Timer-Triggered Expert Advisor with Position Checks and Fixed Exits

Summary

This document describes a simple Expert Advisor built to demonstrate timer-based trading. When a timer event arrives, the program opens a trade in a randomly chosen direction, provided there are no open positions. If a position is already open, it ignores that event. Timer settings and stop-loss and take-profit values can be configured through the program’s inputs.

The example teaches how a timer can trigger trading logic and how a position check can prevent a new entry while a trade is active. It does not present a market hypothesis, entry signal derived from market data, performance evaluation, or evidence that random direction has an edge. The example is therefore useful as a basic automation concept, but it offers no basis for assessing profitability or suitability as a trading strategy.

Key ideas

• A timer event can be used to trigger an Expert Advisor’s trading logic.
• The example chooses trade direction randomly when a timer signal arrives.
• The program skips a timer signal if a position is already open.
• Timer intervals and stop-loss and take-profit settings are configurable.
• The document provides no performance evidence or market rationale for the entries.

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