Skip to content
All library documents

Zero-Level Derivative Indicator Breakout Expert Advisor

Article MQL5 code base

Summary

This Expert Advisor generates signals from the Derivative indicator crossing its zero level. It evaluates the signal when a bar closes, triggering on a move through zero in either direction. The description also notes that the advisor depends on a compiled indicator file and references a trading library that supports brokers with nonzero spreads and the setting of protective orders when opening positions.

The document says that an example test used default inputs on USD/JPY at the eight-hour timeframe during 2014, and that stop loss and take profit were not used in those tests. It mentions chart examples but supplies no numerical performance statistics in the text. The test setup therefore gives limited evidence: it does not establish robustness, account for the omitted protective exits, or show whether results persist across other markets and periods.

Key ideas

  • The EA signals when the Derivative indicator crosses zero at a bar close.
  • A crossing from either side of zero can produce a signal.
  • Running the EA requires the compiled indicator dependency.
  • The cited test used default inputs on USD/JPY at an eight-hour timeframe during 2014.
  • Stop loss and take profit were omitted from the described tests.

Tags

This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.