This collection for MetaTrader 4 provides a variety of expert advisors and utilities intended for automated trading and educational use. The primary component is a moving average crossover robot that opens positions based on trend direction. It features risk management tools including percentage-based stop losses, take
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Lewis Double MA Strategies
This repository is a collection of expert advisors for MetaTrader 4, primarily focusing on moving average crossover strategies.
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Last update8 years ago14 May 2018
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Overview
The core EA, Lewis Double MA, identifies golden cross and death cross signals to enter trades. It includes logic to manage positions via individual or total profit targets and implements an order entry filter based on account margin levels. The system features a lot weighting mechanism to adjust position sizes based on specific crossing types. While the repository includes multiple strategy versions, the provided documentation is minimal and lacks detailed configuration instructions.
- Multiple moving average crossover strategies
- Margin-based entry protection logic
- Profit-based trade management functions
- Dynamic lot weighting system
Details
Author
LewisLiuPub on GitHub
Type
Collection
Platform
MetaTrader 4 (MQL4)
Strategy
Indicator crossover
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk profile
- Trades without a fixed stop loss
EA files
Input parameters
Read from LewisDoubleMA.mq4. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ShortMA | int | 5 | |
LongMA | int | 10 | |
BaseLots | double | 0.01 | |
PriceType | ENUM_APPLIED_PRICE | PRICE_OPEN |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone LewisLiuPub/mt4_strategies 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.
- 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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