Isabelle is a sophisticated full- and semi-automated trading assistant for traders who want the best of both worlds: powerful automation and on-chart control. Run it fully automated with smart timing, volatility-adaptive grid logic, recovery mode, and virtual trailing profit management — or take the wheel with intuitive panels that let you pause, recover, and open/close positions manually.

IMPORTANT:
The default parameter configuration is optimized for EURUSD on the M15 timeframe, providing a balanced demonstration of Isabelle’s core logic and behavior.

However, Isabelle is fully compatible with all currency pairs, commodities, and indices.
For best performance, parameters such as grid step, target profit, volatility pause, and filter settings should be adjusted to match the symbol’s volatility and trading characteristics.

What’s new in v6.0.0

• New Main Panel with extra analytics:
• • Side Lots Totals (Buy/Sell)
  • Live Swap Rates (long/short) with positive/negative coloring
  • Expanded profit readouts (Buy, Sell, Daily, Total)
• New Trade Filters
• • Center of Gravity (CoG) direction filter (optional)
  • RSI filter with timeframe and threshold controls (optional)
  • Bollinger Bands (BB) filter with timeframe and threshold controls (optional)
  • MA1 filter with timeframe and threshold controls (optional)
  • MA2 filter with timeframe and threshold controls (optional)
  • MA3 filter with timeframe and threshold controls (optional)
• General UX refinements, smoother on-chart visual updates, and performance-minded internals.

Why traders choose Isabelle

• Flexible by design: Isabelle’s inputs cover timing, grid spacing, dynamic pauses, filters, trailing, recovery, and UI — so you can configure it to match most trading styles: hands-off grid, disciplined mean-reversion, semi-manual scalping with automation assist, or recovery-focused session management.
• Precise visuals: On-chart BE/TP/SL/trailing lines plus clear profit panels keep you aware of risk and progress at a glance.
• Recovery aware: Toggle recovery or auto-arm it after a threshold. Reduce profit targets intelligently during challenging phases.
• Volatility adaptive: A smoothed Standard Deviation engine dynamically stretches or compresses the pause between entries to better match current market conditions.

Core capabilities

• Grid trading with configurable step, volume growth, maximum orders per side, and optional fixed SL.
• Dynamic Pause based on smoothed volatility (StdDev period + timeframe) with min/max bounds.
• Recovery Mode with four target behaviors: No change, Half, Divided by Positions, or Break-Even.
• Virtual Take Profit / Trailing Profit:
• • Fixed TP (points from net breakeven including commissions & swap), or
  • Virtual trailing that activates after target is reached.
• Filters & Safety:
• • Spread filter, trading window, optional CoG and RSI filters.
• On-chart control panels:
• • Profit summary (Buy/Sell/Daily/Total), Lots by side, Swap long/short
  • Manual BUY/SELL buttons, pause toggles, and recovery toggles.
• Visual overlays:
• • Auto-draw BE, TP activation, SL, and (when active) Trailing lines.

Demo note: The Store demo works in backtesting only to evaluate logic and UI. For live/forward testing you need a licensed build.

Suggested workflows

Hands-off grid:
Set trading hours, step distance, max orders, base lot & multiplier; enable dynamic pause; leave filters off or lightly biased.

Semi-manual control:
Disable seed orders, use the panel’s manual buttons to open initial direction(s), keep recovery available, and let trailing/TP manage exits.

Recovery-focused session:
Enable Auto Recovery after N positions, choose a reduced target behavior, and rely on visuals (BE/TP lines + panel) to supervise.

Risk reminder

Isabelle is a powerful tool. If misconfigured or used with high leverage, grid trading can produce large drawdowns or catastrophic losses. Always forward-test in demo, size conservatively, and use the filters/timing controls and recovery features thoughtfully.

Full Parameter Reference (v6.0.0)

All parameters below reflect the current source and default values.

Identity / Licensing

• CBot Label (default: Isabelle.v6.0.0) — Identifier used to group all positions and history for this instance. Change when running multiple copies.
• License Key — Required only for licensed builds (not used in demo or full test builds).

Trade Parameters

• Seed Buy (default: ON) — Automatically open the first BUY position when trading conditions allow.
• Seed Sell (default: ON) — Automatically open the first SELL position when trading conditions allow.
• Start Time (UTC) (default: 00:00) — Earliest time the bot is allowed to open new positions.
• End Time (UTC) (default: 23:59) — Latest time the bot is allowed to open new positions.
• Max Orders (default: 1000) — Maximum number of open positions per side (BUY or SELL).
• Volume (lots) (default: 0.02) — Initial lot size for the first position on each side.
• Lots Multiplier (default: 1.01) — Growth factor for each additional grid order (1.0 = fixed size).
• Max Volume (lots) (default: 0.04) — Maximum allowable lot size per single order (after multiplier).
• Target Profit (points) (default: 150) — Distance from weighted breakeven to take-profit activation (10 points ≈ 1 pip on most symbols).
• Trailing Profit (points) (default: 0) — If 0: close at fixed TP. If >0: use a virtual trailing stop of this size after TP activation.
• Stop Loss (points) (default: 0) — Optional fixed SL from weighted entry (0 = disabled).
• Max Spread (pips) (default: 1.0) — Prevents new market orders when spread ≥ this value (0 = disabled).

Grid Parameters

• Step (points) (default: 0) — Minimum distance from the last entry before adding another grid order (0 = no distance filter).
• Trading Hours Only (default: OFF) — If ON, grid and seed entries occur only within the Start–End time window.

Pause Parameters

• Pause Between Orders (minutes) (default: 0) — Base cooldown per side between grid orders; can be modified by dynamic pause logic.

Dynamic Pause (Volatility Adaptive)

• StdDev Period (default: 0) — Lookback period for the Standard Deviation used to adapt pause duration (0 = disabled).
• StdDev TimeFrame (default: Hour) — Timeframe for volatility sampling.
• Min Pause (minutes) (default: 20) — Minimum adaptive pause when volatility is low.
• Max Pause (minutes) (default: 240) — Maximum adaptive pause when volatility is high.

Filter Parameters (All Optional)

• Apply Filters (default: Auto + Recovery) — Controls when filters (CoG, RSI, MA, BB) are applied. Manual orders are never filtered.
• CoG Period (default: 0, 0 = off) — Requires the Center of Gravity (CoG) to slope in the trade direction (Buy = up-slope; Sell = down-slope).

RSI Filter

• RSI Period (default: 0, 0 = off) — Enables RSI-based filtering.
• RSI TimeFrame (default: Hour) — Timeframe used for RSI calculations.
• RSI Upper Level (default: 55) — Sell entries allowed only if RSI ≥ this level (when filter active).
• RSI Lower Level (default: 45) — Buy entries allowed only if RSI ≤ this level (when filter active).

Bollinger Band Filter

• BB Period (default: 0, 0 = off) — Period for Bollinger Band filter.
• BB TimeFrame (default: Hour) — Timeframe used for Bollinger Band calculation.
• BB StdDev (default: 2.0) — Standard deviation factor for band width.
• BB MA Type (default: Simple) — Moving average type used in the Bollinger Band.
• BB Mode (default: MidlineTrend) — Filter mode determining how Bollinger Bands influence trade direction.

Multi-MA Trend Filters

• MA Type (for all) (default: Hull) — Moving average type applied to all three MA filters below.

MA1 Filter

• MA1 Period (default: 50) — First moving average period (0 = off).
• MA1 TimeFrame (default: Minute15) — Timeframe for MA1.
• MA1 Invert (default: True) — Inverts MA1 rule: BUY if price ≤ MA1, SELL if price ≥ MA1.

MA2 Filter

• MA2 Period (default: 200) — Second moving average period (0 = off).
• MA2 TimeFrame (default: Minute30) — Timeframe for MA2.
• MA2 Invert (default: False) — Inverts MA2 rule: BUY if price ≤ MA2, SELL if price ≥ MA2.

MA3 Filter

• MA3 Period (default: 100) — Third moving average period (0 = off).
• MA3 TimeFrame (default: Hour) — Timeframe for MA3.
• MA3 Invert (default: False) — Inverts MA3 rule: BUY if price ≤ MA3, SELL if price ≥ MA3.

Recovery Parameters

• Auto Recovery at Positions (default: 0 = off) — Automatically enables recovery mode after N open positions on one side.
• Lower Profit Target (default: No) — Defines how the target profit adjusts during recovery:
• • No — Keep full target unchanged.
  • Half — Use half of TargetProfit.
  • DividedByPositions — Divide TargetProfit by the number of open positions (min 1 point).
  • BreakEven — Set target exactly at breakeven (target = 0).

GUI / Visuals

• Enable Visual Updates (default: ON) — Draws BE, TP, SL, and trailing lines with live profit labels. Disable for faster backtests.
• Visual Update Interval (ms) (default: 300) — Frequency of visual updates (0 = update every tick).
• Panel Offset from Top (px) (default: 5) — Vertical offset for the top panel to avoid overlapping chart indicators.

Visuals & panels

• Main Panel (top-left)
  Buy/Sell Net Profit, Daily and Total Net Profit, Buy/Sell Lots, Swap Rate Long/Short with intuitive coloring.
• Trading Panel (bottom-left)
  Manual BUY/SELL, side pause toggles, recovery toggles, and live status feedback.
• Chart overlays
• • BE Line (net of commissions & swap)
  • TP Activation Line (from BE by TargetProfit)
  • Optional SL Line (from weighted entry)
  • Virtual Trailing Lines when trailing is active

Demo vs Licensed

• Demo build: Backtesting only. Use it to evaluate logic, UI, and performance under various configurations.
• Licensed build: Required for live or forward testing. Contact the author for license terms.

Getting Started (Quick Recipe)

The default parameters are optimized for EURUSD on the M15 timeframe — ideal for initial testing and familiarization.

1. Backtest your symbol using the default settings with Seed Buy/Sell = ON.
2. • Start with conservative Volume and reasonable Max Orders to control exposure.
2. Set a Step value and enable Dynamic Pause with practical Min/Max Pause limits to adapt to market volatility.
3. Add RSI and/or CoG filters if you want to introduce directional bias and reduce overtrading.
4. Choose between Fixed TP and Virtual Trailing:
5. • Use Trailing Profit > 0 to activate the adaptive trailing mode.
5. Configure Recovery behavior and thresholds thoughtfully, and test worst-case drawdown scenarios to understand grid resilience.
6. Once results are stable, run a demo forward test using the licensed build before going live on real funds.