
InpBreakoutUsePending | bool | false | |
InpBreakoutRequiresClose | bool | false | If true, waits for a candle to close outside the box |
InpMinAtrFilterPts | double | 10.0 | Minimum ATR value in points |
InpMR_EMAPeriod | int | 200 | |
InpMR_ZScoreThresh | double | 2.0 | |
InpAtrTimeframe | ENUM_TIMEFRAMES | PERIOD_CURRENT | |
InpAtrPeriod | int | 14 | |
InpAtrMultSL | double | 2.0 | |
InpAtrMultTP | double | 3.0 | |
InpDriftBreakoutRatio | double | 1.3 | |
InpDriftMeanRevRatio | double | 0.9 | |
InpMaxGlobalRiskPct | double | 10.0 | Max equity drawdown % before blocking new trades |
InpGlobalStopOutPct | double | 15.0 | Drawdown % to emit a critical portfolio alert |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone Garrick852/Adaptive-Breakout-EA from GitHub, and unzip it.
- 2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL5/Experts.
- 3Copy the filesCopy the .mq5 file into Experts, and any .mqh files into the Include folder the code expects.
- 4Compile in MetaEditorOpen the file in MetaEditor and press Compile. Fix any missing includes the compiler reports.
- 5Test before you tradeRun it in the Strategy Tester, then attach it to a demo chart and allow algorithmic trading.
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this EA, and the summary above was generated automatically from its README and code. ForexR lists only repositories with readable source code and never hosts files. Read the code, backtest it and use a demo account first; automated trading can lose money quickly.
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