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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News Trader and Turtles EA Collection
This repository provides a collection of expert advisors for MetaTrader 4 and 5, centered on news event volatility and trend following.
High risk
GitHub stars3
Forks4
Last update6 months ago6 Mar 2026
LicenceNone stated
Overview
The primary NewsTrader tool integrates with online economic calendars to automate trade placement seconds before scheduled events. It deploys a grid of pending orders with configurable spacing and manages exits through hard stop losses, take profits, and trailing stop logic. The collection also includes a Turtle trading strategy and a utility for closing hedged positions at specific times. The README is missing.
- Web-based economic calendar synchronization
- Pre-news event pending order grid
- Dynamic trailing stop and breakeven management
- Automatic time zone detection
- Turtle trend following implementation
Details
Author
githubgit on GitHub
Type
Collection
Platform
MetaTrader 4 (MQL4) and MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
News, Trend following, Grid
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk profile
- Opens a grid of orders: exposure builds up in a trend
EA files
Input parameters
Read from NewsTrader_v7.02.mq4. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ExpertName | string | NewsTrader_v7.02 | |
Magic | int | 7777777 | Magic Number |
Slippage | int | 1 | Slippage |
calInputs | string | ===== Calendar settings ===== | |
CalendarDirectory | string | FX News | Calendar Directory |
CalendarName | string | Investing.com | Calendar Name |
TestCalName | string | 2015-2018 | Tester Calendar Name |
WebAdress | string | https://ec.forexprostools.com/ | URL to read Calendar from |
UseAutoTimeZone | bool | true | Auto TimeZone Detection |
TimeZone | int | 2 | Manual TimeZone |
ReadFromFile | bool | false | Read Calendar From File |
PrintInLog | bool | true | Print in Log (false-off, true-on) |
Show all 40 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
DisplayLines | bool | true | Display Lines Option (false-off, true-on) |
DisplayText | bool | true | Display Text Option (false-off, true-on) |
DisplayEvents | bool | true | Display Events Option (false-off, true-on) |
LineStyle | ENUM_LINE_STYLE | STYLE_DOT | Line Style |
timeInputs | string | ===== Timing settings ===== | |
SecBeforeNews | double | 20 | Seconds before News Time and Order Open Time, sec |
OrderDuration | int | 140 | Pending Order Expiration, sec |
ProcessTime | double | 10 | Order Adjusting Time in sec |
SessionEndTime | string | 23:20 | Session End Time |
ordInputs | string | ===== Order settings ===== | |
OrdersNum | int | 23 | Number of pending orders from one side |
CandlesToCheck | int | 1 | Candles to check Hi Lo |
PendOrdGap | double | 30 | Gap for Pending Orders from last HiLo |
OrdersStep | double | 30 | Step between orders |
DeleteOpposite | bool | true | Opposite Orders delete |
TrailOpposite | bool | true | Opposite Orders trailing |
CloseOnNewEvent | bool | true | Close Orders On New Event |
InitialStop | double | 20 | Initial Stop |
TakeProfit | double | 150 | Take Profit |
TrailingStop | double | 0 | Trailing Stop |
TrailingStep | double | 0 | Trailing Stop Step |
BreakEven | double | 90 | Breakeven |
PipsLock | double | 60 | Lock |
TrailTP | string | ======= Dynamic TP ======== | |
DeltaTP | double | 10 | Distance before TP to trail SL/TP |
MoveSL | double | 40 | Distance to move SL from current price when price closer to TP than DeltaTP |
ECN_Mode | bool | false | ECN Mode |
DisplayLevels | bool | true | Display Levels for ECN Mode |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone githubgit/mt4-ea 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.
- 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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