Satoshium EA v1.0: Complete Feature Guide — BTC-Native SMC Trading with RL Engine

Satoshium EA

View Product on MQL5 Market

Satoshium EA v1.0: Complete Feature Guide — BTC-Native SMC Trading with RL Engine

A comprehensive walkthrough of every mode, feature, and setting in Satoshium EA — the self-learning BTCUSD-dedicated Smart Money Concepts auto-trader with Q-Learning Reinforcement Learning, BTC Session Filter, Weekend Protection, and Bitcoin-calibrated parameters for MetaTrader 5.

Introduction

No Grid. No Martingale. No Averaging. Satoshium EA is a pure Smart Money Concepts trading system designed exclusively for Bitcoin (BTCUSD). Every trade has a fixed stop loss and a defined risk-to-reward ratio.

• RL Learning: The Q-Table starts empty in backtests — no learning history, no adaptive scoring
• BTC Spreads: Bitcoin spreads vary dramatically across brokers and time of day — backtests use static spreads
• Tick Data: BTC's unique 24/7 microstructure with weekend gaps and liquidity shifts cannot be simulated
• Session Dynamics: BTC's crypto-native session patterns (US trading hours dominance, weekend liquidity drops) are impossible to replicate in testing

How to test properly: Open a demo account with your broker, attach Satoshium EA to any chart, and let it run with live data. This is the ONLY way to see accurate performance. The RL engine needs approximately 50-100 trades to begin showing its adaptive advantage.

Bitcoin trades 24/7 — but its price action is far from uniform across the day. BTC shows clear institutional activity patterns during US trading hours, thinner liquidity during Asian sessions, and unique weekend dynamics where traditional market participants are absent. BTC also exhibits much wider structural formations, deeper FVG mitigations, and larger liquidity sweeps than forex pairs. Generic EAs designed for forex's 5-day, session-based trading are fundamentally incompatible with Bitcoin's market structure.

Satoshium EA v1.0 is purpose-built for BTCUSD. Every parameter is calibrated for Bitcoin's extreme volatility and unique characteristics: swing lookback of 60 bars (capturing BTC's wider structures), OB validity of 100 bars (BTC Order Blocks persist much longer), FVG mitigation at 60% (BTC mitigates deeper than forex's 80%), BOS confirmation requiring 3 bars (BTC's faster structural breaks), and a minimum R:R of 2.0 (capturing BTC's outsized moves). The BTC Session Filter offers three modes — ALL (24/7), US_ONLY (13:30-20:00 GMT), and ACTIVE (07:00-20:00 GMT skip Asia). Weekend Protection automatically closes positions before weekend gaps and waits for safe conditions Sunday. Extreme Volatility Filter pauses trading when BTC's ATR spike exceeds 3x normal. Optional ATR-based Dynamic Trailing adapts trailing stops to BTC's current volatility.

This guide covers every feature in detail.

Part 1: Getting Started

Installation:

• Copy Satoshium_EA.ex5 to your MetaTrader 5 Experts folder (MQL5/Experts)
• Restart MT5 or click "Refresh" in the Navigator panel
• Drag Satoshium EA onto any chart (the EA finds your broker's BTCUSD automatically)
• Enable "Allow Algo Trading" in the toolbar and EA properties dialog
• The EA auto-detects your broker's BTC symbol: BTCUSD, BITCOIN, XBTUSD, BTC/USD, BTCUSD., BTC_USD, BTCUST — all handled automatically

On first load, the EA resolves your broker's BTCUSD symbol name, loads preserved stats from Satoshium_Stats.csv, loads the Q-Table from Satoshium_QTable.csv (if present), configures the BTC Session Filter, applies Weekend Protection settings, applies the selected Trading Mode, and displays the interactive dashboard.

Dashboard Overview:

Section	Description
Header Bar	EA name, version, Trading Mode (HODL/SWING/SCALP/CUST), Entry TF
BTC Status	H4 bias, H1 structure, POI status, momentum, RSI, spread, volume, signal score for BTCUSD
RL Status	Learning phase, total trades, Q-Table entries
Session Info	Current BTC session mode, weekend protection status, volatility regime
Stats Bar	Total trades, win rate, profit/loss, Paper/Live status

Part 2: Trading Mode Presets

Satoshium EA uses BTC-themed mode names: HODL (conservative, long-term quality), SWING (balanced intraday), SCALP (aggressive), and Custom.

Parameter	HODL (Conservative)	SWING (Balanced)	SCALP (Aggressive)	Custom
Entry Timeframe	M15	M5	M1	User input
Min Confluence Score	12+	7+	4 or less	User input
Min R:R	3.0+	2.0+	1.5 or less	User input

HODL (M15): Maximum selectivity — only the highest-conviction BTC setups. Ideal for capital preservation.

SWING (M5): Recommended default. Good trade frequency with solid quality filter. Default score of 7 reflects BTC's standard confluence level.

SCALP (M1): Full Bitcoin scalping mode. High frequency, best combined with RL engine for rapid learning.

Part 3: Q-Learning Reinforcement Learning Engine

The core intelligence of Satoshium EA. The RL engine learns Bitcoin-specific patterns — which hours of the day BTC trends best, which POI types work for crypto, how weekend proximity affects outcomes, and which volatility regimes are profitable.

14 Features Per Signal:

Learning Phases:

• Exploration (0-20 trades): Collecting BTC-specific data — no modifications
• Exploitation (20-100 trades): Applying learned modifiers to BTC signals
• Mature (100+ trades): Full adaptive — proven BTC states get +4 bonus and 2x lot

Pure MQL5. No Python, no DLL, no external APIs. Runs on any VPS.

Part 4: BTC-Native SMC Analysis (5 Layers)

All SMC parameters calibrated for Bitcoin's extreme volatility and wider structural formations:

Layer 1 — H4 Macro Trend:

Layer 2 — H1 Market Structure (BTC-Calibrated):

Layer 3 — M15 POI Detection (BTC-Specific):

These BTC-specific values are critical: Bitcoin's FVGs often get mitigated 60% before reversal (vs 80% for forex). BTC Order Blocks remain valid for 100 bars because Bitcoin has longer memory of institutional levels.

Layer 4 — M5 Momentum (BTC-Tuned):

Layer 5 — Entry Patterns (BTC-Adjusted):

Part 5: BTC Session Filter

Bitcoin trades 24/7 — but liquidity and price action quality vary enormously by hour. The BTC Session Filter provides three modes:

ALL: No session restrictions. Trades Bitcoin at any hour, any day. Maximum signal count but includes Asian session (lower liquidity, wider spreads, more noise).

US_ONLY: Most selective. Only trades during US market hours when BTC volume peaks. Fewest signals but highest average quality.

ACTIVE: Recommended default. Skips the Asian session (00:00-07:00 GMT) where BTC liquidity is thinnest, but trades during London and New York hours. Good balance of opportunity and quality.

Part 6: Weekend Protection

While BTC trades 24/7 including weekends, weekend liquidity drops dramatically as traditional market participants and institutional desks are closed. This creates gap risk and erratic price action:

When enabled, the EA automatically closes all open BTC positions before Friday 22:00 GMT and does not open new positions until Sunday 23:00 GMT. This protects against the significant weekend gaps and flash crashes that periodically occur in crypto markets when liquidity is minimal.

Part 7: Volatility Filter & ATR Dynamic Trailing

Extreme Volatility Filter:

Bitcoin is prone to extreme volatility spikes — flash crashes, liquidation cascades, and news-driven moves that can exceed normal ranges by 5-10x. When the current bar's range exceeds 3x the average ATR, the EA pauses all new entries until volatility normalizes.

ATR-Based Dynamic Trailing (Optional):

When enabled, the trailing stop distance adapts dynamically to BTC's current volatility. Instead of a fixed pip value, the trailing distance is ATR * 0.5 — automatically widening during volatile conditions and tightening during calm periods. This prevents premature stop-outs during BTC's characteristic volatile swings while still locking in profits during trending moves.

Part 8: Risk Management (BTC-Calibrated)

All pip/point values are scaled for BTC's price range. The wider trailing step (20 pips vs 3 for forex) prevents premature exits during BTC's normal intraday volatility, while the higher R:R minimum (2.0) ensures each trade targets a meaningful reward relative to the wider stop loss.

Part 9: WR Boosters

Part 10: Paper Trading

Highly recommended for BTC. Let Satoshium EA prove itself on your broker's specific BTC execution, spreads, and swap rates before risking real capital. RL learns from Paper trades — nothing is wasted.

Part 11: Configuration Recommendations

New BTC Traders / Capital Preservation:

Standard BTC Trading (Recommended):

Experienced BTC Scalpers:

Part 12: Persistent Data

Conclusion

Satoshium EA v1.0 provides a dedicated, self-learning Bitcoin trading system:

• BTC-Native Calibration — Every SMC parameter tuned for Bitcoin's extreme volatility (100-bar OB, 60% FVG mitigation, 3-bar BOS confirmation)
• Q-Learning RL Engine — 14 features, learns which BTC setups work for your broker, lower learning threshold for faster adaptation
• BTC Session Filter — ALL/US_ONLY/ACTIVE modes tailored for crypto's 24/7 schedule
• Weekend Protection — Automatic position closure Friday, safe restart Sunday
• Extreme Volatility Filter — Pauses during flash crashes and liquidation cascades
• ATR Dynamic Trailing — Volatility-adaptive trailing stop for BTC's wild swings
• BTC Risk Profile — Higher R:R (2.0), wider trailing (20 pips), larger BE buffer (5.0 pips)

Start with SWING mode on a demo account with ACTIVE session filter and Weekend Protection enabled. Let the RL engine collect 50-100 BTC-specific trades, then refine. The more Satoshium trades Bitcoin, the better it understands your broker's BTC execution environment.

Complete ium Trading Series

Satoshium EA is part of the ium Series. Each product uses the same proven SMC + Reinforcement Learning architecture but is fully optimized for its specific asset class:

Product	Asset Class	Specialty	Link
Stratum EA	Forex (20 FX pairs)	OCM Currency Strength Filter, FX Only Mode, 20-pair scanning	View Product | Read Guide
Goldium EA	Gold (XAUUSD)	DXY USD Strength Filter, Kill Zone Trading, Asian Range Breakout, News Guard	View Product | Read Guide
Indexium EA	Indices (NAS100, US30, SPX500, DAX40, UK100)	VWAP Confluence, Gap Fill Engine, Opening Range Breakout, Index Correlation Guard	View Product | Read Guide
Satoshium EA (You Are Here)	Bitcoin (BTCUSD)	24/7 BTC sessions, Weekend Protection, BTC volatility calibration	View Product

Need Help?

Join our MQL5 community group for support, updates, and discussions with other Bitcoin traders.

More Products

Click here to explore my other products for MetaTrader 5.