News Hunter Pro
A news-event straddle EA for CPI, NFP, FOMC and rate decisions.
The problem
The first seconds after a major release are where spreads blow out, slippage spikes and most news strategies lose — usually to execution, not direction.
My role
Specification, architecture and MQL5 development, built phase by phase.
Approach
Modular design: a news manager, a straddle engine that sizes its distance from live spread and volatility, execution protection that cancels on abnormal conditions, a momentum check, and staged profit protection. No martingale, no unlimited grid.
Key features
- Event calendar with per-event toggles
- Straddle distance adapts to spread and volatility
- Spread and slippage guards
- Daily, weekly and drawdown hard stops