This repository is a large collection of over 1,000 expert advisors designed for the MetaTrader 5 platform. It serves as an open-source library featuring various algorithmic trading strategies, including moving average crossovers, RSI levels, Parabolic SAR, and range breakouts. The collection provides robots for trend
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Expert Advisor Library
1,977 free, open-source expert advisors for MetaTrader 4 and 5, each linked to its source code on GitHub.
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Trading robot 5Trade managerRisk & protectionNews tradingCopier & bridgeFramework & templateCollection 7Utility
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Trend following 7BreakoutScalping 2GridMartingaleHedging 6Mean reversion 1SMC / ICT / price action 2Indicator crossoverArbitrageAI / machine learningNews 1Multi-strategy 1
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This repository contains an extensive library of MetaTrader 5 expert advisors covering various algorithmic trading methodologies. The collection includes strategies based on Bollinger Bands, Relative Strength Index, moving average ribbons, and swing failure patterns. A core focus is the Ighodalo series for gold and CFD
This repository provides a diverse collection of MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 expert advisors covering multiple trading methodologies. It includes robots for smart money concepts with fair value gap detection, Joe Ross hook patterns, and volatility-based scalping. The library features specific tools for XAUUSD and mul
This MetaTrader 5 repository provides a suite of algorithmic trading tools known as the Zerith series. The featured SwingGrid EA utilizes ADX trend filters and ATR-based volatility thresholds to execute trades, employing a recovery grid system with dynamic lot multipliers. Other tools in the set cover news straddle bre
This collection for MetaTrader 5 provides several automated Expert Advisors designed for various symbols including forex, gold, and indices. The repository features Mecha Godzilla, a grid trading system using ATR-based spacing and bidirectional orders, alongside specialized bots for Asian session breakouts and H4 trend
Prem Gold Advisor is an automated MetaTrader 5 expert advisor specialized for XAUUSD (Gold) trading on the five-minute timeframe. It initiates trades using breakout levels placed at specific distances from the candle open. The strategy features a progressive scale-in mechanism, adding new orders as the price hits succe
This repository features a collection of MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisors developed for strategy and risk-management research. It includes a multi-pair mean reversion grid system, a gold breakout robot using previous day levels, and trend-following strategies based on moving averages. The EAs incorporate extensive risk con
Straddle Grid is an automated trading robot for MetaTrader 5 that deploys bidirectional stop-order grids based on fixed price distances. The expert advisor utilizes a gates system to filter entries by ATR volatility, spread limits, and specific GMT trading sessions. It manages positions as a basket with currency-based
17BA Gold Scalper is an automated trading system for MetaTrader 5 that employs a pending one-cancels-other breakout strategy. It places buy and sell stop orders around the market price; once one triggers, the opposite is cancelled. To manage adverse movements, the EA initiates a Fibonacci recovery basket, adding layers
Zyb EA Collection offers various MetaTrader 4 and 5 expert advisors that implement breakout, scalping, and grid-based trading. The primary strategy uses martingale lot scaling with a multiplier, allowing users to configure tiered step distances and position counts. It features price-level restrictions to prevent buying
Bakome Bitcoin EA is a trend-following robot optimized for trading BTCUSD on the MetaTrader 5 platform. It generates trade signals using an exponential moving average crossover combined with price breakouts on the H1 timeframe. The system features a grid recovery module that adds positions with a lot multiplier when tr
This MetaTrader 4 robot implements a grid-based hedging strategy triggered by inside bar price formations. It places multiple pending orders on both sides of a breakout and uses martingale lot scaling to increase position sizes for subsequent entries. The expert advisor is designed for the H4 and Daily timeframes, util
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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