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KeltnerBB Fade

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Published: 20 August 2026

Current version: 1.33

KeltnerBB Fade

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Alexandre Vincent Traber
Alexandre Vincent Traber
Switzerland

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4.5 (2)
Algorithmic trading developer building Expert Advisors for MetaTrader 5.

27 products
Version: 1.33

Overview

KeltnerBB_Fade is a mean-reversion Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5. It fades extreme volatility expansions by detecting when Bollinger Bands approach or cross Keltner Channels, then trades back toward the mean. ATR-based stop loss and dynamic position sizing on every trade.

How it works

Bollinger Bands and Keltner Channels are computed on the current timeframe.
Entry fires when the BB upper/lower band approaches or crosses the KC upper/lower band (configurable: strict cross or proximity threshold).
Position size is calculated from account equity and Risk_Percent, with an ATR-based stop loss.
Exit is chosen from five configurable modes (mean revert to middle band, band re-entry, squeeze inverse, opposite signal, RSI momentum fade).
Optional profit-protection layer: R-multiple partial-close ladder, breakeven lock, time-in-profit close, and/or a percent-of-balance trailing ladder.
All exits and profit-protection triggers are evaluated on closed-bar High/Low/Close only, for identical behavior across OHLC and Every Tick testing.

Inputs

General

Magic Number: unique identifier for this EA's trades
Risk Percent: risk per trade, % of account equity
ATR Period Risk: ATR period used for stop loss sizing
ATR SL Multiplier: stop loss distance as a multiple of ATR
Margin Safety Factor: max margin usage relative to free margin, buffer against adverse gap moves

Bollinger

BB Period
BB Deviation
BB Price: applied price for Bollinger calculation

Keltner

KC EMA Period
KC ATR Period
KC ATR Multiplier

Signal Mode

Signal Mode: strict cross (rare, original behavior) or proximity threshold (more frequent)
Signal Proximity Pct: % of Keltner channel width used as the approach buffer in proximity mode

Exit

Exit Mode: mean revert, band re-entry, squeeze inverse, opposite signal, or momentum fade
RSI Period
RSI Upper
RSI Lower

Profit Lock

Lock Breakeven Enable: move stop loss to breakeven once triggered
Lock Breakeven Trigger R: trigger level, in R-multiples of initial stop distance
Lock Breakeven Buffer Points: buffer beyond entry price, in points
Lock Ladder Enable: partial close on R-multiple tiers
Lock Ladder R1 / R1 Pct: tier 1 trigger and close percentage
Lock Ladder R2 / R2 Pct: tier 2 trigger and close percentage
Lock Ladder R3 / R3 Pct: tier 3 trigger and close percentage
Lock Time In Profit Enable: partial close after N consecutive bars in profit
Lock Time In Profit Bars: bars required
Lock Time In Profit Pct: close percentage
Lock Pct Ladder Enable: full-close trailing ladder based on percent of account balance
Lock Pct Ladder Activation Pct: floating profit percentage that arms the ladder
Lock Pct Ladder Trail Step Pct: ladder step size, in percent

Optimizer Score

Score Min Profit Factor: disqualification threshold
Score Max Drawdown Pct: disqualification threshold
Score Min Trades: disqualification threshold
Score R2 Weight: weight of equity curve smoothness
Score Slope Weight: weight of profit speed
Score Split Penalty: penalty for temporal instability between first/second half of the test
Score Skew Penalty: penalty for profit concentration in a single trade
Score Ulcer Penalty: penalty for drawdown depth and duration
Score MAR Weight: weight of net profit relative to max drawdown
Score Trade Bonus Weight: weight of trade count reliability bonus

Optimizer scoring system

This EA includes a custom OnTester scoring function designed to fight curve-fitting. It ranks optimization runs by equity curve smoothness (R²), profit speed (slope), temporal stability (divergence between first and second half of the test), profit concentration (single-trade skew), drawdown depth and duration (Ulcer Index), capital efficiency (MAR ratio), and trade count reliability. Runs with negative profit, profit factor, drawdown, or trade count below the disqualification thresholds are automatically scored zero. Set Optimizer Criterion to Custom max when running the built-in optimizer.

Recommended setup

Test in Every Tick mode on real ticks, on the timeframe and symbol matching your target market. Broker with tight spreads and low stop/freeze levels recommended for tighter breakeven and partial-close execution.

Screenshots

Recommended .set files are provided in the comments section below.

Disclaimer

Past performance shown in backtests does not guarantee future results. Always test on a demo account before live use. Trading involves risk of loss.

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Alexandre Vincent Traber