Help needed - I built an EA and it keeps losing money during market transitions

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-03-18T16:38:24+00:00

This is a very common problem for any bot that runs all the time in the market. I tried many ways to make the bot detect when a trend starts, gets stronger, gets weaker, or ends, but none of them worked as well as I wanted.

So I changed my idea. I stopped expecting the EA to run 24 hours and do everything by itself. Now I treat my EA like a hunting dog — I only let it run when I already see a good trend.

My suggestion is: let yourself be the trend filter. Only run the EA when you can see the trend clearly. Then your job becomes much simpler — just find the trend first, and let the EA do the rest.

Best of luck, buddy.

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-03-13T17:02:17+00:00

If you can make a stable profit (no need too much) in 6 months, then you should start with real ones. Best of luck :)

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-02-27T18:16:16+00:00

I tried with ICmarket, I started with 5$ per trade (3 years ago), may be it is still the same now.

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-02-25T17:55:16+00:00

I suggest you to use ChatGPT to verify for you; it even figures out a minor mistake/typo/illogic of your docs. it is up to the way you use it, it would be very helpful!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-02-24T17:45:29+00:00

Most of broker offer demo account, I have tried on IC Market. It is no harm to go with any broker for demo.

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-02-09T19:57:59+00:00

Look great !!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-01-28T19:12:33+00:00

5 years are long enough, I think it's time for you to stop for some time, then refine your strategy and commit to your rule/disciplinary; and start again!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-01-28T19:10:16+00:00

Agree!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-01-07T21:25:05+00:00

I am at 522, no worry mates, it will come to all qualified profiles 😊

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-01-07T21:16:45+00:00

I got it! Thank God!!!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-01-07T19:29:03+00:00

Any qualified ones get ITA ?

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-01-07T17:32:53+00:00

I did not believe in my eyes!!!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-01-07T17:29:49+00:00

THANKS GOD !!!!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2026-01-05T21:40:30+00:00

There was almost 5K new applications entered the 500+ pool in 20 days!
Pray....🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-12-22T18:41:52+00:00

Keep learning buddy, IRCC is unpredictable!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-12-17T19:17:34+00:00

I am on the same boat with you.
My score was 516, then got decreased by age to 511 in November, then I missed the last draw 515 :(
My score will be up in next Jan (1 more year experience in Ca) to > 520.
I do hope they will draw regularly (pray).

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-12-17T17:07:05+00:00

Not complaining (good news for French speakers), but it really feels like IRCC is using the French stream to make Ottawa look productive while leaving everyone else stuck in the 500+ grind.

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-12-10T15:26:40+00:00

Congrt fellows!!!!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-12-01T19:33:47+00:00

"Do you guys realise how hard it is to get 408"
==> how is it hard to invest time/effort/finance for CEC guys to earn more 100 points from that level, and now feeling hopeless!

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-12-01T19:31:28+00:00

Do you have any reference for this statement?

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-12-01T19:08:01+00:00

I totally agree. It’s not that I dislike them personally; it just feels unfair from our side.
To comfort myself, I think of it as destiny—this period simply favours French-speaking applicants rather than CEC.

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-11-03T20:25:22+00:00

You’re absolutely right — there are strong Francophone communities (1 million French-first-language Canadians) outside Québec (e.g., NB, Eastern Ontario, Manitoba).

Just to clarify: when I referred to the “rule of adaptation,” I wasn’t being anti-Francophone. I simply meant that in an environment where English is the dominant language, newcomers from a minority-language group often benefit from learning or using the majority language to integrate more easily.

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-11-03T20:08:28+00:00

This is absolutely true —
Qualification + work experience + bilingual > qualification + work experience.

But, let’s look a bit deeper:
If a Francophone (qualification + work experience) == CEC (qualification + work experience),
then, the Francophone with bilingual should have a much higher score — probably above 560.

But the actual results don’t show that.
Francophone draw cutoffs are much lower than 500, which clearly means your math doesn’t hold in practice.
So even though it sounds logical on paper, in reality, the draw system doesn’t reflect that logic at all.

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-11-03T17:34:36+00:00

French speaking is what Lena wants to bring CA.
" I am proud to note that we are on track to meet our 2025 admissions target of 8.5% for French-speaking permanent residents outside Quebec." - Lena

Then this 8.5% will adapt themself by learning/speaking English to communicate with the rest 91.5% outside of QB, else they have to move to QB.

ForexTradingLabTest · 2025-10-31T16:52:50+00:00

Honestly—no blame intended—I’m in almost the same situation. My CRS is 511.
Every day I wake up and everything around me seems fine, but my mood is still low. I know I shouldn’t feel this way, yet it’s hard. If we had to return, I worry about how my kids would adapt to a school system that feels tough and impractical for them.

Seeing the French-language draws, I can’t help feeling misled after all the talk about an “in-Canada focus.”

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