Download and Install a Preset (.set) File

A preset (.set) file holds a full set of values for the EA's Inputs tab. Loading one sets everything in a single step, exactly as we tested it, instead of typing each value by hand.

1. Download the preset

Every CLOUDPips bot has a Default.set (1% risk per trade, the place to start) and an Aggressive.set (the same settings at 2%). They work with both versions: the one bought on the MQL5 Market and the one rented on cloudpips.io.

• CLOUDPips Hoshi: Default.set · Aggressive.set (Hoshi Presets Compared)

• CLOUDPips Kumo: Default.set · Aggressive.set (Kumo Presets Compared)

• CLOUDPips Sora: Default.set · Aggressive.set (Sora Presets Compared)

• CLOUDPips Asahi: Default.set · Aggressive.set (Asahi Presets Compared)

• CLOUDPips Hayate: Default.set · Aggressive.set (Hayate Presets Compared)

• Rented on cloudpips.io: the same files are also in My licenses → Downloads.

• Bought on MQL5, or testing the free backtest file: download the files above. The EA already starts on the Default values, so you only need a file to switch preset.

Files are named like CLOUDPips_Kumo_Default.set. Use the file for your bot: a Kumo preset doesn't fit Sora or Hoshi.

2. Put it in MT5's Presets folder

This step is optional, but MT5 looks in this folder first, so you won't have to hunt for the file each time.

1. In MT5, go to File → Open Data Folder.
2. Open the MQL5 → Presets folder and copy the .set file into it.

3. Load it into the EA

1. Open the EA's settings window:
   • Not on a chart yet: drag the EA onto an XAUUSD (or BTCUSD) chart set to D1 (see Install a Trading Bot (EA)).
   • Already running: double-click the EA's name in the top-right corner of the chart, or press F7.

2. Go to the Inputs tab and click Load.
3. Pick the .set file, then click Open. The values in the Inputs tab change to the preset's.
4. Check that it worked: RiskPercent reads 1.0 with Default.set and 2.0 with Aggressive.set. The panel's Preset line shows the file's name.
5. Want a different risk? Change RiskPercent after loading, because a preset replaces every value, including that one.
6. Click OK.

Loading a preset in the Strategy Tester

In the Strategy Tester, go to the Inputs tab, right-click the list, choose Load, then pick the .set file. See How to Backtest in MetaTrader 5.

Good to know

• A preset only changes the Inputs tab. It doesn't change the chart's timeframe: keep the chart on D1.
• Loading a preset while the EA is running counts as changing settings. On Sora, a Trend trade open at the time is no longer partly closed or trailed. Load presets when no trade is open.
• On MQL5 Virtual Hosting, Migrate again after loading a preset. See Set Up a VPS.
• To keep settings you've adjusted, click Save in the Inputs tab and give the file a new name, so you don't overwrite our presets.
• Use the presets for the version you're running: Hoshi v1.1, Kumo v1.2, Sora v1.6, Asahi v1.0 and Hayate v1.0. Download them again whenever you update the EA.