MQL5 Dynamic Grid Spacing

Grid trading with ATR-based dynamic spacing adapting to volatility.

Language: MQL5 · Category: Grid Trading · Tags: grid, ATR, dynamic, MQL5, volatility

Source code

#include <Trade/Trade.mqh>
CTrade trade;
double DynGridStep(int atrP,double mult) {
   double a[]; int h=iATR(_Symbol,PERIOD_H1,atrP);
   CopyBuffer(h,0,0,1,a); IndicatorRelease(h); return a[0]*mult;
}
void PlaceDynGrid(int levels,double lots) {
   double step=DynGridStep(14,1.0), bid=SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_BID);
   for(int i=1;i<=levels;i++) {
      trade.BuyLimit(lots,NormalizeDouble(bid-step*i,_Digits),_Symbol);
      trade.SellLimit(lots,NormalizeDouble(bid+step*i,_Digits),_Symbol);
   }
}

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MQL5 Dynamic Grid Spacing

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