Over the last few months I’ve noticed a common theme: most traders nowadays are chasing EAs that promise crazy win rates and huge returns. It sounds attractive, but the truth is that these kinds of systems are not realistic in the long run unless you’re basically gambling your entire account.
I recently started selling a range breakout EA. It’s not the type of EA that shows off crazy win rates or explosive short-term gains. In fact, it can go through long stretches of small drawdowns and break-even phases. But that’s exactly what makes it valuable to me: it’s designed with risk management in mind, and it has the potential to last through changing market conditions. I’m confident enough in it that I run it on my personal account as well as my prop firm accounts.
What has surprised me, though, is the reaction from many traders who bought it. A lot of them are still stuck in the mindset that trading should mean constant winning days and non-stop profits. That kind of thinking is dangerous. it’s what causes traders to blow accounts when the market doesn’t behave as expected.
From my experience, trading success doesn’t come from chasing “perfect” EAs or unrealistic win rates. It comes from consistency, discipline, and using strategies that may not look glamorous day-to-day, but actually survive in the long term. The sooner traders let go of the fantasy of 100% win rates, the sooner they can start building something sustainable.
