🔢 Professor Moriarty EA MT5: Complete Settings Guide and Configuration Explained
Professor Moriarty EA MT5 is an automated trading Expert Advisor with configurable trading sensitivity, risk management, take-profit and stop-loss levels, trailing-stop controls, trading-hour restrictions, and execution filters. Its settings allow traders to adjust the maximum number of orders, control position sizing, define when trailing protection begins, and restrict trading to a specified time window.
The configuration also includes slippage and spread limits, order comments, and a Magic Number for trade identification. This guide explains every parameter displayed in the settings panel, preserving the original names and numerical values. Where units or internal calculations are not specified, the explanations distinguish the visible configuration from behavior that requires verification.
⚙️ Strategy and Risk Management Settings
🔹 Sensitivity strategy = 51 — Sets the strategy sensitivity parameter to 51. This value may influence how the EA identifies trading signals or responds to market movements. The exact effect of increasing or decreasing sensitivity depends on the EA’s internal strategy.
🔹 EA name = Professor Moriarty — Sets the EA name label to Professor Moriarty. This is a descriptive identifier for the Expert Advisor and does not necessarily affect its trading logic.
🔹 MaxRisk = 10.0 — Sets the maximum-risk parameter to 10.0. Depending on the EA’s implementation, this may represent a risk percentage or another risk-management threshold. Confirm the unit and whether it applies per trade, across all open positions, or to another calculation before live trading.
🔹 if MaxRisk = 0, Lot will be = 0.01 — Defines the fallback lot size as 0.01 when MaxRisk is set to 0. With the current MaxRisk = 10.0, this fallback condition is not selected according to the label.
⚙️ Take Profit and Stop Loss Settings
🔹 ts = Take Profit / Stop Loss — Identifies the take-profit and stop-loss settings section. This is a descriptive label rather than a separate numerical trading parameter.
🔹 Take Profit = 1000 — Sets the take-profit parameter to 1000. This defines the configured profit target or target distance according to the EA’s implementation. The unit is not specified, so verify whether the value represents points, pips, or another measurement.
🔹 Stop Loss = 400 — Sets the stop-loss parameter to 400. This configures the intended protective loss threshold or stop distance. Confirm the unit and whether it applies to each order individually before relying on it as a risk limit.
🔹 Maximum number of orders = 3 — Limits the configured number of orders to 3. The exact scope may refer to open trades, active orders, or orders managed by a specific strategy component, depending on the EA’s logic.
🔹 MaxLot = 100 — Sets the maximum-lot parameter to 100. This is a very large potential volume ceiling if interpreted as standard lots. Verify whether the EA treats this as a literal lot limit, a scaled value, or another internal cap. The broker’s volume restrictions and account risk should be considered before using this setting.
⚙️ Trailing Stop Settings
🔹 Trailing Start = 50 — Sets the trailing-stop activation threshold to 50 units. Once the EA’s qualifying profit or price-movement condition reaches this threshold, trailing management may begin. The unit and precise activation rule should be confirmed.
🔹 First Trailing Level = 10 — Sets the first trailing level to 10. This may define the initial stop adjustment or first stage of the trailing-stop mechanism after activation. Its exact relationship to Trailing Start depends on the EA’s implementation.
🔹 Trailing Step = 5 — Sets the trailing-stop adjustment step to 5 units. Depending on the EA’s logic, the stop may be updated when price moves by the specified increment or when the next trailing level is reached. Confirm the unit before live use.
⚙️ Trading Time Settings
🔹 _time = Working time — Identifies the working-time configuration section. This is a descriptive label rather than a separate trading-time value.
🔹 Use the adviser's working time? = false — Disables the EA’s built-in or predefined working-time schedule through this option. The manual trading hours below are therefore the relevant configured schedule if the EA uses this switch as described.
🔹 The hour of commencement of trade = 9 — Sets the trading start hour to 9, meaning 09:00 under a 24-hour clock when interpreted as broker or EA time.
🔹 Minute of commencement of trade = 0 — Sets the trading start minute to 0, making the configured start time 09:00.
🔹 Hour of the end of trade = 21 — Sets the trading end hour to 21, meaning 21:00 under a 24-hour clock.
🔹 Minute of the end of trade = 0 — Sets the trading end minute to 0, making the configured end time 21:00.
The resulting manual trading window is 09:00–21:00, assuming the EA uses the hour and minute inputs together and follows the same time zone as the displayed settings.
⚙️ Technical and Execution Settings
🔹 tch = Technical settings — Identifies the technical-settings section. This is a descriptive label rather than an independent execution parameter.
🔹 Comment to order = ProfessorMoriarty — Sets the order comment to ProfessorMoriarty. This text may appear in the order details and trade history, helping distinguish trades associated with this EA.
🔹 Slippage = 10 — Sets the slippage parameter to 10. This typically specifies the permitted price deviation during order execution, often measured in points in MT5. Confirm the EA’s unit and how the broker handles execution deviations.
🔹 Max Spread = 15 — Sets the maximum spread threshold to 15. If the EA applies this as an entry filter, it may prevent new trades when the current spread exceeds the configured value. The actual price difference represented by 15 depends on the instrument’s quotation format and the EA’s spread calculation.
🔹 Magic Number = 710000 — Assigns the Magic Number 710000 to trades managed by Professor Moriarty EA MT5. This identifier helps distinguish the EA’s trades from positions opened by other Expert Advisors or manually, provided the order-management logic uses Magic Numbers consistently.
🔢 Conclusion
The current Professor Moriarty EA MT5 configuration uses a strategy sensitivity of 51, a maximum-risk parameter of 10.0, a take-profit value of 1000, and a stop-loss value of 400. The maximum number of orders is 3, the maximum-lot parameter is 100, and trailing-stop management is configured with a start threshold of 50, a first trailing level of 10, and a step of 5.
The manual trading window is configured from 09:00 to 21:00, with the adviser’s predefined working-time option disabled. The execution settings include slippage of 10, a maximum spread of 15, and Magic Number 710000.
Before deploying these settings on a live account, verify the units used by the take-profit, stop-loss, trailing, slippage, and spread parameters. Particular attention should be given to MaxRisk = 10.0 and MaxLot = 100, because their actual meaning and interaction determine the EA’s potential exposure. Backtesting and demo trading are recommended to establish how the EA behaves with the intended broker and instrument.
