Smart Money Flow EA – User Guide
Overview
The Smart Money Flow EA is a trading robot for MetaTrader 5 (MT5) that combines Market
Structure (BOS), Liquidity Zones, and VWAP (Volume Weighted Average Price).
It is designed to catch liquidity sweeps (false breakouts) around swing highs/lows with VWAP
confluence, while applying risk management and optional trend filters.
Input Parameters
General
• EA Name – Display name of the EA.
• Magic Number – Unique ID to separate trades from other EAs.
• Allow Long / Allow Short – Enable or disable buy/sell trades.
• Max Spread (points) – Prevents trading in high-spread conditions.
• Cooldown Bars – Minimum number of bars to wait before opening another trade.
• Use Time Filter – Restrict trading hours.
o Start Hour / End Hour – Broker server time range.
Market Structure (Swings)
• Use Trend Filter – Require trades to align with BOS trend.
• Swing Left / Swing Right – Swing detection sensitivity (fractal lookback).
• Lookback Swings – Number of swing points to evaluate.
VWAP Filter
• Use VWAP Filter – Require price relation to VWAP.
• VWAP Price Type – Typical price (default), Close, Median, etc.
Risk Management• Risk Percent – Percentage of balance risked per trade.
• ATR Period – ATR calculation period.
• ATR Multiplier for SL – SL = ATR × multiplier (fallback if swing-based SL is smaller).
• Risk/Reward (TP multiplier) – Take Profit = RR × SL.
Trailing Stop
• Use Trailing Stop – Enable/disable trailing stop.
• Trail Start RR – Start trailing once price reaches this multiple of SL.
• Trail Step ATR – Distance of trailing stop in ATR units.
Visuals
• Draw Levels – Show VWAP line & liquidity levels on chart.
• VWAP Color – VWAP line color.
• Liquidity High/Low Colors – Liquidity zone markers.
Strategy Logic
Long Entry
1. Price sweeps below a recent liquidity low (false breakout).
2. Closes back above liquidity low.
3. VWAP filter: Close > VWAP (if enabled).
4. Trend filter: BOS shows uptrend or neutral (if enabled).
Short Entry
1. Price sweeps above a recent liquidity high.
2. Closes back below liquidity high.
3. VWAP filter: Close < VWAP (if enabled).
4. Trend filter: BOS shows downtrend or neutral (if enabled).Exit
• Stop Loss at swing or ATR-based level.
• Take Profit at RR multiple.
• Optional ATR-based trailing stop.
Recommended Settings
EURUSD M15
• Risk Percent: 1.0%
• ATR Period: 14
• ATR Multiplier SL: 2.0
• RR TP: 2.0
• VWAP Filter: true
• Trend Filter: true
• Max Spread: 25–30 points
XAUUSD (Gold) M30–H1
• Risk Percent: 0.5% (gold is volatile)
• ATR Period: 14
• ATR Multiplier SL: 2.5
• RR TP: 2.0
• VWAP Filter: true
• Trend Filter: true
• Max Spread: 100–150 points
Note:
This EA is based on Smart Money Concepts (SMC). Performance depends on market
conditions—best results usually occur during London & New York sessions, when liquidity
grabs are frequent.