Made +5.4% — with a 20.5% drawdown.
It finished at $10,537 on 729 closed trades, but the path there included a 20.5% fall from its own peak. Profitable on paper, not survivable in a real account at this size — which is why it is not on the shortlist.
| Return over 32 months | +5.37% |
| Per month | +0.17% |
| Max drawdown (equity) | 20.54% |
| Trades opened | 730 |
| Trades closed | 729 |
| Win rate | 28.1 |
| Average win / loss | $59.76 / $22.01 |
| Reward : risk | 2.72 |
| Final balance | $10,537 |
| Stopped out | no |
Rank 17 of 372 by raw return — better than 96% of the free EAs in this test. Every row above it made more and gave back more: they are the ones with a drawdown over 20%, which is why they are not on the shortlist.
EURUSD H1 · Feb 2024 - Oct 2026 (32 months) · spread 17 points (1.7 pip), measured on the live feed · Open prices only · $10,000 start · 0.01 lot step · MT4 build 1492, local machine. Same harness for all 372 files, and the raw row for this one is in the public CSV. Conditions matter more than the verdict: an EA that fails here can still work on another pair, another timeframe or a broker with tighter spreads.
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