A Bar-Driven EA Using Moving Averages and Candle Prices

Summary

This brief description outlines an Expert Advisor that acts only when a new bar appears. It compares a moving-average value on the current bar with the bar’s open and close prices, using those relationships to guide position opening. The number of open positions in each direction is limited by a configurable maximum.

Position sizing can use either a fixed lot or a percentage risk allocation per trade. The EA has no stop loss, take profit, or trailing stop, so position exits and downside controls are not explained in the text. It mentions a best result for USDJPY on a five-minute chart but provides no performance figures, test period, execution assumptions, or detailed trading rules. The description is therefore insufficient to assess robustness or reproduce the stated result.

Key ideas

• The EA evaluates its logic only when a new bar appears.
• It compares a moving-average value with the current bar’s open and close prices.
• A parameter limits the number of open positions in each direction.
• Position size can be fixed or based on a percentage risk setting.
• The description specifies no stop loss, take profit, trailing stop, or quantitative evidence for its claimed best result.

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