Re: 🔺 MT5 XARD - Simple Trend Following Trading System

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BTC is running 24/7

here a couple of screen shots, in the firs there are no blue candles, when it should, seconds later they turn blue, but no buy signal, header gray....

this is a different kind of lag/delay than the bid/ask line price vs candles.

the file names have date and time... so you can see how much lag/delay is in the "catch up" for candles to go blue, but the strange thing is that "action" on the dash keeps neutral wait

Re: 🔺 MT5 XARD - Simple Trend Following Trading System

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aaahhaaaa!! cought the "delay" bid/ask levels vs candles/indicators..... here the story...is not only the bid/ask lines and the candles displacement, at the bottom, there is an indicator which lines are all mess up, and suddenly whala!!! the are strait again.... so it could be the broker "trap", latency, but nothing to do with the VWAP i'm still trying to figure the delay on the XU EFFECT8.34 but no success, due to the complex nature of the code.... but i tried to fix it in a AI and the result of the "fix" was a chart that looked like this..... with candles.... no offense to the group, actually one of my favorites...
:lol: :lmao:

DownloadRe: 🔺 MT5 XARD - Simple Trend Following Trading System

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Lenovo wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2026 6:26 pm Good morning everyone, how are you? I’d like to ask a question: regarding yesterday’s Gold trade, should the entry have been made at the large blue dot or the small gray one? Thanks. I’m having second thoughts because, at the blue dot, we weren't yet below the 20% ADR level. I welcome any advice or criticism—big hugs to everyone.

I recommend using **higher timeframes**, as they help filter out a lot of market noise. My top-down analysis follows this sequence:

* **H4:** Define the overall market context and primary trend.
* **H1:** Wait for a **Break of Structure (BOS)** or **Change of Character (CHoCH)** to confirm a potential shift in direction.
* **M15:** Identify the area of interest, especially the **Fair Value Gap (FVG)**.
* **M5:** Look for the execution and entry confirmation.

My strategy combines the **XARD system** with **Smart Money Concepts (SMC)** and **ICT** principles.

One important point is that **ADR is a contextual tool, not a leading indicator**. In most cases, the change in market structure on H1 occurs **before** the ADR reflects the new direction. That's why I first look for a BOS or CHoCH, then wait for price to retrace into the **Fair Value Gap (FVG)**. Once price respects the FVG and the **XARD system** provides confirmation, I consider it a high-probability trade setup.

I've attached an example that clearly shows this sequence: **market structure break → retracement into the FVG → XARD confirmation → trend continuation.**
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Re: 🔺 MT5 XARD - Simple Trend Following Trading System

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I took large timeframes into consideration. I only lower the timeframe when I decide to enter. I had already considered selling, but I was just trying to understand whether it was better to wait for further confirmation or not.
Another example: I entered a sell position on the DAX by observing the 1-minute timeframe, but I had already considered the 15-minute timeframe in the sell area.
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