Hybrid Masking Instruments and Orders
Instruments & Orders — Parameters Description
Enabled - Activates or deactivates trading for the selected instrument.
✅ Checked — strategy trades this pair.
⬜ Unchecked — trading is disabled for this pair.
Name - The instrument’s symbol (e.g., EURUSD, XAUUSD, etc.) used for order execution and price data collection.
Lot size - Specifies the trading volume per order, if random lots are not enabled.
Example: 0.5 = 0.5 lots per trade.
Lot type - Defines how the lot size is determined:
- Fixed – constant volume per order.
- (If supported) Dynamic – volume may depend on balance, risk %, or randomizer.
Decimals - Number of decimal digits used for the symbol’s quotes (e.g., 5 for EURUSD, 3 for USDJPY, 2 for XAUUSD).
Spread SL -If enabled, the Stop Loss value will automatically include the current spread.
Useful for brokers with variable spreads.
S/L (Stop Loss) - Distance from entry price to stop-loss in points.
Example: 65 = 6.5 pips if the broker uses 5-digit pricing.
T/P (Take Profit) - Distance from entry price to take-profit in points.
Min Profit - Minimum profit (in points) that must be reached before closing a trade if other conditions are met.
Pips for Min Profit - Number of pips required to activate profit-protection logic (for partial close or trailing).
Trail distance - Distance (in points) for the trailing stop to follow the price once it moves in profit.
Trail units - Defines whether the trailing distance is measured in Points, Pips, or other units (if supported).
Order Lifetime (minutes) - How long a pending or open order remains valid before it is automatically closed.
Example: 270 = 4.5 hours.
Direction
Defines trade direction:
- Buy only
- Sell only
- Both – allows trading in both directions according to trend filters.
Comment - A custom label added to each order (useful for log tracking or identifying strategy instance).
Example: c_EUR... for EURUSD setup.
Fibo% % - The Fibonacci retracement level used to calculate potential pullback entries (for limit orders).
Example: 66 = price will look for retracement near 66% of the previous move.
Loopback period - Defines how many previous bars (candles) are analyzed to identify the last completed trend move before measuring retracement.
Main timeframe - Timeframe used for entry logic (trend + pullback detection).
Example: 5 Minutes.
Fast EMA period / Slow EMA period
Periods for EMA indicators used on the main timeframe:
- Fast EMA – reacts quickly, shows short-term trend.
- Slow EMA – smoother, shows overall direction. Their crossover determines trend direction or pullback start.
High timeframe - A Higher timeframe is used to confirm the main trend direction.
Example: 30 Minutes, 1 Hour, 4 Hours.
High fast MA period / High slow EMA period
EMA or MA periods are used on the higher timeframe for trend confirmation.
Example: if Fast EMA crosses above Slow EMA — the trend is considered bullish.
Curr Spread Slow - Displays the current spread (in points) for the “slow” broker or feed.
Useful for comparing latency or spread widening effects.
💡 Tip:
To create realistic masking behavior:
- Use different EMAs for each pair.
- Set the Fibo% between 60–70 for believable retracements.
- Adjust Order Lifetime and Trail distance according to volatility (shorter for FX, longer for gold).
