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
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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 1Trade manager 1Risk & protectionNews trading 7Copier & bridgeFramework & templateCollection 3Utility
Strategy
Trend followingBreakout 3ScalpingGridMartingaleHedgingMean reversion 2SMC / ICT / price action 1Indicator crossover 1ArbitrageAI / machine learningNewsMulti-strategy
HLT is an automated trading robot for MetaTrader 5 that focuses on market structure and swing analysis across multiple timeframes from M1 to H4. The expert advisor synchronizes with New York time and identifies setups based on price swings and daily trading plans. It includes a fixed risk money management module and sp
This collection provides a suite of trade management and execution assistants for MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5. Designed to support manual trading, these utilities facilitate automatic position sizing and order placement via on-chart buttons rather than autonomous algorithmic decision-making. The repository includes s
This news filter module for MetaTrader 5 provides a framework for Expert Advisors to avoid trading during high-impact economic events. It features a dual-layer system: a decision layer that blocks new entries and an action layer that can flatten current positions or cancel pending orders. The tool supports live termina
MT4 News Trade Manager is a utility for MetaTrader 4 designed to handle trade exits during high-volatility news events. It automatically applies stop loss and take profit levels to orders and features a break-even function to protect gains. The tool includes specialized Spike Take Profit logic that closes positions bas
The News Calendar EA for MetaTrader 5 is an automated tool designed to execute or manage trades based on economic events. It features a canvas-based dashboard and utilizes an SQLite database to store and track calendar data. The system allows users to enter trades before or after news releases or pause activity during
DayBlocker is a utility expert advisor for MetaTrader 5 that manages the global AutoTrading state based on economic events. It monitors the built-in MQL5 calendar and a manual text file for high-impact news such as Flash PMI, FOMC meetings, and Non-Farm Payrolls. When a specific event is detected for the current day, t
This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor acts as a news-based controller that executes various trading strategies according to economic news impact. Built on the EA31337 framework, the robot utilizes embedded historical news data ranging from 2018 to 2024 to determine market conditions. It supports operations across multiple t
This utility for MetaTrader 5 fetches economic news data from the Forex Factory API to display an onscreen timer and information box. It downloads news in XML format using external Windows libraries, stores it locally, and updates the data periodically. Users can filter news events by impact level, specific currencies,
This MetaTrader 4 collection includes an automated trading expert advisor, an account protection tool, and an equity data uploader. Developed as a university final year project, the main expert advisor uses the Relative Strength Index for entry and exit signals. It features extensive risk management parameters, includi
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor is designed to trade high-impact fundamental events such as NFP and CPI releases. It features a manual on-chart button that, when clicked, prepares logic for a price breakout. The EA tracks pending orders and is programmed to cancel the opposing side once a buy stop or sell stop is trig
This repository is a collection of MetaTrader 4 expert advisors and study scripts focused on technical analysis and automated execution. It includes modules for identifying support and resistance levels, templates for news-based trading, and tools for drawing visual objects based on price extremes. The projects serve a
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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