BEACON EURUSD 1H Expert Advisor

Currency Pair:

The Beacon Expert Advisor trades the EURUSD currency pair on the 1H timeframe.

Design Principles:

This robot was developed using machine learning algorithms to create a system that is extremely robust. By robustness, we mean consistent results with different broker data, solid and stable performance over many years with unseen („out-of-sample“) data, and insensitivity to variations in system parameters („curve fitting“).
During development a period of the past 6 years is used as historical data feed (2015 – 2021), while the backtest is performed over an extensive out-of-sample period, spanning from 2000 – 2015. So the backtests shown below include 15 years of out-of-sample data and 6 years of „known“ data.

System Logic:

Robust systems typically have a simple trading logic. The Beacon EA utilizes the Vortex Indicator (VI) to determine a prevailing trend and then enters via Stop Buy or Stop Sell orders which are calculated from the previous bar´s High and the Average True Range indicator.

Trade Management:

The EA places a Stop Loss of 40 Pips and a Take Profit of 45 Pips when entering a trade.

Money-Management

Dieser Expert Advisor ist mit zwei Money-Management-Optionen ausgestattet:

1. Feste Lotsize:

Bei dieser Moneymanagement-Strategie handelt der Expert Advisor (EA) mit einer festen Anzahl von Lots. Diese Einstellung wird in der Regel während der Entwicklung einer neuen Strategie verwendet, da sie einen Vergleich der Ergebnisse verschiedener Systeme ermöglicht. Für den realen Live-Handel ist eine feste Losgröße jedoch nicht optimal, da ein EA so nicht sein wahres Potenzial durch die Thesaurierung und Neuinvestition von Gewinnen entfalten kann.

2. Einen festen Prozentsatz des Kontos riskieren:

Dies ist eine fortgeschrittene Moneymanagement-Strategie, die für den realen Handel empfohlen wird. Die Strategie riskiert bei jedem Trade einen bestimmten Prozentsatz des Eigenkapitals. Dies ist eine sehr effektive Moneymanagement-Strategie, die es dem Expert Advisor ermöglicht, die Anzahl der Lots zu erhöhen, wenn das Konto wächst. Im Allgemeinen wird empfohlen, pro Handel maximal 2-5 % des Kontokapitals zu riskieren.

2. Risk a fixed percentage of Account:
This is an advanced money management strategy that is recommended for real trading. The strategy will risk a given percentage of equity on every trade. This is a very effective money management strategy that will allow the expert advisor to increase the number of lots as the account grows. It is generally recommended to risk a maximum 2-5% of account equity per one trade.

Backtest Results – Fixed Lot Money Management

EURUSD

Period: 2000 – 2022

Risk: Fixed Lots (0.1 Lot)

Deposit: 3000 €

7022 €

Net Profit

1.52

Profit Factor

7.31 %

Max. Drawdown

57.6 %

Profit Trades

861

Total Trades

Backtest Results – Risk Fixed Percentage of Account Money Management

EURUSD

Period: 2000 – 2022

Risk: MM 2% of Account

Deposit: 3000 €

54054 €

Net Profit

1.47

Profit Factor

12.08 %

Max. Drawdown

57.7 %

Profit Trades

859

Total Trades

Most Recent Results (Live and Backtest)

1. Live Trading Results (Trade.MT4 Account, Admiral Markets, 0.1 Lot)

2. Backtest (Trade.MT4 Demo Account, Admiral Markets)

Backtest Results – Risk Fixed Percentage of Account Money Management

EURUSD

Period: Jan 2020 – Jul 2022

Risk: MM 5% of Account

Deposit: 3000 €

1678 €

Net Profit

1.3

Profit Factor

30.67 %

Max. Drawdown

54.43 %

Profit Trades

79

Total Trades

Activation and Money Management Settings

Activation

Your Expert Advisor must be activated before you can use it.

With your license you can use any and as many Expert Advisors as you like on:
1 real money account or 1 demo account, but not at the same time.

To activate, please enter the license key that you will find in your account („My Account“). In addition, enter the e-mail address that you provided when registering for your membership.

Money Management Settings:

1. Fixed Lot Size (no money management):

Set „UseMoneyManagement“ to false.

Set „mmLotsIfNoMM“ to the Lotsize you wish (Default: 0.1 Lots).

2. Risk Fixed Percentage of your Account

This money management mode will never risk more than the percentage of your account you enter in the settings. But you will benefit of the power of compounding as the expert advisor will increase the lot size as your account grows.

Set „UseMoneyManagement“ to true.

Set „mmRiskPercent“ to the percentage of your account which you want to risk with any new trade. Recommended values range from 1 (low risk) to 5 (high risk).

You may set the „mmMaxLots“ to any value you want. This is mainly determined by the size of your trading account and sets a maximum lot size that is being traded.

Download Installation Package

To start the download of the Trading Robot, click on „Download Installation Package“. Then unpack the downloaded ZIP file. This contains two folders:

  • Indicators in the „Indicators“ folder
  • The Expert Advisor itself in the „Expert Advisor“ folder.

Unzip the two folders and save the files on your PC.

Follow these step-by-step instructions to install the Expert Advisor and the associated indicators on your MT4 platform.