MQL5 PROJECTS: Code A Semi-High Frequency Trading Strategy

Semi-High Frequency Trading is a trading technique that lies somewhere between traditional pattern trading and fully automated high-frequency trading. It involves using advanced technology and algorithms to execute trades at a faster pace than typical algorithmic trading algorithms, but not as quickly as full high frequency trading system. For retail traders with limited capital, Semi-High Frequency Trading offers a potential avenue to exploit market inefficiencies and generate profits.

Semi-high frequency trading algorithms have been gaining a lot of popularity in recent years mainly due to their effectiveness and simplicity that provides reproducible results in a short space of time.

In this course I want us to code a Semi high frequency trading strategy and evaluate its feasibility using the MQL5 trading language. We shall start by explaining the pre-requisites of trading a semi-high frequency trading strategy and also investigate the trading logic of the strategy that we shall code together.

We shall then begin coding our EA from scratch by including a custom chart appearance which ensures that we can aesthetically view the activities of our EA when it’s loaded onto any chart. We shall then code a trade session filter which will ensure that we trade only the London session and New York session to ensure that we participate in the market only when there is a lot of momentum to be expected. We shall code a spread filter to ensure that we trade with the lowest possible spread to ensure that our strategy trades as intended and exits are as accurate as possible. We shall also code a news filter to reduce the impact of news releases and avoid trading in such market conditions. We shall then employ the logic of our strategy to code functions that will execute trades when suitable conditions avail themselves.

For those that are still finding their way with MQL5, as long as you understand the basics of MQL5, this course is for you. We will patiently guide you through every step of the strategy development process and walk you through every line of code we shall craft. Hopefully, by the end of the course, you will have gained the necessary skills to code similar trading strategies and be able to appreciate how semi high frequency trading can improve your strategies.

So hit hard on that enroll button now and join me in this incredible journey of coding a semi high frequency trading system.