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CHOWithFlat Expert Advisor: Trading Cloud Color Changes at Bar Close

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Summary

This MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor bases its signal on a change in the cloud color of the CHOWithFlat indicator. A signal is formed when a bar closes and the indicator’s cloud changes color. The document identifies the required compiled indicator files and notes that a supporting trade library can enable use with brokers that have nonzero spreads, along with stop-loss and take-profit settings when opening positions.

The page refers to test results for USDJPY on an eight-hour chart in 2014, using the default EA inputs and without stop loss or take profit. It supplies no numerical performance figures or details about costs, trade handling, parameter selection, or robustness across markets and periods. The described rule is therefore a basic signal trigger, not enough information to assess expected returns or risk. The indicator and library dependencies also need to be available in the platform for the EA to run.

Key ideas

  • The EA generates a signal at bar close when the CHOWithFlat cloud changes color.
  • It depends on compiled CHO and CHOWithFlat indicator files installed in the platform’s indicator directory.
  • A supporting library is described as enabling compatibility with nonzero-spread brokers and protective order settings.
  • The cited test covers USDJPY on an eight-hour chart in 2014 and omits stop loss and take profit.
  • The document gives no numerical test results or evidence of robustness across markets and periods.

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Technical indicatorsForexBacktesting

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