HFT Grid AI is a MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor foundation built for high-frequency trading and grid-based strategies. It employs a broker-aware execution model that validates trade plans against local simulations before sending orders to the market. Key features include stochastic market structure analysis, session-based
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High Frequency Grid EA
High Frequency Grid EA is an automated trading robot for MetaTrader 5 that implements a mean-reversion strategy through a grid of pending orders.
High risk
GitHub stars8
Forks4
Last update1 year ago3 Jul 2025
LicenceMIT
Overview
High Frequency Grid EA places buy and sell stop orders at calculated distances, using dynamic spread monitoring to ensure execution only during favorable conditions. The EA includes a trailing stop mechanism that adapts to market movement and offers multiple risk-managed lot sizing options, including fixed lots or a percentage of account equity. Trading is restricted by configurable hours and maximum spread limits.
- Dynamic spread monitoring and filtering
- Adaptive trailing stop mechanisms
- Flexible lot sizing methods
- Time-restricted trading window
- Systematic grid order management
Details
Author
Xtley001 on GitHub
Type
Trading robot
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
Grid, Mean reversion, Scalping, Hedging
Markets
Forex
Timeframes
M1-M5, M15-H1
Risk profile
- Opens a grid of orders: exposure builds up in a trend
- Holds opposite positions at once
EA files
Input parameters
Read from High-Frequency Grid EA.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpMagic | int | 12345 | Magic Number |
Slippage | int | 1 | |
StartHour | int | 00 | |
EndHour | int | 23 | |
Secs | int | 60 | same as tf |
LotType | enumLotType | 0 | |
FixedLot | double | 1 | fixed lots 0.0 =MM |
RiskPercent | double | 0.5 | Risk MM% |
Delta | double | 0.5 | order distance |
MaxDistance | double | 7 | THETA (Max order distance) |
Stop | double | 10 | stop loss size |
MaxTrailing | double | 4 | COS (Start of trailing) |
Show all 13 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
MaxSpread | int | 9999 | max spread limit |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone Xtley001/High-Frequency-Grid-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.
- 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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