AMIMIFX Master EA v16.24: Input FAQ

1. Trend score on four timeframes (H4, H1, M15, M5). Each timeframe gets a score from -7 to +7.
2. Weighted flow: the four scores are combined using timeframe weights (higher timeframes count more).
3. Direction: a weighted total above +6.8 gives a buy bias, below -6.8 gives a sell bias.
4. Confirmation: H4 and H1 must agree (if enabled), and enough timeframes must agree (confluence).
5. Confidence: a 0-95 setup score. A signal needs confidence at or above MinConfidenceForSignal (default 65).
6. Risk gates: reversal risk, spread, and (optional) session, news, volatility, and pair filters.
7. Execution: entry at market, stop and target set from ATR, lot size from risk percent and leverage cap.

Each timeframe uses four readings (the default periods are EMA 20 and EMA 50, RSI 14, Momentum 14).

Score per timeframe = EMA part (±3) + close part (±2) + RSI part (±1) + momentum part (±1)
Range: -7 (fully bearish) to +7 (fully bullish)

Weighted total = (score_H4 × w_H4) + (score_H1 × w_H1) + (score_M15 × w_M15) + (score_M5 × w_M5)

Defaults: w_H4 = 2.5, w_H1 = 2.0, w_M15 = 1.0, w_M5 = 0.5

Flow labels:
  total ≥ +9.5  STRONG BUY FLOW
  total ≥ +4.5  BUY FLOW
  total ≤ -9.5  STRONG SELL FLOW
  total ≤ -4.5  SELL FLOW
  otherwise     NEUTRAL FLOW

Overall bias (the directional signal):
  total ≥ +6.8  look for buys
  total ≤ -6.8  look for sells
  otherwise     wait

In responsive mode (UseResponsiveConfidence = true, the default) the EA measures how strongly the timeframes agree with the chosen direction.

strength   = weighted score in the trade direction ÷ (7 × total weight), limited to 0..1
agreement  = share of timeframe weight that points the same way (0..1)
bonus      = ConfluenceBonusPct × agreement            (default bonus ceiling 12)
raw        = 50 + 45 × strength + bonus
penalty    = MaxConfidencePenaltyPct × risk factor      (reversal risk, 0 to 25)
confidence = clamp(raw - penalty, 0, 95)

This ranks setups from weakest to strongest. It does not measure how often a trade wins. Treat 75+ as strong, 65-75 as qualified, and below 65 as watch only.

ATR (Average True Range) measures typical recent price movement. Stop and target distances are multiples of ATR.

Buy:   stop = entry - ATR × ATR_Stop_Multiplier      target = entry + ATR × ATR_Target_Multiplier
Sell:  stop = entry + ATR × ATR_Stop_Multiplier      target = entry - ATR × ATR_Target_Multiplier

Risk lots     = (equity × RiskPerTradePercent ÷ 100) ÷ ((stop distance ÷ tick size) × tick value)
Leverage lots = (equity × Max_Leverage_Allowed) ÷ (contract size × entry price)
Final lots    = the SMALLER of the two, snapped to the broker's volume step and limits

Reversal risk starts at 30 and adds points:
  +28  buy setup while RSI on M15 is above 70 (sell setup while below 30)
  +18  buy setup while momentum is below 100 (sell setup while above 100)
  +20  supply/demand zone points the opposite way
Capped to 15 - 95.

%K = (close - lowest low over N) ÷ (highest high - lowest low over N) × 100
%D = moving average of %K
Overbought: %K ≥ StochOBLevel (70)     Oversold: %K ≤ StochOSLevel (30)

The EA compares the two most recent swing highs (or lows) on M15 over DivLookbackBars.

Bearish divergence: price makes a higher high, but RSI makes a lower high
Bullish divergence: price makes a lower low, but RSI makes a higher low

Zone = highest high and lowest low over ZoneLookbackBars bars (M15, default 50)
Position = (price - zone low) ÷ (zone high - zone low)
  Position ≤ 0.35  demand side (buy-friendly)
  Position ≥ 0.65  supply side (sell-friendly)
  ATR bands: within SD_ATR_Multiplier × ATR of the zone edge, it counts as an ATR demand or supply reading

The EA checks whether the same clock times of recent swing highs and lows have repeated. If the last SwingTests swings occurred at the same clock times as an earlier sequence, the historical next swing is used as the prediction.

Probability shown for a match = 60 + (match count × 3.5) + (10 if target is more than 10 pips away), clamped to 50-95.

Time patterns are a historical observation, not a forecast. Test before use.

ATR percentile = share of the last VolPercentileLookback (100) ATR readings below current ATR
ATR expansion = current ATR ÷ average ATR over the last VolExpansionLookback (20) bars
Spread-to-ATR  = current spread ÷ current ATR

Blocked when: percentile too low (dead market) or too high (shock),
              expansion outside the band, or spread too wide for the ATR.

Separate bands exist for metals, indices, crypto, and oil (for example MaxAtrPercentileCrypto 95, MaxAtrExpansionCrypto 2.20). Use the band that matches your symbol.

Volume ratio = current H1 tick volume ÷ average of the last VolumeLookback (20) H1 bars
  ratio > 1.5  HIGH
  ratio < 0.7  LOW
  otherwise AVG

Correlation = Pearson correlation of hourly returns over CorrelationPeriodBars (120)
Shown in a grid: above +0.6 strong positive, below -0.6 strong negative

Correlation is informational. It does not block trades. Highly correlated pairs can double your exposure, so watch total open risk.

Range = highest high - lowest low over FibLookbackBars (100 on the signal timeframe)
Levels (from the high, for retracements):
  61.8%  = high - range × 0.618
  78.6%  = high - range × 0.786
  127.2% = low  + range × 1.272
  161.8% = low  + range × 1.618

These control what appears on screen, not how trades are taken. Defaults are fine for most users.

Range per session  = average of (high - low) for H1 bars inside the session window
Remaining (live)   = max(average range - range already used today, 0)
Percent            = range ÷ session open price × 100

Find Time marks every bar in the last 2000 candles whose clock time matches your entry (for example 09:30). Scan Alert runs the swing pattern scan now and draws any matches.

The Live Setup panel shows the current direction, confidence, entry, stop, target, and cash risk and reward. The EXECUTE button sends one market order using the displayed lots, stop, and target, but only when every check passes (confidence at or above LiveExecuteMinConfidence, fresh quote, filters clear, no open position, and a cooldown of LiveExecuteCooldownSeconds).

Market fills can differ from the displayed entry. Always check the fill in the Trade tab.

It lists setups flagged as REVERSAL (high reversal risk or divergence, with confidence at least 60) or CONTINUATION (confidence at least 75, strong confluence, and reversal risk under 40). It does not place trades.

It reads this EA's closed trades (by magic number) and shows wins, losses, win %, net profit, the current losing streak, and the last five results per pair. It is for review. Pair blocking is controlled separately by PerfEnableBlock.

An external job writes pair_optimization_manifest.json with optimized ATR settings per pair. The EA can require a passing result before trading a pair and can use each pair's optimized stop, target, and trailing values.

These do not change trading decisions. Safe to leave at defaults.

After testing on a demo account, change one input at a time and record results.