In the backtest, 10,000 USD turn into 3.9 million while the balance gives back at most 0.77 %. Live, the account started with 100 USD and fell by up to 13.7 % within four weeks. Then the signal page vanished. According to the developer, it ran at the highest risk and blew up with one trade.
Since 9 November the product page promotes a new account: again 100 USD, 7 trades, copying costs 1,000 USD a month. On the MT5 bestseller list the EA has climbed from rank 62 to 18 since 5 November. Buyers get a second EA for free. From 5 to 12 November it stood exactly one place behind, every day.
Three and a half years of smooth backtest, a blown live account after four weeks: this is what an overfitted EA looks like.
Where the field stands today
How the products we have classified spread across the four risk classes.
Based on 856 classified products.
Gone from the market, still on file
These products left the market while we were watching them. Our classification stands.
- Edge Boost Prolast classification: Stop discipline observed
- Pulse Forex EURUSDlast classification: Escalation on record
- EA Legendary Scalper SL3 XAUUSDlast classification: Stop discipline observed
- Trend Matrix EAlast classification: Structure unverified
- Sailing Goldlast classification: Structure unverified
- Forex Engine EAlast classification: Structure unverified
- Forex Dominance MT4last classification: Structure unverified
- BTC Zenix MT4last classification: Stop discipline observed