This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor combines technical indicators with price action to automate trading decisions. It incorporates five individual strategies including EMA crossovers, candlestick engulfing patterns, and support or resistance breakouts. The system is specifically calibrated for the 30-minute timeframe and
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Trading Algo Builder
Trading Algo Builder is a MetaTrader 4 expert advisor designed to help traders construct automated strategies without manual coding.
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Last update3 years ago5 Apr 2023
LicenceMIT
Overview
Trading Algo Builder features a modular system where users can combine up to four different indicator signals, supporting both built-in MetaTrader indicators and custom external files. Signal logic includes moving average crossovers, RSI reversals, Bollinger Band breakouts, and complex buffer comparisons. The EA manages trade entry based on these user-defined conditions and includes basic risk management such as a maximum trade count. It provides a versatile environment for testing various technical analysis combinations.
- Modular signal construction system
- Built-in and custom indicator support
- Diverse signal types including crossovers and trend setups
- Configurable logic pieces for complex entry rules
Details
Author
pepshirley on GitHub
Type
Trading robot
Platform
MetaTrader 4 (MQL4)
Strategy
Indicator crossover, Breakout, Mean reversion, Multi-strategy
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
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 Algo Builder.mq4. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpSep9 | string | | ... |
InpSep10 | string | TRADE INPUTS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< | |
InpMaxTrades | int | 1 | Maximum Number Of Trades |
InpSep11 | string | | ... |
InpSep12 | string | GENERAL INPUTS<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< | |
InpUpperThreshold | double | 70 | Upper Threshold |
InpLowerThreshold | double | 30 | Lower Threshold |
InpSep1 | string | | ... |
InpSep5 | string | ALGO PIECE ONE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< | |
InpSwitch1 | ALGO_SWITCH | on | Algo 1 On/Off |
InpIndType1 | INDICATOR_TYPE | Custom | Indicator Type 1 |
InpInd1 | string | Aroon | Custom Indicator File |
Show all 40 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpParams1 | string | 14 | Custom Indicator Input parameters |
InpBuf01 | int | 0 | Custom Buffer 1 |
InpBuf02 | int | 1 | Custom Buffer 2 |
InpSignal1 | SIGNAL_TYPE | CandleCrossBuf1 | Entry rule 1 |
InpSep2 | string | | ... |
InpSep6 | string | ALGO PIECE TWO<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< | |
InpSwitch2 | ALGO_SWITCH | on | Algo 2 On/Off |
InpIndType2 | INDICATOR_TYPE | Custom | Indicator Type 2 |
InpInd2 | string | Aroon | Custom Indicator File |
InpParams2 | string | 14 | Custom Input parameters |
InpBuf11 | int | 0 | Custom Buffer 1 |
InpBuf12 | int | 1 | Custom Buffer 2 |
InpSignal2 | SIGNAL_TYPE | Buf1AboveBuf2 | Entry rule 2 |
InpSep3 | string | | ... |
InpSep7 | string | ALGO PIECE THREE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< | |
InpSwitch3 | ALGO_SWITCH | on | Algo 3 On/Off |
InpIndType3 | INDICATOR_TYPE | Custom | Indicator Type 3 |
InpInd3 | string | Aroon | Custom Indicator File |
InpParams3 | string | 14 | Custom Input parameters |
InpBuf21 | int | 0 | Custom Buffer 1 |
InpBuf22 | int | 1 | Custom Buffer 2 |
InpSignal3 | SIGNAL_TYPE | Buf1AboveBuf2 | Entry rule 3 |
InpSep4 | string | | ... |
InpSep8 | string | ALGO PIECE FOUR<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< | |
InpSwitch4 | ALGO_SWITCH | on | Algo 4 On/Off |
InpIndType4 | INDICATOR_TYPE | Custom | Indicator Type 4 |
InpInd4 | string | Aroon | Custom Indicator File |
InpParams4 | string | 14 | Input parameters |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone pepshirley/trading-algo-builder 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, 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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