Framework4o: Free MT4 Expert Advisor

Overview

Framework4o provides a structured environment for developing trading models with pre-defined modules for position and risk management. The core functionality handles entry and exit logic using indicators like DEMA, EMA, and RSI. It includes comprehensive risk controls such as ATR-based stop loss and take profit ratios, lot sizing based on account risk, and multi-stage exit strategies including breakeven and profit zone trailing. Trading activity is further restricted by customizable time and session filters.

Modular strategy development architecture

ATR-based stop loss and take profit scaling

Customizable trading session and time filters

Breakeven and profit zone management logic

Details

Author

Capital-Advisory-Technology on GitHub

Type

Framework & template

Platform

MetaTrader 4 (MQL4)

Strategy

Trend following, Indicator crossover

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

MQL4/Experts/DER/DER.mq4

Source

github.com/Capital-Advisory-Technology/Framework4o

Input parameters

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

Name	Type	Default
`BACKTEST_EXTERNALS`	`string`
`strategy_name`	`string`	`DEMAEMARSI`
`slippage`	`int`	`3`
`exportPFThreshold`	`double`	`0`
`RISK_EXTERNALS`	`string`
`max_open_risk`	`double`	`1.0`
`max_open_trades`	`int`	`3`
`ATR_period`	`int`	`14`
`SL_ratio`	`double`	`1.5`
`TP_ratio`	`double`	`3.0`
`PROFIT_EXTERNALS`	`string`
`breakeven`	`double`	`0.5`

Show all 30 inputs

Name	Type	Default
`profit_zone`	`double`	`0.9`
`profit_zone_reward`	`double`	`0.2`
`SESSION_EXTERNALS`	`string`
`hour_limit_start`	`int`	`2`
`hour_limit_end`	`int`	`22`
`STRATEGIES_EXTERNALS`	`string`
`DEMA_EXTERNALS`	`string`
`DEMA_period`	`double`	`26`
`DEMA_filter`	`double`	`0`
`DEMA_filter_period`	`int`	`0`
`DEMA_enum_price`	`int`	`0`
`DEMA_enum_filter`	`int`	`0`
`EMA_EXTERNALS`	`string`
`ema_period`	`int`	`30`
`ema_price`	`int`	`8`
`RSI_EXTERNALS`	`string`
`rsi_period`	`int`	`14`
`rsi_vol`	`bool`	`true`

How to install it

1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone Capital-Advisory-Technology/Framework4o 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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