Head to head

GoldenShot vs Impulse 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.

Impulse MT5 leads on 4 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: 1.21; 2.58▲
Payoff ratioAverage win divided by average loss: 0.14; 0.98▲
Max drawdownDeepest fall from a previous high: 10.9%▲; 25.0%
Recovery factorNet profit per unit of worst fall: 0.56; 1.23▲
Growth per monthTotal growth compounded to a monthly rate: 6.58%; 8.88%▲
Win rateNot scored — a high win rate is only good if the payoff supports it: 89.5%; 72.4%
Record lengthHow much evidence there is: 2 months; 4 months
TradesSample size behind every figure above: 57; 370
Total growthNot comparable on its own — the records cover different spans: 15.8%; 34.1%
Account sizePercentages compound faster on a small balance: $100; $3,000

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Why these two are not quite like-for-like

One record is 1.5× longer than the other — Impulse MT5 has had more time to meet a market it dislikes, which cuts both ways when reading its drawdown.
The tracked accounts are 30× apart in size. Percentage growth compounds much faster on a small balance, so the growth figures are not the like-for-like they look.

What each record shows

MT5 · Expert Advisor · XAUUSD

GoldenShot

Small wins, large losses

Measured from published statistics · 57 trades · 2 months

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