This collection of expert advisors for MetaTrader 4 and 5 provides various automated strategies based on price action and technical indicators. The primary EA utilizes a moving average crossover system with switchable modes for different market conditions. It features a martingale lot-scaling system for sideways market
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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 3Trade managerRisk & protectionNews tradingCopier & bridgeFramework & templateCollection 3Utility
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Trend following 3BreakoutScalpingGrid 1Martingale 2HedgingMean reversion 2SMC / ICT / price actionIndicator crossoverArbitrageAI / machine learningNewsMulti-strategy
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This repository hosts a collection of MetaTrader 4 expert advisors, with a primary focus on automated candlestick pattern trading via CandleBot. This robot monitors for numerous formations including hammers, engulfing candles, and stars to execute trades. It incorporates risk management through fixed lot sizes or depos
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor implements a multi-strategy approach for trading various currency pairs and gold. It combines technical indicators including Moving Averages, RSI, Bollinger Bands, and ADX with price action concepts such as support, resistance, and engulfing patterns. The EA features risk management too
This repository features MetaTrader 4 expert advisor templates focused on technical indicator integration and price action patterns. The included files utilize simple and exponential moving averages alongside fractal and candlestick pattern detection, such as hammers and stars. Trade management is handled through time-
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor automates a trend reversal strategy based on price action patterns and technical indicators like ZigZag, MBFX, and Moving Averages. It features a dashboard to monitor multiple pairs, identifying setups such as pin bars and trendline breaks near support and resistance levels. Trade manag
PTL EA is a MetaTrader 4 expert advisor that monitors financial markets for technical trade setups using price action and trend analysis. It evaluates market conditions across various instruments, including forex pairs, gold, and global indices, by identifying candlestick patterns and key support and resistance zones.
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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