Midas EA Changelog: What Changed in Each Version

This page lists what changed in the Midas Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5, newest first, with dates in 2026. The current version is 5.40, released on 5 October 2026. The version number is written in the header of the panel on your chart. To update, download the files again in the Telegram bot, replace Midas5.ex5 and re-attach the advisor, ideally when the basket is empty.

How do I update to a new version?

In @MidasGridBot open Cabinet → Download and take the files again. You can download them any time while your plan is active.
In MT5 choose File → Open Data Folder, go to MQL5 → Experts and replace Midas5.ex5. Restart the terminal or refresh the Navigator.
Attach the advisor to the XAUUSD M1 chart again and load your personal .set file.
Do it when the basket is empty. A newer build does not pick up the state of a series that an older build opened.

Full steps: Install Midas in 10 steps. Stuck? See Support.

Midas 5.40 — 5 October 2026

The default ceiling of the grid is now 11 orders (it was 9). Base lot 0.01 and grid step $1.95 are unchanged.
If you were on 5.39, your previous ceiling stays after you replace the file. New installs get 11, and so does the "Reset to inputs (F7)" button on the Grid tab (it also returns lot, step and trading hours to the values from the settings file). You can change the number of orders by hand on the Grid tab at any time.
An open series keeps the ceiling it started with. The new value applies from the next series.
The order table and the order strip on the panel now fit 11 rows at every panel scale.
Arithmetic of the setting: at lot 0.01 the full basket is 20.47 lots on 11 orders and 5.11 lots on 9. On a cent account that is $20.47 against $5.11 for every $1 of price move against the basket. Look at your own numbers on the Grid tab (loss at the last order, room to stop-out) before you start. A higher ceiling means a bigger position at the deepest order.

Updates of 1–2 October 2026 (version number still 5.39)

A changed key is picked up at once. If you changed the account in the bot and put in the new key, the advisor checks it immediately and, after a refusal, tries again in 5 minutes.
When it checks the key, the advisor now tells the server its version, the terminal build and the symbol, in addition to the account number and the key. This lets support see whether you need to update.
In "minimum lines" mode the entry and exit arrows are visible again. The chart theme hides the dotted order-level lines of the terminal so they are not mistaken for Midas lines.
Defaults: grid step $1.95, new baskets from 06:00 to 22:00 server time. Without a key, new series do not open.

Midas 5.39 — 1 October 2026

The panel on screens with Windows scaling of 125–150%: labels no longer overlap. If you drag the terminal window to another monitor, the panel rebuilds itself.
Quiet start: warnings about settings at launch go to the Experts log. A pop-up appears only if you turn on StartupAlerts. Important events while running (lock, order errors, positions left unattended) still pop up.

Midas 5.38 — 30 September 2026

Panel scale of 50% and 75% in addition to 100 / 125 / 150%. The button in the header cycles through them.
The Autolock condition "Room" no longer fires in the first second of a new series.
The hint "until it fires, $X of move" is correct on a standard account as well.
The settings template now explains AccountIsCent: true for a cent account, false for a standard one.

Midas 5.37 — 30 September 2026

The Grid tab shows account leverage, margin per lot and the broker's stop-out level, and whether the account is cent or standard.
Room to stop-out and loss per order are correct for both cent and standard accounts.
An alert if margin per lot changes by more than 20%, for example when a broker changes leverage.
At start the advisor warns if AccountIsCent does not match the account type, and if a standard account does not have enough balance for the grid.
A new chart line, "autolock ~P": the price where an enabled autolock will fire.

Midas 5.36 — 30 September 2026

"Minimum lines" is the default drawing mode: basket breakeven, take-profit, lock line and the panel. The full set of lines is DrawMode=1.
A chart theme: dark background, no grid, green and red candles. Turn it off with ChartTheme=false.
A license status line at the bottom left: the date the key is valid until, no connection to the server, or key refused and why.
When updating from an earlier build, do it with an empty basket: the new version does not pick up the state of an open series of the old one.

First public build — 27 September 2026 (based on 5.34)

License key. It is checked once an hour. If the server cannot be reached, trading goes on for a day on the last successful check.
The license never closes positions and never stops you from managing an open basket. Without a valid key only a new series does not open.
The parameters window shows client settings only. Internal algorithm parameters are removed so they cannot be broken by accident.
New in the parameters window, all off by default: the lot ladder multiplier LotMult (2.0 is classic doubling), a pause after a basket closes, and a limit of new baskets per day.
The Reset to inputs (F7) button on the Grid tab.
A personal settings file from the bot, with your key and account number already inside.

Midas 5.30–5.34 — 24–25 September 2026

A new panel with the tabs Grid, Autolock, Exit and Alerts, a large floating result (or "Series total"), a lock card and squares for the orders with their lots.
On the Grid tab: a draft and Apply for lot, number of orders, step and hours of new baskets, and the arithmetic of the full basket: loss at the last order and room to stop-out.
A 1:1 lock with a single order.
Volume reduction under a lock in cycles: "Docup, lots" and "Reduce to, lots", with Stop and Reduce now buttons.
The Autolock condition "Grid full".
Where to send signals: sound, phone, or both.
The indent of the Floor to price button is adjustable.
English and Russian interface with an EN | RU switch on the Alerts tab. English is the default.
The panel removes itself completely from the chart when the advisor is removed.

Midas 5.20–5.21 — 23 September 2026

A lock in parts: 1/16, 1/8, 1/4 or 1/2 of the basket, released in parts. It closes by itself only together with the basket. While a lock stands, add-on orders and new series are paused.
Autolock by condition: by loss in dollars, by percent of balance, by order number or by room left to stop-out. Off by default.
"Series total": basket plus lock plus what was already released. Take-profit and trail do not close the series while a lock stands.
Alerts while a lock stands: price moved further, or turned from its peak.
A docup (add-on order) by the lock.
The trailing exit closes the basket as a batch.

Late August 2026: the MetaTrader 5 version

The basket closes with one batch of requests.
Runs on a hedging account only. On a netting account the advisor does not start and says so.
An Average button: add to the current basket with a lot from the ladder, with a preview before you press.

August 2026: the first versions

Entry by trend, a doubling grid, a trailing exit.
At night new baskets are not opened. An open basket is managed and closed around the clock.
The grid step is counted from the execution price.
A panel on the chart: prices of take-profit, breakeven and the next order, arrows for entries and crosses for exits, the trend, and room to stop-out.
A push to your phone at order N (6 by default) and when the grid is full.
Buttons: Close, Take profit (closes only the orders in profit) and a manual mode with an exit "floor".

The bot, the site and the videos

27 September. The bot @MidasGridBot: cabinet, key, download of the advisor and of the personal settings file, support inside the bot. The bot speaks English, Spanish, German and Russian.
27 September. The site midasgrid.com with guides: install in 10 steps, opening an account, VPS, settings, risk, troubleshooting and FAQ. Now in five languages.
30 September. The support assistant in the bot answers common questions; a button brings in a person.
Moving the key to another account. Cabinet → Other account → new number → download the new settings file.
Early October. Video lessons on the site: "How Midas works" and "Midas settings explained", with captions in English, Russian, Spanish, German and Hebrew.

A grid can lose part or all of the deposit. Nothing in this changelog is investment advice or a promise of results. Read Risk, plainly and check your own numbers in the grid calculator.

Midas changelog