This tutorial shows how MACD Expert Advisor can be used on charts of MT5 to Trade
Strategy Premise
MACD, short for moving average convergence/divergence, is a trading indicator used in technical analysis of stock prices. It is designed to reveal changes in the strength, direction, momentum, and duration of a trend in a stock’s price.
Strategy Logic
Long Entry: When MACD Crosses Above Zero
Long Exit: When MACD Crosses Below Zero or Price Reaches Target or Stoploss
Short Entry: When MACD Crosses Below Zero
Short Exit: When MACD Crosses Above Zero or Price Reaches Target or Stoploss
MT5 Settings
To start Algo trading with MACD on MT5, simply follow the steps given below.
1: Make sure you have completed Jump Start setup
2: Download zipped files from here and extract them. You will find three sub-folders: Experts, Indicators, and Include. The files in these sub-folders should be copied in your MT5 directory in the same folders. In MT5 Click on File => Open Data Folder=> Click on MQL5 => Experts folder. Copy-paste the downloaded file to the Expert folder.
3: (Optional, if indicator nor present in your MT5) In MT5 Click on File => Open Data Folder=> Click on MQL5 => Indicator folder. Download the Indicator file from here and copy-paste in your Indicator folder. Also paste files to your Include folder if not already present.
4: In MT5 => Tools => Expert Advisor => Check all option available as shown below.
Settings Required for MT5
5: Go to navigator click on refresh to refresh indicator and expert advisor
6: Now put MACD Expert Advisor on chart
7: Change the Input Parameters as per your Requirement
In Dependencies click on Allow DLL imports
8: Now put the MACD Indicator on the chart and Change the Parameter as per the Inputs Set in EA.
Please note that the input parameters of EA and the indicator should be the same, or the signal generation will not match with the indicator.
APIBridge Settings – New Users
Before setting EAs to your system it is advised to add all the symbols in APIBridge to avoid order rejections. Make sure you use the Correct expiry and strategy tag as given in MT5.
Here are the Strategy Parameters
| Strategy tag | Use default STG1 unless trading in multiple strategies |
| Port | This should be same as API bridge port application will signal from same port |
| Expiry | Put contract expiry here |
| Order type | Select order type here from MARKET,LIMIT, SLL,SLM |
| Instrument | Set the instrument as per APIBridge |
| Fast EMA Period | Value of Fast EMA |
| Slow EMA Period | Value of Slow EMA |
| MACD SMA Period | Value of MACD SMA |
| Trade Type | Type of Trades to take |
| Target | Target Value in Rupees |
| Stoploss | Stoploss Value in Rupees |
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