Description of the “Emperor” Advisor’s Parameters (Part 2)
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Description of the “Emperor” Advisor’s Parameters (Part 2)

5 September 2026, 05:13
Aleksandr Valutsa
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Defining a global trend

Use_Trend   — includes a trend indicator.

Use_Trend_Roll   — the operating mode of the trend indicator. The selection of the mode determines the purpose of the parameters   TInd0Param… .

Mode Description Parameters
qUseTrendCand Working on a price rollback (mode 1) TInd0Param0   — period;   TInd0Param4   - level
qUseTrendHL Working on a price rollback (mode 2) TInd0Param0   — period;   TInd0Param4   - level
qUseTrendMa Working according to the trend (mode 1) TInd0Param3   — period
qUseTrendMaRoll Working on a price rollback (mode 3) TInd0Param4   - level
qUseTrendMaRsi Working on a price rollback (mode 4) TInd0Param0   — flat period;   TInd0Param1   — lower level of the flat;   TInd0Param2   — upper level of the flat;   TInd0Param4   — trend level
qUseTrendInside Working with the trend (mode 2) TInd0Param0   — flat period;   TInd0Param1   — lower level of the flat;   TInd0Param2   — upper level of the flat;   TInd0Param4   — trend level
qUseRoll Working in flat (mode 1) TInd0Param0   — flat period;   TInd0Param1   — lower level of the flat;   TInd0Param2   — upper level of the flat
qUseLevel Work in flat (mode 2) TInd0Param0   — flat period;   TInd0Param1   — lower level of the flat;   TInd0Param2   — upper level of the flat

Default parameters (Ind_0_Param_…):

Parameter Purpose
Ind_0_Param_0 RSI period
Ind_0_Param_1 RSI oversold zone
Ind_0_Param_2 RSI overbought zone
Ind_0_Param_3 MA indicator period
Ind_0_Param_4 Deviation of MA from its average price
Ind_0_Param_5 Additional parameter: adds or subtracts start/stop values for   Auto_Set_Param_4   during optimization. For subtraction, use a minus value.

Candle_Shift   — shift of bars for trend calculation.

Auto_Set_Param_0   — automatic setting of optimization values (start, step, stop) for the parameter   Ind_0_Param_0 . Works only when enabled.   Auto_Set_Default .

Auto_Set_Param_4   — the same for the parameter   Ind_0_Param_4 .

Determining price strength and speed

Speed   — includes a block for determining the speed and strength of price movement.

Bar_Size_No_Speed   — determining strength without speed. When disabled, the EA only works on every tick (recommended) or by control points (rough method). Speed cannot be determined based on opening prices.

Speed_Reverse   — reverse signal for price reversal (general).

Roll_Back   — a reverse signal for a price reversal (separate, without a reversal of auxiliary indicators).

Pips   — the power of price.

Time   — price speed.

Speed_Indicators   — auxiliary indicators for determining price direction. The parameters' assignment depends on the selected mode.

Mode Description Parameters
Off Not used —
iMa Mode 1 Ind_0_Param_4   — period;   Ind_0_Param_5   - level
iBand Mode 2 Ind_0_Param_4   — period;   Ind_0_Param_5   — channel width
Envelopes Mode 3 Ind_0_Param_4   — period;   Ind_0_Param_5   — channel width
Fractals Mode 4 —
iRsi Mode 5 Ind_0_Param_4   — period;   Ind_0_Param_6   — the upper boundary of the channel;   Ind_0_Param_5   — the lower boundary of the channel
iAtr Mode 6 Ind_0_Param_4   — period;   Ind_0_Param_5   — minimum value;   Ind_0_Param_6   — maximum value

Additional parameters:   hInd_0_Param_4 ,   hInd_0_Param_5 ,   hInd_0_Param_6 ,   hInd_0_Param_7 .

Speed_Shift   — the bar shift used to determine price strength. When trading only at opening prices, it should be greater than 0.

Set_Pips_Range   — automatic optimization setup (start, step, stop) for   Pips. Works only when enabled.   Auto_Set_Default .

Set_Time_Range   - the same for   Time .

Opening Price Trading and Basic Settings

Parameter Description
Open_Bar Opening positions exclusively at opening prices
Indicator_Period Operating period of the indicator block
Candle_Direction Taking into account the direction of the last two bars
Reverse Feedback signal from the main indicator unit

Main indicator block

Strategies (Open) — strategies for opening positions

-1: iCustom   — connection of a user indicator unit.

To connect your own algorithm:

  1. Install a custom indicator in the terminal   iEmperor.ex5   (not to be confused with the library   iEmperor.ex5 ). Download:   When you try to open the file, the indicator will be installed in the last active MT5 terminal.
  2. Write an algorithm for the indicator block in the library code   iEmperor.mq5 . In MetaEditor, select the "Library" type.
  3. You can change everything,   except : library name ( iEmperor ), function name ( MyCalculator ), number of input parameters ( Ind_0_Param_0   …   Ind_0_Param_15   — even if not used) and output values:   return(1)   - purchase,   return(-1)   - sale,   return(0)   — pause.
  4. After compilation in MetaEditor library   iEmperor.ex5   will be saved in the terminal.

Custom Block Management:

  • Reverse   - signal reversal.
  • Ind_0_Param_0   — selection of calculation method.
  • Ind_0_Param_1   …   Ind_0_Param_15   — settings corresponding to the selected calculation method (from 1 to 15 parameters).

0: iNo   — do not use.

Built-in opening strategies   (for optimization it is enough to enable   Auto_Set_Default   — start, step and stop are set automatically):

No. Indicators No. Indicators No. Indicators
1 iRSI 2 iRSI, iMA 3 iRSI, iATR
4 iStochastic, iMA 5 iTrend, iATR 6 iMA, iCCI, iSAR
7 iBands, iMA 8 iBrakema 9 iMACD
10 iWPR, iEnvelopes 11 iADX 12 iFractal
13 iZigZag 14 iZigZag 15 MA, Band, Env, Frac, RSI, ATR
16 iOpen, iClose 17 iZigZag 18 iMA
19 iAlligator, iFractal 20 iMA 21 iTrend
22 iBands 23 iCCI, iMA, iLevels 24 iForce
25 iMA 26 iStochastic 27 iMA, iCHO
28 iATR, iBands 29 iDeM 30 iATR, iSTO
31 iMA, iAO, iTriX 32 iCCI, iMA, iSAR 33 iMACD
34 iAlligator 35 iAC, iAlligator 36 iSAR, iOsMA
37 iEhlers_CG 38 iMACD 39 iFisher
40 iPercent 41 iCCI, iMA 42 iMA, iMACD
43 iMA, iZigZag 44 iHigh, iOpen 45 iMA, iAO
46 iMACD 47 iMA, iRVI 48 iADXWilder
49 iMA, iCCI, iSD 50 iBands, iAC 51 iADX
52 iRVI, iADX 53 iStochastic 54 iMomentum, iDeMarker
55 iMFI 56 iVolumes, iADX, iMA 57 iAC, iCCI
58 iMA, iCCI, iStdDev 59 iMomentum, iEnvelopes 60 iRSI
61 iRVI 62 iMFI, iStochastic, iADX 63 iAO, iAC
64 iBands, iMA, iMA 65 iStochastic 66 iStochastic, iADX, iAC
67 iStochastic, iMA, iMA 68 iCCI 69 iBands
70 iAlligator, iRSI 71 iRVI, iStochastic 72 iStochastic, iVolumes, iRSI
73 iWPR, iEnvelopes 74 iADX 75 iCCI, iVolumes
76 iMomentum, iStochastic, iRVI 77 iMFI, iMA, iMA

Strategies (Close) — strategies for closing positions

-2: Return_Signal   — closing based on a feedback signal from the indicator block operating for opening.

-1: iCustom   — closing by a signal from the user indicator unit. The procedure is the same as for opening. Setting:

  • Ind_1_Param_1   — selection of calculation method
  • Ind_1_Param_2   …   Ind_1_Param_15   — parameters of the selected method

0: iNo   — do not use.

Built-in closing strategies:

No. Indicators No. Indicators No. Indicators
1 iCCI 9 iHigh, iLow 10 iAlligator
11 iBands 12 iMA 21 iTrend
50 iAlligator 51 iWPR 52 iDeMarker
53 iBands 54 iRSI 55 iBands
56 iCCI 57 iBands 58 iADX
59 iRSI 60 iEnvelopes 61 iWPR
62 iBands 63 iBands 64 iEnvelopes
65 iAlligator 66 iEnvelopes 67 iBands
68 iAlligator 69 iWPR 70 iEnvelopes
71 iAlligator 72 iBands 73 iAlligator
74 iBands 75 iADX 76 iEnvelopes
77 iEnvelopes

Speeding up the Advisor's work

Parameter Description
Open_Continue If enabled, all operations (except trailing stop and modification of pending orders) are performed only upon a signal   main   indicator block. When turned on   Pos_All_Continue   - for all positions, otherwise only for the first ones
Trend_Continue The same on signal   trendy   indicator block
Speed_Continue The same on signal   power   indicator block
Pos_All_Continue If enabled, all positions and orders (including averaging ones) are opened strictly based on signals from indicator blocks. If disabled, only the first positions in a series are opened based on signals, with the rest at a specified distance.

Automatic setting of parameter values for optimization

Parameter Description
Auto_Set_Default Master switch for automatic optimization variable settings for all parameters. When disabled, manual mode is activated.
Auto_Set_Time Automatic installation for temporary sessions
Auto_Set_Type Auto-installation for pending orders
Auto_Set_Fractal Automatic installation for fractals
Auto_Set_ZigZag Automatic installation for the ZigZag indicator
Auto_Set_Speed Automatic installation for the power unit
Auto_Set_Expiration Automatic setting for expiration (lifetime) of positions and orders

Automatic optimization

MultiLevelRecording (MLR)   — the number of folders with settings files. If   0   — settings are not saved. During optimization, the advisor analyzes the results of each run and saves the best ones in separate files. Increasing the MLR value allows you to save multiple combinations of settings for diversification: while a loss is possible on one account, a profit is possible on another.

  • Primary folder number - parameter   Folder_Number .
  • Subfolders are numbered starting from   Magic_Number , each subsequent one —   Magic_Number + serial number .

Forward_Risk   — forward testing risk. Allows for an overestimation of the deposit load during forward testing.

  • Fixed lot:   Forward_Risk × Lot . Example:   Lot = 0.01 ,   Forward_Risk = 10   → optimization from 0.01, forward from 0.1.
  • Automatic calculation:   Forward_Risk / Risk . Example:   Risk = 100   with a discretion of 0.01,   Forward_Risk = 10   → optimization 0.01 lot per 100 units, forward - 0.1 lot per 100 units.
  • If   0   — not used.

Pause_Pass   — the number of files to skip after saving the next one, to diversify trading. If   0   — not used.

Auto_Start_Time   — the total number of bars to optimize. Automatically determines the optimization start date based on the chart period. Example: 18,000 bars on H1 — approximately 2 years. For shorter periods, the optimization time is reduced proportionally.

  • Disadvantage: When optimizing based on opening prices, an extra section may be wasted if the strategy tester is set to a longer period than the EA requires. This does not affect the optimization quality.

Start_Time   — optimization start time (set manually), if   Auto_Start_Time = 0 .

Total_Pass   — defines the optimization method:

Meaning Mode Description
0 Measured The robot selects settings for each pair in turn until all combinations are exhausted.   Plus:   equal number of files in all folders.   Minus:   may get stuck on one pair without selecting the settings to suit the criteria
> 0 Unmeasured The robot selects settings for each pair in a limited number of passes   Total_Pass , then switches to the next one and so on in a circle.   Plus:   no looping.   Minus:   The folders are filled unevenly (the first one has the most files, the subsequent ones have less)

Use_Forward_Tester   — If enabled, settings are saved only during automatic forward testing. The results are ignored during optimization.

Symbol_Total   — the total number of characters to optimize. Characters are read in order.

Switch_Symbol   — choice of currency pair:

  • -2   - all pairs from the list
  • -1   - only the current pair of strategy testers
  • 0   and more - a specific pair from the list (0 - first, 1 - second, etc.)

Manual_Control   — If enabled, the advisor selects settings only during testing (not optimization). Only those settings you manually select after optimization is complete are reviewed.

Symbol_Filter   — if enabled, the robot downloads settings only for pairs from the list. The list is delimited by   / . The default setting is 28 currency pairs. Up to 200 instruments are allowed.

The more pairs used, the higher the load on the terminal and server. When the server is overloaded, the advisors are forcibly unloaded, but when they return to the charts, they reliably find their positions.

Auto_Magic_Number   - automatic change of identifier   Magic_Number   (default is the starting number of subfolders in   Folder_Number ). Necessary for automated testing after optimization.

Detailed description of the parameters

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