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ATR Candle Breakout EA

Catches unusually large momentum candles — breakouts measured against the ATR.

Strategy
ATR momentum breakout
Markets
Forex, indices, gold
Timeframe
H1 – H4
Platform
MT5

About this EA

The ATR Candle Breakout EA scans every closed candle on your chosen timeframe and compares its size to the Average True Range (ATR). When a candle is significantly larger than the recent average — and closes near its own extreme — the EA reads it as a genuine momentum breakout and trades in that direction.

On top of the core signal comes a full set of optional filters: a higher-timeframe trend filter, multi-timeframe ATR confirmation, a time-of-day window, and a support/resistance filter that keeps you from buying straight into resistance. Position size is calculated automatically from a fixed money risk. Download it and run your own backtests in the MT5 Strategy Tester.

Heads up

Momentum-breakout strategies can hit extended losing streaks in choppy, range-bound markets. Backtest thoroughly and size conservatively.

Tutorial video

Tutorial video coming soon.

Disclaimer: I do not recommend specific inputs. The defaults are not necessarily optimal. Different symbols need different inputs. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Never trade with money you cannot afford to lose.