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EA development & Builder

Build MT5 EAs without code and take them from idea to backtest.

  • 3 guides

Listed in a suggested reading order, easiest first.

  1. 1
    Beginner 12 min

    How to Build a MACD EA in MT5 Without Coding (and Why Its Best Result Was the Most Dangerous One)

    Wire a MACD crossover Expert Advisor from blocks in a browser, compile it to a real .ex5, and read its numbers honestly. Includes the result that should worry you most: the Builder's own parameter search found a MACD setting that scored 1.14 out of sample, then collapsed to 0.74 on the window before it.

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  2. 2
    Beginner 12 min

    How to Build an RSI EA in MT5 Without Coding (and What the Shipped Template Actually Scores)

    Wire an RSI reversal Expert Advisor from blocks in a browser, compile it to a real .ex5, and read its numbers before it sees money. Includes the figure nobody publishes: the Builder's own RSI template scores a profit factor of 0.94, and its recorded parameter search never found a winning setting — not even on the period it was fitted to.

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  3. 3
    Beginner 17 min

    How to Create an MT5 EA Without Coding (and What the Templates Actually Score)

    Assemble an Expert Advisor from blocks in a browser, compile it to a real .ex5, and test it before it ever sees money. Includes the number nobody quotes: what the 87 shipped starter templates score at their stock settings, measured from the Builder's own records.

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Put what you learn into an EA

Build the entry and exit rules from blocks in the AIStrategyMiner Builder, then test them on your own price history before you decide anything.

  • Compile a standard .ex5 file for MetaTrader 5 and check it in the Strategy Tester.

Test any EA in the MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester before you rely on it. Past results do not predict future ones.

AIStrategyMiner EA Builder: strategy blocks wired together on a canvas, with the properties panel on the right