# lwVolatilityBreakoutExpert

Automates Larry Williams' volatility breakout concept using MQL5.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/174-lwvolatilitybreakoutexpert
Record ID: 174
Catalog rank: 229 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/20745
Evidence label (unverified): source_code

## Scope and limitations

These are machine-extracted research records, not verified trading systems. Catalog rank measures specification detail and claimed evidence, not profitability. The catalog extraction pipeline did not independently backtest these records. Its separate selected testing ledger does not validate the wider corpus. Rules, labels and parameters can be incomplete or wrong; consult the original source and its reuse terms.

No endorsement, ownership claim or source-code reuse permission is implied.

## Extraction warnings

No automated warnings recorded; this is not validation.

## Recorded profile

- symbols: _Symbol
- timeframes: PERIOD_CURRENT
- sessions: any
- market_regime: volatile

## Indicators

No indicator stack recorded.

## Recorded long-entry rules

- price exceeds buy range multiplier * previous day's range from today's open

## Recorded short-entry rules

- price exceeds sell range multiplier * previous day's range from today's open

## Recorded exit rules

- take profit based on risk-reward model

## Recorded filters

- Not specified.

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: stop loss placed at stop range multiplier * previous day's range from entry price
- Take profit: take profit level derived from risk-reward model
- Position sizing: fixed or risk-based, depending on lot size mode