Who is Risa Asahina? An EA developer writes everything about themselves
Who Is Risa Asahina
More and more people are using my EA. While you can check the specs and results on the sales page, it’s hard to convey who is behind the product. Today I’ll write about myself, putting promotional notes aside. Including both the good and the things that didn’t go well.
In short, I am a developer who has lost before
When people hear “a person who writes programs,” they might imagine someone devoid of emotions and strictly logical. In my case, quite the opposite. I used to be glued to charts, stomach hurting from unrealized losses, repeatedly sizing up with thin grounds for confidence, and nearly wiping out my funds. I started making EA because I wanted to fix that version of myself. Pain came before logic.
Why I make EA
When I traded discretionary, the main cause of losses wasn’t the market. It was my emotions. I’d take profits too early, hold losers with the belief they would come back, and only large losses occurred when I broke the rules.
So I thought, if I could build a system that cannot break the rules, I’d be better off. I relearned programming. The essence of EA isn’t a guaranteed win. It is a tool that executes what is decided, calmly, the same way thousands of times. For me, EA is also a prescription for my past self.
My path so far
What I have built so far
What I work on are automated trading tools centered on Gold and YEN crosses. Here are the main ones.
- Shōkinryū：Specialized for Gold (XAUUSD), M5 buy-focused scalping EA. It is currently my main product, with long-term backtest and live trading results published.
- Enmusubi AI：A buy-only grid EA that compares three Yen crosses and buys only the one that lags behind. Designed to show the rationale on a Japanese-language panel and currently in preparation for commercialization.
- Kinmyaku AI：AI signal for Gold. A tool to visualize entry decision factors.
- Free indicators：Economic indicator displays, margin maintenance visibility, etc. I distribute free tools to help you notice risky points in trading.
- E-books：How to choose brokers, talks on averaging down and unrealized losses, MQL5 basics, etc. Written to be useful not only for buyers but also for creators.
I will write about all my failures — one EA went bankrupt
Only good stories don’t capture everything. The anomaly-based Gold EA I released collapsed during the recent sudden downtrend. It had a structure that avoided stop losses and carried unrealized losses while waiting for a recovery, so it could not withstand a one-direction drop.
This wasn’t a bug but a weakness in the design that surfaced in unfavorable market conditions. Even EAs with long, smooth performance can be vulnerable to a crunch that comes when you least expect it. I paused sales of that product.
What I’m doing now is rebuilding to avoid the same path: always include a stop loss, don’t over-buy on the downside, and handle both up and down moves. It’s modest work, but I believe this kind of “non-failing design” is the foundation for an EA that you can have a long-term relationship with.
Past backtests are merely historical. No EA can promise future profits. Therefore I present winning patterns and risk, losses in advance with the same energy.
Three things I protect
What I’m focusing on now
Recently my theme is “from buyers to makers.” Merely buying a ready-made EA won’t allow you to adjust when markets change. If you understand why that EA wins, where it loses, more people will help the entire industry become healthier.
To that end I continue a series explaining MQL5 functions one by one, and provide learning spaces that let beginners advance step by step. In the free community “Asahina Lab,” you can ask about settings, seek reassurance during drawdowns, and share concerns—moving forward much faster together than alone.
Finally — where you can meet me
I discuss markets while streaming live on YouTube, and on X I share daily insights. The closest access is the free community “Asahina Lab.”
Look at the person behind the numbers, not just the product, to see if you can trust it. I wrote this article to share all the material that helps you decide. I will continue to write openly about wins and losses alike.
This article is for information purposes and is not investment solicitation. The performance results published are past results and do not guarantee future profits. FX and CFD trading carry risk. Please make investment decisions at your own responsibility.