Daybreaker and Signature System: Free MT4 Expert Advisor

Overview

The primary Daybreaker EA utilizes custom task scheduling and lookback periods to identify market entries based on volatility. It includes risk management controls such as percentage-based lot sizing and a configurable take profit factor relative to the stop loss. The tools allow users to toggle specific currencies and exclude pairs. The repository serves as a personal development record with a minimal README.

Multi-currency pair filtering and selection

Percentage-based account risk per trade

Custom volatility and entry tool logic

Automated task scheduling system

Adjustable take profit to stop loss ratio

Details

Input parameters

Read from daybreaker v0 103.mq4. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.

Name	Type	Default	Description
`GLOBAL_debug`	`bool`	`false`	Increases the amount of data written to the log for debugging purposes.
`GLOBAL_resetfiles`	`bool`	`true`	Deletes and resets output files. Only for development.
`GLOBAL_runcron`	`bool`	`true`	This setting turns off the cron update tasks. (ONLY runs init tasks)
`GLOBAL_jumpstart`	`bool`	`false`	This setting runs all cron tasks to begin with as opposed to waiting
`GLOBAL_maxlookback`	`int`	`1300000`	In seconds. This is the max overall lookback for all pairs. 2.6M is about one month.
`GLOBAL_riskpertradepercentage`	`double`	`0.01`	The percentage of the account to risk per trade.
`GLOBAL_pausetime`	`int`	`1000`	In milliseconds. Time to wait before polling server after bad response.
`GLOBAL_sendnotifications`	`bool`	`false`	Whether to send notifications or not.
`GLOBAL_takeprofitfactor`	`double`	`1`	The factor of size of the TP compared to the SL for a trade.
`CURRENCY_USD`	`bool`	`true`
`CURRENCY_CHF`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_EUR`	`bool`	`true`

Show all 28 inputs

Name	Type	Default	Description
`CURRENCY_GBP`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_CAD`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_JPY`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_AUD`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_NZD`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_SGD`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_HKD`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_DKK`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_NOK`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_SEK`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_TRY`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_PLN`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_MXN`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_XAU`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_XAG`	`bool`	`false`
`CURRENCY_skippairs`	`string`	`USDCAD;CHFJPY;EURGBP;EURCAD;EURAUD;GBPUSD;GBPCHF;GBPCAD;GBPJ`	"CHFSGD; EURSGD; EURDKK; EURNOK; EURSEK; USDTRY; EURTRY; GBPSGD; GBPSEK; GBPNOK; GBPDKK; GBPTRY; CADSGD; CADSEK; CADNOK;

How to install it

1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone ianbelcher/trading_bots from GitHub, and unzip it.

2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL4/Experts.

3Copy the filesCopy the .mq4 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.

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