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Smart Hedge is an MT4 expert advisor that opens offsetting positions shortly before market closures and scheduled news, then closes them once the event has passed. It lets existing strategies keep running while net exposure is neutralised around those windows.
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Smart Hedge is an MT4 expert advisor that protects existing positions around two kinds of event: market closures that can end in a price gap, and scheduled news releases. It does not generate entry signals. Instead it opens offsetting positions shortly before the event and closes them afterwards, so the net open volume on the account is close to zero while the risky period passes.
When the advisor is attached to a chart, it reads M1 bars to work out when each symbol normally opens and closes. It also refreshes a list of upcoming economic events from an online calendar. Before a qualifying closure or news item, it calculates the volume you hold on the selected symbols and opens opposite positions to neutralise it. When the configured window ends, those hedging positions are closed and your normal trading continues.
This differs from an equity protector, which reacts after losses have already appeared. Smart Hedge acts ahead of the event, although it cannot guarantee any particular fill price.
The advisor can be attached to any timeframe, since it works from M1 data internally. It suits any instrument your broker offers where you hold positions through closures or news, such as forex pairs, metals, indices and stocks. Cryptocurrency symbols that trade continuously usually have no weekend gap to protect against.
The inputs fall into a few groups. Defaults can differ between builds, so confirm them in the input window before running live.
| Setting | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Magic number for hedging positions | Unique identifier for the positions this advisor manages |
| Symbol list | Comma-separated symbols to protect; the current chart symbol can be used |
| Magic numbers to hedge | Limit hedging to certain strategies, or leave empty to cover every position |
| Stop loss and take profit quotas | Scale the hedge levels relative to the hedged position |
| Gap protection switches | Enable weekend, night and intraday protection separately |
| Minimum gap length and timing | Shortest closure to consider, minutes before it to start and after it to stop |
| News protection options | Minimum impact, speeches, and minutes before and after each event |
| Server GMT offset | Automatic or manual, used to align server time with news times |
Hedging has costs. Each offsetting position pays the spread and may incur swap, and orders placed during volatile moments can slip. Test timing values on a demo account with your own broker before using real funds.
Trading carries risk and past results do not predict future ones. A hedge reduces exposure during selected windows but does not remove risk, and it can still lose money through costs or poor fills.
Confirm that your broker supports hedging and check the minimum deposit and lot rules of your account type before relying on the tool.
| Product type | Expert Advisor |
|---|---|
| Platform | MetaTrader 4 |
| Strategy focus | Volume |
| Delivery | Download from your account after purchase |
| License key | Not needed |
| Status | Launching soon |
| Category | Expert advisor (utility-style hedging tool) |
| Trade style | Protective hedging of positions opened by you or other EAs |
| Markets | Forex pairs, metals, indices and stocks offered by your broker |
| Timeframes | Any chart timeframe; it reads M1 bars internally |
| Strategy tag | Volume (neutralises net open volume) |
| Requirements | Hedging-enabled account, WebRequest access for the news feed |
| Inputs | Symbol list, magic numbers, gap and news timing, GMT offset |
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No. It does not look for entries. It only opens offsetting positions against trades that are already open, and only in the time windows you configure around market closures and news releases. Your own manual trades or other expert advisors remain responsible for entries and exits.
The account must allow opposite positions on the same symbol, which is normally called a hedging account. Some brokers restrict hedging or apply FIFO rules, and these can prevent the tool from working as intended. Check your broker's conditions, and test on a demo account first.
The advisor downloads a list of upcoming economic events from the internet. MT4 blocks this until the addresses are allowed under Tools, Options, Expert Advisors. Add the two addresses listed on the product page (they belong to a news calendar feed and a script host) and restart the chart if needed.
This file is built for MetaTrader 4 only and will not run on MT5. If you trade on MT5, look for the separate MT5 edition of the product.
Not necessarily. Attach it to the chart of one symbol you want to protect and enter other symbols in the symbol list setting if you want them covered too. Keep the magic number for the hedging positions unique so they do not clash with other expert advisors.
No. Hedging positions carry their own spread, swap and possible slippage, and fast markets can fill orders at poor prices. Trading carries risk and past results do not predict future ones.
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