Head to head
Chiroptera vs Cortex IDX
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.
Cortex IDX leads on 3 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
- 1.45▲
- 3.62▲
- Payoff ratioAverage win divided by average loss
- 0.79▲
- 0.22▲
- Max drawdownDeepest fall from a previous high
- 46.3%▲
- 16.7%▲
- Recovery factorNet profit per unit of worst fall
- 1.62▲
- 2.49▲
- Growth per monthTotal growth compounded to a monthly rate
- 22.47%▲
- 19.44%▲
- Win rateNot scored — a high win rate is only good if the payoff supports it
- 65.0%▲
- 94.3%▲
- Record lengthHow much evidence there is
- 4 months▲
- 4 months▲
- TradesSample size behind every figure above
- 1,337▲
- 124▲
- Total growthNot comparable on its own — the records cover different spans
- 142.7%▲
- 84.6%▲
- Account sizePercentages compound faster on a small balance
- €200▲
- $500▲
Why these two are not quite like-for-like
- The accounts are denominated differently (EUR and USD), so every currency amount below is in its own unit. The ratios are unaffected.
- They trade different instruments — EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, USDCHF, AUDUSD, USDCAD, EURGBP, EURJPY, GBPJPY, AUDJPY, CHFJPY, EURAUD, EURCHF, GBPAUD against US30 — so the two records were made in different markets.
What each record shows
MT5 · Expert Advisor · EURUSD
Chiroptera
- Unbounded losses
Measured from published statistics · 1,337 trades · 4 months
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Cortex IDX
- Small wins, large losses
Measured from published statistics · 124 trades · 4 months
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