This risk management tool for MetaTrader 4 and 5 calculates optimal lot sizes based on user-defined risk parameters, account balance, and currency. It provides a graphical user interface for setting entry, stop loss, and take profit levels visually on the chart. The expert advisor accounts for commissions, swaps, and m
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Expert Advisor Library
1,978 free, open-source expert advisors for MetaTrader 4 and 5, each linked to its source code on GitHub.
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Account Protector is a risk management expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and 5 designed to monitor account health and prevent excessive drawdowns. It allows users to set specific triggers based on floating profit or loss, equity levels, free margin, spread, or daily performance. When these conditions are met, the EA auto
This Expert Advisor framework for MetaTrader 4 provides a modular template for building custom trading strategies. It handles complex trade management tasks, including multi-symbol execution, margin-based position capping, and various lot-sizing algorithms such as risk percentage or fixed volume. Risk controls include
This MetaTrader expert advisor functions as a trade manager that automates stop loss adjustments for existing positions. It specifically waits until a trade reaches a user-defined profit threshold in points before initiating a trailing stop. The tool includes flexible filtering options to manage specific symbols, magic
This expert advisor provides automated schedule management for the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms. It allows users to define specific time windows for each day of the week to toggle the platform's global AutoTrading status. Beyond simple scheduling, the utility can close active positions and delete pending ord
JB News Bot is an automated trading expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 that executes positions based on scheduled economic data releases. It interfaces with the JBlanked News API to fetch calendar events from sources including MQL5, Forex Factory, and FXStreet. The EA allows users to configure specific en
This repository provides a collection of MetaTrader 4 and 5 expert advisors, including the modular Super Trading Bot series and an AI-driven trading template. The EAs utilize various technical indicators like Bollinger Bands, Parabolic SAR, and moving averages for trend-following and scalping. Built-in risk management
This trade manager for MetaTrader 4 and 5 automatically adjusts the stop-loss levels of open positions using the Average True Range indicator. It allows users to define the trailing distance through a configurable ATR period and multiplier. The expert advisor includes filtering logic to apply the trailing stop only to
This MetaTrader expert advisor implements a classic moving average crossover strategy for both MT4 and MT5. It enters trades when a fast moving average crosses a slow moving average, requiring a user-defined minimum point difference to confirm the signal. The robot includes risk management features such as stop loss, t
This collection of expert advisors for MetaTrader 4 and 5 provides various automated strategies for forex markets. A core component is the Gareth Range Breakout, which defines specific time-based price zones and executes trades when price breaks those boundaries. It includes risk controls such as stop loss and take pro
Conservative Scalper EA is a MetaTrader 4 robot designed for intraday scalping on major currency pairs such as EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDJPY. It determines market bias on the M15 timeframe using dual Exponential Moving Averages and enters trades on the M5 chart based on RSI levels and candle breakouts. The system prioriti
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
This repository provides a collection of trading scripts for MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, and Pine Script, covering various technical strategies. It includes a Williams Alligator expert advisor that enters trades based on the alignment of three smoothed moving averages. The repository also contains code for grid and hed
Move Stop To Breakeven is a trade management expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and 5 that automatically secures open positions by adjusting stop-loss levels. Once a trade reaches a user-defined profit distance in points, the EA moves the stop-loss to the entry price or a specified buffer level. It features options to acc
This repository is a comprehensive backup of trading resources from the defunct fxcodebase community, containing a diverse collection of expert advisors for MetaTrader 4 and 5. The archive serves as a repository for legacy source code, featuring strategies ranging from RSI crossovers to advanced hedging and martingale
This expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and 5 executes trades based on crossovers of the 3rd Generation Moving Average indicator. It utilizes two instances of the custom indicator with adjustable periods and sampling settings to identify trend shifts. The robot enters positions when the difference between the fast and slo
Edelweiss EA is an educational trading robot for MetaTrader 4 that utilizes a multi-indicator framework to generate buy and sell signals. It combines exponential moving averages, stochastic oscillators, the awesome oscillator, ADX, and Bollinger Bands to identify market entries. Trade management includes dynamic ATR-ba
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor and modular framework provides advanced trade management and position scaling capabilities. It features a linear trailing stop that triggers at a predefined profit level and a pyramiding system to add positions to winning trades using a lot multiplier. The code is structured as a librar
MQL Realtime Dashboard is a monitoring utility for MetaTrader 4 and 5 that exports account information to a web-based dashboard in real time. It collects account metrics including balance, leverage, equity, and historical trade data such as win rates and drawdown statistics. The expert advisor establishes a TCP connect
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor implements a mean-reversion strategy using Z-score analysis of VWAP log-returns. Instead of fixed parameters, the system dynamically calculates an optimal lookback window by comparing observed price volatility against theoretical random walk models. The EA enters trades when price retur
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor implements a foundational trend-following strategy based on a 20-period Exponential Moving Average. It enters long positions when the market price trades above the average and short positions when it trades below. The code is designed as a template for users of the book Options Trading
High Performance Forex (hpFX) is an indicator-agnostic framework for MetaTrader 4 designed for large-scale backtesting and strategy automation. It allows traders to define complex rules by combining up to ten custom indicators as entry signals, confirmation filters, or exit triggers using a flexible string-based encodi
This utility for MetaTrader 4 provides an interactive on-chart graphical interface for manual order execution and advanced position management. Users can execute buy and sell orders with customizable lot sizes and manage open trades through various closing utilities, including close-all, close-by-type, and partial clos
FFC Data Feeder is a utility expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 designed to fetch and manage economic calendar information. It acts as a backend data provider for the FFC Canvas Economic Calendar indicator by downloading JSON data directly from servers using the native WebRequest function. The tool operates without extern
ÆEA is an automated trading robot for MetaTrader 4 that employs an ensemble of technical indicators to identify market imbalances. The strategy, described by the author as the Proportionality Principle, triggers trades when a specific ratio of bullish to bearish indicator signals is met. It calculates inputs from a wid
Set Fixed SL and TP EA is a management tool for MetaTrader 4 and 5 that automatically monitors open positions and pending orders to apply protective exit levels. The utility assigns stop-loss and take-profit values based on user-defined points, specific price levels, or a percentage of the stop-loss. It features granul
This collection for MetaTrader 4 provides a variety of expert advisor templates and functional trading robots. The core strategy logic often utilizes price action relative to moving averages to identify trends. Key features include a randomized entry timer designed to avoid high-volatility bar starts, integrated stop l
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor combines the Relative Strength Index, Moving Average, and Average Directional Index to identify trend-following entries. The strategy executes trades when price positioning relative to the moving average aligns with RSI exhaustion levels and ADX trend strength. It includes built-in risk
Learn how to use expert advisors
Free, plain-English guides: find an EA, install it, set it up, test it and run it safely.
- 1Types of EAsRobots, trade managers, copiers and risk tools, and what each is for.
- 2Using this librarySearch, filters, badges and what our checks do and do not mean.
- 3Install an EA in MT4 or MT5Data folder, compile, attach to a chart and switch on algo trading.
- 4EA settings explainedLot size, stop-loss, magic number, max spread and trading hours.
- 5Backtest in the Strategy TesterModelling, spread, the report and the over-fitting trap.
- 6Choose a safe EAA checklist for the code, the logic, the evidence and the fit.
- 7Run an EA 24/7VPS, forward testing on demo and going live small.
- 8Open-source EAs on GitHubLicences, compiling in MetaEditor and editing inputs safely.
- 9Forex robots: an honest guideWhat automation can and cannot do for you.
About the EA Library
The ForexR EA Library collects open-source expert advisors for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 that are published on GitHub. Each entry links to the original repository, so you always get the author's latest code, issues and licence straight from the source. Star counts, last updates and licences are synced from GitHub every hour, and new repositories are added every week.
Every repository is checked automatically before it is listed: it must contain readable MQL source code for a real expert advisor, and repositories that ship executables, hide downloads behind archive passwords or show signs of bought stars are left out. The summaries and tags are written automatically from each repository's README and code. They describe what an EA does; they are not a recommendation, and nothing here is tested or endorsed by ForexR.
Trading with expert advisors is risky. Backtest any EA and run it on a demo account before you trust it with real money. CFDs and leveraged forex are complex instruments with a high risk of losing money rapidly.
EA Library FAQ
What is an expert advisor (EA)?
An expert advisor is a program that runs inside MetaTrader 4 or MetaTrader 5. It can open and close trades on its own, manage trades you opened (trailing stops, break-even, partial closes), protect the account, or connect MetaTrader to other tools such as Telegram or Python. EAs are written in MQL4 (MT4) or MQL5 (MT5).
Are the EAs in this library free?
Yes. Every EA listed here is published on GitHub with its source code, so you can read, download and compile it at no cost. Check each repository's licence before reusing the code in your own projects: some EAs state no licence at all.
Are these EAs safe to use?
ForexR lists only repositories with readable MQL source code and never hosts files. Repositories that ship executables, ask you to disable antivirus, hide downloads behind passwords or show signs of bought stars are left out automatically. That does not make any EA profitable or bug-free: read the code, backtest it in the Strategy Tester and run it on a demo account first.
How do I install an EA in MT4 or MT5?
Download the source from GitHub, open MetaTrader, choose File, then Open Data Folder, and copy the .mq4 (MT4) or .mq5 (MT5) file into MQL4/Experts or MQL5/Experts. Open it in MetaEditor and press Compile, then drag the EA from the Navigator onto a chart and allow algorithmic trading.
How does ForexR choose which EAs to list?
A crawler searches GitHub every week for MetaTrader repositories, reads their code and keeps those that contain a real expert advisor and pass the safety checks. Stars, updates and licences are refreshed from GitHub every hour. Summaries are written automatically from each repository's README and code, so treat them as a guide and check the source.
What do "High risk", grid and martingale mean?
A grid EA opens a ladder of orders at fixed distances; a martingale EA increases the lot size after losses. Both can show smooth equity curves for a long time and then lose a large part of the account in one strong trend. EAs that use either are marked High risk, and you can hide them with the "Hide grid and martingale" filter.
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