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  "rank": 853,
  "name": "Z3 Advanced Trend Follower",
  "aka": [
    "Z3 Advanced Trend Follower"
  ],
  "family": "K",
  "subtype": "K1",
  "one_liner": "A trend-following expert advisor that uses EMA and MACD for entry and dynamic stop loss and trailing stop for risk management.",
  "market_regime": "trending",
  "timeframes": [
    "M15",
    "H1",
    "D1"
  ],
  "symbols": [
    "EURUSD",
    "USDJPY",
    "AUDUSD",
    "GBPUSD",
    "USDCAD",
    "NZDUSD",
    "EURGBP",
    "EURJPY",
    "AUDJPY",
    "NZDJPY",
    "EURCHF",
    "AUDCHF"
  ],
  "sessions": [
    "24/7"
  ],
  "indicators": [
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      "name": "EMA",
      "params": {
        "period": 9,
        "offset": 0
      },
      "applied_to": "close"
    },
    {
      "name": "EMA",
      "params": {
        "period": 21,
        "offset": 0
      },
      "applied_to": "close"
    },
    {
      "name": "EMA",
      "params": {
        "period": 50,
        "offset": 0
      },
      "applied_to": "close"
    },
    {
      "name": "MACD",
      "params": {
        "fast_period": 12,
        "slow_period": 26,
        "signal_period": 9
      },
      "applied_to": "close"
    },
    {
      "name": "ADX",
      "params": {
        "period": 14
      },
      "applied_to": "close"
    },
    {
      "name": "ATR",
      "params": {
        "period": 14
      },
      "applied_to": "close"
    }
  ],
  "entry_long": [
    "EMA9 > EMA21 > EMA50 AND Include Price in EMA Alignment (True)",
    "EMA9 > EMA21 AND Include Price in EMA Alignment (False)",
    "EMA9 > EMA21 AND EMA3 ON AND Include Price in EMA Alignment (True)",
    "EMA9 ON AND Include Price in EMA Alignment (True)"
  ],
  "entry_short": [
    "EMA9 < EMA21 < EMA50 AND Include Price in EMA Alignment (True)",
    "EMA9 < EMA21 AND Include Price in EMA Alignment (False)",
    "EMA9 < EMA21 AND EMA3 ON AND Include Price in EMA Alignment (True)",
    "EMA9 ON AND Include Price in EMA Alignment (True)"
  ],
  "exit_rules": [
    "Step Trailing Stop: Activation Level 1.0R, Initial Lock Point 0.0R, Step Frequency 1.0R, SL Shift Amount 0.5R",
    "Take Profit: Risk/Reward Ratio 3.0",
    "Risk Percentage: 2.0%",
    "Allow Min Lot: True",
    "Custom Max Lot: 5.0 lots",
    "Max Spread: 300 points"
  ],
  "filters": [
    "News Filter: Enabled for 8 major currencies",
    "Always Block USD News: Enabled",
    "Mins Before / After News: 30 minutes",
    "Min News Importance: High / 3-Star",
    "ATR Filter: Min ATR 0.0015, Max ATR 3.5",
    "Day Filter: Enabled",
    "Trade Monday to Sunday: Custom toggles",
    "Enable Time Window Logic: Enabled",
    "Window Start / End: 01:30 - 23:50",
    "Enable Forced Time Close: Enabled",
    "Close Hour / Minute: 23:50",
    "Max Daily Trades: 1"
  ],
  "stop_loss": "Dynamic based on ATR or Fractal SL",
  "take_profit": "Dynamic based on Risk/Reward Ratio",
  "position_size": "Dynamic based on account balance and risk percentage",
  "evidence_type": "backtest_shown",
  "completeness": 80.0,
  "signal_warnings": null,
  "claim_warnings": null,
  "opacity_warnings": null,
  "build_warnings": null,
  "canonical": "https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/7510-z3-advanced-trend-follower",
  "snapshot": "2026-10-31 15:46 UTC",
  "source_url": "https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/188676",
  "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."
}