MACD Stochastic – EA MetaTrader 5

The author of the idea: Firmin, the mq5 code author: barabashkakvn.

The Expert Advisor uses two indicators, including iMACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence, MACD) and iStochastic (Stochastic Oscillator). No more than one position per bar can be opened. It uses three time intervals to determine entries.

Input Parameters

• MACD: period for Fast average calculation – fast moving average period.
• MACD: period for Slow average calculation – slow moving average period.
• MACD: period for their difference averaging – the period for averaging the difference.
• Use Stochastic – enable/disable the use of Stochastic.
• Bars to check Stochastic – the number of bars for calculating the Stochastic signal.
• STO: K-period (number of bars for calculations) – K period (number of bars for calculations).
• STO: D-period (period of first smoothing) – D period (period for the primary smoothing).
• STO: final smoothing – final smoothing.
• STO: type of smoothing – type of smoothing.
• STO: stochastic calculation method – Stochastic calculation method.
• Lots – the volume of position to open.
• Stop Loss (in pips) – Stop Loss value.
• Take Profit (in pips) – Take Profit value.
• Trailing Stop (in pips) – trailing value.
• Trailing Step (in pips) – trailing step value.
• Max positions – the maximum number of positions.
• No Loss stop (in pips) – the minimum breakeven level.
• When set “No Loss stop” (in pips) – minimum distance from the price to set breakeven.
• Start period #1 (only hours and minutes are valid) – beginning of period #1.
• End period #1 (only hours and minutes are valid) – end of period #1.
• Start period #2 (only hours and minutes are valid) – beginning of period #2.
• End period #2 (only hours and minutes are valid) – end of period #2.
• Start period #3 (only hours and minutes are valid) – beginning of period #3.
• End period #3 (only hours and minutes are valid) – end of period #3.

Testing results on all pairs from 2017.03.06 to 2017.10.08:

Symbol	Pass	Result	Profit	Expected Payoff	Profit Factor	Recovery Factor	Sharpe Ratio	Custom	Equity DD %	Trades
GBPJPY	19	11120,25	1120,25	28,01	1,86	2,96	0,31	0	3,70	40
EURAUD	13	11070,28	1070,28	22,30	1,84	2,29	0,31	0	4,64	48
CHFJPY	11	10819,40	819,40	16,39	1,44	1,11	0,18	0	7,19	50
GBPCHF	18	10661,42	661,42	21,34	1,54	1,39	0,22	0	4,60	31
EURJPY	15	10602,62	602,62	13,70	1,35	1,28	0,14	0	4,61	44
NZDUSD	0	10540,46	540,46	16,89	1,39	1,03	0,17	0	5,01	32
GBPUSD	2	10537,58	537,58	12,22	1,27	0,66	0,13	0	7,62	44
AUDUSD	6	10316,09	316,09	7,53	1,16	0,57	0,08	0	5,11	42
AUDNZD	7	10315,69	315,69	7,52	1,24	1,24	0,11	0	2,51	42
AUDCAD	8	10047,39	47,39	1,16	1,03	0,08	0,02	0	5,92	41
EURCHF	14	10040,68	40,68	1,45	1,03	0,08	0,02	0	4,97	28
AUDCHF	9	10028,50	28,50	0,75	1,00	0,04	0,12	0	6,72	38
EURNZD	16	9935,54	-64,46	-1,43	0,96	-0,07	-0,02	0	9,14	45
AUDJPY	10	9927,16	-72,84	-1,92	0,96	-0,08	-0,02	0	8,44	38
USDCHF	3	9901,90	-98,10	-3,16	0,94	-0,23	-0,02	0	4,19	31
USDCAD	5	9752,49	-247,51	-6,69	0,84	-0,39	-0,08	0	6,20	37
EURCAD	17	9635,41	-364,59	-8,89	0,79	-0,42	-0,11	0	8,49	41
EURUSD	1	9573,66	-426,34	-13,32	0,77	-0,47	-0,12	0	8,88	32
CADCHF	20	9006,63	-993,37	-25,47	0,60	-0,62	-0,24	0	15,84	39
USDJPY	4	8729,71	-1270,29	-25,41	0,54	-0,80	-0,29	0	15,85	50
EURGBP	12	7996,09	-2003,91	-50,10	0,44	-0,88	-0,43	0	22,26	40