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Free MT4 Expert Advisors (page 3)

Open-source expert advisors for MetaTrader 4, each linked to its MQL4 source code on GitHub.

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AlgoMaster NNFX

by alexcercos
10 stars

AlgoMaster NNFX is an algorithm development and testing system for MetaTrader 4 and 5, built specifically to implement the No Nonsense Forex (NNFX) trading methodology. It enables users to test trading logic across 28 major forex pairs while managing complex factors like currency exposure, news events, and market volat

MT4MT5 Trading robot Trend followingMulti-strategy
Updated 2 years ago BSD-3-Clause GitHub repository of AlgoMaster NNFX

The Falcon

by Lucas170
10 stars

The Falcon is a MetaTrader 4 expert advisor designed for automated trading using a combination of moving averages and Keltner Channels. It utilizes trend-following logic for entries and incorporates advanced position sizing features, including percentage-based risk, adaptive volatility sizing, and margin-per-lot constr

MT4 Trading robot Trend followingIndicator crossoverMartingale High risk
Updated 3 years ago None stated GitHub repository of The Falcon

This repository is a collection of various MetaTrader 4 expert advisors, featuring the WallStreet Forex Robot along with other tools like SteadyWinner and IndoRun. The primary EA utilizes technical indicators such as Moving Averages, CCI, and Williams' Percent Range to execute trades on the M15 timeframe. It includes c

MT4 Collection Trend followingIndicator crossoverMartingale High risk

Trading Signals

by CDrosos
10 stars

A notification utility for MetaTrader 4 that monitors multiple technical indicators to generate trade alerts. It tracks moving average crossovers, specifically the 50 and 200 periods, along with Relative Strength Index levels, Bollinger Band breakouts, and MACD confirmations. Users can configure the tool to send notifi

MT4 Utility Indicator crossoverMean reversion
Updated 4 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Trading Signals
10 stars

This collection of MetaTrader 4 expert advisors focuses on technical analysis strategies such as moving average crossovers and chart patterns. The primary EA utilizes dual moving averages alongside fractal detection to identify entry points based on price momentum. It incorporates risk management tools including hard s

MT4 Collection Indicator crossoverScalpingTrend following
Updated 5 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Icus2 MT4 EA Collection
10 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor implements a reversal and trend-following strategy based on SOMAT3 and IRC Triplets indicators. It evaluates price action across consecutive bars to identify entries and offers an optional trend filter for signal validation. The system manages risk using fixed lot sizing, initial stop l

MT4 Trading robot Trend followingMean reversion
Updated 6 years ago None stated GitHub repository of PhD Appsolute System

MT4 Rest API Server

by mikha-dev
10 stars

This expert advisor functions as a bridge that transforms a MetaTrader 4 terminal into an HTTP REST server. It enables external applications to communicate with the trading platform using HTTP requests via a defined host and port. The tool manages command processing through a millisecond timer and includes an IP-based

MT4 Copier & bridge
Updated 7 years ago None stated GitHub repository of MT4 Rest API Server
10 stars

This expert advisor functions as a communication bridge between MetaTrader 4 and external software using the ZeroMQ messaging protocol. It enables a Python client to interact with the trading platform through a local server implementation on the MT4 terminal. The EA manages PUSH and PULL sockets to facilitate the excha

MT4 Copier & bridge
Updated 7 years ago None stated GitHub repository of MetaTrader 4 Zmq Server

Mayordomo

by AimakRokalno
10 stars

Mayordomo is a management expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 that facilitates account monitoring and remote trade intervention via Telegram. It periodically transmits balance, equity, and open position data to a designated Telegram channel. Beyond reporting, it acts as a controller, allowing users to close all active trad

MT4 Trade manager
Updated 8 years ago MIT GitHub repository of Mayordomo
10 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor automates trading on the foreign exchange market, with specific testing historicals for GBPUSD on the five-minute timeframe. It focuses on intraday logic, allowing users to define specific trading windows and maximum daily trade limits. Risk controls include dynamic lot sizing based on

MT4 Trading robot BreakoutTrend followingMartingale High risk
Updated 9 years ago None stated GitHub repository of E and P For The Freedom
9 stars

This tool provides an interface between MetaTrader 4 or 5 and an external AI-powered analysis server. It allows users to request market evaluations from over thirty-four different AI models through a custom Node.js API bridge. The provided example expert advisor visualizes analysis results—including market trend, trade

MT4MT5 Utility AI / machine learning
Updated 6 months ago Custom licence GitHub repository of Soluna AI Analysis Dashboard

MP Dashboard Collection

by codingfordummies911
9 stars

This repository serves as a collection of MetaTrader 4 tools and indicators, with its main script being a multi-pair trading dashboard. The dashboard operates as an on-chart utility, enabling users to execute manual buy, sell, and close orders across multiple instruments simultaneously using clickable buttons. It manag

MT4 Collection
Updated 11 months ago None stated GitHub repository of MP Dashboard Collection

Mforex Smart Scalper

by francomascareloai
9 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor is designed for gold scalping using a combination of Relative Strength Index and Exponential Moving Average indicators. It identifies entry points when momentum reaches specific overbought or oversold thresholds while considering moving average trends. The system manages risk through fi

MT4 Trading robot ScalpingIndicator crossoverMean reversion
Updated 1 year ago None stated GitHub repository of Mforex Smart Scalper
9 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor acts as a bridge between Discord and the trading platform. It monitors specific text files in a local directory to receive commands and execute limit orders automatically. The bot utilizes Windows system calls via kernel32.dll for low-level file operations to synchronize with an externa

MT4 Copier & bridge
Updated 1 year ago None stated GitHub repository of Discord Limit Adder Bot

News Stopper

by faraz-hk
9 stars

News Stopper is a utility for MetaTrader 4 designed to manage trade exposure and platform activity around scheduled economic events. It fetches data from external news calendars to automatically disable the automated trading button, close open positions, or delete pending orders. The tool allows users to set specific t

MT4 News trading
Updated 2 years ago GPL-3.0 GitHub repository of News Stopper

MA Cross Scale In

by OrchardForexTutorials
9 stars

This educational expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and 5 demonstrates a logic for scaling into winning positions. It utilizes a simple moving average crossover strategy for initial trade entries. The primary feature is a function that detects when a current position has reached a specific profit target to trigger additio

MT4MT5 Trading robot Indicator crossover
Updated 4 years ago GPL-3.0 GitHub repository of MA Cross Scale In

Harey

by visualxl
9 stars

Harey is a MetaTrader 4 expert advisor designed to trade mean-reversion setups using a combination of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and Stochastic indicators. The system triggers trades when both indicators reach their respective overbought or oversold zones simultaneously. It manages risk through user-defined stop

MT4 Trading robot Mean reversionMartingale High risk
Updated 5 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Harey

Repeat EA

by KeisukeIwabuchi
9 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor executes trades repeatedly at a user-defined price level. The robot monitors price action and opens a buy or sell position when the market reaches the specified entry price. Once a trade is closed via the designated take profit target, the EA resets and prepares to re-enter the market a

MT4 Trading robot
Updated 8 years ago MIT GitHub repository of Repeat EA

Suvorov MQL4 Expert Collection

by suvorovkonstantin
9 stars

This repository contains a collection of MetaTrader 4 expert advisors focusing on technical analysis and pattern recognition. The included tools range from robots utilizing Volume Spread Analysis (VSA) and fractal-based trend detection to indicators like NeuroMACD and ACD patterns. The primary EA uses ZigZag and fracta

MT4 Collection Trend followingSMC / ICT / price actionIndicator crossover
8 stars

This repository is a comprehensive collection of over 500 MetaTrader 4 expert advisors, including various third-party robots and specialized trading tools. The library contains a wide range of strategies such as trend following, scalping, and grid trading. Individual files like the Ultimate Trader EA utilize historical

MT4 Collection Trend followingGridMartingale High risk
8 stars

JT Prop Firm Trade Manager is a risk management utility for MetaTrader 4 designed to protect accounts from violating equity and drawdown rules. It monitors daily loss limits and maximum drawdown, allowing users to configure thresholds in either currency or percentage. The tool features time-based filters to restrict ov

MT4 Risk & protection

One-Click Trade Pro

by EarnForex
8 stars

One-Click Trade Pro is a position management and execution panel for MetaTrader 4. It provides a robust graphical interface to open market and pending orders with one click. Users can execute trades via standard buttons, chart-based lines, or opposite order distance settings. The tool calculates optimal lot sizes based

MT4 Utility
Updated 3 years ago Apache-2.0 GitHub repository of One-Click Trade Pro

Telegram MT4 Copier

by pepshirley
8 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor serves as a bridge to automate trade execution based on messages from Telegram signal channels. It parses incoming text for specific commands such as market orders, pending orders, and order modifications. The tool handles trade management tasks including breakeven adjustments, stop los

MT4 Copier & bridge

Collinator

by jblanked
8 stars

Collinator is a MetaTrader 4 expert advisor specifically designed for trading US30 during the New York market open. It initiates trades based on the 8:30 AM candle trend or moving average crossovers. The robot features comprehensive exit management, including four stages of partial profit taking and a break-even stop l

MT4 Trading robot Trend followingMartingale High risk
Updated 3 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Collinator

Bollinger Band JB

by jblanked
8 stars

This repository contains two MetaTrader 4 expert advisors that automate trading based on Bollinger Bands and the Relative Strength Index. One version uses only Bollinger Bands, while the second combines them with RSI to filter entries. The logic enters positions when price crosses specific outer bands and exits based o

MT4 Collection Mean reversion
Updated 3 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Bollinger Band JB
8 stars

This collection for MetaTrader 4 offers a variety of specialized utilities and signal indicators to streamline trading workflows. It features a Renko generator for creating custom offline price charts with fixed or ATR-based box sizes. Additional components include an Ichimoku-based signal generator, a tool for identif

MT4 Collection Trend followingIndicator crossover
Updated 4 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Consultor Especialista MT4

Three Bar Play EA

by OwaisQuadri
8 stars

Three Bar Play EA is a MetaTrader 4 robot designed for scalping based on three-bar price action patterns, specifically confirmations and reversals. The system manages risk by limiting execution to three trades per day and calculating position sizes based on a 2% account balance risk model. Upon identifying a setup, it

MT4 Trading robot ScalpingMean reversion
Updated 6 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Three Bar Play EA

Event Trader

by fhlee74
8 stars

Event Trader is a news-trading utility for MetaTrader 4 designed to automate straddle entries around scheduled economic releases. The EA places buy-stop and sell-stop orders at a user-defined GMT time and distance from the current market price. It incorporates one-cancels-the-other logic to delete the opposing pending

MT4 News trading NewsBreakout
Updated 6 years ago GPL-3.0 GitHub repository of Event Trader

MQL4 Trade Manager

by KeisukeIwabuchi
8 stars

This MetaTrader 4 utility provides a framework for developers to implement event-driven trade monitoring. It replicates the native MQL5 OnTrade function within the MQL4 environment, which lacks a built-in event for position changes. By monitoring the order pool during each price tick, the code detects when trades are o

MT4 Framework & template

MQL4 Slack

by KeisukeIwabuchi
8 stars

This MetaTrader 4 module facilitates communication between the trading platform and Slack channels. It operates as an integration tool, allowing users to programmatically send text notifications and updates directly from their Expert Advisors to a specified Slack workspace. The utility requires a Slack API key and supp

MT4 Copier & bridge
Updated 8 years ago MIT GitHub repository of MQL4 Slack

Mql4 ZeroMQ Bridge

by reuniware
8 stars

This expert advisor establishes a communication bridge between MetaTrader 4 and external applications using the ZeroMQ messaging protocol. It functions as a technical connector that enables data exchange and command execution via PUB and SUB socket patterns. The bridge supports TCP transport and requires the installati

MT4 Copier & bridge
Updated 9 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Mql4 ZeroMQ Bridge

Zobad EA Collection

by zobad16
7 stars

This MetaTrader 4 repository contains a large collection of automated trading systems, including scalpers, grid bots, and trend-following tools. The primary expert advisors utilize indicators such as Bollinger Bands and Average True Range (ATR) for entry and exit signals. Risk management features include percentage-bas

MT4 Collection ScalpingGridTrend following High risk
Updated 8 months ago None stated GitHub repository of Zobad EA Collection

AI Gen XII

by KanekiCraynet
7 stars

This Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 4 utilizes automated trading logic reportedly assisted by AI models like GPT-4o and ATNet. It executes trades based on market analysis and includes built-in risk controls such as dynamic lot sizing, trailing stops, and a time filter to restrict activity to specific hours. The system a

MT4 Trading robot AI / machine learning
Updated 9 months ago None stated GitHub repository of AI Gen XII

HFT Arbitrage EA

by techteam92
7 stars

HFT Arbitrage EA is a latency arbitrage system designed for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. It operates by comparing price feeds between a fast data source and a slower broker terminal to exploit execution lags. The system utilizes a socket library for real-time communication between server and client components. Risk m

MT4MT5 Trading robot Arbitrage
Updated 1 year ago None stated GitHub repository of HFT Arbitrage EA

Metatrader License Framework

by MQL-Development
7 stars

This framework provides a standardized method for developers to implement licensing and serial key validation within MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisors. It utilizes an external validation library to authenticate users by comparing hardware IDs and product codes against encrypted serial keys. The system inclu

MT4MT5 Framework & template

Icarus

by fraggli
7 stars

Icarus is an automated trading system for MetaTrader 4 that employs a grid strategy with Martingale lot scaling. It utilizes Bollinger Bands and the Stochastic Oscillator to identify entry points, offering a conjunctive mode for filtered execution. The EA manages risk through maximum position limits, equity warning thr

MT4 Trading robot GridMartingaleMean reversion High risk
Updated 4 years ago GPL-3.0 GitHub repository of Icarus
7 stars

PR Pivots Expert Advisor is a technical tool for MetaTrader 4 that calculates and displays daily pivot points on the chart. Using price data from the previous trading day, including high, low, and close values, it plots the central pivot level along with three resistance and three support levels. The software uses grap

MT4 Utility Mean reversionBreakout
Updated 5 years ago None stated GitHub repository of PR Pivots Expert Advisor
7 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor provides a robust framework for developing automated trading strategies. It includes pre-built modules for trend detection using ADX and Moving Averages, alongside pullback entry logic. The template emphasizes risk management, featuring percentage-based lot sizing and adaptive volatilit

MT4 Framework & template Trend followingMean reversionMartingale High risk
Updated 5 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Falcon Trading Bot Template

Learn MQL4 Collection

by rahuldhangar
7 stars

This repository provides a collection of educational resources and templates for developing MQL4 applications on MetaTrader 4. It includes a mean-reversion expert advisor based on Bollinger Bands, which enters trades when price breaches specific deviation levels. The strategy incorporates automated risk management by c

MT4 Collection Mean reversion
Updated 5 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Learn MQL4 Collection

iCustom Mode Shift Detector

by inceabdullah
7 stars

This MetaTrader 4 utility acts as a diagnostic tool for developers attempting to integrate external indicators into automated strategies. It systematically monitors the output buffers of a specified custom indicator by iterating through various modes and shift values. The code detects changes in data and identifies spe

MT4 Utility
Updated 7 years ago None stated GitHub repository of iCustom Mode Shift Detector

Belinda EA

by Lucas170
7 stars

Belinda EA is an automated trading robot for MetaTrader 4 that implements a trend-following strategy based on moving average crossovers. It enters long or short positions when a short-term simple moving average crosses a long-term moving average, provided a volatility filter is met. This filter compares the current Ave

MT4 Trading robot Indicator crossoverTrend following
Updated 7 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Belinda EA

MT4 EA Web Interface

by moataz-metwally
7 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor acts as a communication bridge between the trading platform and an external web-based control panel. It operates as an agent that polls a remote Node.js server at regular intervals using HTTP requests to fetch commands or status updates in JSON format. The EA is intended as a framework

MT4 Copier & bridge
Updated 8 years ago None stated GitHub repository of MT4 EA Web Interface

Lorne MQL4 Collection

by lorne-luo
7 stars

This MetaTrader 4 repository provides a collection of expert advisors and technical utilities built on a custom framework. The primary trading systems, such as New Golden EA, utilize trend-based logic across multiple timeframes including H4, H1, and M15. These robots implement a multi-stage trailing stop mechanism that

MT4 Collection Trend followingMulti-strategyMartingale High risk
Updated 9 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Lorne MQL4 Collection

Desiree EA

by Lucas170
7 stars

Desiree is an automated trading robot for MetaTrader 4 that utilizes Donchian Channel breakouts for trade execution. The system enters positions based on a specific lookback period and exits using a separate exit period. A notable logic constraint prevents the EA from entering a new trade if the preceding trade resulte

MT4 Trading robot BreakoutTrend following
Updated 9 years ago None stated GitHub repository of Desiree EA
7 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor implements a flexible strategy based on the directional consensus of multiple technical indicators. It allows users to combine Moving Averages, Stochastic Oscillators, THV3 T3, Babon Slope, and AMA Optimized modules. A trade is initiated only when all selected indicators align in the sa

MT4 Trading robot Trend followingMulti-strategyIndicator crossover

Orchard Forex Trailing Stop Manager

by OrchardForexTutorials
6 stars

This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor serves as a trade management tool that automates the trailing stop-loss process for existing positions. It does not open any new trades itself; rather, it monitors current market orders placed manually or by other robots. The utility uses a reverse loop to scan active orders, filtering

MT4 Trade manager

Alboogy Dev Projects

by alboogycOdR
6 stars

This repository is a large collection of over 2,400 MetaTrader 4 and 5 files, including expert advisors, utilities, and indicators. It includes a trade copier client that synchronizes positions via socket libraries. The systems manage trades through sophisticated risk controls like equity-based trailing stops, cycle-pe

MT4MT5 Collection Multi-strategyMartingaleGrid High risk
Updated 7 months ago None stated GitHub repository of Alboogy Dev Projects

Forex News Killer

by Ahmed-GoCode
6 stars

Forex News Killer is a risk management utility for MetaTrader 4 designed to protect accounts from volatility during high-impact economic news. The tool monitors real-time calendars and automatically intervenes based on user-defined time buffers before and after events. It can close open positions, remove pending orders

MT4 News trading News
Updated 11 months ago None stated GitHub repository of Forex News Killer

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