Position size is set to risk a fixed share of account equity on every trade — not a flat lot size — so the results above scale with account balance.
MT5 VERIFIED STRATEGY
McGinley Dynamic Crossover
An explicit MQL5 implementation of the cited YouTube strategy, tested with MetaTrader 5.
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ZIP contains the compiled EA (.ex5, ready to attach) and the source (.mq5). Extract both into your MT5 Experts folder. Default risk: 5% of equity with a $3 floor; supports USD and USC accounts. Gaps and trading costs can exceed planned stop-loss risk.
Risk Management
GBPUSDc · H1 · 2026-05-15 – 2026-09-15
Historical backtests are not guarantees of future returns. The EA download currently uses the default risk settings, not a profile-specific preset.
TEST WINDOW
15 May 2026 – 15 Sept 2026
4 months report
HISTORY QUALITY
100% real ticks
Recorded from the MT5 tester; never used to reject a report.
TEST STATUS
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Generated 17 Sept 2026, 15:34 UTC
Full four-month source backtest.
Equity curve
Balance after every closed trade · drag to pan, scroll to zoom
$60.00 → $62.37
ENDING BALANCE
$62.37
Interactive chart powered by TradingView Lightweight Charts™. This chart shows account balance, not market price.
PERFORMANCE
Report results
RETURN
+3.95%
NET PROFIT
+$2.37
PROFIT FACTOR
1.08
MAX DRAWDOWN
23.38%
STARTING BALANCE
$60.00
ENDING BALANCE
$62.37
MAX DRAWDOWN VALUE
$14.03
RECOVERY FACTOR
0.13
TRADE OUTCOMES
Execution statistics
TOTAL TRADES
19
WINNING TRADES
8
LOSING TRADES
11
WIN RATE
42.11%
EXPECTED PAYOFF
$0.12
SHARPE RATIO
0.42
RISK PROFILE
Streaks and extremes
MAX WIN STREAK
3
MAX LOSS STREAK
5
MIN SURVIVAL
—
LARGEST WIN
$4.40
LARGEST LOSS
-$2.97
GROSS P/L
$30.87 / -$28.50
LEADERBOARD CONTEXT
Cross-window assessment
COMPOSITE SCORE
44.40
OVERALL RANK
—
PROFITABLE WINDOWS
1
REPORTS AVAILABLE
1
Leaderboard values combine the available test windows. The report metrics above apply only to the selected 4 months window.
VERDICT NOTES
Why this verdict was assigned
- • Fewer than 30 trades
OTHER TESTED CONFIGURATIONS