Head to head

Onyx MT5vsZerqon 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.

Onyx MT5 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: 3.54▲; 1.36
Payoff ratioAverage win divided by average loss: 0.17; 0.18▲
Max drawdownDeepest fall from a previous high: 18.9%; 17.7%▲
Recovery factorNet profit per unit of worst fall: 6.80▲; 4.61
Growth per monthTotal growth compounded to a monthly rate: 46.69%▲; 27.34%
Win rateNot scored — a high win rate is only good if the payoff supports it: 95.3%; 88.5%
Record lengthHow much evidence there is: 5 months; 7 months
TradesSample size behind every figure above: 64; 1,500
Total growthNot comparable on its own — the records cover different spans: 595.8%; 442.7%
Account sizePercentages compound faster on a small balance: $1,000; $300

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Why these two are not quite like-for-like

The two are measured from different sources — Onyx MT5 from published statistics, Zerqon 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.
The tracked accounts are 3× 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

Onyx MT5

Small wins, large losses

Measured from published statistics · 64 trades · 5 months

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