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Version: 3.0

Example B3: Trading at specific days of month

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 restricts trading to specific days of the month, specifically days 10 through 20. This mid-month period often shows different characteristics than month-end or month-beginning when institutional rebalancing occurs. The visual timing display clearly marks active trading periods on the chart.

Many traders notice patterns related to monthly cycles - salary payments, option expirations, and quarterly reports all create recurring market behaviors. By focusing on the middle third of each month, this strategy avoids these potentially disruptive events while capturing steady mid-month trends.

The technical indicators remain unchanged, proving that timing filters can enhance any strategy without modifying core signal logic. This modular approach allows traders to test different timing windows while keeping their proven entry and exit rules intact.

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 - STD

  • Signal in use = On
  • Signal used for = Forward
  • Selected indicator = STD
  • Draw in chart = Off
  • Forward adjustment = 3.50

Signal Generation - Indicators - SMA

  • Signal in use = On
  • Signal used for = Entry
  • Selected indicator = SMA
  • Draw in chart = On
  • Drawing slot = 1

Signal Generation - Indicators - EMA

  • Signal in use = On
  • Signal used for = Entry
  • Selected indicator = EMA
  • Draw in chart = On
  • Drawing slot = 2

Signal Generation - Indicator Combinations (SMA & EMA)

  • Signal in use = On
  • Signal used for = Entry
  • Input indicator 1 = SMA
  • Input indicator 2 = EMA
  • Value relation = Value x cross value x

Initial Stop Loss

  • Selection = Indicator
  • Used indicator = STD

Initial Take Profit

  • Selection = Risk ratio
  • Risk ratio = 1.40

Timing

  • Visualize timing = On
  • Trading days = 10-20

Volume Calculation

  • Volume calculation method = Fix lots
  • Fix lots = 0.10

Screenshots​

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