This repository contains the MQL source code used by Forex Strategy Builder Professional to export automated trading strategies to MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. It serves as a standardized template for executing technical strategies generated by the software, handling order execution and trade management. The EA inclu
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ProfitRobots MQL5 Template
This is a modular MetaTrader 5 expert advisor framework designed to accelerate the development of custom trading strategies.
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Last update2 months ago1 Jul 2026
LicenceMIT
Latest release2025-1010 months ago
Overview
ProfitRobots MQL5 Template provides a standardized base that includes position management, risk controls, and multi-symbol support. The template features configurable entry and exit logic, integrated stop loss and take profit settings, and optional martingale lot scaling. It also includes utility functions to facilitate the porting of strategies from PineScript. Trading can be restricted by time ranges, specific symbols, and position caps.
- Standardized MQL5 expert advisor starter template
- Multi-symbol trading with configurable entry and exit logic
- Flexible risk management with trailing stops and position caps
- Built-in optional martingale lot scaling module
- Compatibility helpers for PineScript strategy conversion
Details
Author
sibvic on GitHub
Type
Framework & template
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
Martingale
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk profile
- Uses martingale lot scaling: losses can grow fast
EA files
Input parameters
Read from EA_Base.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
GeneralSection | string | | General |
symbols | string | | Symbols to trade. Separated by "," |
allow_trading | bool | true | Allow trading |
BTCAccount | bool | false | Is BTC Account? |
entry_logic | TradingMode | TradingModeOnBarClose | Entry type |
exit_logic | TradingMode | TradingModeOnBarClose | Exit type |
trading_side | TradingDirection | BothSides | What trades should be taken |
lots_value | double | 0.1 | Position size |
lots_type | PositionSizeType | PositionSizeContract | Position size type |
slippage_points | int | 3 | Slippage, in points |
close_on_opposite | bool | true | Close on opposite |
SLSection | string | | Stop loss/TakeProfit |
Show all 40 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
stop_loss_type | StopLossType | SLPips | Stop loss type |
stop_loss_value | double | 10 | Stop loss value |
trailing_type | TrailingType | TrailingDontUse | Use trailing |
trailing_start | double | 0 | Min distance to order to activate the trailing |
trailing_step | double | 10 | Trailing step |
NetStopSection | string | | Net stop |
net_stop_loss_type | StopLimitType | StopLimitDoNotUse | Net stop loss type |
net_stop_loss_value | double | 10 | Net stop loss value |
take_profit_type | TakeProfitType | TPPips | Take profit type |
take_profit_value | double | 10 | Take profit value |
take_profit_atr_multiplicator | double | 1.0 | Take profit ATR Multiplicator |
NetTakeProfitSection | string | | Net Take Profit |
net_take_profit_type | StopLimitType | StopLimitDoNotUse | Net take profit type |
net_take_profit_value | double | 10 | Net take profit value |
PositionCapSection | string | | Position cap |
use_position_cap | bool | true | Use position cap? |
max_positions | int | 2 | Max positions |
MartingaleSection | string | | Martingale type |
martingale_type | MartingaleType | MartingaleDoNotUse | Martingale type |
martingale_lot_sizing_type | MartingaleLotSizingType | MartingaleLotSizingNo | Martingale lot sizing type |
martingale_lot_value | double | 1.5 | Matringale lot sizing value |
martingale_step | double | 50 | Open matringale position step |
max_longs | int | 5 | Max long positions |
max_shorts | int | 5 | Max short positions |
OtherSection | string | | Other |
magic_number | int | 42 | Magic number |
logic_direction | PositionDirection | DirectLogic | Logic type |
TradingTimeSection | string | In hhmm. You can put several ranges separated by , | Trading time |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone sibvic/mq5-templates 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, 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.
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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