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EA-Good 5-8-30 close on cross

  • #1
  • First Post: Edited Mar 9, 2026 2:49am Jan 17, 2026 5:48am | Edited Mar 9, 2026 2:49am
Hi, I would just like to share this with you all, Its a simple 5-8-30 ema system that closes on cross with a martingale you can use or not if you don't like them, I've used this system for a long time and I think it's as good as you can get, please feel free to use this ea and If anyone has any ideas of how I can improve this ea let me know.

Good Luck
Geoff Hornibrook


Try this one updated 9/3/26
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 New-5-8-30- close on X -Eur-Usd.ex4   62 KB | 354 downloads
  • #2
  • Jan 17, 2026 6:35am Jan 17, 2026 6:35am
Thank you!

Any chance you could briefly describe the entries and exits in a few sentences (not the Martingale part), for the benefit of those of us not using MT?

Thanks in advance, if you can!
  • #3
  • Edited Jan 18, 2026 3:40am Jan 17, 2026 9:56am | Edited Jan 18, 2026 3:40am
I'm not sure what you mean, when the 5 ema crosses above the 8 ema and the 5 and 8 crosses above the 30 ema then it will place a buy
when the 5 ema crosses below the 8 ema and 5 and 8 ema crosses below the 30 ema then it will place a sell. All trade sizes, amounts and distances between trades can be changed to make it do anything you want but this is the way its set up at the moment. once in a sell trade it will continue until it either hits its target or the 5-8-30 crosses the other way then it will close all trades and place another buy trade in the other direction. Test it on a strategy tester it does really well and has made reasonable profit live trading on MT4 platform, hope this helps, Just realized what you meant before. The above ea was made for eur-usd in 1 hour time only on mt4 platform, it will work on other time frames and markets but this was made specifically for eur-usd if you wanted to use it on other markets distances between trades may have to be changed to get better results or even the 5-8-30 etc so have a play around with it see what you can do. If you do not want to use the martingale just put 1 in the box and it will only make 1 trade.

Good Luck
Geoff Hornibrook


Hi Dave,
I hope this is what you meant, I don't get contacted from YouTube very often and asked to make something and upload it to Forex factory.
I've done what I think you wanted removed the 30 ema and made the ea trade by rejection instead of 5-8 crossing I have left everything basically the same as the 5-8-30 ea above. the ea's should be used as a guide and the Robot should look for some kind of rejection but its new to me, let me know if it's not what you wanted,

Best
Geoff
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 New-5-8-Eur-Usd-Rejection entry.ex4   61 KB | 311 downloads
  • #4
  • Jan 17, 2026 3:01pm Jan 17, 2026 3:01pm
Thanks, Geoff - that was exactly what I was asking.
  • #5
  • Jan 18, 2026 3:00am Jan 18, 2026 3:00am
Quoting Gadge007
{file}Hi, I would just like to share this with you all, Its a simple 5-8-30 ema system that closes on cross with a martingale you can use or not if you don't like them, I've used this system for a long time and I think it's as good as you can get, please feel free to use this ea and If anyone has any ideas of how I can improve this ea let me know. Good Luck Geoff Hornibrook
I love universal moving average cross systems.

You do not need martingale. Just follow simple rules for entries and exits which you can define with price action and its moving averages.

What you need to ensure is the Risk-to-Reward and a positive Expectancy over a series of trades.

With a minimum Risk-to-Reward of 1 to 2. You "Cut Losses Short" at minus -1R and you set a minimum TP of +2R and after that "Let Profit Run" till trade invalidation.

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  • #6
  • Jan 18, 2026 3:03am Jan 18, 2026 3:03am
Could you provide the set file?
  • #7
  • Jan 18, 2026 5:50am Jan 18, 2026 5:50am
Quoting emmanuel7788
{quote} I love universal moving average cross systems. You do not need martingale. Just follow simple rules for entries and exits which you can define with price action and its moving averages. What you need to ensure is the Risk-to-Reward and a positive Expectancy over a series of trades. With a minimum Risk-to-Reward of 1 to 2. You "Cut Losses Short" at minus -1R and you set a minimum TP of +2R and after that "Let Profit Run" till trade invalidation. {image} {image} ...

emmanuel,
Let me know what you want and I will make it to your spec, it will save you making set files and turning the martingale off etc, Its no bother to me

Geoff Hornibrook
  • #8
  • Mar 4, 2026 2:32am Mar 4, 2026 2:32am
Good morning I wanted to know if it is possible to renew your robot system Because it doesn't work for me anymore thank you very much

New-5-8-30 close on x eur-usd-ex4
  • #9
  • Mar 4, 2026 9:44am Mar 4, 2026 9:44am
you let orders opened until you get into profit. that's not how you make a proper EA
what if price goes into the wrong direction forever ? you end up with 2 orders left opened in loss with no closing in sight
that's how noobies design their first EA : "let the EA run until in profit" kind of logic. sorry
Jef
  • #10
  • Mar 5, 2026 3:57pm Mar 5, 2026 3:57pm
Quoting Benedetto
Good morning I wanted to know if it is possible to renew your robot system Because it doesn't work for me anymore thank you very much New-5-8-30 close on x eur-usd-ex4

Yes sure, I will find it and upload it for you no problem, some of my ea's have a stop on and I just forget to change the dates lol

Geoff Hornibrook
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 New-5-8-30- close on X -Eur-Usd.ex4   62 KB | 188 downloads

This should work sorry about that
Geoff
  • #11
  • Mar 6, 2026 8:13am Mar 6, 2026 8:13am
A thousand thanks
  • #12
  • Mar 12, 2026 3:46am Mar 12, 2026 3:46am
Good morning,
the ea seems good in backtesting. Do you have a result in real account?
i try it in xauusd 5mn backtesting and result ligthly good so to optimize it is it possible to have a desciption of what parameters do exactly?
regards
  • #13
  • Mar 12, 2026 8:56am Mar 12, 2026 8:56am
Quoting Gadge007
{quote} Yes sure, I will find it and upload it for you no problem, some of my ea's have a stop on and I just forget to change the dates lol Geoff Hornibrook {file} This should work sorry about that Geoff
hi, for the next upload is it possible to add dynamic lot and daily target profit and trade sessions like in this ea for sample ?
Attached File(s)
File Type: mq4 MID3 base 6.mq4   53 KB | 156 downloads
  • #14
  • Mar 15, 2026 5:04am Mar 15, 2026 5:04am
Quoting ludo69
{quote} hi, for the next upload is it possible to add dynamic lot and daily target profit and trade sessions like in this ea for sample ? {file}
I don’t fully understand what you mean but I will download this ea and have a look

Geoff
  • #15
  • Mar 17, 2026 3:12am Mar 17, 2026 3:12am
Quoting Gadge007
{quote} I don’t fully understand what you mean but I will download this ea and have a look Geoff
hi,
idea is to have more parameters to secure it.
i use your ex4 on xauusd graph but security give a large loss

i try to code one uising the +- same strategy with 3 ema.
Attached File(s)
File Type: ex4 MID3 base3EMA-autoclose.ex4   93 KB | 93 downloads
  • #16
  • Mar 17, 2026 6:19am Mar 17, 2026 6:19am
Quoting Gadge007
{quote} Yes sure, I will find it and upload it for you no problem, some of my ea's have a stop on and I just forget to change the dates lol Geoff Hornibrook {file} This should work sorry about that Geoff
first order ik of with parameters but the other are no good because the short EMA cross the Medium EMA or distance between short and medium is to small. is it possible to not enter to the market for buy if (EMA_Short - X * Pips) < EMA_Medium; and for sell ( EMA_Short + X * Pips) > EMA_Medium .
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  • #17
  • Mar 17, 2026 6:54am Mar 17, 2026 6:54am
Quoting ludo69
{quote} first order ik of with parameters but the other are no good because the short EMA cross the Medium EMA or distance between short and medium is to small. is it possible to not enter to the market for buy if (EMA_Short - X * Pips) < EMA_Medium; and for sell ( EMA_Short + X * Pips) > EMA_Medium .{image}
im not getting what you mean. You can change the ea values to what you want example 10-21-100 is 3 eas too many? I will look closer when I get home on my computer
Geoff
  • #18
  • Mar 17, 2026 12:16pm Mar 17, 2026 12:16pm
Quoting ludo69
{quote} first order ik of with parameters but the other are no good because the short EMA cross the Medium EMA or distance between short and medium is to small. is it possible to not enter to the market for buy if (EMA_Short - X * Pips) < EMA_Medium; and for sell ( EMA_Short + X * Pips) > EMA_Medium .{image}
The EA 5-8-30 was made for Eur Usd 1 hour charts, this is what it does well in, 5 min charts are scalping charts, just change it to suit, Its not possible to set the ea's to change after so many pips ,just make it 3-5-21 might be better. Trade on higher time frames if you want to make money.

Geoff
  • #19
  • Mar 17, 2026 7:02pm Mar 17, 2026 7:02pm
Hi, Geoff
So when will be the ea expired? I want to run the ea for real account to test it for sometimes ,because when I backtest it , it is kind of phenomenal. Thanks for the sharing.
  • #20
  • Last Post: Mar 18, 2026 2:58am Mar 18, 2026 2:58am
Quoting skysim
Hi, Geoff So when will be the ea expired? I want to run the ea for real account to test it for sometimes ,because when I backtest it , it is kind of phenomenal. Thanks for the sharing.
hi I can’t say without looking it up at home but I just swing dates around while I make new ea’s They will always give you a weeks notice at least. I won’t ask for money I just give you a new one It’s your settings and input I’m interested in because I don’t have time to run tests. I hope people will contact me and ask for there settings to be added so they don’t have to use set files all the time. Let me know the exact settings you want and I’ll make it up for you. Or better still send me a set file. My email is on all my ea’s

Geoff
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