Top 5 Formidable EAs with 50%+ return in a one-year forward test!
In 2020 there were EAs that made huge profits in the corona market, and conversely some that incurred substantial losses—it was a turbulent year.
On the other hand, in 2019 volatility was relatively low and EAs suited for ranging markets performed well, it seems.
We picked fixed-lot EAs (no averaging down, no martingale, and excluding compounding) with forward testing over 1 year and a recent 12-month return of 50% or more!
If you're searching yourself, use System Trade FX's detailed search with: "period 24 months", "return rate 50% or more", "max drawdown under 30%", "real account EA operation 1 year+", "max number of positions under 4".
This filters for those with forward testing over 1 year and a return rate of 50% or more.
We will present them in order of profitability/return rate.
The image below shows the profit amount, return rate, and win rate for the most recent 12 months. (The equity curve covers the entire period.)
Note that the recommended margin in the article is calculated assuming a 25x leverage and a maximum drawdown of around 50%.
Legato USDJPY
Because it operates at 0.1 lots, it does not appear in the profit-amount ranking, but it achieved +109% in one year—a superb performance.
It gains 940 pips per year with a single position.
TDS Backtestshows the potential ofFor 0.1 lot, recommended margin is 210,000 yen, annual net profit +58,000 yen, expected annual return +27%.
It has performed better than the backtest's average expected value.
With 1.0 lot, it has earned +780 pips in one year.
It can hold up to 2 positions at once, but so far has only held 1 position.
TDS BacktestshowsFor 0.1 lot, recommended margin is 178,000 yen, annual average profit +72,600 yen, expected annual return +41%.
Forward testing with 2 positions would nearly double the recommended margin, so the profitability would be around 50%. However, it has earned a similar number of pips to the backtest's expected annual profit of 72,600 yen, with little gap between backtest and forward; it is a good EA. It could be more popular!
Ippon Kachi
It performs well in trending markets, so it significantly profited in 2020 and has gained +870 pips in the most recent year.
TDS BacktestshowsFor 0.1 lot, recommended margin is 190,000 yen, annual average profit +58,000 yen, expected annual return +31%.
In 2019 it was 168 pips, 2018 600 pips, 2017 987 pips, so there is some year-to-year variation, but annual profit has never been negative, so it should be usable stably.
AMA_EURUSD
Past Current System (1600 pips)
EA Creator Free Version Ultra-Simple Logic EA (WSPMUJ5M1) (730 pips)
Legato_USDJPY, Ippon Kachi (580 pips)
