MT4 Alert EA Specification – XAU/USD 5M

Project Summary:

Create an alert-only MT4 EA for XAU/USD (5-minute chart) that detects a specific sequence of price action events and sends push notifications and optional sound/Telegram alerts when all conditions are met.

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1. Inputs / Settings

• Enable/Disable Alerts → Boolean (true/false)

• FVG minimum width (pips) → Default 2

• Order Block maximum width (pips) → Default 30

• Optional time filter → Default: 07:00–08:00, 12:00–13:30, 20:00–22:00 (alerts ignored during these times)

• Alert methods → MT4 Push Notification, optional sound (.wav), optional Telegram message

• Symbol → Default XAU/USD, user configurable

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2. Event Detection – 5M Only

Bearish Alert Sequence

1. Swing High Identification

• Green candle followed by red candle

• Highest point between these two candles = Swing High

2. Liquidity Sweep

• Candle wicks above the swing high

3. Immediate BOS

• The very next candle wicks below the low of the sweep candle

4. FVG

• Standard 3-candle bearish imbalance

• Width ≥ FVG minimum input (default 2 pips)

5. Order Block

• Last bullish candle before the displacement

• Width ≤ Order Block maximum input (default 30 pips)

✅ If all conditions are met and alerts are enabled → send alert

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Bullish Alert Sequence (Mirror)

1. Swing Low (Red → Green), lowest point = swing low

2. Liquidity Sweep → Candle wicks below swing low

3. Immediate BOS → Next candle wicks above sweep candle high

4. FVG ≥ minimum width

5. Last bearish candle before displacement = OB, width ≤ maximum

✅ If all conditions are met and alerts are enabled → send alert

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3. Alert Output

• Push notification to MT4 mobile app

• Optional: Play custom sound (.wav)

• Optional: Telegram message

• Alert format example:

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🚨 XAUUSD Bearish Setup

Sweep + Immediate BOS confirmed

FVG: 3.2 pips

Order Block: 2034.20–2035.05

Time: 02:15

4. Logic Notes

• Only the first alert per setup triggers; subsequent candles in the same setup sequence do not re-alert

• EA checks every new 5M candle

• Manual Enable/Disable Alerts toggle in input settings

• FVG width and OB max width adjustable in input tab

• Optional time filter

• Symbol input configurable

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5. Deliverables

1. MT4 EA (.mq4 + compiled .ex4)

2. Instructions to set up push notifications and optional Telegram

3. Documentation of input settings

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6. Developer Notes

• EA must be coded in MQL4 for MT4

• Clean, bug-free coding with logical comments

• Alerts must be reliable and trigger exactly when conditions are met

• Optional: Include minor tweaks/adjustments after delivery if required (1–2 week bug-fix period)