Trading Idea

Trend following and retracement. If moving averages confirm the required market conditions, price action is used to generate trading signals.

Specifications

License

Two live and two demo accounts.

Support & Updates

FREE for one year, then an annual fee of $35 is needed for continuing updates while support is still for FREE.

Trading hours

All sessions, 00:00 - 24:00 GMT.

Recommended Broker

Any Broker with 2 pips Spreads or Lower. We Recommend Tickmill With TradingFX VPS for the Best Stability and Profitability.

Refund Policy

30 Day Money Back Guarantee.

Supported Currency Pairs

GBP/USD

MetaTrader Chart Timeframe

H1

Live Performance

Started On
Apr 28, 2013
Leverage
1:100
Broker
AGEA
Starting Balance
$$3,000.00
Total Gain
+20.81%
MyFxBook (Test Hoster)

Live Test Summary

Started On
Apr 28, 2013
Account Leverage
1:100
Profit Factor
1.23
Total Gain
+20.81%
Absolute Gain
+20.8%
Monthly Gain
1.06%
Daily Gain
0.01%
Total Pips
940.6
Total Trades
115
Profit Amount
$624.04
(%) Won Trades
940.6
Drawdown
15.46%
Started On
Oct 01, 2011
Leverage
1:500
Total Gain
+61.1%
MyFxBook (Test Hoster)

Live Test Summary

Started On
Oct 01, 2011
Account Leverage
1:500
Profit Factor
1.37
Total Gain
+61.1%
Absolute Gain
+65.1%
Monthly Gain
1.20%
Daily Gain
0.01%
Total Pips
1583.8
Total Trades
133
Profit Amount
(%) Won Trades
1583.8
Drawdown
16.63%

Backtests

All GBPUSD backtests are performed with a 2 pips spread which is normal for this pair. The more tighter spreads are, the more enhanced overall profitability of the system while higher spreads up to 2.5 pips will not affect the EA trading performance, it's only affected when spreads are more than 3 pips.

If multiple EAs are simultaneously trading on the same accounts and the profits are constantly withdrawn monthly, fixed lots can be used. This test excludes the compounding hiding drawdowns effects to better study the equity curve.

If fixed lot is set to any value more than zero, any Max_Allocation_Per_Trade parameter value will be ignored by default.

Backtests Settings

Symbol
GBPUSD (Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar)
Period
1 Hour (H1) 2007.04.15 21:02 - 2013.08.04 23:59 (2007.05.19 - 2013.09.28)
Broker
Model
Every tick (the most precise method based on all available least timeframes)
Parameters
Activation_Code=xxxxxxxxxx; Max_Allocation_Per_Trade=6; Fixed_LotSize=0.1; Use_Full_Account_Balance=true; Set_Initial_Start_Balance=0; Trade_Management="Targets, Stoploss and Trailing Levels"; Protective_TP=500; Protective_SL=120; TP=300; SL=60; TL1=50; TSL1=0; TL2=100; TSL2=50; TL3=150; TSL3=100; TL4=200; TSL4=150; TL5=250; TSL5=200; Restrict_Trade_Entry="Period Day-of-Week and Hour"; Allow_Trades_At_All_Times=true; Activate_On_DayOfWeek=0; Activate_At_HourOfDay=0; DeActivate_On_DayOfWeek=0; DeActivate_At_HourOfDay=0; Prevent_Trades_Over_WeekEnd="Close Open Trade At Day-of-Week and Hour"; Force_Close_Trade=false; Force_Close_On_DayOfWeek=0; Force_Close_At_HourOfDay=0; SYSTEM_INTERNAL_PARAMETERS="Advanced System Control Options"; MagicNumber=55445544; EA_COMMENT_PREFIX="CabEX "; Use_Free_Margin_Only=false; Allow_Slippage=5; RefPrice=1.25; MaxRetry=30;
Bars in test
39374
Ticks modelled
58597329
Modelling quality
99.00%
Initial Deposit
$10000.00
Spread

Backtests Results

Total net profit
13201.38
Gross profit
40628.85
Gross loss
-27427.47
Profit factor
1.48
Expected payoff
17.32
Absolute Bal DD
166.80
Maximal Bal DD
1063.76 (8.33%)
Relative Bal DD
8.33% (1063.76)
Total Trades
762
Short positions (won %)
372 (50.00%)
Long positions (won %)
390 (49.74%)
Profit trades (% of total)
380 (49.87%)
Loss trades (% of total)
382 (50.13%)
Largest Profit trade
418.00
Largest Loss trade
-121.00
Average Profit trade
106.92
Average Loss trade
-71.80
Maximum consecutive wins (profit in money)
8 (424.44)
Maximum consecutive losses (loss in money)
8 (-694.50)
Maximal consecutive profit (count of wins)
1302.37 (6)
Maximal consecutive loss (count of losses)
-694.50 (8)
Avarage consecutive wins
2
Avarage consecutive losses
2

This backtest was performed using Forex Growth Bot with its default settings which are the recommended by its developers.

Backtests Settings

Symbol
GBPUSD (Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar)
Period
1 Hour (H1) 2007.04.15 21:02 - 2013.08.04 23:59 (2007.05.19 - 2013.09.28)
Broker
Model
Every tick (the most precise method based on all available least timeframes)
Parameters
Activation_Code=xxxxxxxxx; Max_Allocation_Per_Trade=6; Fixed_LotSize=0; Use_Full_Account_Balance=true; Set_Initial_Start_Balance=0; Trade_Management="Targets, Stoploss and Trailing Levels"; Protective_TP=500; Protective_SL=120; TP=300; SL=60; TL1=50; TSL1=0; TL2=100; TSL2=50; TL3=150; TSL3=100; TL4=200; TSL4=150; TL5=250; TSL5=200; Restrict_Trade_Entry="Period Day-of-Week and Hour"; Allow_Trades_At_All_Times=true; Activate_On_DayOfWeek=0; Activate_At_HourOfDay=0; DeActivate_On_DayOfWeek=0; DeActivate_At_HourOfDay=0; Prevent_Trades_Over_WeekEnd="Close Open Trade At Day-of-Week and Hour"; Force_Close_Trade=false; Force_Close_On_DayOfWeek=0; Force_Close_At_HourOfDay=0; SYSTEM_INTERNAL_PARAMETERS="Advanced System Control Options"; MagicNumber=55445544; EA_COMMENT_PREFIX="CabEX "; Use_Free_Margin_Only=false; Allow_Slippage=5; RefPrice=1.25; MaxRetry=30;
Bars in test
39374
Ticks modelled
58597329
Modelling quality
99.00%
Initial Deposit
$10000.00
Spread

Backtests Results

Total net profit
166774.17
Gross profit
617017.58
Gross loss
-450243.40
Profit factor
1.37
Expected payoff
218.86
Absolute Bal DD
532.23
Maximal Bal DD
30936.34 (19.92%)
Relative Bal DD
22.88% (4205.17)
Total Trades
762
Short positions (won %)
372 (50.00%)
Long positions (won %)
390 (49.74%)
Profit trades (% of total)
380 (49.87%)
Loss trades (% of total)
382 (50.13%)
Largest Profit trade
14225.90
Largest Loss trade
-5306.40
Average Profit trade
1623.73
Average Loss trade
-1178.65
Maximum consecutive wins (profit in money)
8 (22789.54)
Maximum consecutive losses (loss in money)
8 (-10242.55)
Maximal consecutive profit (count of wins)
22789.54 (8)
Maximal consecutive loss (count of losses)
-17903.87 (4)
Avarage consecutive wins
2
Avarage consecutive losses
2

If Max_Allocation_Per_Trade is set to "6", this is considered a medium risk level which is suitable for most trades for overall profits of 50 to 70% per year.

The maximum drawdown in this backtest over 5 years is 22% which is the worst possible drawdown value for the EA above which indicates failure or Market behavior change and stopping trading the EA is then recommended.

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Backtests Settings

Symbol
GBPUSD (Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar)
Period
1 Hour (H1) 2007.04.15 21:02 - 2013.08.04 23:59 (2007.05.19 - 2013.09.28)
Broker
Model
Every tick (the most precise method based on all available least timeframes)
Parameters
Activation_Code=xxxxxxxxxx; Max_Allocation_Per_Trade=4; Fixed_LotSize=0; Use_Full_Account_Balance=true; Set_Initial_Start_Balance=0; Trade_Management="Targets, Stoploss and Trailing Levels"; Protective_TP=500; Protective_SL=120; TP=300; SL=60; TL1=50; TSL1=0; TL2=100; TSL2=50; TL3=150; TSL3=100; TL4=200; TSL4=150; TL5=250; TSL5=200; Restrict_Trade_Entry="Period Day-of-Week and Hour"; Allow_Trades_At_All_Times=true; Activate_On_DayOfWeek=0; Activate_At_HourOfDay=0; DeActivate_On_DayOfWeek=0; DeActivate_At_HourOfDay=0; Prevent_Trades_Over_WeekEnd="Close Open Trade At Day-of-Week and Hour"; Force_Close_Trade=false; Force_Close_On_DayOfWeek=0; Force_Close_At_HourOfDay=0; SYSTEM_INTERNAL_PARAMETERS="Advanced System Control Options"; MagicNumber=55445544; EA_COMMENT_PREFIX="CabEX "; Use_Free_Margin_Only=false; Allow_Slippage=5; RefPrice=1.25; MaxRetry=30;
Bars in test
39374
Ticks modelled
58597329
Modelling quality
99.00%
Initial Deposit
$10000.00
Spread

Backtests Results

Total net profit
63125.01
Gross profit
218392.23
Gross loss
-155267.22
Profit factor
1.41
Expected payoff
82.84
Absolute Bal DD
327.09
Maximal Bal DD
9085.08 (13.68%)
Relative Bal DD
15.69% (2397.87)
Total Trades
762
Short positions (won %)
372 (50.00%)
Long positions (won %)
390 (49.74%)
Profit trades (% of total)
380 (49.87%)
Loss trades (% of total)
382 (50.13%)
Largest Profit trade
3988.90
Largest Loss trade
-1447.20
Average Profit trade
574.72
Average Loss trade
-406.46
Maximum consecutive wins (profit in money)
8 (4110.82)
Maximum consecutive losses (loss in money)
8 (-3918.91)
Maximal consecutive profit (count of wins)
6640.85 (7)
Maximal consecutive loss (count of losses)
-4907.59 (4)
Avarage consecutive wins
2
Avarage consecutive losses
2

If Max_Allocation_Per_Trade is set to "4", this is considered a low risk level which is suitable for most trades for overall profits of 20 to 40% per year.

The worst possible drawdown recorded by this test is 25% above which may indicates strategy failure or Market behavior change and stopping trading the EA is then recommended.

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Backtests Settings

Symbol
GBPUSD (Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar)
Period
1 Hour (H1) 2007.04.15 21:02 - 2013.08.04 23:59 (2007.05.19 - 2013.09.28)
Broker
Model
Every tick (the most precise method based on all available least timeframes)
Parameters
Activation_Code=xxxxxxxxxx; Max_Allocation_Per_Trade=8; Fixed_LotSize=0; Use_Full_Account_Balance=true; Set_Initial_Start_Balance=0; Trade_Management="Targets, Stoploss and Trailing Levels"; Protective_TP=500; Protective_SL=120; TP=300; SL=60; TL1=50; TSL1=0; TL2=100; TSL2=50; TL3=150; TSL3=100; TL4=200; TSL4=150; TL5=250; TSL5=200; Restrict_Trade_Entry="Period Day-of-Week and Hour"; Allow_Trades_At_All_Times=true; Activate_On_DayOfWeek=0; Activate_At_HourOfDay=0; DeActivate_On_DayOfWeek=0; DeActivate_At_HourOfDay=0; Prevent_Trades_Over_WeekEnd="Close Open Trade At Day-of-Week and Hour"; Force_Close_Trade=false; Force_Close_On_DayOfWeek=0; Force_Close_At_HourOfDay=0; SYSTEM_INTERNAL_PARAMETERS="Advanced System Control Options"; MagicNumber=55445544; EA_COMMENT_PREFIX="CabEX "; Use_Free_Margin_Only=false; Allow_Slippage=5; RefPrice=1.25; MaxRetry=30;
Bars in test
39374
Ticks modelled
58597329
Modelling quality
99.00%
Initial Deposit
$10000.00
Spread

Backtests Results

Total net profit
402880.27
Gross profit
1588474.43
Gross loss
-1185594.16
Profit factor
1.34
Expected payoff
528.71
Absolute Bal DD
763.35
Maximal Bal DD
91277.26 (25.78%)
Relative Bal DD
29.26% (6497.51)
Total Trades
762
Short positions (won %)
372 (50.00%)
Long positions (won %)
390 (49.74%)
Profit trades (% of total)
380 (49.87%)
Loss trades (% of total)
382 (50.13%)
Largest Profit trade
43595.50
Largest Loss trade
-16751.34
Average Profit trade
4180.20
Average Loss trade
-3103.65
Maximum consecutive wins (profit in money)
8 (67556.87)
Maximum consecutive losses (loss in money)
8 (-23470.26)
Maximal consecutive profit (count of wins)
67556.87 (8)
Maximal consecutive loss (count of losses)
-56091.50 (4)
Avarage consecutive wins
2
Avarage consecutive losses
2

If Max_Allocation_Per_Trade is set to "8", this is considered a Very High risk level which is suitable for most trades for overall profits of 60 to 100% per year.

The worst possible drawdown recorded by this test is 50% above which may indicates strategy failure or Market behavior change and stopping trading the EA is then recommended.

This 13 year backtest was performed on MetaQuotes data that consists of gaps and is considered of very low quality.

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Backtests Settings

Symbol
GBPUSD (Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar)
Period
1 Hour (H1) 1999.12.27 00:00 - 2013.10.09 23:00 (1999.12.26 - 2013.10.10)
Broker
Model
Every tick (the most precise method based on all available least timeframes)
Parameters
Activation_Code=xxxxxxxxxx; Max_Allocation_Per_Trade=6; Fixed_LotSize=0; Use_Full_Account_Balance=true; Set_Initial_Start_Balance=0; Trade_Management="Targets, Stoploss and Trailing Levels"; Protective_TP=500; Protective_SL=120; TP=300; SL=60; TL1=50; TSL1=0; TL2=100; TSL2=50; TL3=150; TSL3=100; TL4=200; TSL4=150; TL5=250; TSL5=200; Restrict_Trade_Entry="Period Day-of-Week and Hour"; Allow_Trades_At_All_Times=true; Activate_On_DayOfWeek=0; Activate_At_HourOfDay=0; DeActivate_On_DayOfWeek=0; DeActivate_At_HourOfDay=0; Prevent_Trades_Over_WeekEnd="Close Open Trade At Day-of-Week and Hour"; Force_Close_Trade=false; Force_Close_On_DayOfWeek=0; Force_Close_At_HourOfDay=0; SYSTEM_INTERNAL_PARAMETERS="Advanced System Control Options"; MagicNumber=55445544; EA_COMMENT_PREFIX="CabEX "; Use_Free_Margin_Only=false; Allow_Slippage=5; RefPrice=1.25; MaxRetry=30;
Bars in test
83354
Ticks modelled
81510174
Modelling quality
90.00%
Initial Deposit
$10000.00
Spread

Backtests Results

Total net profit
311279.83
Gross profit
1075250.42
Gross loss
-763970.59
Profit factor
1.41
Expected payoff
214.23
Absolute Bal DD
182.23
Maximal Bal DD
41436.19 (17.13%)
Relative Bal DD
33.50% (7831.92)
Total Trades
1453
Short positions (won %)
735 (45.31%)
Long positions (won %)
718 (48.75%)
Profit trades (% of total)
683 (47.01%)
Loss trades (% of total)
770 (52.99%)
Largest Profit trade
18934.52
Largest Loss trade
-8628.52
Average Profit trade
1574.31
Average Loss trade
-992.17
Maximum consecutive wins (profit in money)
9 (37658.54)
Maximum consecutive losses (loss in money)
11 (-3570.83)
Maximal consecutive profit (count of wins)
37658.54 (9)
Maximal consecutive loss (count of losses)
-29203.20 (4)
Avarage consecutive wins
2
Avarage consecutive losses
2
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Backtests Settings

Symbol
GBPUSD (Great Britain Pound vs US Dollar)
Period
1 Hour (H1) 1999.12.27 00:00 - 2013.10.09 23:00 (1999.12.26 - 2013.10.10)
Broker
Model
Every tick (the most precise method based on all available least timeframes)
Parameters
Activation_Code=xxxxxxxxxxx; Max_Allocation_Per_Trade=6; Fixed_LotSize=0.1; Use_Full_Account_Balance=true; Set_Initial_Start_Balance=0; Trade_Management="Targets, Stoploss and Trailing Levels"; Protective_TP=500; Protective_SL=120; TP=300; SL=60; TL1=50; TSL1=0; TL2=100; TSL2=50; TL3=150; TSL3=100; TL4=200; TSL4=150; TL5=250; TSL5=200; Restrict_Trade_Entry="Period Day-of-Week and Hour"; Allow_Trades_At_All_Times=true; Activate_On_DayOfWeek=0; Activate_At_HourOfDay=0; DeActivate_On_DayOfWeek=0; DeActivate_At_HourOfDay=0; Prevent_Trades_Over_WeekEnd="Close Open Trade At Day-of-Week and Hour"; Force_Close_Trade=false; Force_Close_On_DayOfWeek=0; Force_Close_At_HourOfDay=0; SYSTEM_INTERNAL_PARAMETERS="Advanced System Control Options"; MagicNumber=55445544; EA_COMMENT_PREFIX="CabEX "; Use_Free_Margin_Only=false; Allow_Slippage=5; RefPrice=1.25; MaxRetry=30;
Bars in test
83354
Ticks modelled
81510174
Modelling quality
90.00%
Initial Deposit
$10000.00
Spread

Backtests Results

Total net profit
16501.77
Gross profit
69851.37
Gross loss
-53349.60
Profit factor
1.31
Expected payoff
11.36
Absolute Bal DD
75.93
Maximal Bal DD
1587.35 (11.35%)
Relative Bal DD
11.35% (1587.35)
Total Trades
1453
Short positions (won %)
735 (45.31%)
Long positions (won %)
718 (48.75%)
Profit trades (% of total)
683 (47.01%)
Loss trades (% of total)
770 (52.99%)
Largest Profit trade
418.50
Largest Loss trade
-121.53
Average Profit trade
102.27
Average Loss trade
-69.29
Maximum consecutive wins (profit in money)
9 (664.68)
Maximum consecutive losses (loss in money)
11 (-855.54)
Maximal consecutive profit (count of wins)
1313.51 (7)
Maximal consecutive loss (count of losses)
-855.54 (11)
Avarage consecutive wins
2
Avarage consecutive losses
2

CabEX EA Trading Strategy

A protective server side TP and SL limits are set to 500 and 120 pips respectively which are verey rarely allowed to be touched, with a hidden TP limit of 60 pips and a hidden SL limit of 300 pips, so when the market moves in favor of the opened trade and gain is above 50 pips, the hidden SL is adjusted to breakeven and if the gain is 100 pips, the hidden TSL is set to 50 pips, and this is readjusted every 50 pips by the dynamic trailing stop system, while the EA spares enough space for opened trades not to be closed by minor market movements.

A built-in money management system comes with the EA to allow it to use a user preset portion of the account balance, so it can be used with other EAs simultaneously on the same account with the ability to use fixed lot size.

Other parameters included with the EA allows the trader to set limits for TP and SL in addition to the trailing stop settings.

Start and end times for the trading week can be set to freely adjust the trading times while the opened positions can be set to be closed before the market shut down to avoid weekend gaps.

Bottom Line

CabEX EA has achieved about 1:1.5 risk-reward-ratio which if combined with about 50% hit ratio indicates excellent performance.

Long drawdown periods are predicted due to the relatively low hit ratio in addition to the med-term targeted trading behavior of the EA.

The EA trading rate is expected to be 100 trades per year.

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Risk

Forex trading can involve the risk of loss beyond your initial deposit. It is not suitable for all investors and you should make sure you understand the risks involved, seeking independent advice if necessary.

Forex accounts typically offer various degrees of leverage and their elevated profit potential is counterbalanced by an equally high level of risk. You should never risk more than you are prepared to lose and you should carefully take into consideration your trading experience.

Past performance and simulated results are not necessarily indicative of future performance. All the content on this site represents the sole opinion of the author and does not constitute an express recommendation to purchase any of the products described in its pages.