Vanguard EA Source Code

This page gives you the Vanguard EA free source code, the .mq5 file itself and not a compiled robot you have to trust. It trades TSI and MA Trend, and nothing in the logic is hidden or encrypted.

• Platform: MetaTrader 5, a single .mq5 file
• Strategy: TSI and MA Trend
• Price: free, a free account is all you need
• Licence: study it, edit it and, if you want, rebrand it

In short, you get exactly the file we publish, and therefore nothing stops you from rebuilding any part of it.

How the Vanguard strategy works

The True Strength Index smooths momentum twice, so it answers whether the push behind price is growing or fading without the jitter of a raw oscillator. The robot reads its direction and its crossings with the signal line.

An exponential moving average gives the newest bars more weight than the old ones, so it turns sooner than a simple average without jumping at every tick. The robot reads it as the line that separates a market going up from one going down.

The robot only trades in the direction the market has already chosen, and it stays out while that direction is unclear. It is the plainest approach there is, which is exactly why it makes a good base to build on.

Each filter removes a group of bad entries and, at the same time, a few good ones. Reading the code is the only honest way to judge that balance for your own market.

What is inside the Vanguard EA free source code file

• The TSI calculation, with both smoothing periods and the signal line.
• The moving average block, with its period and the side it allows.
• The trend filter, which decides the side the robot is allowed to take.
• The risk block, with the lot sizing, the stop loss and the take profit.
• Finally, every input with its default value, so you can compare it against your own broker.

How to compile and run it

1. First, download the .mq5 file from the button at the end of this page.
2. Then open MetaEditor 5 from MetaTrader 5, with F4 or the editor button.
3. After that, save the file inside MQL5 and then Experts, and press Compile.
4. Finally, refresh the Navigator and drag Vanguard onto a chart.
5. Run it on a demo account first, and read every input before you go live.

If the compiler complains, our guide on compiling MQL source covers the usual causes. In most cases it is simply a missing include or the wrong folder.

What you can change

The second smoothing is what separates a calm reading from a nervous one. Increase it if the robot enters too early, reduce it if it always arrives late.

Before any of that, however, look at the risk block. After all, a good entry with the wrong lot size still empties an account, and therefore the sizing deserves the first pass rather than the last.

More robots like this one are in the trend following source code, and the paid catalogue with documentation and support lives in the MT5 source code section. The idea behind the true strength index is explained well on this reference page.

Questions about the Vanguard EA free source code

Which platform is it for? MetaTrader 5.

Is the file complete? Yes, we remove nothing and we encrypt nothing.

Where should I start? On a demo account with the defaults, so you can see its natural rhythm before you change anything.

Does the broker matter? It does, especially the spread and the execution. Compare two before you judge the strategy.

Download the Vanguard EA free source code

The file below is the complete .mq5. First of all, create a free account or log in. Then download it and, finally, open it in MetaEditor 5.