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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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 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 repository features a vast collection of over 1,100 open-source Expert Advisors for the MetaTrader 4 platform. It serves as an educational library containing diverse trading strategies, including trend following, breakout, scalping, and mean-reversion systems. The collection explicitly includes high-risk methodolo
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 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
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
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
Forex News Killer is a protective utility for MetaTrader 4 designed to manage market exposure during high-impact economic events. It monitors external news calendars and automatically intervenes by closing open positions, deleting pending orders, or disabling the platform's global algorithmic trading button. The EA off
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
This repository provides a collection of MetaTrader 4 expert advisors and indicators designed for automated trading and technical analysis. The EAs implement various strategies such as trend-following, candle pattern recognition, and tick movement analysis. Risk management features across the files include standard sto
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
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
Hosopi operates as an automated trading robot for the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 platforms. It utilizes a modular architecture to handle trade execution and account protection, incorporating indicator-based entry logic and volatility filtering. The software includes a Funds Guard to prevent orders during insufficien
SoftArsenal is a collection of MetaTrader 4 expert advisors and development tools. The repository features a custom expert advisor named Aberration, which utilizes Bollinger Bands to identify market breakouts. It places pending buy and sell stop orders at the outer bands and dynamically adjusts stop loss levels to the
This utility for MetaTrader 4 and 5 provides an on-chart interface for manual trade execution and position management. It automatically applies stop losses to new orders and features a trailing stop mechanism to manage open trades. Notable management tools include one-click break-even and the ability to close a specifi
Pi EA Auxiliary Panel is a management tool for MetaTrader 4 and 5 designed to enhance manual order execution and automated trade handling. It features an interactive on-chart interface that allows users to split large orders into smaller positions, apply automated break-even levels, and execute trailing stops for indiv
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
Gartal Inc is a modular trading automation framework and strategy development template for MetaTrader 4. It provides a structured environment for testing various entry and exit logic, including Fair Value Gaps, moving average crossovers, and Donchian channels. The repository focuses on backtesting workflows, featuring
This repository provides a collection of MetaTrader 4 expert advisors, including Evoque Global, Alpha Winner, and FXBULL. These robots primarily implement grid strategies with martingale lot scaling to manage positions. Evoque Global specifically includes a news filter, customizable trading hours, and an equity-based s
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
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor is an automated trading system primarily configured for Gold (XAUUSD). It incorporates a robust suite of risk controls, including daily equity drawdown limits and overall balance protection. The EA features mandatory cooldown periods after a stop loss or take profit is hit to prevent ov
BullShift is a MetaTrader 4 expert advisor that functions as a socket server bridge to connect the trading platform with external software applications. It facilitates automated trading in forex and cryptocurrency markets by listening for incoming data on a user-defined port. The EA manages socket connections, handles
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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