Nexus Copier
Complete User Manual

Determines how lot sizes are calculated for each trade. Three modes are available:

• MANUAL — Uses the fixed lot size defined in the Lots tab. Completely independent of account balance.
• PERCENTAGE — Automatically calculates the lot size to risk a percentage of your account balance on each trade (requires a valid SL in the signal).
• MONEY — Calculates the lot size to risk a fixed amount in your account currency (requires a valid SL in the signal).

Controls whether the EA opens a single order or a grid of multiple orders per signal.

• GRID — Opens multiple orders (defined by Total Orders) spread across price levels. Ideal for averaging strategies.
• SINGLE_ORDER — Opens exactly one order per signal at the signal's entry price. Simple and clean execution.

The percentage of account balance to risk per trade. Only active when Risk Mode = PERCENTAGE.

Fixed amount in your account currency to risk per trade. Only active when Risk Mode = MONEY.

Acceptable lot size range when auto-calculating risk. If the ideal calculated lot falls within ±5% of a broker's allowed lot step, the EA accepts the nearest valid lot. Prevents rejected orders due to lot precision mismatches.

A unique numeric identifier attached to every order opened by this EA instance. Allows the EA to identify and manage only its own orders even when other EAs or manual trades exist on the same account.

Maximum number of open trades allowed at any time. When the limit is reached, new signals are ignored until existing trades are closed. Set to 0 to disable this limit.

If false (recommended), the EA ignores a new signal if there is already an open trade on the same symbol in the same direction from the same channel. Prevents accidentally doubling a position if the same signal is posted twice.

More granular control: allows the same signal (same symbol, same direction) from a different channel even when a duplicate already exists. Useful when following multiple independent signal providers on the same instruments.

When a second signal arrives for the same symbol and direction as an already-open trade, instead of opening a new position the EA updates the Stop Loss of all existing positions matching that symbol and direction. The incoming signal must include a SL value for the update to take effect.

If false, a SELL signal is ignored when a BUY trade is already open on the same symbol (and vice versa). Enable only if you intentionally want to hedge (hold both BUY and SELL simultaneously).

More granular: allows opposite signals only when they come from the same channel that opened the current position. Useful for channels that occasionally reverse their signals intentionally.

When enabled, if an opposite signal arrives from the same channel that opened the current trade, the EA automatically closes the existing position before (or instead of) opening a new one in the opposite direction.

Same behavior as above but triggered by an opposite signal from a different channel than the one that opened the trade.

Text appended to the comment field of every order opened by this EA. If left empty, the EA uses the channel name as the comment. Useful for labeling trades for later analysis in the account history.

Some brokers add a prefix or suffix to standard symbol names. These fields automatically transform the signal's symbol name to match your broker's format.

Milliseconds to wait after receiving a signal before placing the order. Can be used to avoid entering at the exact signal price spike, or to simulate manual entry timing.

Total number of grid orders to open per signal when Execution Mode = GRID. Includes both market orders (opened immediately) and pending orders (placed at defined price levels).

Base pip distance between consecutive grid orders. This is the FIXED mode distance. For PROGRESSIVE or VARIABLE mode, see the Grid Distance tab.

Maximum number of orders from the grid that can be executed as market orders (at current price) rather than placed as pending orders. The remaining orders in the grid are placed as pending buy/sell limit orders.

If the signal's specified entry price is within this many pips of the current market price, the order is executed as a market order instead of a pending limit order. Handles cases where the signal price is essentially "at market".

Minimum pip gap required between consecutive market orders. Prevents placing two market orders too close together on fast-moving markets.

Extra pip buffer added when converting a pending order into a market order. Accounts for slippage and spread when price reaches the pending order level.

How long pending orders remain active before the EA automatically cancels them. Prevents stale pending orders from triggering at unfavorable prices hours after the signal.

Maximum accepted slippage in pips for market order execution. If the broker's execution price deviates more than this from the requested price, the order is rejected. The high default (200) is intentional — it ensures orders always fill even during volatility.

Extra pip tolerance buffer applied when checking grid spacing conditions. Useful on brokers with variable spreads where exact pip distances may fluctuate slightly.

Determines how lot sizes are assigned to each position in the grid.

• FIXED — Every grid order uses the same lot size (defined by Fixed Lot).
• VARIABLE — Each grid position (1 through 20) has its own individually configured lot size.

The lot size used for all grid orders when Lot Mode = FIXED and Risk Mode = MANUAL. When Risk Mode is PERCENTAGE or MONEY, this value is overridden by the auto-calculated lot.

Individual lot sizes for each grid position when Lot Mode = VARIABLE. Lot 1 applies to the first order (closest to signal entry), Lot 2 to the second, and so on. Slots set to 0.0 are ignored.

Controls how the distance between grid orders is determined:

• FIXED — Same distance between every consecutive grid order (uses Grid Distance pips from Orders tab).
• PROGRESSIVE — Each distance is the previous one multiplied by the Grid Distance Multiplier (widening grid).
• VARIABLE — Each gap between positions is individually configured (Dist 1 through Dist 20).
• ZONE FILL — Orders are distributed uniformly across the full price range of the signal (price_low to price_high). The step is calculated automatically as range ÷ (N orders − 1), so the first order always lands at one end of the zone and the last at the opposite end. Requires the signal to contain a price range; falls back to FIXED mode if the signal has only a single entry price.

Only used in PROGRESSIVE mode. Each distance = previous distance × this multiplier. Creates an expanding grid that gives more room between deeper positions.

Custom distance in pips for each individual grid level when Grid Distance Mode = VARIABLE. Dist 1 is the gap between order 1 and order 2, Dist 2 is the gap between order 2 and order 3, etc.

Enables dynamic grid distance calculation based on the Average True Range (ATR) indicator. Instead of fixed pip distances, the grid automatically adapts to current market volatility — wider distances in volatile markets, narrower distances in calm markets.

This prevents the common grid problem where fixed distances cause too-dense or too-sparse grids depending on market conditions.

Number of candles used to calculate the ATR value. A higher period produces smoother, more stable distances. A lower period reacts faster to recent volatility changes.

The chart timeframe used to calculate ATR. The ATR on higher timeframes gives larger, more stable distances. Lower timeframes give tighter, more reactive distances.

Scales the raw ATR value to produce the final grid distance in pips. Grid Distance = ATR(period) × multiplier.

Determines how partial closes are calculated when each TP level is hit:

• BY_PERCENTAGE — Close a percentage of the total position at each TP level (e.g. 25% at TP1, 50% at TP2, etc.).
• BY_POSITIONS — Close a specific number of grid orders at each TP level (e.g. close 1 order at TP1, close 2 orders at TP2).

The percentage of the position to close when each Take Profit level is reached. Active when TP Close Mode = BY_PERCENTAGE.

Number of individual grid orders to close when each TP level is hit. Active when TP Close Mode = BY_POSITIONS.

Which TP level triggers automatic cancellation of all remaining pending grid orders. Prevents unfilled pending orders from being triggered later when you no longer want them.

When enabled, automatically distributes the close percentages evenly across the active TP levels from the received signal. Overrides the manual Percent Close at TP1–TP10 values.

When enabled, the EA overrides its local TP close settings with profiles received from the NexusServer. Allows centralized TP management — update the server profile once and all EAs using this setting update automatically without needing to change MT5 inputs.

Master switch for the Smart Partial Close system. When enabled, the EA automatically scales out of positions based on the configured trigger (time, profit level, or pip movement) — independent of the TP levels sent by the signal.

• BY_TIME — Close a percentage of the position after X hours have passed since entry.
• BY_PROFIT — Close a percentage when floating profit reaches a target amount in account currency.
• BY_PIPS — Close a percentage when the position is X pips in profit.
• PROGRESSIVE — Gradually increases the close percentage as profit grows, using a step-based progression.

Used in BY_TIME mode. After X hours since trade entry, close the defined percentage of the position.

Used in BY_PROFIT mode. Each time floating profit increases by the Profit Step amount (in account currency), close the defined percentage.

Used in BY_PIPS mode. Each time the position moves X pips further in profit, close the defined percentage.

Used in PROGRESSIVE mode. The first close happens at the trigger pip level (30 pips) closing Start% (20%). Each subsequent trigger adds Step% (10%) more to the close amount, progressively securing more profit as the trade extends.

Master switch for Break Even. When triggered, the EA moves the Stop Loss of all open positions in the cycle to the average entry price (±buffer), eliminating the risk of a loss on a previously profitable trade.

• BY_PROFIT — Moves SL to BE when the total floating profit of all trades in the cycle reaches the defined amount.
• BY_TP — Moves SL to BE when a specific TP level (defined by TP Target for BE) is hit.

Minimum floating profit in account currency required to trigger Break Even. Only used when BE Trigger = BY_PROFIT.

Which TP level triggers the Break Even move. Only used when BE Trigger = BY_TP.

A small positive buffer (in pips) added on top of the average entry price when placing the BE stop. Ensures the stop is slightly in profit rather than exactly at entry (which could result in a tiny loss after spread).

Activates the trailing stop system. Once the trigger condition is met, the Stop Loss follows the price at a defined distance. If price reverses by more than the trailing distance, the SL is hit and the trade closes with secured profit.

• TS_BY_PIPS — Trailing starts when the position is X pips in profit (Trailing Trigger Pips).
• TS_BY_TP — Trailing starts when a specific TP level is hit (TP Target for TS).

The threshold that activates the trailing stop. For TS_BY_PIPS: number of profit pips required. For TS_BY_TP: which TP level activates it.

Distance in pips maintained between the current price and the trailing SL. If price moves 16 pips favorably, SL moves to 1 pip behind (16-15=1). If price then reverses 15 pips, the SL is hit.

Minimum price movement required before the EA updates the trailing SL position. Prevents excessive SL modifications on every tick.

When enabled, the EA monitors the account's daily loss. If the drawdown reaches the configured limit, all open trades are immediately closed and the EA stops trading for the remainder of the day.

• MODE_PERCENT — Drawdown limit expressed as a percentage of account balance (e.g. 5%).
• MODE_MONEY — Drawdown limit expressed as a fixed amount in account currency (e.g. $500).

The drawdown threshold values. Only the one matching DD Mode is active. When this level is reached, the EA triggers the protective closure.

When the daily profit reaches the target, the EA closes all positions and stops trading. Locks in the day's profits and prevents giving them back.

Daily profit target threshold. When reached, the EA closes everything and stops for the day.

When enabled, the EA monitors the combined floating P&L of all open trades on a specific symbol. When the combined profit OR loss reaches the configured targets, ALL trades on that symbol are closed simultaneously — regardless of individual trade status.

Combined profit in account currency that triggers basket close. Set to 0 to disable the profit target (only loss limit active).

Combined loss limit (negative value) that triggers emergency basket close. When the combined loss reaches this amount, all trades on the symbol are closed immediately to prevent further losses.

The exact name or ID of the Telegram channel to apply this override to. Must match exactly (case-sensitive) the channel identifier as it appears in your Configurator's channel list.

Risk Mode to apply for this specific channel: MANUAL, PERCENTAGE, or MONEY. Overrides the global Risk Mode setting.

Risk percentage or fixed currency amount for signals from this channel. Only the value matching the channel's Risk Mode is used.

GRID or SINGLE_ORDER execution for this channel's signals, overriding the global Execution Mode.

Number of grid orders for this channel's signals, overriding the global Total Orders setting.

Enables symbol-based filtering. When active, only signals matching the filter rules are executed. All others are silently ignored.

• WHITELIST — Only trade the symbols listed in Allowed Symbols. All other symbols are blocked.
• BLACKLIST — Block only the symbols listed in Blocked Symbols. All other symbols are allowed.

Comma-separated list of symbols to allow (WHITELIST mode). Use exact broker symbol names.

Comma-separated list of symbols to block (BLACKLIST mode). Everything else is allowed.

Maps symbol names from the signal text to the actual symbol names in your broker's MT5. The Global profile applies to all accounts unless overridden by an account-specific profile.

Override the global mapping for a specific account number. Useful when you have multiple broker accounts where the same signal symbol maps to different broker symbol names per account.

When enabled, if a signal arrives without a recognizable trading symbol (e.g. "BUY NOW", "Enter here", "Scalping opportunity"), the EA automatically assigns the symbol defined in Symbol to Force and proceeds to open the trade.

This is critical for Telegram channels that dedicate themselves to a single instrument and never mention it in their messages — they assume all subscribers already know what they trade.

The symbol name automatically applied to signals without a detectable symbol. Must match exactly the symbol name in your broker's MT5 symbol list (including any prefix/suffix your broker uses).

Master switch for the Pre-Signal system. When enabled, the EA monitors incoming messages for patterns matching configured phrase templates and opens preliminary positions when a match is found.

Number of market orders to open when a pre-signal is detected. These are opened immediately at current market price.

Specific lot size for pre-signal orders. Set to 0.0 to use the global lot size defined in the Lots tab.

Stop Loss and Take Profit in pips applied exclusively to pre-signal orders. These values are independent of the main signal's TPs and are never overridden by Use Manual TPs — pre-signals always use their own TP defined here. The SL can be replaced when the full signal arrives if Link Pre-Signal SL is enabled.

When the full signal arrives, automatically move the pre-signal orders to Break Even. This secures any profit made between the pre-signal entry and the full signal's arrival.

Buffer in pips added to the break even price when linking BE. A positive value places the SL slightly above entry (locking in a small profit). Used with Link Pre-Signal BE.

Numeric bridge parameter (0–10) that closes all open pre-signal orders when the main cycle reaches the specified TP level. Set to 0 to disable — pre-signals will only close at their own TP or SL. Set to 2 to close all pre-signals the moment the main cycle hits TP2.

When the full signal arrives, replace the pre-signal's temporary SL with the main signal's actual Stop Loss level. Syncs the pre-signal risk to the provider's intended risk level.

When Pre-Signal Grid is enabled, the pre-signal entry opens a mini grid of orders instead of simple market orders. Configuration follows the same principles as the main grid:

• Grid Operations — Total orders in the pre-signal grid (default: 5).
• Market Orders — How many execute at market (default: 1).
• Grid Distance Pips — Spacing between pre-signal grid orders (default: 2.0).

If price moves X pips away from the pre-signal entry without the full signal arriving, cancel all remaining pending pre-signal orders. Set to 0 to disable this automatic cancellation.

When enabled, each pre-signal grid order uses its own individual entry distance (in pips) instead of the uniform Grid Distance Pips value. You can define up to 10 independent distances — one per grid slot. Any slot left at 0 falls back to the fixed grid distance.

• Use Custom Distance per Order — Master toggle. Must be enabled to activate per-order distances.
• Order 1–10 (pips) — Entry distance in pips for each grid slot. Slot 1 is the closest to the entry price.

When enabled, each pre-signal grid order uses its own individual lot size instead of the global risk management calculation. You can assign up to 10 independent lot sizes — one per grid slot. Any slot left at 0 falls back to the risk-based lot calculation.

• Use Custom Lot per Order — Master toggle. Must be enabled to activate per-order lots.
• Order 1–10 (lots) — Lot size for each grid slot. Lot values are normalized to your broker's minimum/maximum step.

When enabled, all signal directions are inverted: BUY signals open SELL trades and SELL signals open BUY trades. Useful for testing contrarian strategies or when you know a channel systematically posts inverted signals.

• FULL — Reverse ALL signals from ALL channels.
• SELECTIVE — Reverse only signals matching the specified channels or symbols (configured below).

When Reverse is active, also swaps the Stop Loss and Take Profit levels. When you reverse a BUY to SELL, the original SL becomes the TP and the original TP becomes the SL — maintaining the same reward-to-risk ratio in the opposite direction.

Channel names to apply Reverse to in SELECTIVE mode. Enter multiple channels separated by commas.

Symbol names to apply Reverse to in SELECTIVE mode. Signals for these symbols will be inverted regardless of which channel they come from.

Master switch for all Stealth Mode features. When enabled, all sub-settings below are active. Disabling this single switch turns off all stealth features at once.

By default, the EA adds the Telegram channel name to the order comment field. Enable this to remove that identifier, preventing prop firm auditors from seeing which signal channel drives the trades.

Instead of executing orders instantly when a signal is received, the EA waits for a random duration between Min and Max seconds. This mimics the natural timing variation of manual trading.

Randomly adjusts the lot size of each order by ±X%. Prevents the telltale pattern of identical lot sizes across all trades.

Randomly adjusts Stop Loss and Take Profit levels by ±X pips. Prevents the pattern of always placing SL/TP at round numbers or exact pip distances.

Maximum number of trades per day when in Prop Firm Mode. Set to match your prop firm's maximum trades per day rule. 0 = no daily limit.

Adjusts the entry price of every order by the specified number of pips. Positive values move entry in the less favorable direction (safer, further from current price). Negative values move entry in the more favorable direction (more aggressive, closer to or past current price).

Adds or subtracts pips from the signal's Stop Loss distance. Positive = wider SL (more room for price to move), Negative = tighter SL (less risk per trade).

Adjusts the Take Profit distance. Positive = extends the TP target further (more ambitious), Negative = brings TP closer (locks in profit earlier).

Shows or hides the visual information panel overlaid on the MT5 chart. The dashboard displays current signal status, active trades, connection status, and daily P&L.

Visual theme for the dashboard overlay. Options: DARK, LIGHT, MATRIX (green on black), TRADINGVIEW (matches TradingView color scheme).

Pixel position of the dashboard panel on the chart. Adjust to avoid overlapping with price action or other indicators.

Restricts the EA to only open new trades during specific hours. Signals received outside the allowed window are ignored. Does not affect management of already-open trades.

Hour range during which the EA accepts new signals. Times are in broker server time (visible in MT5's Market Watch clock).

Default Stop Loss and Take Profit in pips applied when a signal does not include these values. Ensures trades always have risk management even when signal providers omit SL/TP.

If true, the EA rejects any signal that does not include a Stop Loss value. No trade will be opened without a defined SL. Use this with strict risk management requirements.

When enabled, if an initial message has direction but no SL/TP, the EA waits for a follow-up message with complete information before opening any orders. Useful for channels that send signals in two parts.

Maximum seconds to wait for the complete signal follow-up. If no completion message arrives within this time, the EA either proceeds with the partial information or cancels the entry (depending on the Require SL setting).

Enables the advanced concurrent cycle management engine. Each unique combination of channel + symbol + direction gets its own independent trading cycle, allowing the EA to simultaneously manage 100+ active cycles without conflicts.

When enabled, the EA completely ignores the Take Profit levels provided in the signal and instead uses up to 10 fixed TP levels defined here (in pips from the entry price). This is useful when you want consistent TP distances regardless of what the signal provider sends.

• Enable Manual TPs — Master toggle. When ON, signal TPs are ignored and these fixed levels are used instead.
• TP1–TP10 (pips) — Distance in pips from the entry price for each TP level. Levels set to 0 are skipped.

Dynamic TP mode where each Take Profit level is automatically calculated as a multiple of the signal's Stop Loss distance. Instead of fixed pip values, you configure multipliers (ratios) and the EA adapts to every signal's SL automatically.

• Enable R:R Ratio TPs — Master toggle. When ON, signal TPs are ignored and R:R-calculated levels are used instead.
• R:R Ratio 1–10 — Multipliers applied to the SL distance. 1.0 = 1:1 (TP at same distance as SL), 2.0 = 1:2, 3.0 = 1:3. Set to 0 to skip a slot.

Your unique Nexus Copier license key, tied to your MT5 account number. Must be entered here and in the Configurator's License tab. The EA validates this key against the license server on startup and periodically during operation.

The full URL of the NexusServer polling endpoint. Only change this if you modified the default port (5000) in the server configuration, or if running the server on a different machine on your local network.

Unique identifier for this MT5 account instance. When running multiple MT5 accounts, each must have a unique Account ID so the server can route signals to the correct account.

How often (in seconds) the EA polls the NexusServer for new signals. 1 second is recommended for near-real-time signal reception. Increase to 2–3 if your VPS has limited resources.

Minimum time between connection error alert notifications. Prevents the EA from flooding you with alerts if the server is temporarily unreachable.

On a failed connection attempt, the EA retries up to Max Retries times, waiting Retry Delay milliseconds between each attempt before reporting a connection error.

The EA periodically checks for new versions. When an update is available, a notification appears in the EA's chart comment. Disable this if you prefer manual update control.

Master switch for all file logging. Disabling this single parameter stops all log file writing, regardless of individual log category settings.