Strategy overview
Mean-reversion entries on H1/H4 around session-open volatility, filtered by an ADX-based regime gate to skip strongly trending periods. Hard stop-loss on every position. Optional news pause via the configured economic calendar provider.
Stability EA is a low-turnover conservative automation system designed for traders whose priority is capital preservation over absolute return. It places a small number of trades per week, always with a fixed stop-loss, and refuses to enter when spreads exceed a configurable threshold or during configured news windows.
Who it is for
- Traders with $5,000+ capital prioritising controlled, slow growth.
- Investor-style accounts looking for a hands-off conservative automation layer.
- Users who already lost capital to martingale EAs and want a documented hard-stop alternative.
Who it is not for
- Traders looking for double-digit monthly returns — the system targets steady, low-volatility growth.
- Day-traders who want frequent intraday action — the EA may go days without a trade.
Risk presets
Default: standard
| Preset | Risk Per Trade (%) | Max Open Positions | Max Daily Loss (%) | News Pause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preserve Most defensive. Half-size positions, half-rate frequency. | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
Standard Default conservative profile. | 0.50 | 1 | 2 | Yes |
Illustrative equity curve
Synthetic walk for layout — not a real track record. See the backtest card below for disclosed methodology.
Backtest summary
Historical · not a forecastSample period
2024-01-01 – 2026-04-01
Trades
312
Win rate
58%
Profit factor
1.42
Max drawdown
8.4%
Initial capital
$5,000
Symbols
EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY +1
Timeframes
H1, H4
- Spread assumption
- Real variable spreads from a major ECN broker, average 0.7 pips on EURUSD.
- Slippage assumption
- 1 point on entry, 2 points on stop-loss exit.
- Source assumption
- IC Markets Raw Spread tick data — not affiliated.
Setup requirements
Broker requirements
ECN/STP broker with low-spread FX majors, hedging account, and standard MT4/MT5 server. Symbol suffixes auto-detected.
VPS recommendation
Recommended. Any region close to your broker server (typically London or New York) at 2 GB RAM and 1 vCPU is sufficient.
Known limitations
- • Strongly trending markets are filtered out, which can produce extended flat periods.
- • Performance is sensitive to spread widening; the EA refuses to trade at high spread.
- • Backtest results are not guarantees of future performance; live results depend on broker execution.
FAQ
The regime gate filters out strongly trending markets. Stability EA is mean-reversion focused — fewer trades is by design, not a bug.
Changelog
v1.0.0 · 2026-04-15
Initial release. Documented risk presets, hard daily-loss and overall-drawdown stops.