This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor is designed for news trading by managing pending orders around scheduled economic events. The robot places orders at a specific start time and dynamically shifts their distance from the market price until the news release triggers a breakout. It features a trailing stop that can be exec
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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.
Type
Trading robot 5Trade managerRisk & protectionNews trading 5Copier & bridgeFramework & templateCollection 1Utility
Strategy
Trend following 1BreakoutScalpingGrid 1Martingale 1Hedging 2Mean reversion 1SMC / ICT / price action 2Indicator crossoverArbitrageAI / machine learningNewsMulti-strategy
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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 5 expert advisor implements Inner Circle Trader concepts, specifically focusing on Order Blocks and PD Arrays for trade entries. The robot identifies price action structures including breakouts, range-based patterns, and Fibonacci extensions. For risk management, it utilizes ATR-based stop losses, trail
This MetaTrader 5 expert advisor automates news trading by integrating with an external Python web scraper. The Python component extracts economic calendar data from Forex Factory and saves it to a local file, which the EA monitors in real-time. Minutes before scheduled news events, the bot executes a straddle strategy
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
This MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor functions as a bridge for TradingView alerts, processing signals through a Python-based webhook server. It executes a mechanical strategy involving trend following, Fair Value Gaps, and structural changes like Break of Structure. The EA includes sophisticated risk management such as dyn
News Trading is an automated expert advisor for MetaTrader 5 that executes breakout strategies based on high-impact economic events. The EA monitors built-in calendars for major releases such as NFP, FOMC, and GDP to identify potential volatility. It analyzes price action within specific time windows before and after e
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
News Catcher EA is an automated trading robot for MetaTrader 4 designed to trade market volatility typically associated with news events. It functions by placing pending buy and sell orders at a specific distance from the current price at a pre-defined start time. The EA manages trades using a configurable trailing sto
This MetaTrader 4 expert advisor is designed specifically to trade high-impact Non-Farm Payroll news events on USD currency pairs. It functions by placing a straddle of buy and sell pending orders at a set distance from the market price shortly before the news release. Once the market breaks out and triggers one order,
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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