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Trigger Line EA Signals from Line Crosses and Cloud Color Changes

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Summary

This document describes an Expert Advisor that uses signals from the Trigger Line indicator. A signal is formed at bar close when the indicator’s main and signal lines cross and the indicator cloud changes color. The EA depends on a separately compiled indicator file, and the description notes a trading library that supports brokers with nonzero spreads and allows stop loss and take profit to be set when opening a position.

The document says tests used default EA parameters and did not use stop loss or take profit. It identifies a GBPUSD four-hour test for 2015 and references chart examples, but supplies no numerical performance results or discussion of drawdowns, costs, or robustness. The entry conditions are described only at a high level, so the precise indicator settings, exit rules, and generalizability cannot be assessed from this account.

Key ideas

  • The EA derives signals from the Trigger Line indicator.
  • A signal requires a line crossing and a cloud color change at bar close.
  • The EA requires the compiled indicator file to run.
  • The stated GBPUSD four-hour test used default parameters and omitted stop loss and take profit.
  • The document references test charts but gives no numerical performance analysis.

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