MT4 Expert Advisors by Kestrel

Anyone comparing candidates for the best MT4 EA should start with two things: what the platform has to provide and what the vendor publishes. Every Kestrel expert advisor is an MT4 EA that runs in your own terminal, on your own account, at your own broker — with a simulated record on EURUSD from 2010 to September 2026 on Dukascopy data and its worst moment dated: −€2,788 of floating loss on 21 August 2024.

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A trading terminal window rendered in the Kestrel brand style

Cumulative profit in euros of the full Kestrel portfolio running on MT4, 2010 to 2026
Full portfolio (AUDCAD Active + AUDCAD Patient + EURUSD Patient), backtest 2010 to September 2026 simulated on Dukascopy data — the 2026 months on a different data feed — Horizon level, euros at fixed rates. Worst floating loss −€6,165 on 4 March 2016. Simulated results, not a real account.

What MT4 has to provide

The terminal is the perch: like the kestrel that hangs still in the wind and acts once, the connection cannot go down mid-basket.

  • A hedging account at any broker, so opposite positions can be open on the same symbol.
  • One chart per pair and variant, in a terminal that stays online; a VPS is the usual way.
  • Enough leverage for your level: at 1:500, the worst moment of the EURUSD Patient record (21 August 2024, simulated) used €1,092 of margin, and on the recommended €8,500 the margin level stood at 523% — far above the levels at which a broker stops an account out (20% on a Standard STP account, 50% on Raw and ECN ones, at the broker where our demo accounts run).

The record, all pairs

Kestrel EA is a grid expert advisor for MetaTrader 4: it opens from its own signal, adds to the basket in small, capped steps when price moves against it, and closes the whole basket together at its target; until the basket closes, the loss is floating. It is offered for EURUSD, GBPUSD, EURCAD and AUDCAD: choose your pairs — 1 to 4 — then Patient, Active or both for each, one set file per chart. Patient adds to a basket less often and holds a smaller worst case; Active adds more often, returned more in the backtest and reached a larger worst case.

Simulated figures, Horizon level, euros at fixed rates:

RecordPeriodReturn on the capital we recommendWorst floating lossCapital we recommend
EURUSD Patient2010 – Sep 2026+309%−€2,788, 21 Aug 2024€8,500
EURUSD Active2010 – Sep 2026+297%−€4,946, 18 May 2017€14,900
GBPUSD Patient2010–2025+257%−€3,885, 14 Nov 2024€11,700
GBPUSD Active2010–2025+251%−€7,122, 31 Jul 2020€21,400
EURCAD Patient2014–2025+144%−€3,408, 13 Mar 2017€10,300
EURCAD Active2014–2025+128%−€5,887, 13 Mar 2017€17,700
AUDCAD Patient2010 – Sep 2026+243%−€3,703, 22 Oct 2012€14,000
AUDCAD Active2010 – Sep 2026+429%−€4,699, 13 Feb 2011€20,300
K32010 – Sep 2026+268%−€3,704, 22 Oct 2012€22,500
K12010 – Sep 2026+393%−€4,701, 14 Feb 2011€28,800
Full portfolio2010 – Sep 2026+344%−€6,165, 4 Mar 2016€42,800

All four pairs are published in both variants, each on its own window; for a portfolio, the capital we recommend is the individual recommendations added up. Every mix, with its stop-out floors: Kestrel Pair Combinations: What Fits Your Capital.

What you choose

  • Pairs: choose your pairs — 1 to 4 of EURUSD, GBPUSD, EURCAD and AUDCAD — then Patient, Active or both for each. Patient adds to a basket less often and holds a smaller worst case; Active adds more often, returned more in the backtest and reached a larger worst case.
  • Portfolio: K3, K1 or Full portfolio, each with its own set files per level.
  • Level: Horizon €999, Summit €4,999 or Zenith €9,999 per year, VAT included — same rules, starting lot ×1, ×5 or ×10, and recommended capital scaled by the same factor.

From there the steps are five: choose your pairs and variants, choose the level whose recommended capital fits your account, buy the licence, install on your MT4 on a VPS and load the set files of your level, then follow the record. The licence includes the EA for MetaTrader 4, the set files of the four pairs (Patient and Active) at your level, free updates while it is active, a private Telegram group for clients and email support at info@gridexpertadvisor.com.

The walkthrough is on How to Install an Expert Advisor on MT4, the engine on Kestrel Grid EA for MT4: Expert Advisor With Controlled Lots and the catalogue on Kestrel Expert Advisors for MT4.

Product summary

Product
Kestrel EA v2.2, grid expert advisor
Platform
MetaTrader 4, hedging account, any broker
Pairs offered
EURUSD, GBPUSD, EURCAD, AUDCAD — choose 1 to 4; for each, Patient, Active or both
Published backtests
All four pairs in both variants, plus the K3, K1 and Full portfolios; every record states its own period
Variants and portfolios
Patient and Active; portfolios K3, K1 and Full portfolio
Licence levels
Horizon (0.01 starting lot), Summit (×5), Zenith (×10)
Recommended capital
From €8,500 (EURUSD Patient, Horizon) to €118,800 for all eight records, sized conservatively; full table per combination and level
Stop loss
None: baskets close together at a shared target; open loss is floating

How it works in five steps

  1. Choose pairs and level

    Pick one to four pairs and, for each, Patient, Active or both; then the level whose recommended capital matches your account.

  2. Buy the annual licence

    Horizon, Summit or Zenith, one year, VAT included; you keep your account, your broker and your money.

  3. Install on MT4

    Copy the expert advisor into your terminal on a VPS, enable automated trading and attach it to each chart.

  4. Load the set file

    Each portfolio and level ships as its own set file; load it and the robot trades your account, at your broker.

  5. Read the record

    Every figure on this site carries its date, feed and period; the worst case is on the same page as the gains.

Frequently asked questions

Does Kestrel run on MetaTrader 5?

No. It is built for MetaTrader 4 and verified only there. Installing it means copying the expert advisor into your own MT4 terminal and loading the set file of your level.

How many charts does it need?

One chart per pair and variant, each with its own set file: a pair running both Patient and Active uses two charts in the same terminal.

Do I need a VPS?

A VPS keeps the terminal online while your own computer is off, which is how the two demo accounts have run since September 2026.

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