AI Volume Candle Breakout Trader

AI Volume Candle Breakout Trader — Volume & Candle-Size Breakout EA for MT5

AI Volume Candle Breakout Trader is a fully automated Expert Advisor that enters trades only when a candle shows unusually strong participation: its body size exceeds the recent average by a configurable percentage AND its tick volume exceeds the recent average volume by a configurable percentage. This dual filter is designed to catch genuine breakout momentum and avoid low-conviction, low-volume moves.

The system is built to be simple, transparent and safe: a new-bar signal gate evaluates conditions once per candle, every order passes a margin check before being sent, and the EA never uses grid, martingale or any form of position averaging.

Key Features

• Dual entry filter: candle body size vs. its historical average (%) combined with tick volume vs. its historical average (%)
• Configurable lookback period for both the average candle size and average volume calculations
• Fixed Stop Loss and Take Profit on every trade, calculated in points
• Built-in margin check before every order using OrderCalcMargin, with automatic lot normalization to the broker's minimum/maximum/step
• New-bar signal gate so the entry condition is evaluated once per bar, not on every tick
• No Grid, no Martingale, no averaging — every position is closed strictly by its own Stop Loss or Take Profit
• Works on any MetaTrader 5 broker and account type

Recommended Use

• Timeframe: M5 to M30, wherever volume and candle-size spikes are meaningful on your broker's feed
• Best suited to liquid Forex majors, indices and Gold (XAUUSD) where tick volume is a reliable proxy for participation
• Use a broker that reports consistent tick volume data for best filter accuracy
• Test on a demo account first and calibrate the candle-size and volume thresholds to the chosen symbol's typical behavior

Main Inputs

• Candle Size Threshold (%) — minimum candle body size relative to its historical average
• Volume Threshold (%) — minimum tick volume relative to its historical average
• Lookback Period (bars) — used for both average calculations
• Stop Loss (points) and Take Profit (points)
• Lot Size and Magic Number

This EA does not guarantee profits. Past performance and backtest results are not indicative of future results. Please test thoroughly on a demo account before using on a live account, and always use proper risk management.

Need this tool customized for your own strategy, or an advanced version with extra filters and alerts? Send me a private message on MQL5 and I will reply with an estimate.