Gotobi Basic EA: Free MT4/MT5 Expert Advisor

Overview

Gotobi Basic EA targets days divisible by five, when demand for the US Dollar typically increases among Japanese firms for settlement. The EA enters a long position at the market open, closes it at the 9:55 AM Nakane fixing, and then initiates a short trade until 3:00 PM. It features spread filters and adjustable weekday settings but operates without hard stop loss or take profit orders.

Specific Gotobi calendar day trading

Time-based automated trade exits

Spread and slippage limit filters

Configurable weekday entry permissions

Support for both MT4 and MT5

Details

Author

harukihosono on GitHub

Type

Trading robot

Platform

MetaTrader 4 (MQL4) and MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)

Strategy

News

Markets

Forex

Timeframes

M15-H1

Risk profile

Trades without a fixed stop loss

EA files

Source

github.com/harukihosono/GotobiEA

Input parameters

Read from Gotobi_Basic_EA.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.

Name	Type	Default	Description
`Comment_Basic`	`string`		+--- 基本設定 ---+
`MagicNumber`	`int`	`20251114`	マジックナンバー
`LotSize`	`double`	`0.01`	ロットサイズ
`TradeComment`	`string`	`Gotobi`	取引コメント
`Comment_Trigger`	`string`		+--- トリガー設定 ---+
`EnableFriday`	`bool`	`false`	金曜日エントリーを有効にする
`EnableMaedashiGotobi`	`bool`	`true`	前倒しゴトー日を有効にする（翌日or翌?
`Comment_Long`	`string`		+--- 曜日別ロングエントリー ---+
`Monday_Long_Enable`	`bool`	`false`	月曜日ロング有効
`Tuesday_Long_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	火曜日ロング有効
`Wednesday_Long_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	水曜日ロング有効
`Thursday_Long_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	木曜日ロング有効

Show all 26 inputs

Name	Type	Default	Description
`Friday_Long_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	金曜日ロング有効
`Comment_Short`	`string`		+--- 曜日別ショートエントリー ---+
`Monday_Short_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	月曜日ショート有効
`Tuesday_Short_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	火曜日ショート有効
`Wednesday_Short_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	水曜日ショート有効
`Thursday_Short_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	木曜日ショート有効
`Friday_Short_Enable`	`bool`	`true`	金曜日ショート有効
`Comment_Spread`	`string`		+--- スプレッド・スリッページ設定 ---+
`MaxSlippagePoints`	`int`	`10`	最大許容スリッページ（ポイント）
`MaxSpreadPoints`	`int`	`50`	最大許容スプレッド（ポイント）
`Comment_Time`	`string`		+--- 時間設定 ---+
`set_time`	`use_times`	`GMT9`	時間取得方法
`natu`	`int`	`6`	夏時間オフセット（バックテスト用）
`huyu`	`int`	`7`	冬時間オフセット（バックテスト用）

How to install it

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

2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL4/Experts or MQL5/Experts.

3Copy the filesCopy the .mq4 / .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.

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