Franc Trend Rider M15

Franc Trend Rider M15 is a fully automated Expert Advisor for USDCHF on the M15 timeframe. It is a fixed rule set. No martingale, no grid, no averaging down. One position at a time, and a stop loss is always attached at order time. WHAT WAS MEASURED The numbers below are measurements, not forecasts. Symbol / Timeframe: USDCHF / M15 Direction: long only Entry conditions: 2, all must hold Stop loss: ATR x 3 Take profit: ATR x 5 Maximum holding time: 187 bars Selection backtest: 30 days x 9 non-overlapping months, every month at or above zero Selection backtest trades: 77 Selection backtest profit factor: 1.97 Forward test: last 60 days, judged separately from the selection window Full recomputation over all available data, 2025-09-23 to 2026-08-19: 285 trades, maximum drawdown 175.3 pips The screenshots show the full recomputation, not the selection window, so the trade count there is higher. Both are backtests. Neither is a record of real trading. HOW IT WORKS Two conditions, built from a moving average and ATR, must hold at the close of a bar before an order is sent. Entries are evaluated on closed bars only, so the behaviour does not change after the fact. The stop and target are sized from ATR at entry, and a position is closed by time if it is still open after the maximum holding time. REQUIREMENTS MetaTrader 5, hedging or netting account The chart symbol is resolved automatically, so broker suffixes such as .pro, m and # are handled A spread filter is built in. Entries are skipped when the spread is wider than the limit used in testing A VPS is recommended, because entries are taken on closed bars INPUTS InpRiskPercent (1.0) - risk per trade, percent of balance InpFixedLot (0.0) - fixed lot size, 0 means use the risk percent InpMagicNumber - magic number, must be unique per Expert Advisor InpSlippagePoints (20) - maximum slippage in points InpUseSpreadFilter (true) - use the spread cap measured in testing InpMaxSpreadPoints (0) - maximum spread in points, 0 means the tested value InpSpreadTolerance (1.0) - multiplier applied to the tested cap InpMaxRetries (3) - retries on requote or price change InpRetryWaitMs (700) - wait between retries, milliseconds InpMarginUsePct (90.0) - maximum free margin to use, percent InpUseTimeExit (true) - close the position after the maximum holding time InpParityDump (false) - diagnostic file output, no trading Leaving every input at its default reproduces the tested behaviour. The default settings are the ones used during verification, so no set file is required to start. MINIMUM DEPOSIT The Expert Advisor risks InpRiskPercent of the balance per trade, 1 percent by default. With the broker minimum lot of 0.01, the balance must be large enough for that 1 percent to cover the stop distance. With a smaller balance the Expert Advisor still uses 0.01 lot, which means the effective risk per trade is higher than 1 percent. Start on a demo account and confirm the lot size your balance produces. NOTE Past measurements do not indicate future results. Trading involves risk of loss. Test on a demo account first.