Gold Imbalance Pro — User Guide

Gold Imbalance Pro — User Guide

28 June 2026, 16:25
Ich Khiem Nguyen
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Gold Imbalance Pro hunts the imbalances big money leaves behind when price runs too fast — price zones that were skipped over and never traded back (a "Fair Value Gap"). Markets tend to return and fill them. When price comes back into an unfilled imbalance and rejects with the trend, the indicator signals an entry in the trend direction. You enter at a value zone, aligned with the larger flow instead of chasing price.

Every signal ships with a complete trade plan drawn on the chart:

  • Buy / Sell arrow on the closed signal bar (the rejection bar).
  • Imbalance zone box drawn behind price (the FVG — also the invalidation zone).
  • Structure Stop Loss (auto, just beyond the imbalance zone + small ATR buffer).
  • 4 Take-Profit rungs at R-multiples (partial scaling).
  • Live Win-Rate panel — per-TP W/L, hit-rate, net points, with a ★ on the recommended rung.
  • MTF Scan radar — signals + strength across many symbols × timeframes at once.

⚠️ This is a with-trend system built on imbalance zones — it works best in trending, liquid markets (H1 and up). It underperforms in flat, choppy ranges where imbalances get filled back and forth. Always manage your own risk and lot size.

Free companion tools

Part of the same ecosystem and published as separate free products on MQL5 — each comes with a detailed A–Z guide (DOCX + PDF) and a direct download inside its own post. Just grab the file, copy the EA into your MT5 folder, and load the preset — no need to contact me.

1) Signal Trader AUTO — auto-executes trades from the indicator's signals

The "execution arm" of the system. It reads the signals your indicator publishes for the exact symbol/timeframe and turns them into real orders — fully automatic (AUTO) or one-click (MANUAL).

  • %-risk lot sizing (Fixed / Risk % / Risk money) with a margin guard and a total-risk ceiling
  • Market / Pending / Hybrid entry, partial close, break-even, and a live on-chart control panel
  • Both / Buy only / Sell only; entry / SL / all TP taken straight from the signal
  • → Full step-by-step guide + free EA download + preset: Signal Trader AUTO — Free EA (Traders' Blogs)

2) Signal Telegram Relay — pushes every signal to your Telegram

A read-only EA (it never trades). It listens to your indicator across all symbols/timeframes and sends a tidy message — direction, Entry, SL, all TP levels with R:R, and the recommended TP — straight to your phone so you can monitor remotely.



2. Reading the chart

Element Meaning
Green up-arrow Buy signal (closed bar) — price filled a bullish imbalance and rejected up
Red down-arrow Sell signal (closed bar) — price filled a bearish imbalance and rejected down
Shaded zone box The imbalance (FVG) zone — also the invalidation zone
Red line Stop Loss (just beyond the zone + ATR)
Gold dashed line Entry
Green lines TP1–TP4 Take-Profit rungs (R-multiples)
Gold ★ line Recommended TP rung (best balanced win-rate × profit)
Cell colour (radar) Green = uptrend / Red = downtrend

No repaint: an arrow appears only after its bar closes and never moves. Backtest = live behaviour.


3. On-chart panels

  • Win-Rate panel: for the current symbol, lists each rung  TP1…TP4  with  W/L ,  Rate % ,  NetPoint , and marks the ★ recommended rung. Use it to choose which rung to favour.
  • MTF Scan radar: rows = symbols, columns = timeframes ( M15 H1 H4 D1 ), cells show direction/strength, the  SUMMARY  column shows UP/DOWN/FLAT. Drag to move, click the header to resize (S/M/L). Favour setups that line up across several timeframes.

4. Inputs (by the label shown in MT5)

Inputs are grouped in the same order they appear in the dialog. The "Displayed label" column is the exact text you see in MT5.

Signal direction

Displayed label Default Description
Which signals to show Both Show signals: Buy only / Sell only / Both

Signal strength (entry quality)

Displayed label Default Description
Gate weak signals (range + decisive close) true Filter out weak signals (wide range + decisive close required)
Min signal-bar range (× ATR); 0 = off 0.8 Min signal-bar range (× ATR); 0 = off. Used while the gate is ON
Min close position in signal dir within bar (0..1); 0 = off 0.60 Min close position in the signal direction within the bar (0..1); 0 = off

Trading session

Displayed label Default Description
Enable trading session filter (off = run all day) false Restrict signals to a GMT window (off = run all day)
Start time (GMT) — indicator runs from this time "13:00" Window start (GMT)
End time (GMT) — indicator runs until this time "17:00" Window end (GMT). Default ≈ London/New-York overlap (winter)

Chart history

Displayed label Default Description
Chart history to scan (bars) 3000 Number of historical bars scanned on the chart

Stop Loss & Take Profit

Displayed label Default Description
Stop Loss distance (x ATR) 3.0 Stop-Loss ATR buffer beyond the imbalance zone
Take Profit 1 (R:R, 0 = off) 1.0 Take-Profit 1 (R:R); 0 = off
Take Profit 2 (R:R, 0 = off) 2.0 Take-Profit 2 (R:R); 0 = off
Take Profit 3 (R:R, 0 = off) 3.0 Take-Profit 3 (R:R); 0 = off
Take Profit 4 (R:R, 0 = off) 4.0 Take-Profit 4 (R:R); 0 = off

MTF Scan

Displayed label Default Description
Scan multiple symbols & timeframes true Scan multiple symbols & timeframes
Symbols, comma separated (empty = Market Watch) "" Symbol list, comma-separated (empty = Market Watch)
Max symbols 100 Max symbols to scan
Timeframes "M15,H1,H4,D1" Timeframes scanned in the radar (imbalances read best H1+)
Send signals to the auto-trade EA true Publish signals to the companion auto-trade EA
Attach per-TP win-rate to published signals (for DangerMonitor) true Attach per-TP win-rate to published signals
Signal ID (EA must use the same) 924150 Signal ID — the EA must use the same value

Trade setup display

Displayed label Default Description
Show last N setups (0 = all) 0 Show last N setups (0 = all)
Shade risk/reward zones true Shade risk/reward zones
Draw ONLY the recommended TP line (hide other TP rungs) true Draw only the recommended ★ TP line. Set false to show all 4 rungs
Show win-rate panel true Show the on-chart win-rate panel

Alerts

Displayed label Default Description
Enable alerts false Master alert switch
Popup window true Popup window on a new signal
Sound false Play sound
Push to phone false Push notification to phone (MetaQuotes ID)
Sound file "alert.wav" Sound file

Starting points — tune to your symbol, broker spread and risk appetite.

Setting Day (H1) Swing (H4–D1)
Chart timeframe H1 H4 or D1
Stop Loss distance (× ATR) 3.0 (default) 3.0–3.5
TP1 / TP2 / TP3 / TP4 (R:R) 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 (default) 1 / 2 / 3.5 / 5
Draw ONLY recommended TP true (clean chart) false (see all rungs)
Enable trading session filter optional false
Favoured TP rung (panel ★) TP2–TP3 TP3–TP4

Notes:

  • Imbalance zones are cleanest from H1 upward; M15 is included for earlier reads but expect more noise.
  • The with-trend gate keeps you out of risky counter-trend pullbacks — leave it on unless you specifically want both directions.
  • Swing trades ride longer; widen the SL slightly and stretch the upper TP rungs, and set "Draw ONLY recommended TP" to false to watch all four.
  • Let the ★ recommended rung in the win-rate panel guide partial exits once it has enough samples.

6. Companion EA (optional)

GoldImbalanceProEA  auto-executes the indicator's signals (market entry + the same SL/TP ladder).

  1. On the indicator: keep "Send signals to the auto-trade EA" = true and note the "Signal ID" (924150).
  2. On the EA: set the matching Signal ID, lot/risk and execution mode, enable Algo Trading.
  3. Run both on the same terminal so the EA reads the live signal stream.

7. Honest limitations

  • With-trend only — needs a trending, liquid market with real imbalances; weak in flat, choppy ranges.
  • Signals are closed-bar; you act on the next bar's open.
  • Win-rate / net-point figures are historical sample stats, not a profit guarantee.
  • Always size positions to your own risk plan.