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News Guard Prop

Does what your prop firm's news rule asks, automatically, every time.

Overview

What News Guard Prop does

News Guard Prop reads the MetaTrader 5 economic calendar for the currencies you actually trade, then does, automatically and every time, what a prop-firm rule book asks for around a news release.

Features

Everything it does

Around each event

FlattenClose all positions, or only the losing ones, N minutes before the event.
Delete pending ordersSo a spike cannot fill them.
Protect winnersMove stops to break-even with an offset, and cap stop distance (only ever tightening).
Flag new tradesPositions opened inside the news window are flagged, with close options.
Signal other EAsSets terminal global variables other Expert Advisors can read.

Event selection

Importance filterHigh only, moderate and high, or all.
CurrenciesDetected automatically from the positions it manages, or set by hand.
Keywords and custom eventsInclude or exclude events by keyword, and add your own events for brokers with an outdated calendar.

Display and control

Countdown panelTime to the next events, with chart lines coloured by importance.
Journal and alertsCSV journal of every action; terminal, push and email alerts.
Observe-only, pause, restart-proofTest without executing, pause without removing it, and keep state across restarts.
Specifications

Technical details

Platform
MetaTrader 5 (desktop terminal)
Licence
One-time US$39, or rent US$30 for 3 months
Activations
5 per purchase
DLLs / external files
None
Try before buying
Free demo in the MT5 Strategy Tester
Type
Expert Advisor (news filter)
Calendar
MetaTrader 5 built-in economic calendar
Account types
Hedging and netting
FAQ

News Guard Prop: questions

Where does the news data come from?

The economic calendar built into MetaTrader 5, refreshed every N minutes. You can add custom events if your broker's calendar is outdated.

Can I see what it would do first?

Yes. Observe-only mode logs every action without executing it.

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Need it customised, or something like it built?

News Guard Prop started as a problem someone described. Tell us yours, and we reply with what is actually needed before we quote.