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This tutorial shows how you can use RSI Expert Advisor on charts of MT4 to Trade

Strategy Premise

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price movements. The RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Traditionally the RSI is considered overbought when above 70 and oversold when below 30. Signals can be generated by looking for divergences and failure swings. RSI can also be used to identify the general trend.

Strategy Logic

Long Entry: When RSI Crosses below 30

Long Exit: Exit happens with Short Entry

Short Entry: When RSI Crosses Above 70

Short Exit: Exit happens with Long Entry

MT4 Settings

To start Algo trading with RSI on MT4, simply follow the steps given below. 

RSI Strategy for MT4
  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 MT4 directory in the same folders. In MT4 Click on File => Open Data Folder=> Click on MQL4 => Experts folder. Copy-paste the downloaded file to the Expert folder.
  3. (Optional, if indicator nor present in your MT4) In MT4 Click on File => Open Data Folder=> Click on MQL4 => 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 MT4 => Tools => Expert Advisor => Check all option available as shown below.
RSI Strategy- MT4 ( Expert Advisor)

5. Go to navigator click on refresh to refresh indicator and expert advisor.

6. Now put RSI Expert Advisor on chart .

RSI Expert Advisor on chart

7. Change the Input Parameters as per your Requirement. 

Input Parameters

8. Now put the RSI Indicator on the chart and Change the Parameter as per the Inputs Set in EA. 

RSI 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.

Strategy Parameters

Strategy tag – use default STG1 unless trading in multiple strategies

Quantity- You Can also specify Qty in Bridge->Symbol Settings, it will override the Qty given here

Instrument – Set the instrument as per APIBridge

Magic Number- Leave at Default Value (1234567)

Slippage- Set Slippage value or Leave at Default

Volume- Lot Size

RSI Overbought Level- RSI Level for Overbought (default 70)

RSI oversold level- RSI Level of oversold (Default 30)