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This tutorial shows how RVI Expert Advisor can be used on charts of MT5 to Trade

Strategy Premise

The Relative Vigor Index (RVI) is a technical analysis indicator that measures the strength of a trend by comparing a security’s closing price to its trading range and smoothing the results. It’s based on the tendency for prices to close higher than they open in uptrends and to close lower than they open in downtrends. 

Strategy Logic

Long Entry: When RVI Crosses above RVI Signal

Long Exit: When RVI Crosses below RVI Signal or Price Reaches Target or Stoploss

Short Entry: When RVI Crosses below RVI Signal

Short Exit: When RVI Crosses above RVI Signal or Price Reaches Target or Stoploss

MT5 Settings

To start Algo trading with RVI on MT5, simply follow the steps given below. 

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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 to 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. 

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

6: Now put RVI Expert Advisor on chart 

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7: Change the Input Parameters as per your Requirement

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In Dependencies click on Allow DLL imports

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

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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 tagUse default STG1 unless trading in multiple strategies
PortThis should be same as API bridge port application will signal from same port
ExpiryPut contract expiry here
Order typeSelect order type here from MARKET,LIMIT, SLL,SLM
InstrumentSet the instrument as per APIBridge
PeriodPeriod of RVI
Slow EMA PeriodValue of Slow EMA
MACD SMA PeriodValue of MACD SMA
Trade TypeType of Trades to take
TargetTarget Value in Rupees
StoplossStoploss Value in Rupees