EA Settings & Optimization Guides

Settings decide how an expert advisor behaves. These guides explain lot sizing, stop and filter settings, honest backtesting and forward testing, and how to avoid optimising a system until it only works on past data.

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EA Settings & Optimization Guides15 min read

Free Tools for Analysing MT4 EA Drawdowns

Measure an EA's drawdown from MT4 reports and a spreadsheet, understand depth and duration, and stress test the worst case before sizing a live account.

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Backtesting vs Forward Testing an EA

How to verify an EA with honest backtesting and a forward demo test: what each shows, what each hides, and the checks to run before a system trades real.

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Featured EA · Myfxbook

Obsidian Aether EURUSD EA

AI-powered grid scalper for MetaTrader 5 with adaptive ATR spacing and range and trend detection.

Abs. gain +96.36%Max DD 95.21%Live account414 trades
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Barakah FX Management

Copy-trade gold (XAUUSD) and EURUSD with an AI-driven system, while your capital stays in your own broker account.

XAUUSD · EURUSDCapital stays with youFrom $1,000
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Featured EA · Myfxbook

Zenith Matrix XAUUSD EA

AI gold scalper for MetaTrader 5. A multi-factor algorithm places rule-based trades on XAUUSD.

Abs. gain +129.76%Max DD 47.85%Demo account
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EA figures come from third-party Myfxbook accounts, and a demo account is labelled as one. Past performance is not a guide to future results. Forex and CFD trading carries a high risk of losing your capital, and results differ by broker and account. Not financial advice.

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The highlighted figure in a row is the best value in that row. It is not a recommendation: read the drawdown beside the gain. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Trading forex and CFDs carries a high level of risk and can result in the loss of all of your capital. The results shown are specific to the broker, account type and settings used on the tracked account and will differ elsewhere. Nothing on this site is financial advice.