# Volume Breakout Zone EA

Trades the break of a resistance zone with abnormal volume, using ATR and moving averages for filtering and risk management.

Canonical: https://prismaticalgos.com/compendium/algo/8280-volume-breakout-zone-ea
Record ID: 8280
Catalog rank: 1789 (reading order, not performance)
Snapshot: 2026-10-31 15:46 UTC
Family: Trend Following & Directional (A)
Source: https://www.mql5.com/en/market/product/196576
Evidence label (unverified): backtest_shown

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## Extraction warnings

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## Recorded profile

- symbols: USDJPY
- timeframes: M30
- sessions: Not specified
- market_regime: any

## Indicators

- ATR: {}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 21}; applied to: close
- EMA: {"period": 9}; applied to: close

## Recorded long-entry rules

- Pivot highs are detected and grouped into a zone when they fall within an ATR-scaled tolerance of each other.
- The breakout candle must show relative volume above a multiple of its own moving average.
- A trend filter on a long moving average allows entries only in the direction of the dominant move.

## Recorded short-entry rules

- Not specified.

## Recorded exit rules

- Optional break-even and pivot-based trailing are available and disabled by default.

## Recorded filters

- daily loss limit
- ratcheting maximum loss limit
- margin ceiling

## Risk controls

- Stop loss: placed below a second, shorter moving average with an ATR buffer
- Take profit: fixed reward-to-risk multiple
- Position sizing: Percentage of equity risked per trade, with an optional maximum lot and a maximum number of simultaneous positions