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Risk & protection · MT5
Spread Hour and News Dodger
This collection of utilities for MetaTrader 5 focuses on protecting open positions during periods of high volatility or spread widening.
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Last update7 weeks ago3 Aug 2026
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Overview
The SpreadHourDodger tool manages stop loss orders during market rollover by either removing them entirely or widening them based on historical spread data stored in a CSV file. The NewsDodger tool automates the closing of positions before scheduled high-impact news events. These tools act as trade managers rather than entry systems, requiring manual activation and specific time configurations. Notable risks include the potential for unprotected trades if the platform crashes while stop losses are removed.
- Stop loss removal during rollover
- CSV spread history logging
- Automated pre-news trade closure
- Dynamic stop loss padding
Details
Author
andrewg211 on GitHub
Type
Risk & protection
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Markets
Forex
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk profile
- Trades without a fixed stop loss
Input parameters
Read from SpreadHourDodger.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Mode | ENUM_SL_MODE | RemoveSL | SL handling mode |
SpreadHourStart | string | 23:59 | Spread hour start time (HH:MM) |
SpreadHourEndTime | string | 01:01 | Spread hour end time (HH:MM) |
Enable | bool | false | Enable EA |
Scope | ENUM_SCOPE_MODE | Current | Scope |
PairsList | string | EURUSD,GBPUSD,USDJPY,USDCHF,USDCAD,AUDUSD,NZDUSD,EURGBP,EURJ | Pairs |
SpreadFile | string | broker-spread.csv | Spread history CSV |
FileMode | ENUM_FILE_MODE | ReadWrite | CSV access |
Multiplier | double | 1.0 | Spread multiplier |
Failover | int | 0 | Failover (points) |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone andrewg211/mq-experts-v2 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.
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