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Ichimoku Signal Reversal Expert Advisor for GBPJPY

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Summary

This Expert Advisor trades reversals in the Ichimoku_Osc signal line. It checks for a change in the indicator’s direction when a bar closes, then uses that shift as the trading signal. The document identifies GBPJPY on a twelve-hour chart as the example test market and says the displayed tests used the default EA inputs.

The described test does not use stop-loss or take-profit orders, so its results do not establish how the strategy performs with those controls or under other parameter choices. The page references example charts and a 2014 test but gives no numerical performance statistics or explanation of costs, risk, or robustness. Running the EA also depends on separate compiled indicator files, while a library is mentioned for broker compatibility and paired stop and target placement. The core trading idea is a simple bar-close direction-change rule; the available evidence is too limited to assess its profitability.

Key ideas

  • The EA enters trades based on a direction change in the Ichimoku_Osc signal line.
  • Signals are evaluated when a bar closes.
  • The illustrated test uses GBPJPY on a twelve-hour chart with default inputs.
  • The described test omits stop-loss and take-profit orders.
  • The document provides no numerical results sufficient to judge robustness or profitability.

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