This page is obsolete and no longer maintained.

Starting from September 2010, all my forward tests are featured on real accounts. It simply doesn’t get any more realistic than this. Most of the accounts are going to be opened with LiteForex, FXOpen or, starting from summer 2011, PrivateFx.

If you would like to compare the performance of the expert advisors on this page, please head to the EA Top where the information is more condensed and you can also see some stats.

Forex Combo System

Settings: default, money management set to 2 for each system
Started: 19.09.2010
Broker: FXOpen
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢4980
Currency pairs: EURUSD

Forex Combo System forward test EURUSD FXOpen

Settings: default, risk set to 2 for each system, GMT detection disabled and manual GMT offset configured to 3 permanently (LiteForex has 3 during DST and 2 otherwise)
Started: 12.03.2011
Broker: LiteForex
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢5000
Currency pairs: GBPUSD

Forex Combo System forward test GBPUSD LiteForex

Settings: default, risk set to 2 for each system and currency pair; for GBPUSD only, GMT detection disabled and manual GMT offset configured to 3 permanently (PrivateFX is using GMT+2 and DST)
Started: 22.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300
Currency pairs: EURUSD, GBPUSD

Forex Combo System forward test PrivateFX

Forex Megabot

Settings: default, RiskLevel 1 and StealthMode off
Started: 21.09.2010
Broker: LiteForex
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢5000

Forex Megabot forward test LiteForex

KangarooEA

Settings: default
Started: 01.12.2010
Broker: LiteForex
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢5000

KangarooEA forward test LiteForex

Settings: default
Started: 17.01.2010
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300
Pairs: AUDUSD

KangarooEA forward test PrivateFX

Forex Growth Bot

Settings: default (lot size 0.1)
Started: 12.01.2011
Broker: LiteForex
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢5000

Forex Growth Bot forward test LiteForex

EURClimber

Settings: default
Started: 13.01.2011
Broker: FXOpen
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢5013
Note: spreads fixed on 3 for both EURCHF and EURGBP

EURClimber forward test FXOpen

Harvester v2

Settings: default, risk 3
Started: 27.03.2011
Broker: FXOpen
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢5013

Harvester v2 forward test FXOpen

Forex Real Profit EA

Settings: default, risk 5
Started: 23.02.2010
Broker: GO Markets
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: AUD 96.30

Forex Real Profit EA forward test GO Markets

Forex Morning Trade

Settings: default, hour set to 8:15, risk 2
Started: 27.03.2011
Broker: LiteForex
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢5000

Forex Morning Trade forward test LiteForex

Wallstreet Forex Robot

Settings: default, AutoMM set to 3 for all pairs
Started: 29.03.2011
Broker: LiteForex
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $500

Wallstreet Forex Robot forward test LiteForex

Forex WindFall

Settings: default, risk 5, automatic money management
Started: 02.06.2011
Broker: LiteForex
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $503

Forex Windfall forward test LiteForex

PipRider

Settings: default, MaximumSpread 3.5
Started: 23.06.2011
Broker: LiteForex
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢3000

PipRider forward test LiteForex

Fx Steady Growth

Settings: default, money management enabled using LotsPercent = 2.0
Started: 07.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Steady Growth live forward test

Quantum FX Bot

Settings: default (RiskPercent = 3.0)
Started: 07.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Quantum FX Bot live forward test

Silver EA

Settings: default (Risk is 100)
Started: 12.09.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Silver EA live forward test

Steady Winner

Settings: default, PercentToRisk = 5.0 (as suggested by the author)
Started: 07.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live
Starting balance: $300

Steady Winner live forward test

Iris FX

Settings: default, Strategy 1 lot_percent = 3.0, Strategy 2 lot_percent = 1.5, Strategy 3 lot_percent = 3.0
Started: 07.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Iris FX live forward test

Million Dollar Pips EURUSD

Settings: all default, except: Risk 1.5, FIFO disabled; starting with 11.10.2011, Stop Orders, Hard Stop Trailing and AutoAdjust_ECN are set to false
Started: 07.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Million Dollar Pips EURUSD live forward test

Million Dollar Pips GBPUSD

Settings: all default, except: Risk 1.5, FIFO false, Stop Orders false, Hard Stop Trailing false and AutoAdjust_ECN false
Started: 24.10.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Million Dollar Pips GBPUSD live forward test
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Million Dollar Pips USDJPY

Settings: all default, except: Risk 1.5, FIFO false, Stop Orders false, Hard Stop Trailing false and AutoAdjust_ECN false
Started: 24.10.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Million Dollar Pips USDJPY live forward test
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Forex Gold Trader v4

Settings: default (FGT_AutoLot 0.005)
Started: 31.10.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300
Leverage: 1:500
Note: this account is running Forex Gold Trader v4

Forex Gold Trader v4 live forward test

Forex Gold Trader v3

Settings: default (dynamicLot 0.5)
Started: 08.08.2011
Stopped: 26.09.2011 when gold took a plunge and the account took a stop out.
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300 (increased by $200 on 24.08.2011 when the account was close to a margin call)
Note: this account was running Forex Gold Trader v3

Forex Gold Trader v3 live forward test

Genial Invest

Settings: default (RiskLevel = 1)
Started: 08.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Genial Invest live forward test

Euro Smarter

Settings: default, EnableMM = true, Risk = 5
Started: 08.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Euro Smarter live forward test

FX Speed Trader

Settings: default, Risk = 2, TradeMicroLots = true
Started: 22.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

FX Speed Trader live forward test

ParaSwing

Settings: default, percentage free margin set to 5.0
Started: 29.09.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

ParaSwing live forward test

Forex Gale

Settings: all defaults except TakeProfit 0.65, TrailingStopLoss 0.65, LotsSize 0.02 (medium risk, as recommended by the vendor)
Started: 29.08.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Leverage: 1:200
Starting balance: $300

Forex Gale live forward test

Forex Shocker

Settings: default, MaxSpread 4.0, MoneyManagement enabled, SuperAggressive enabled (due to what seems to be a lot calculation problem with micro lots)
Started: 30.09.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300
Pairs: EURUSD only, as recommended by the vendor

Forex Shocker live forward test

Forex Cleaner

Settings: default, Stealth false, Risk 3.0
Started: 24.10.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex Cleaner live forward test

Smart FX Master Scalper

Settings: default
Started: 31.10.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Smart FX Master Scalper live forward test

Smart FX Breakout Hunter

Settings: default
Started: 31.10.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Smart FX Breakout Hunter live forward test

Two Percent Daily

Settings: default
Started: 31.10.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Two Percent Daily live forward test

Forex Trend Hunter

Settings: default, AutoRisk 3.0
Started: 01.11.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex Trend Hunter live forward test

Forex Winning Solution

Settings: default, MMPercentage 5
Started: 03.11.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex Winning Solution live forward test

Orange Forex Robot

Settings: default, MaximumRisk 1.0 (due to the 10k lot size; the normal, recommended setting is 0.1)
Started: 13.11.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Orange Forex Robot live forward test

Forex Flow

Settings: default (StartLotSize 0.01, MaxLevel 6)
Started: 22.11.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex Flow live forward test

Forex EAs Trend Scalper

Settings: default, Percent Risk 0.5
Started: 27.11.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex EAs Trend Scalper live forward test

MyFXDuplicate

Settings: default, FixedLots 0.15
Started: 27.11.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

MyFXDuplicate live forward test

FX Smart Invest

Settings: default; RiskScaling increased to 10.0 after 1 week of testing when it became obvious that the EA doesn’t know how to handle a different contract size.
Started: 06.12.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

FX Smart Invest live forward test

Hyper EA

Settings: default; UseMM – enabled, MMType – 1, LotsFor1000 – 1.0, Lotsdigits – 2, UseTradePause – false, SettingsType – 1
Started: 13.12.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Hyper EA live forward test

Hyper EA Pro

Settings: default; UseMM – enabled, MMType – 1, LotsFor1000 – 1.0 for EURCAD and 0.5 for the other pairs, Lotsdigits – 2, UseTradePause – false
Started: 21.08.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Hyper EA Pro live forward test

Magic Champ II

Settings: mostly default; settings changed or worth mentioning: MoneyManagement_Variant 1, risk_Long_Percent 3, risk_Short_Percent 3, use_Adaptive_MM false, OrderOpen_withSLTP false, Auto_Trade_Open true, use_Local_Time false, use_Server_Time true, startTime_Hour 2
Started: 20.12.2011
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Magic Champ II live forward test

Fast Forex Millions

Settings: defaults other than risk which was set as follows: EURUSD – 3, GBPUSD – 3, USDCAD – 2, AUDUSD – 2
Started: 20.01.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Fast Forex Millions live forward test

Interbank Trade Advisor

Settings: default, fixed lot size 0.04
Started: 12.01.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Interbank Trade Advisor live forward test

FAP Turbo

Settings: default; Scalper_LotsRiskReductor 5.0, Scalper_StealthMode false
Started: 13.02.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

FAP Turbo live forward test

Forex Megadroid

Settings: default; Stealth false, RiskLevel 0.05, RecoveryMode false
Started: 13.02.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex Megadroid live forward test

PhiBase Pro

Settings: default; Variable_LotSize 5.0
Started: 15.02.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

PhiBase Pro live forward test

Forex Envy

Settings: as provided by the vendor, long cycle only
Started: 12.03.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, cent
Starting balance: ¢40000 ($400)

Forex Envy live forward test

NeoTradEx

Settings: default (using the provided set files with Fixed off and Capital 0.05)
Started: 09.04.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

NeoTradEx live forward test

Forex Real Profit EA v6

Settings: default (including risk 2)
Started: 10.04.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex Real Profit EA v6 forward test PrivateFx

Euronis

Settings: default (using the profile provided)
Started: 08.05.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Euronis live forward test

NumberOne Impulsive Scalper

Settings: default, risk 2.0
Started: 25.06.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

NumberOne live forward test

FxPapa

Settings: default, Risk_Percent 20
Started: 25.06.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

FxPapa live forward test

PipJet

Settings: default, risk 0.2, recovery mode disabled
Started: 29.06.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

PipJet live forward test

Forex Robin VOL

Settings: default; riskPercent 1.5, useBracketSLTP enabled
Started: 06.08.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex Robin VOL live forward test

ACTrader Scalper

Settings: default, risk 30 (due to an issue with the lot size calculation, would’ve used 3 otherwise)
Started: 27.08.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

ACTrader Scalper live forward test

Forex Minute Trader

Settings: default, risk 0.5 on all pairs
Started: 06.10.2012
Broker: PrivateFx
Account type: live, micro
Starting balance: $300

Forex Minute Trader live forward test

History

I am committed to keeping a log of all the changes applied to the forward tests, but it was getting rather big and cluttering this page needlessly so I decided to move it. It is now available at the Forward test change history page.