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 MetaTrader 4 expert advisor functions as a local trade copier, allowing users to replicate trades from one terminal to another. It operates by sharing a data file between a master and a slave instance on the same computer or filesystem. The slave EA manages order execution, including market, limit, and stop orders
DWX Connect is an open-source bridge that links external trading strategies written in Python, C#, or Java to MetaTrader 4 and 5. It functions as a server EA that facilitates communication via file-based messaging, allowing users to execute trades and subscribe to market data without coding in MQL. The EA manages trade
This collection for MetaTrader 4 provides a variety of expert advisors and utilities intended for automated trading and educational use. The primary component is a moving average crossover robot that opens positions based on trend direction. It features risk management tools including percentage-based stop losses, take
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 functions as a data bridge for streaming real-time market information from MetaTrader 4 and 5 to external applications. It utilizes the ZeroMQ library to transmit price ticks and order book updates to a remote server. The tool is intended for developers building quantitative trading platforms or dat
This MetaTrader 4 template provides a modular framework for developing expert advisors. It organizes trading logic into decoupled components including signal engines, order management, and environment checking. The system uses an abstract controller class to handle data processing from multiple sources, such as MACD or
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
News Trader is a semi-automatic expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 designed to execute trades around high-volatility economic announcements. Users manually input the scheduled news release time, and the robot opens positions a specified number of seconds before the event. It supports single-direction trad
Neo Trader is an order execution bridge that facilitates the transfer of trade data from TradingView to MetaTrader 4 and 5 terminals. Operating through a local socket server and a browser extension, it allows users to execute trades directly from TradingView position drawing tools. The expert advisor handles market and
This framework enables MetaTrader 4 to function as a TCP server using Winsock bindings, allowing external applications to connect over a network. It facilitates bidirectional communication, enabling users to stream real-time price data to external environments or execute trading commands remotely. The repository includ
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor facilitates trade copying between separate accounts across different brokerages using a MySQL database as a bridge. It consists of a master script that records trades and a slave script that replicates them. The tool supports volume scaling via multipliers or fixed lot sizes, trade dire
This utility for MetaTrader 4 and 5 automates trade execution based on trader-defined chart patterns. Users draw trendlines, horizontal lines, or channels, which the expert advisor monitors to place pending breakout orders. It handles trade entries, stop losses, and take profits according to specific object naming conv
This expert advisor bridges MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 with Telegram to facilitate signal-based trading and remote account management. It can execute trades from external signals or generate its own alerts using built-in indicators such as Ichimoku, Bollinger Bands, and Momentum. The software includes the ability to
Amazing is a news trading expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and 5 designed to capture volatility during scheduled economic announcements. It operates as a semi-automatic tool, requiring the user to manually input the specific date and time of an upcoming news event. The EA places two symmetrical pending orders at a defin
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor implements a sophisticated trading framework based on a 2023 soft computing research paper. It utilizes a Bidirectional LSTM with an Attention Mechanism and Chaotic Neuro-Oscillators to predict future High, Low, Close, and Open prices. To address the limitations of traditional lagging i
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 utility synchronizes tick data and historical price information from MetaTrader 4 to MetaTrader 5 in real-time. It utilizes a socket communication library to transmit data between the two platforms, requiring an active expert advisor on both terminals. The receiver component creates custom symbols in the MetaTrade
This repository contains a collection of MetaTrader 4 expert advisors and utilities primarily focused on breakout and trend-following strategies. The featured EA, ttnFullTurtle, implements the classic Turtle Trading rules using dual breakout systems, ATR-based position sizing, and pyramiding logic. It includes risk con
Heiken Ashi Naive is a trading robot for MetaTrader 4 and 5 that executes trades based on Heiken Ashi candle characteristics, including body length and wick presence. It evaluates candle sequences to enter positions and can be configured to either follow the trend or operate in an inverted mode for mean-reversion. Risk
PSAR Trailing Stop is a management utility for MetaTrader 4 and 5 that automates the adjustment of stop-loss levels for open positions. Instead of manual movement, it follows the Parabolic SAR indicator values to lock in profits or minimize losses as a trend progresses. The software includes filtering options to target
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 expert advisor is a utility for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 designed to manage stop-loss levels for existing trades. It utilizes Bill Williams' Fractals indicator to dynamically adjust the stop loss as new fractal points form on the chart. Users can configure the number of bars to scan and specify which fractal
MultiTrader is a multi-currency expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 that executes trades across multiple forex instruments concurrently. It uses a modular system of filters to generate entry and exit signals based on various technical indicators. The EA manages risk through fixed or trailing stop losses, b
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor provides a foundational framework for developers to create custom automated trading systems. It establishes a structured environment for handling trade signals, entry execution, and exit management. The template includes standard risk parameters such as fixed lot sizing, stop loss, and
PATI Trading Assistant is a MetaTrader 4 utility designed to facilitate trade management and bookkeeping based on the PATI trading methodology. It automates the placement of stop losses and take profits, specifically managing range breakout and pullback setups. The EA includes risk controls such as the Two Minute Rule
This repository contains a collection of over sixty experimental expert advisors for the MetaTrader 4 platform. The core functionality revolves around the Model Maker series, which uses statistical iterations to generate and test trading logic based on various input types and comparers. The system evaluates potential s
This expert advisor acts as a trade manager for MetaTrader 4 and 5, focusing on automated stop-loss adjustments. It uses the Supertrend indicator to dynamically calculate and move the stop-loss level for existing positions. Users can filter which trades are managed based on symbol, magic number, trade type, or comments
MyRandom is a proof-of-concept expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and 5 that executes trades in random directions. Developed for educational purposes and backtesting research, the robot enters a position after a user-defined number of bars have passed. It includes standard risk management controls such as fixed lot sizing
Timed Order is a utility expert advisor that schedules market or pending orders to be executed at a specific time. It supports one-time execution or daily recurring trades on specified days of the week. The EA allows setting stop-loss and take-profit levels using fixed prices, point distances, ATR multipliers, or sprea
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 implements a mean reversion strategy primarily targeted at the GBPUSD pair. It automates trade execution by identifying price patterns and entering positions with predefined risk parameters. The bot manages exits through a hard stop loss, a target take profit based on a user-defined
This collection for MetaTrader 4 and 5 provides educational examples of calculating lot sizes or stop loss levels based on account equity risk. It uses a moving average crossover strategy to enter trades, triggering orders when short-term and long-term averages intersect. The expert advisor includes logic to calculate
This expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 and 5 serves as a tutorial for implementing cooling-off periods between trade executions. It triggers entries based on a standard moving average crossover using configurable fast and slow periods. Users can restrict trade frequency by setting a minimum number of bars or minutes that
This MQL4 framework provides a structured logging utility for MetaTrader 4 developers to record system events to external files and the terminal console. It allows users to categorize messages across six severity levels: trace, debug, info, warning, error, and critical. The class manages file creation within the platfo
This automated expert advisor for MetaTrader 4 executes trades based on moving average crossovers and trend-following logic. It incorporates the Chandelier Exit method, utilizing the Average True Range and price extremes to determine market direction. Risk management is handled through user-defined stop loss and take p
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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