Guides
EAs & auto trading
Choosing, comparing, running, and retiring EAs — risk before returns.
- 4 guides
Listed in a suggested reading order, easiest first.
- 1Beginner 12 min
Are Expert Advisors Profitable? What 53 Measured EA Designs Show
Most are not, as they come. We ran 53 standard EA designs through one identical MT5 test: 11 ended at or above a profit factor of 1, and one met a real pass bar. Here is what separates the few that earn from the many that almost do, why a profitable year proves little, and how to check an EA before it trades.
Read guide → - 2Beginner 10 min
EA vs Manual Trading: The Difference Is Whether You Can Sit Still
EA vs manual trading usually turns into an argument about judgement. Replaying 14 EA backtest records under the stop rules a human would actually use gives a sharper answer: switching off after three losses in a row would have given up 93% of what the same rules produced when left alone.
Read guide → - 3Beginner 12 min
How to Use a Free EA in MT5: Check It Before It Trades
A free EA is worth running only after it passes four checks. Design your own on the free Builder canvas to compare: of the 53 measured free templates, one meets the thresholds the Builder uses to pass a design. Here are the checks for any free EA, the MT5 setup, and the numbers that mean stop.
Read guide → - 4Beginner 12 min
Risk Management for EA Traders: Size From the Worst Trough, Not a Round Deposit
Risk management for an EA starts before you attach it. 23 EA backtest records, all run on the same 10,000 deposit, had worst drawdowns from 0.67% to 26.5% of it — one deposit cannot fit that spread. Here is how to size from the record, and the four numbers that decide when you switch an EA off.
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Other topics
Stuck on a word?
40 short definitions in plain language for the terms used across the guides.
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.
