This educational collection provides a foundation for building MetaTrader 5 expert advisors through a series of modular code snippets and a primary RSI-based trading robot. The included expert advisor executes trades based on Relative Strength Index overbought and oversold levels, supporting both live and closed candle
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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.
Type
Trading robot 11Trade managerRisk & protectionNews tradingCopier & bridgeFramework & template 1Collection 6Utility
Strategy
Trend followingBreakout 1ScalpingGrid 5Martingale 2Hedging 1Mean reversionSMC / ICT / price action 1Indicator crossover 9ArbitrageAI / machine learningNewsMulti-strategy 5
Autumn Harvest is a multi-strategy MetaTrader 5 expert advisor incorporating technical patterns such as RSI reversals, peak reversals, and the ignored bar strategy. It functions as both an automated trading robot and a position manager, allowing it to maintain external trades or its own. The EA includes risk controls l
This automated trading robot for MetaTrader 5 implements Smart Money Concepts (SMC) and ICT principles using a hybrid architecture. Trading logic and signal detection are processed within a native C++ DLL, while the MQL5 bridge handles trade execution and data feeding. The system identifies market structure shifts, inc
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 5 robot employs a dual-strategy approach, switching between trend-following moving average crossovers and RSI-based mean-reversion depending on detected market regimes. It features an integrated walk-forward optimization system that loads optimized parameters from external files to adapt to changing vol
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
This collection provides educational Expert Advisors for the MetaTrader 5 platform, showcasing different algorithmic approaches for beginners and intermediate traders. It features a moving average crossover system and a more advanced mean reversion robot based on the Relative Strength Index. The included tools utilize
MADR Brothers is a MetaTrader 5 expert advisor that utilizes multi-timeframe Moving Average Deviation Rates to identify trading opportunities. It filters market trends using a long-period MADR on higher timeframes while entering trades based on overbought or oversold levels of a shorter-period MADR. The system includes
Adaptive Quant Grid is an automated trading system for MetaTrader 5 that utilizes a dynamic grid strategy. It adjusts grid spacing based on market volatility using the Average True Range indicator and includes a regime filter powered by ADX and EMA to distinguish between trending and ranging markets. The EA supports sy
This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor utilizes statistical normalization and trend filters to execute trades within a grid recovery framework. It identifies entry points using the Fisher Transform for overbought or oversold conditions, filtered by QQE trend alignment and ADX volatility thresholds. When a position moves agai
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
This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor implements a strategy based on the 80% Value Area rule, a concept derived from volume profile analysis. It calculates the Value Area High, Value Area Low, and Point of Control to identify high-volume price zones from previous sessions. The robot seeks entries when price re-enters the Va
This collection of MetaTrader 5 expert advisors features a flagship tool that applies genetic algorithms to optimize moving average crossover strategies. The system dynamically adjusts short and long period parameters, stop loss, and take profit values based on simulated fitness and real trade performance. Risk managem
This repository provides a comprehensive collection of over 150 Expert Advisors and automated tools for the MetaTrader 4 platform. The included software covers a broad spectrum of trading methodologies, ranging from trend-based systems utilizing the ZigZag indicator to aggressive martingale and piramidation strategies.
Krsna Daily EA for MetaTrader 5 is an automated trading robot that executes trades based on price action patterns of custom-defined daily candles. Users can set a specific starting hour for the trading day, and the EA plots visual candle overlays on the chart. It places buy or sell limit orders at specific retracement
This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor automates trading strategies based on the Know Sure Thing (KST) momentum oscillator. It calculates weighted Rate of Change values across multiple internal periods, smoothed by simple moving averages, to identify trend reversals and overbought or oversold conditions. The robot offers sev
Aiden is a MetaTrader 5 expert advisor that utilizes a multi-indicator weighting system to determine market entries. It calculates trade signals by aggregating 'chances' from several technical indicators including ZigZag, Stochastic, Moving Average crossovers, Parabolic SAR, RSI, MACD, and Momentum. The EA manages risk
This MetaTrader 4 repository contains a collection of basic expert advisors designed around standard technical indicators. It includes automated strategies for MACD crossovers, moving average crossovers, and mean-reversion setups using Bollinger Bands, RSI, and Stochastic oscillators. Each individual robot executes tra
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 day, 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 day. 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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