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Triple Moving Average Expert Advisor .mq5 file for $299

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This Expert Advisor in .mq5 format has fully commented code to let you test, customize, and automate a three moving average (MA) trading system in MetaTrader 5. Using three moving averages to confirm direction, entries occur when the fastest MA is outside the middle MA and the middle MA is outside of the slowest MA. Exits occur when the fastest MA crosses back over the middle MA.

A quick visual example to show approximate entry and exit areas (arrows manually added):
3 Moving Average EA Example
Note: The default input values are not optimized. Adjust the inputs to find the optimized combination for your risk tolerance and to maximize profitability. Trend Following systems are designed around long term probabilities. Although Trend Following systems have lower win rates, profitability comes from large trends as Trend Following cuts losses short and lets winners run. Test on a portfolio of symbols as profits from trending symbols will offset the small losses and provide profits when other symbols are not trending.

Customizable Variables

Markets

Trade on any pair and any timeframe. Place the expert advisor on a chart and it will use the currency pair and timeframe of the chart. Choppy and sideways markets will cause more whipsaws while markets that trend will produce more profitable trades.

Entry

Long positions are entered when the fast/short MA is above the middle MA and the middle MA is above the slow/long MA. Short positions are entered when the fast/short MA is below the middle MA and the middle MA is below the slow/long MA. Both long and short use the closed MA of the previous bar. If you set the Max Unit variable above 1, additional entries will occur and pyramid in ATR increments specified by the ATR between Pyramids variable.

Position Sizing

This expert advisor uses Percent Volatility position sizing. Verify the tick value, minimum and maximum lot sizes, size of lot increments, etc to confirm each position will not exceed your set risk percentage. Using the stop level, if the position is stopped out, the position size is calculated to only lose the amount risked through the Risk Percent variable. The calculation looks at how many dollars are at risk, how many pips are in the distance from the entry to the stop and the value of that distance.

Stop

The stop is set using multiples of the ATR. Basing the stop on the ATR allows the stop to be placed out of the normal price range and account for volatility. If you choose 2 times the 14 day ATR, the stop on long positions would happen if the price touches or goes below the entry price minus ( 2 * ATR ). The stop on short positions would occur if the price touches or goes above the entry price plus ( 2 * ATR ). The stop is set when the position is entered. The stop accounts for gaps in price and is not set as a pending order. A position is only stopped out if the price reaches or exceeds the stop level. If you use the pyramiding option, the stop will change to be in line with the latest entry price when a new position is added.

Exit

Positions are closed when the faster MA closes across the middle MA or in other words, the fast MA crosses the middle MA. Using the 4/9/18 example, long positions exit when the 4 bar MA closes below the 9 bar MA and short positions exit when the 4 bar MA closes above the 9 bar MA. The exit uses the closed MA of the previous bar.

Delivery

Once you complete checkout through Paypal, you will receive an automated email with the download link. The email will go to the email address that is on file with Paypal - make sure Paypal has your current and correct email address. The download link will be active for 24 hours so please download as soon as you get the link. The expert advisor comes as the MQL5 code so you will have to save it in the correct folder, read through the notes in the code, and compile it. After compiling it, start testing and finding your profitable variables. Use the installation tips page to get the file saved and compiled so you can start testing today.