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One Man ArmyvsVex Gold EA

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.

One Man Army 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
2.13▲
1.86
Payoff ratioAverage win divided by average loss
0.40
0.83▲
Max drawdownDeepest fall from a previous high
14.7%
5.4%▲
Recovery factorNet profit per unit of worst fall
3.63▲
1.34
Growth per monthTotal growth compounded to a monthly rate
8.92%▲
5.79%
Win rateNot scored — a high win rate is only good if the payoff supports it
84.2%
69.2%
Record lengthHow much evidence there is
12 months
5 months
TradesSample size behind every figure above
493
65
Total growthNot comparable on its own — the records cover different spans
172.6%
29.5%
Account sizePercentages compound faster on a small balance
$892
$200

Why these two are not quite like-for-like

  • The two are measured from different sources — One Man Army from published statistics, Vex Gold EA from trade history. The ratios are computed the same way, but only a trade-by-trade history supports the full set of risk checks.
  • One record is 2.5× longer than the other — One Man Army has had more time to meet a market it dislikes, which cuts both ways when reading its drawdown.
  • The tracked accounts are 4× 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

One Man Army

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

Measured from published statistics · 493 trades · 12 months

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Vex Gold EA

  • Unbounded losses

Measured from trade history · 65 trades · 5 months

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