EA Scalper XAUUSD is an automated trading research project for MetaTrader 5 focused on gold. It employs a multifaceted entry strategy using Smart Money Concepts like order blocks and liquidity sweeps, alongside moving average crossovers and Fibonacci zones. The EA includes a self-learning module designed to adapt to di
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ICT SMC EA
This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor executes trades based on Smart Money Concepts and Inner Circle Trader methodologies.
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Last update10 months ago4 Nov 2025
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Overview
ICT SMC EA identifies institutional price patterns such as Fair Value Gaps, Order Blocks, and Liquidity Sweeps to find entry points. The robot requires market structure alignment and uses a higher timeframe trend filter. Risk controls include daily and total drawdown limits, a trailing stop, maximum trade caps, and automated position sizing based on risk percentage. It is specifically structured to meet the strict risk management requirements of prop firm challenges.
- Institutional Order Block identification
- Fair Value Gap detection
- Liquidity sweep and stop hunt tracking
- Prop firm risk management module
- Higher timeframe trend filtering
Details
Author
katxarra on GitHub
Type
Trading robot
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
SMC / ICT / price action
Markets
Forex, Gold
Timeframes
M1-M5, M15-H1, H4 and above
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 ICT_SMC_EA.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
RiskPercent | double | 1.0 | Risk per trade (%) |
MaxDailyLoss | double | 5.0 | Max daily loss (%) |
MaxTotalLoss | double | 10.0 | Max total loss (%) |
MaxTradesPerDay | int | 5 | Max trades per day |
UseTrailingStop | bool | true | Use trailing stop |
FVG_MinPoints | int | 10 | Minimum FVG size in points |
OrderBlock_Lookback | int | 50 | Order block lookback bars |
LiquiditySweep_Lookback | int | 20 | Liquidity sweep lookback |
LiquiditySweep_Buffer | double | 5 | Sweep buffer in points |
RiskRewardRatio | double | 2.0 | Risk:Reward ratio (minimum 1:2) |
TrailingStop_Points | int | 100 | Trailing stop in points |
TrailingStop_Step | int | 10 | Trailing stop step |
Show all 20 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
TradeOnlyHigherTimeframe | bool | true | Use HTF trend filter |
HTF_Timeframe | ENUM_TIMEFRAMES | PERIOD_H4 | Higher timeframe |
SpreadLimit | int | 20 | Maximum spread in points |
TradingStartTime | string | 00:00 | Trading start time |
TradingEndTime | string | 23:59 | Trading end time |
MagicNumber | int | 123456 | Magic number |
TradeComment | string | ICT_SMC | Trade comment |
ShowDashboard | bool | true | Show info dashboard |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone katxarra/claudestuff 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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