A Bar-Open Comparison Strategy with Stop-Loss or Bar-Based Exit

Summary

The document describes a simple Expert Advisor that compares the opening price of the current bar with the opening price of the third bar. It opens a buy when the current bar’s opening price is higher; otherwise it opens a sell. Positions are closed by a stop loss or at the start of the next bar, making the intended holding period short and tied to bar boundaries.

The note also discusses operational safeguards for a system that acts when a new bar appears. It recommends resetting the timer if current prices cannot be updated and checking both the trade call’s success and that a deal was actually recorded. No market, bar interval, stop-loss size, backtest, or performance evidence is supplied, so the rule is a strategy sketch rather than evidence of profitability.

Key ideas

• The strategy compares the current bar’s opening price with that of the third bar.
• It buys when the current opening price is higher and sells otherwise.
• A position exits at its stop loss or when the next bar begins.
• The Expert Advisor checks price updates and confirms that trade operations produce a deal.
• The document provides no backtest or performance evidence.

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