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Version: 3.0

Example A5: News trading of regional high impact calendar events

caution

This is not a ready-to-use trading strategy. A trading strategy requires adjustment to the timeframe and symbol, along with thorough backtesting. The example is intended as a foundation for your own custom strategy and to help you get familiar with the Expert Advisor Builder web application. To import and use an example, please follow the instructions provided here.

Description​

This example focuses on regional news trading, specifically targeting EUR and USD economic events. Unlike the previous news trading example, this strategy filters events by currency region, allowing traders to specialize in specific market pairs like EURUSD. The 15-minute timeframe recommendation helps capture quick price movements following announcements.

The configuration maintains the same ATR-based risk management system with trailing stops activated from position opening. By limiting signals to EUR and USD events only, traders avoid overwhelming signal generation and can focus on understanding how specific economies affect their chosen currency pair.

Regional filtering proves especially useful for traders who follow particular economic zones closely. European Central Bank and Federal Reserve announcements typically have the strongest impact on EURUSD, making this targeted approach more efficient than monitoring all global events simultaneously.

note

Recommended to use EURUSD M15

Recreate the Example​

You can either import this example directly or set it up manually. To manually replicate the trading module, make sure a newly added module includes the following key settings and that the professional mode is activated:

Trade Basics

  • Operation type = Long

Signal Generation - Indicators (ATR)

  • Signal in use = On
  • Signal used for = Forward
  • Selected indicator = ATR
  • Drawing in chart = On
  • Drawing slot = 1
  • Forward adjustment = 2.50

Signal Generation - News

  • Signal in use = On
  • Signal used for = Entry
  • Draw table with upcoming events = Off
  • Pre event signal time = 900
  • Post event signal time = 900
  • Signals for ALL regions = Off
  • Signals for AUD region = Off
  • Signals for BRL region = Off
  • Signals for CAD region = Off
  • Signals for CHF region = Off
  • Signals for CNY region = Off
  • Signals for EUR region = On
  • Signals for GBP region = Off
  • Signals for HKD region = Off
  • Signals for INR region = Off
  • Signals for JPY region = Off
  • Signals for KRW region = Off
  • Signals for MXN region = Off
  • Signals for NOK region = Off
  • Signals for NZD region = Off
  • Signals for SEK region = Off
  • Signals for SGD region = Off
  • Signals for USD region = On
  • Signals for ZAR region = Off
  • Signals for undefined importance = Off
  • Signals for low importance = Off
  • Signals for moderate importance = Off
  • Signals for high importance = On

Initial Stop Loss

  • Selection = Indicator value
  • Used indicator = ATR

Stop Loss Trailing - Indicator value

  • Activation position = 0
  • Type = Indicator value
  • Used indicator = ATR

Initial Take Profit

  • Selection = Risk ratio
  • Risk ratio = 1.40

Screenshots​

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