This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor serves as a foundational template for building automated trading systems. The README is minimal, but the code provides a structured framework for beginners to implement custom entry and exit logic using price data and technical indicators. It includes examples of Exponential Moving Aver
Framework & template · MT5
X-Tick Chart SDK
This repository provides a software development kit and a collection of example Expert Advisors for MetaTrader 5 designed to work with custom tick and volume bar charts.
GitHub stars18
Forks11
Last update5 years ago7 Jul 2021
LicenceGPL-3.0
Latest release3.215 years ago
Overview
X-Tick Chart SDK includes template robots that execute trades based on moving average crossovers or price action relative to moving averages on non-time-based charts. The provided EAs feature risk management tools including fixed stop loss and take profit, break-even settings, trailing stops, and partial close functionality. It also incorporates time-based filters and signal confirmation logic for various chart types.
- Tick and volume bar chart integration
- Moving average crossover strategy templates
- Automated break-even and trailing stop
- Partial trade closing functionality
- Custom signal confirmation bars
Details
Author
9nix6 on GitHub
Type
Framework & template
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
Indicator crossover
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.
Input parameters
Read from PriceMA_Cross.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Lots | double | 0.1 | Traded lots |
StopLoss | uint | 0 | Stop Loss |
TakeProfit | uint | 0 | Take profit |
ConfirmationBars | int | 1 | Signal confirmation bars |
PrevSignalBars | int | 1 | Prev. signal confirmation bars |
ValidTradeDirection | ENUM_TRADE_DIRECTION | TRADE_DIRECTION_ALL | Valid trading type |
CloseTradeOnSignalChange | bool | true | Close trade on signal change |
ForceSR | bool | false | Force Stop & Reverse |
Start | string | 9:00 | Start trading at |
End | string | 17:55 | End trading at |
CloseTradeAfterTradingHours | bool | true | Close trade after trading hours |
InpBEPoints | int | 0 | BreakEven (Points) [ 0 = OFF ] |
Show all 22 inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
InpTrailByPoints | int | 0 | Trail by (Points) [ 0 = OFF ] |
InpTrailStartPoints | int | 150 | Start trailing after (Points) |
InpPartialCloseAtProfitPoints | int | 0 | Partial close at (Points) [ 0 = OFF ] |
InpPartialClosePercentage | int | 50 | Partial close % |
MagicNumber | ulong | 8888 | Assign trade ID |
DeviationPoints | ulong | 0 | Maximum defiation (in points) |
ManualTickSize | double | 0.000 | Tick Size (0 = auto detect) |
NumberOfRetries | int | 50 | Maximum number of retries |
BusyTimeout_ms | int | 1000 | Wait [ms] before retry on busy errors |
RequoteTimeout_ms | int | 250 | Wait [ms] before retry on requotes |
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone 9nix6/X-Tick-Chart 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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