The MetaTrader Traders Dynamic Index (TDI) Expert Advisor is designed to trade with the trend using the TDI indicator. It can optionally combine signals from moving averages, the stochastic oscillator, and price action for more precise trade entries. This TDI EA is ideal for trend-following strategies and advanced automated Forex trading.

TDI EA Functions

Identify the trend using the Traders Dynamic Index (TDI) indicator or moving averages
Enter and close trades based on the TDI indicator or moving averages
Manage trade settings: lotsize, trailing stop, trading restrictions by days or sessions

The TDI Expert Advisor (EA) was specifically designed for Forex traders who rely on the Traders Dynamic Index indicator. The TDI indicator in MetaTrader combines RSI (Relative Strength Index), moving averages, and volatility bands (based on Bollinger Bands) to provide a complete view of market conditions. While it may appear complex at first, trading with the TDI EA becomes straightforward once the indicator's capabilities are fully understood.

GBP/NZD Forex trading chart using Traders Dynamic Index EA on MetaTrader

In the chart above, one of the general interpretations of the TDI indicator is displayed:

The yellow line represents the market trend
Trade entries are indicated by red/green line intersections

Multiple methods can be used to determine the trend: the yellow moving average slope, its position relative to the 50 level, or the red/green lines' position relative to the yellow line.

Within the EA's settings, there are three ways to detect the trend: the yellow slope, the green/yellow line position, and the price position relative to a moving average. Trade entries are triggered by multiple criteria that can be individually enabled or disabled. Additional trade signal filters include Stochastic oversold/overbought levels or swing zone confirmations (price distance from the most recent highest high or lowest low). Both the trend detector and signal confirmation can be disabled, allowing the EA to trade solely based on the TDI settings.

TDI EA Trade examples

MetaTrader trading chart showing TDI Expert Advisor trade entry with TDI green/red moving averages and exit with Stochastic indicator

In this example, the EA trades with the trend (green candles = buy) and enters trades when the TDI green moving average rises above the TDI red moving average. The trade exits when the Stochastic leaves its overbought zone, set at 95 for this example.

MetaTrader Forex chart illustrating TDI EA trading with MA Trend and Stochastic confirmation

The TDI EA determines the trend using the MA Trend and uses Stochastic as a confirmation filter. Entries are triggered by TDI red/green moving average crosses. Several TDI signals are ignored due to confirmation criteria. Trades are opened and closed based on combined TDI and Stochastic conditions.

Forex chart showing TDI Expert Advisor trading with volatility bands and trend following

This trade follows the trend (red candles = price below MA). Entry occurs when TDI green MA crosses the upper volatility band down; the same signal is used for exits. Swing zone confirmation is applied to enhance trade accuracy.

MetaTrader chart demonstrating TDI EA entries and exits using volatility bands

Here, the TDI EA trades without trend detection or confirmation. Entries and exits are based solely on TDI green line crossing the volatility bands. White vertical lines mark entries; black lines mark exits. This strategy aims to capture large market moves efficiently.

MetaTrader Forex chart showing TDI EA trading based on green moving average slope

The TDI EA follows the MA Trend for trading (sell below MA, buy above MA) and opens trades based on the TDI green moving average slope. Maximum three trades are allowed; exits are triggered when TDI green and red lines cross. Profit/loss from individual trades is managed to ensure overall basket profitability.

TDI EA settings

Since the TDI expert advisor uses the TDI indicator, all the indicator's settings can be found in the EA's settings.

Screenshot showing the Traders Dynamic Index expert advisor settings (Metatrader)

Enter your Client Email - fill this with your email IF you are using a paid version of this EA on a LIVE account
Sunday to Friday - Indicate whether or not you want to trade each specific day.
NFP Friday - Whether or not you want to trade on volatile Non-Farm payroll Friday, first Friday of the month.
Thursday Before NFP - Whether or not you want to trade on the Thursday before the volatile Non-Farm Payroll Friday.
Christmas Holidays - Whether or not you want to trade during a custom defined period in December, during the low liquidity of the Christmas Holidays.
Christmas Holidays Start (20th Dec) - This is the day in December you will start to filter out, as the beginning of the Christmas Holiday. Default is 20th, you can enter any date instead of 20.
New Years Holidays - Whether or not you want to trade during a custom defined period in the beginning of January, the low liquidity of the New Years Holidays.
New Years Holidays End (5th Jan) - This is the day in January you stop the filter, the end of the New Years holiday period. Default is 5th January, you can enter any date instead of 5.
Auto GMT Offset - Indicate if you want auto GMT offset turned on or off. Turn off during back testing.
Manual GMT Offset - If AutoGMTOffset is turned off, indicate what your manual GMT offset would be.
Enable Trading Session - Set to false to ignore the below trading sessions, or to true to trade within the sessions.
Trade Tokio Session - Whether or not to trade Asian session.
Start Tokio Session - Do not trade before this time. If you include Australia, Sydney starts at 21.00, and Tokyo starts at 23.00 GMT.
Finish Tokio Session - Do not trade after this time. Defaulted at 07.00, the start of the European Session. Note: The Tokyo session continues on for 1 more hour to end at 08.00, so if you are interested in trading this session in its entirety, you should indicate from 23:00 to 08.00.
Trade London Session - Whether or not to trade European session
Start London Session - Do not trade before this time. Defaulted at 7.00 GMT, the start of the London Session, though Germany does not open till 08.00.
Finish London Session - Do not trade after this time. Note: The European Session continues till 16.00, so if you are interested in trading this session in entirety, you should have your defaults from 7.00 to 16.00.
Trade New York Session - Whether or not to trade the New York session.
Start New York Session - Do not Trade before this time. Note that the NY stock exchange does not open till 9:30 EST, or 13.30 GMT, and the first hour and half (from 9:30 to 11:00 EST, or 13:30 to 15:00 GMT) is heavy trading, lots of liquidity.
Finish New York Session - Do not Trade after this time.

Lotsize, Money etc.

Buy Trades - Enable/disable long trades
Sell Trades - Enable/disable short trades
Lotsize - set the lotsize, as fix amount or equity percent
Enable Money Management - set to true to use the Lotsize as equity percent instead on fixed amount
Stop Loss - set the stoploss in pips
Take Profit - set the take profit in pips
Slippage - the slippage in pips
Minimum Profit - set the minimum profit needed to close a trade or a basket; this applies to the following trade closing criteria:

- Close basket of opposite trades when Minimum Profit is reached

- Close trade/s at opposite signal

- Close trade/s at same signal

- all the other Close at ...

MA Indicator Trend

Settings for the moving average indicator (MA Trend) that can be used to determine the trend in enabled in the Determine the Trend by

MA Indicator Signal

Settings for the moving average indicator (MA Signal) that can be used to enter a trade in enabled in the Trade by MA Signal price cross and/or Close at Price/MA Signal cross

Stochastic Indicator

Settings for the stochastic indicator if enabled in the Confirm Entry by

TDI Indicator

Settings for the Traders Dynamic Index that can be used to determine the trend, the trade entries and also to exit opened trades
RobotFX TDI Indicator Name (without .ex4) - do not change this, as this is the name of thee RobotFX TDI indicator that is needed by the expert advisor to function properly

Determine the Trend by

MA Trend Indicator - if selected, it establishes an uptrend if the price is above the MA Trend, and a downtrend if the price is below the Ma Trend
TDI Green/Yellow position - if selected, the EA considers an uptrend when the TDI green moving average is above the yellow line, and a downtrend when it is below it
TDI Yellow slope - if selected, the TDI's yellow moving average slope is used to determine the price trend; rising slope means an uptrend, falling is a downtrend
No Trend - disables the trend detector

Confirm Entry by

Stochastic Overbought/Oversold - if chosen, the EA will sell only when the price is in the Stochastic's overbought area, and buy only if oversold
Swing Zone Price Position - if chosen, the EA will enter a trade only if the price is at a distance of at least the Pips Away From Last Swing (in pips) from the latest highest high or lowest low (depending on the trend) that happened during the latest Swing Zone Bars (candlesticks)
No confirmation - disables the confirmation filter

Entry Conditions

Settings for the EA to enter a trade based on the TDI moving averages and/or the MA Signal

Exit Conditions

Break Even/Trailing Stop - sets the breakeven and the trailing stop in pips
Trailing Step (pips) - sets the trailing step in pips; set to a very high value if there is no need to trail the price
Trailing Buffer - buffer, in pips, used by the stoploss
Close at ... - Various settings for the EA to exit trades based on the TDI moving averages and/or the MA Signal
Close at opposite signal - Close opened trades whenever an opposite signal occurs
Close at same signal - Close opened trades whenever a similar signal occurs
"Close at..." obeys the Minimum Profit - Set to true and the EA will close the trades only if their profits reached the Minimum Profit

Example: if you instruct the EA to close the opened trades if an opposite trades signal occurs (Close at opposite signal = true), and the "Close at..." obeys the Minimum Profit is set to true, the EA close the opened trade/s whenever there is an opposite signal, but only if its/their profit already reached the Minimum Profit.

Close basket of opposite trades when Minimum Profit is reached - if there are both long and short trades on the same chart and this is enabled, the EA will attempt to close all as soon as their cumulative profit reaches Minimum Profit

Loss management

Enable Martingale - enable/disable the next trade's lotsize multiplier, if the previous trade closed with negative profit
Martingale Multiplier - if the above scenario occurs, the next trade's lotsize will be equal to the previous trade's lotsize multiplied by this number
Retry Martingale - how many times to enable the multiplier, if the next trades are also negative profit; set this to a realistic number, because increasing the lotsize over and over might lead to your account hitting a margin
Trades' Comment - used for monitoring opened/closed trades
Magic Number - set a different number if you want to use the EA multiple times on the same chart/pair

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7 Comments

Anonymous

This TDI EA is pretty solid, honestly. It really helps to confirm trends and momentum, which I always struggled with before. My entries feel way more confident now, and I'm not second-guessing myself as much. It's a good tool to have.

Félix Eklund

I gotta say, this expert advisor makes using the Traders Dynamic Index so much easier. I used to stare at those lines trying to figure out signals, but the EA just does it automatically. It's a real time-saver and has improved my trading decisions a lot.

David

It's been a positive experience with this TDI EA. It helps me spot divergences and potential reversals, which is something I was always trying to catch manually. It's not perfect, but it definitely gives me an edge in the market.

Lupus Camacho

This EA is a decent addition to my trading setup. It's good for filtering out some of the noise and focusing on clearer signals. I've found it helps me stay in trades longer when the trend is strong.

Ture

It's helped me understand the market better, surprisingly. The visual signals from the TDI are interpreted by the EA, and it's taught me to see things I missed before. My trading has definitely gotten more disciplined.

Marija McAlister

I'm seeing better results since I started using this TDI EA. It's good for catching early trend changes and avoiding false breakouts. It's not a magic bullet, but it's a solid assistant for my trading.

This EA has become an essential part of my daily routine. It helps me stay on top of market conditions without being glued to the screen. The automated trade management is a huge plus, letting me focus on other things.