Head to head

Cepheus vs Diamond Scalper MT5

Both sets of figures are computed the same way from each product's own record. The measures that can be read against each other — the unit-free ratios — are scored. The ones that depend on how big the account was or how long it ran are shown underneath, unscored, because putting a winner on them would be comparing two different questions.

Cepheus leads on 5 of the 5 measures that can be scored.

A count of rows, not a recommendation. Which of these measures matters is a question about the account it would run on.

Profit factorEverything won divided by everything lost: 1.72▲; 0.93
Payoff ratioAverage win divided by average loss: 0.54▲; 0.45
Max drawdownDeepest fall from a previous high: 14.6%▲; 39.6%
Recovery factorNet profit per unit of worst fall: 2.44▲; -0.18
Growth per monthTotal growth compounded to a monthly rate: 23.83%▲; 1.92%
Win rateNot scored — a high win rate is only good if the payoff supports it: 76.1%; 67.4%
Record lengthHow much evidence there is: 2 months; 4 months
TradesSample size behind every figure above: 67; 92
Total growthNot comparable on its own — the records cover different spans: 63.5%; 7.2%
Account sizePercentages compound faster on a small balance: CAD 100; $50

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Why these two are not quite like-for-like

One record is 1.6× longer than the other — Diamond Scalper MT5 has had more time to meet a market it dislikes, which cuts both ways when reading its drawdown.
The accounts are denominated differently (CAD and USD), so every currency amount below is in its own unit. The ratios are unaffected.
Both cover XAUUSD, but Diamond Scalper MT5 also trades EURUSD. Its figures are a blend across those instruments rather than a result on XAUUSD alone.

What each record shows

MT5 · Expert Advisor · XAUUSD

Cepheus

Nothing in the published figures raised a flag. The checks that need trade-level data could not be run.

Measured from published statistics · 67 trades · 2 months

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