News Trader is a semi-automatic expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 designed to execute trades around high-volatility economic announcements. Users manually input the scheduled news release time, and the robot opens positions a specified number of seconds before the event. It supports single-direction trad
News trading · MT5
DayBlocker
DayBlocker is a utility expert advisor for MetaTrader 5 that manages the global AutoTrading state based on economic events.
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Last update4 months ago4 May 2026
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Overview
DayBlocker monitors the built-in MQL5 calendar and a manual text file for high-impact news such as Flash PMI, FOMC meetings, and Non-Farm Payrolls. When a specific event is detected for the current day, the software uses the Windows API to toggle the terminal's AutoTrading button, effectively pausing all active expert advisors. It features automated broker GMT offset detection and a configurable hour to re-enable trading on the following day. It acts as a safety layer for volatility-sensitive strategies.
- Global AutoTrading toggle via Windows API
- MQL5 economic calendar integration
- Manual date blocking via local text file
- Automatic broker GMT offset detection
- Visual status panel with color-coded alerts
Details
Author
th48ad on GitHub
Type
News trading
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
News
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.
EA files
Input parameters
Read from DayBlocker.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpBlockFlashPMI | bool | true | Block Flash PMI days (US + EUR) |
InpBlockTrumpSpeaks | bool | false | Block ALL Trump Speaks days (too many!) |
InpBlockFOMCDecision | bool | false | Block FOMC Rate Decision days |
InpBlockNFP | bool | false | Block Non-Farm Payrolls days |
InpBlockCPI | bool | false | Block CPI days |
InpBlockGDP | bool | false | Block GDP days |
InpBlockPPI | bool | false | Block PPI days |
InpBlockFOMCMinutes | bool | false | Block FOMC Minutes days |
InpBlockPowellSpeaks | bool | false | Block Fed Chair Powell days |
InpBlockISM | bool | false | Block ISM Manufacturing PMI days |
InpBlockRetailSales | bool | false | Block Retail Sales days |
InpBlockEmpireState | bool | false | Block Empire State Mfg Index days |
Show all 24 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpUseBlockFile | bool | true | Use blocked_dates.txt file |
InpBlockFilePath | string | blocked_dates.txt | Path to blocked dates file (in MQL5/Files/) |
InpCurrencies | string | USD,EUR | Currencies to check (comma-separated) |
InpCheckIntervalSec | int | 60 | Check interval (seconds) |
InpBrokerGMTOffset | int | 3 | Broker GMT offset FALLBACK (Coinexx=3, EXNESS=0). Auto-detected if possible. |
InpReEnableHour | int | 1 | Re-enable hour in BROKER time (next day). E.g. 1 = 01:00 broker = 22:00 UTC on GMT+3 |
InpReEnableNextDay | bool | true | Auto re-enable on next non-blocked day |
InpTestMode | bool | false | TEST MODE: Block today regardless of news |
InpDryRun | bool | false | DRY RUN: Log only, don't actually toggle AutoTrading |
InpShowPanel | bool | true | Show status panel |
InpBlockedColor | color | clrRed | Panel color when blocked |
InpActiveColor | color | clrLime | Panel color when active |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone th48ad/DayBlocker 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.
- 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.
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