; Spring Break 1.0 - NAS100 settings
;
; Load this from the EA's Inputs tab with the Load button.
;
; WHAT IT CHANGES from the shipped defaults - three values, nothing else:
;
;   BarLotSize          0.01 -> 0.1   Fixed lot size.
;   BeachLotSize        0.01 -> 0.1   Fixed lot size.
;   MaxStopRiskPercent   5.0 -> 0     Stop-risk cap OFF (see the warning below).
;
; Every other input is the shipped default.
;
; READ THIS FIRST: ON MOST NASDAQ SYMBOLS THIS SET CHANGES NOTHING.
; The EA ships at 0.01 lots, which is below the minimum lot size that most
; brokers allow on a Nasdaq index. Where that is the case the platform silently
; raises the size to the broker's minimum, so the EA is already trading that
; minimum before you load anything. On the account these settings were tested
; on the minimum is 0.1, and a test with the EA asking for 0.01 and a test with
; it asking for 0.1 returned the same net profit to the cent, the same profit
; factor and the same number of trades. If your broker's minimum is 0.1 then
; the only input this file actually changes is MaxStopRiskPercent.
;
; It is still worth loading if your broker allows a smaller minimum than 0.1,
; because there the shipped 0.01 really does trade at 0.01 and this set raises
; it to 0.1.
;
; WHAT SIZE YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY TRADE. 0.1 lots is a deliberately conservative
; starting size. It is safe to attach to a 10,000 account and to considerably
; smaller ones, and it is far below the size used for the published test
; figures. Before you increase it, work out what one lot of your broker's
; Nasdaq index is worth, because the contract value varies a great deal between
; brokers and the same lot number can mean very different money. Raise the size
; on a demo account first and watch a full week before doing it live.
;
; THE CAP IS OFF IN THIS SET, SO PLEASE READ THIS. MaxStopRiskPercent normally
; pulls a stop in when the money it risks exceeds that share of equity. It
; exists because the lot size is not always the EA's to choose: every sizing
; path ends at the broker's minimum lot, so on a small enough account one trade
; can carry a stop risking far more than intended with no smaller size
; available to express it. Measured on a 1,000 account at the smallest lot gold
; trades in, a structurally correct stop risked 1,011 - the whole balance on one
; trade. At 0 that protection is off and stops sit exactly where the strategy
; puts them, whatever they risk. On the tested account the cap never engages
; at the sizes this file is for. At 0.8 lots a test with the cap at 5 and a
; test with it at 0 returned the same net profit, the same profit factor and
; the same 246 trades, so switching it off changed nothing. At 0.1 lots one
; stop risks eight times less money against the same account, so the cap sits
; even further from engaging. It would change things on an account too small
; to express the strategy's own stop, and if you raise the lot size later you
; will be raising it with the protection switched off, so consider setting
; this back to 5 before you do.
;
; ONE CHANGE IS NOT REVERSIBLE and has no input. On NETTING accounts the EA
; holds one position per symbol at a time. There is no switch because the old
; behaviour was a fault rather than a choice: netting merges every entry into a
; single position, so the position caps could never bind and entries stacked up
; until margin ran out. HEDGING accounts, which is most retail accounts, behave
; identically either way.
;
; Trading futures, forex and CFDs carries a high level of risk and you can lose
; more than your deposit. Past performance does not indicate future results.
; Always test on a demo account before trading live.
;
; === BROKER CLOCK - SET THIS FIRST ===
BrokerToNYOffset=-7||-7||1||-70||N
; === BAR TRADE ===
EnableBarTrade=true||false||0||true||N
BarVibe=0.9||0.9||0.090000||9.000000||N
BarMinShot=0.48||0.48||0.048000||4.800000||N
BarMaxShot=3.7||3.7||0.370000||37.000000||N
BarRide=12.0||12.0||1.200000||120.000000||N
BarEntryAdjust=-20.0||-20.0||-2.000000||-200.000000||N
BarSlAdjust=110.0||110.0||11.000000||1100.000000||N
BarTpAdjust=-95.0||-95.0||-9.500000||-950.000000||N
BarMaxPositions=2||2||1||20||N
BarUseTrailingStop=false||false||0||true||N
BarTrailStartPct=50.0||50.0||5.000000||500.000000||N
BarTrailDistancePct=50.0||50.0||5.000000||500.000000||N
BarLotSize=0.1||0.8||0.001000||0.800000||N
BarUseRiskPercent=false||false||0||true||N
BarRiskPercent=1.0||1.0||0.100000||10.000000||N
BarMagicNumber=25581||25581||1||255810||N
BarComment=
; === BEACH TRADE ===
EnableBeachTrade=true||false||0||true||N
BeachVibe=2.5||2.5||0.250000||25.000000||N
BeachMinShot=0.37||0.37||0.037000||3.700000||N
BeachMaxShot=3.6||3.6||0.360000||36.000000||N
BeachWave=-12.0||-12.0||-1.200000||-120.000000||N
BeachEntryLevel=-18.0||-18.0||-1.800000||-180.000000||N
BeachSlAdjust=-84.0||-84.0||-8.400000||-840.000000||N
BeachTpAdjust=104.0||104.0||10.400000||1040.000000||N
BeachMaxPositions=2||2||1||20||N
BeachUseTrailingStop=false||false||0||true||N
BeachTrailStartPct=50.0||50.0||5.000000||500.000000||N
BeachTrailDistancePct=50.0||50.0||5.000000||500.000000||N
BeachLotSize=0.1||0.8||0.001000||0.800000||N
BeachUseRiskPercent=false||false||0||true||N
BeachRiskPercent=1.0||1.0||0.100000||10.000000||N
BeachMagicNumber=25582||25582||1||255820||N
BeachComment=
; === Stamina filter (entries only, both sides) ===
Stamina=12.0||12.0||1.200000||120.000000||N
; === Position Sizing (both types) ===
MaxLotCap=0.0||0.0||0.000000||0.000000||N
AllowMinLotOverRisk=false||false||0||true||N
MarginUsePercent=50.0||50.0||5.000000||500.000000||N
MaxStopRiskPercent=0||0||0.500000||50.000000||N
; === Account Protection ===
BreachAction=1||0||0||1||N
BlockOppositeTrades=false||false||0||true||N
UseMaxDrawdown=false||false||0||true||N
MaxDrawdownPct=10.0||10.0||1.000000||100.000000||N
UseMaxDailyLoss=false||false||0||true||N
MaxDailyLossPct=3.0||3.0||0.300000||30.000000||N
UseDailyProfitTarget=false||false||0||true||N
DailyProfitTargetPct=3.0||3.0||0.300000||30.000000||N
UseMaxConsecLosses=false||false||0||true||N
MaxConsecLosses=3||3||1||30||N
UseMaxDailyTrades=false||false||0||true||N
MaxDailyTrades=10||10||1||100||N
MaxSpreadPoints=0.0||0.0||0.000000||0.000000||N
MaxTotalPositions=0||0||1||10||N
; === Sessions + Daily Flat (NY time) ===
UseDailyFlat=false||false||0||true||N
DailyFlatHour=16||16||1||160||N
DailyFlatMinute=7||7||1||70||N
UseSessionFilter=false||false||0||true||N
Session1Enable=true||false||0||true||N
Session1StartHour=0||0||1||10||N
Session1StartMin=0||0||1||10||N
Session1EndHour=5||5||1||50||N
Session1EndMin=59||59||1||590||N
Session2Enable=true||false||0||true||N
Session2StartHour=6||6||1||60||N
Session2StartMin=0||0||1||10||N
Session2EndHour=16||16||1||160||N
Session2EndMin=6||6||1||60||N
Session3Enable=true||false||0||true||N
Session3StartHour=18||18||1||180||N
Session3StartMin=5||5||1||50||N
Session3EndHour=23||23||1||230||N
Session3EndMin=59||59||1||590||N
; === Zone Lines (chart) ===
BullLineColor=65280
BearLineColor=42495
LineWidth=1||1||1||10||N
; === News Filter ===
AvoidNews=false||false||0||true||N
NewsPriority=1||0||0||2||N
NewsCurrencies=USD,EUR,JPY,GBP,CAD,AUD,CHF,NZD
NewsBeforeMedium=5||5||1||50||N
NewsAfterMedium=5||5||1||50||N
NewsBeforeHigh=15||15||1||150||N
NewsAfterHigh=15||15||1||150||N