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Session: 2026-04-01 - MT5 Trading Analysis & EA Fixes

Participants

• User: Garfield (garfield@fetcherpay.com)
• AI: opencode

Session Overview

Analyzed MT5 trading logs, identified critical bugs and misconfigurations, and applied fixes to both the Confluence EA and the Grid EA.

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1. Trading Activity Summary

• Account: 104125640 — MetaQuotes-Demo, Hedging
• March P&L: ~+$541,735.64 (1,199 deals) — heavy demo activity
• Apr 1 Activity: 106 deals (much quieter than Mar 31)
• Current Open Positions: 45 positions
• Primary EAs: MultiSignal_Confluence_EA v1.18 + OrdersEA_Smart_Grid v3.2

Confluence EA Status

• Effectively dormant over the last 2 days.
• Blocked by: low signal strength (23x) and ATR/volatility filters (7x).
• Filters are working as designed — avoiding choppy markets.

Grid EA Status

• Active on NZDUSD, GBPJPY, USDCAD, GBPUSD.
• Identified a critical order clustering bug causing multiple stop orders to stack within 1 pip.

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2. Critical Fixes Applied

A. Grid Clustering Bug — FIXED & RECOMPILED

File: ~/mt5-docker/config/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/MetaTrader 5/MQL5/Experts/OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.mq5

Problem: When a calculated grid level was too close to current price, the EA clamped it to the minimum allowed distance. This caused multiple buy/sell stops to pile up at the same price.

Fix: Changed PlaceBuyStop() and PlaceSellStop() to skip (return false) levels that are too close, rather than clamping them.

Status: ✅ Recompiled successfully (.ex5 updated).

B. Desktop .set Files — FIXED

Files: ~/Desktop/confluence*.set

Problem: These files used old parameter names from a previous EA version (InpMinConfluenceStrength, InpMaxSignalAge, InpUseATRFilter, InpAvoidWeekends, etc.). MT5 silently ignored them, so charts were running on defaults.

Fix: Rewrote all Desktop confluence .set files with correct v1.18 parameter names, then synced them with the optimized MQL5/Presets/ versions.

C. Unique Magic Numbers — ENSURED

• Confluence presets: Each pair now has a unique magic number (e.g., 777772 for EURUSD, 777780 for GBPJPY). confluence-audusd.set was kept at 777777 to avoid orphaning live trades.
• Grid presets: Already unique (333001–333014). Desktop grid .set files were synced to match.

D. New Feature: InpStopAfterProfit — ADDED

File: OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.mq5

What it does: When enabled (InpStopAfterProfit=true), the Grid EA stops placing new grids for the rest of the day after a profitable cycle (all positions close with equity higher than the cycle start).

Reset: Automatically clears at broker time hour 00:00.

Parameter added to all grid .set files (default false).

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3. Files Modified

Source Code

• ~/mt5-docker/config/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/MetaTrader 5/MQL5/Experts/OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.mq5
• ~/mt5-docker/source-files/OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.mq5

Compiled Binary

• ~/mt5-docker/config/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/MetaTrader 5/MQL5/Experts/OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.ex5

Presets (MQL5 & Desktop)

• All confluence-*.set files (parameter names + magic numbers)
• All grid-*.set files (magic numbers + InpStopAfterProfit)

Infrastructure

• ~/devops/INFRASTRUCTURE.md — Added doc.fetcherpay.com and www.fetcherpay.com to DNS whitelist
• ~/fetcherpay-docs/k8s/docs-deployment.yaml — Added doc.fetcherpay.com to ingress
• ~/fetcherpay-k8s/fetcherpay-complete.yaml — Fixed truncated ingress section

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4. Action Items for User

1. Reload .set files on all MT5 charts (Properties → Load → select preset).
2. Remove and re-attach OrdersEA_Smart_Grid to pick up the recompiled binary with fixes.
3. Restart MT5 after reloading to ensure clean state.
4. Optionally enable InpStopAfterProfit=true on grid charts if you want one profitable cycle per day.

Session Status: ✅ COMPLETE