DI Trend – Trend-Following EA for XAUUSD , Using ADX, EMA, ATR & Ichimoku
🚀 DI Trend – My First Smart Trend EA Powered by ADX, EMA, ATR & Ichimoku
A Multi-Timeframe, Multi-Filter Trend Strategy Powered by ADX, EMA, ATR, Ichimoku & HTF Confirmation
Hello MQL5 Community!
I’m a trader who just started contributing to the MQL5 platform. DI Trend is the first Expert Advisor I’ve developed — built upon a disciplined trend-following philosophy. It integrates multiple layers of signal filters to minimize noise and optimize trade entries.
I sincerely welcome your feedback and suggestions to help improve this EA further.
🧠 Core Strategy – ADX as the Foundation of Trend Detection
DI Trend uses the ADX indicator to detect real trend momentum, combined with robust confirmation filters to reduce false signals.
Core ADX Conditions:
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✅ ADX ≥ 25 → Indicates a strong trending market
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✅ +DI crosses above -DI → Buy signal; the reverse for Sell
Once both conditions are met, the EA will validate the signal with multiple filters to ensure high-confluence entries.
🔍 Multi-Filter Confluence – Trade Only When Signals Align
| Filter | Purpose | Default Setting |
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| EMA Slope | Avoids weak momentum by checking EMA angle | EMASlopeThreshold = 0.05 |
| HTF Trend Filter | Confirms trend using EMA200 from higher timeframe | HTF_EMA_Period = 200 |
| DI Distance | Ensures enough separation between +DI and -DI | MinDIDistance = 2.0 |
| Ichimoku Cloud | Verifies price location relative to Kumo Cloud | SenkouSpanBPeriod = 52 |
| ATR Filter | Filters out entries in low or overly volatile markets | ATRFilterThreshold = 1.0 |
📌 All these parameters can be fully customized to fit your own trading strategy.
⏱️ Recommended Symbols & Timeframes
DI Trend is optimized for XAUUSD (Gold), especially on lower timeframes such as M1 and M5, where it demonstrates strong trend exploitation and fast signal responsiveness.
⚙️ Example Input Settings
📊 Backtest Results – XAUUSD M1
Test Period: Jan 1, 2025 – Jun 26, 2025
(Backtested with high-quality historical data. Note: past performance is not indicative of future results.)
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Net Profit | $1,336.00 |
| Total Trades | 188 |
| Win Rate | 96.81% (182 wins) |
| Profit Factor | 3.48 |
| Recovery Factor | 3.40 |
📸 (See attached screenshots for visual details)
Figure 1 – Backtest Performance Summary
Figure 2 – Balance and Equity Growth Curve
📺 [Watch EA Backtest on YouTube] (https://youtu.be/waqspHmYcJs?si=WK_9w0BxJ2Oc9r2O)
🔐 Smart Risk Management Features
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🎯 Dynamic Lot Sizing – Calculates position size based on % risk per trade (e.g., 2%)
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🔁 Anti-Martingale System – Increases lot size after winning trades, resets on a loss
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🧠 R-Based Trailing Stop
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Activates when floating profit reaches 3R
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Adjusts stop-loss to trail at +1R to lock in gains
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💰 Flexible Take-Profit Options
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Fixed profit in USD ( SumTargetProfitUSD = 100 )
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Or by account percentage ( TP_Percent = 5.0 )
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💬 Final Words & Feedback Invitation
DI Trend is not a magic tool, but it is built with the spirit of discipline – clarity – transparency. I originally developed it to improve my own trading consistency, and I hope it can be useful for other traders as well.
🛠️ This EA will soon be available on MQL5 Market, along with a free demo version. Your feedback and suggestions are extremely valuable — please feel free to share your thoughts!
“When you trust your system, emotions no longer control your trades. That’s why I built DI Trend.”
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