Trading Kagi Reversals with Risk and Position Controls

Summary

This article extends an MQL5 Kagi chart engine into an Expert Advisor that trades changes in Kagi direction. A Yin-to-Yang transition generates a potential long signal, while Yang-to-Yin generates a potential short signal. Users can enable or disable trading, restrict direction, and choose either manual volume or sizing based on a risk percentage. The proposed stop goes beyond the previous local extreme, and take profit is set by a selectable risk-to-reward ratio; an optional trailing stop can adjust protection as price moves.

The EA also plots signal markers and manages open positions. The article describes checking the reversal logic in chart examples and reports a backtest on the Nikkei index, but the available account gives no detailed performance statistics or evidence of out-of-sample robustness. Kagi reversals can produce losing trades, and the suggested risk controls do not guarantee a particular loss limit under all execution conditions. The article teaches implementation choices rather than establishing a profitable strategy.

Key ideas

• The EA treats Kagi Yin-to-Yang flips as long signals and Yang-to-Yin flips as short signals.
• Trading can be switched off or limited to long or short positions.
• Position volume can be fixed manually or calculated from a selected account risk percentage.
• Stops use prior Kagi local extremes, while targets follow a configurable risk-to-reward ratio.
• The article reports a Nikkei backtest but provides no detailed evidence of durable profitability.

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