The Martingale EA Trap: How to Spot It Before It Blows Your Account
The EA has a 91% win rate. The equity curve rises steadily with barely a dip. Five years of backtest data. Maximum drawdown 4.2%. The […]
The Hidden Risk in Every ‘Low Drawdown’ EA
The EA vendor’s sales page shows a beautiful equity curve. Maximum drawdown: 4.7%. Five years of data. Hundreds of trades. You check the myfxbook, the […]
What Is a Good Profit Factor for a Forex EA? The Number Traders Get Wrong
Someone on a trading forum asks: “My EA has a profit factor of 3.8 over 5 years — is that good?” Thirty replies follow. Half […]
Is Your EA Curve Fitted? 5 Red Flags Hiding in the Backtest Report
Is Your EA Curve Fitted? 5 Statistical Red Flags That Expose Fake Backtests A backtest with a beautiful equity curve, 2.5 profit factor, and 12% […]
The Lot Size Formula That Separates Surviving Traders From Blown Account
The most expensive mistake in algorithmic trading isn’t a bad strategy. It’s a good strategy with the wrong position size. A trader finds an EA […]
The 90% Win Rate Trap: How Martingale EAs Destroy Accounts in Silence
A trader sends you a backtest report. The equity curve is almost perfectly smooth — barely any drawdown, 95% win rate, $50,000 profit on a […]
Is your Backtest a Lie — Here’s the Math That Proves It
You ran a backtest. The equity curve goes up. Profit factor is 3.2. Maximum drawdown is 8%. You’re ready to go live. Here’s the problem: […]