Kraken 8X: Two Years Live, Zero Top-Ups
Kraken 8X Product link here
No top-ups. Not once.
Real live results, not just backtests
Kraken has been trading real money for over 2.5 years. There are two public signals:
Kraken EA (updated, lower-drawdown version): link
- Running for 81 weeks
- Growth: +40.43%
- 138 trades, 78.98% winning
- Profit factor: 2.87
- Average monthly growth: 2.22%
- Max equity drawdown: 2.90%
Kraken 8X Ver1 (original version): link
- Running for 135 weeks
- Growth: +75.36%
- 280 trades, 70.35% winning
- Profit factor: 1.29
- Average monthly growth: 2.83%
- Max equity drawdown: 14.99% (max balance drawdown around 30%)
Kraken 8X has traded a live account for two years without a single deposit added to save it.
Many EAs look great until a bad week comes. Then the account owner is told to "top up" so the system can recover. That extra money is not a strategy. It is a rescue, and it hides how risky the EA really is.
Kraken was built to avoid that. It manages its own risk from the balance it has, so the account stands on its own results.
Why I built Kraken
I’ve been in the forex industry since 2013 and have traded full-time since 2015. Over the years I’ve seen many EAs with perfect backtests that fall apart on a live account. I wanted something different: an EA that trades the way an experienced trader does, waits for good conditions, and protects the account first.
Kraken was built to trade my own money. It was only offered to the public after it proved itself on a real live account.
The idea behind Kraken
Every forex pair is two currencies against each other. The best moves usually happen when one currency is strong and the other is weak.
Kraken is built on currency strength. It watches the major currencies and looks for trades only where the conditions clearly favor one side. Everything else is handled automatically.
What Kraken does for you
- Scans the 28 major pairs for the best opportunities
- Opens and manages trades fully automatically
- Swing trades, holding positions for several days
- Includes a built-in risk monitor that closes trades when drawdown gets too high
- Calculates lot size from your account balance and risk settings
- Limits how many pairs are traded at the same time
Kraken runs from a single chart and manages every pair it trades.
A conservative EA, and why that matters
Kraken doesn’t trade just to stay busy. It’s selective by design and only takes the best setups it can find. It won’t chase a market that has already moved too far.
This means you may see no new trades for several days. That’s normal. Fewer trades, chosen carefully, means lower drawdown and a calmer account.
Who Kraken is for
Kraken isn’t built for excitement. You might find it boring, because some days it doesn’t trade at all. That’s on purpose.
Kraken is made for traders and investors who care more about protecting their capital than chasing fast profits:
- Large accounts and funds that need steady growth with small drawdowns
- Prop firm traders who must stay within strict daily and maximum drawdown limits
- Long-term traders who want an EA they can leave running without watching every trade
- Anyone tired of EAs that look great for a month and then wipe out the account in a single day
If you want dozens of trades a week and big monthly returns, Kraken isn’t for you. If you want an EA that grows your account slowly and steadily while keeping drawdown low, Kraken was built for you.
Not a typical martingale EA
Kraken uses a recovery method, but it doesn’t work like the usual grid or martingale EAs that add trades every few pips no matter what the market is doing. Kraken only adds to a position when the market gives a reason to.
You won’t see 10 or 20 buy or sell positions stacked on the same pair at once. Open trades stay small in number and controlled.
Prop firm ready
- FTMO news filter: follows FTMO restricted-news rules. No trades open or close during the news window, and TP/SL are paused until it passes.
- Optional weekend close: turn on Close During Weekends and all trades close on Friday before the market closes. Losing trades can be reopened on Monday so recovery continues.
- Daily drawdown protection: all trades close at your chosen daily drawdown, and Kraken can stop trading for the rest of the day.
- Daily profit target: lock in profits once the day’s target is reached.
- Randomized entries: your trades differ slightly from other Kraken users, which helps on prop firms that flag identical trades.
- No DLLs: fully compliant with MQL5 Market rules.
Some prop firms restrict martingale strategies, so always check your firm’s rules first.
Ver1 is the original, higher-risk version. The updated version earns a little less per month but with far lower drawdown, and it’s the one I recommend. Both signals show everything, including the slow weeks and the losing periods. I’d rather you judge Kraken by real trades than by a perfect-looking chart.
Figures as of November 2, 2026.
Why you can’t backtest Kraken in MT4
Kraken works across all 28 major pairs at the same time. The MetaTrader 4 Strategy Tester can only test one symbol at a time, so a backtest can’t show how Kraken really trades. The backtest settings included in the EA run a simple single-pair test only. The live signals are the true record of its performance.
Recommended setup
- Platform: MetaTrader 4
- Attach to one chart only
- Minimum deposit: 500 USD (1,000 USD recommended)
- Low-spread account
- VPS recommended for 24/5 operation
- All 28 major pairs visible in Market Watch
- For the news filter: [explain how buyers get the FTMO calendar file]
Parameters
Trade with other EA
- Are you using other EA? Default: No. Set to No if Kraken is the only EA on the account. It will then manage every trade on the account, including trades you open by hand. Set to Yes if another EA runs on the same account. Kraken will then only manage its own trades.
Lot size and risk
- Input Risk (%): your risk level. A higher value means bigger lots and higher risk. Default: 3.
- Maximum Daily Drawdown at (%): the drawdown limit used by the risk exit. Default: 2.8%.
- Close Orders at DrawDown: when Yes, all Kraken trades close once the drawdown limit is reached. Default: Yes.
- No new trades for the rest of the day after Close at DD: when Yes, Kraken stops trading until the next server day after a drawdown close. Recommended for prop firms. Default: Yes.
- Maximum Number of Pairs: the most pairs Kraken can trade at the same time. Default: 3.
Magic number
- Kraken 1st / 2nd Magic Number: IDs Kraken uses to recognize its own trades. Only change these if they clash with another EA. Defaults: 111222333 / 111222334.
Margin safety net
- Input Margin Safety Net: Kraken won’t open new pairs if your margin level falls below this value (%). Default: 10000.
Chart panel
- Font Size, Move Horizontally, Move Vertically: size and position of the info panel.
- Button Color BG, Font Color, Rectangle Color: panel colors.
Prop firm random numbers
- Random Numbers (150–250) and (30–100): pick any value within the range shown. This makes your entries slightly different from other Kraken users. Defaults: 200 and 50.
- Minimum TP / Maximum TP (Pips): the smallest and largest take profit Kraken will use. Defaults: 20 / 101.
Weekend recovery
- Close During Weekends: when Yes, all trades close on Friday before the market closes. Default: No. Set this to Yes for prop firms that don’t allow weekend holding.
- Friday close hour / minute (server time): default 22:50.
- Reopen Friday losing trades on Monday: when Yes, losing trades closed on Friday are reopened on Monday so recovery can continue. Default: No.
- Minutes after Monday open to reopen: default 60.
Daily recovery
- Also close & continue at every daily close (Mon–Thu): when Yes, trades close before each daily close and reopen after it. Useful if your account charges high swaps. Default: No.
- Daily close hour / minute (server time): default 22:45.
- Max spread (pips) allowed to reopen: Kraken won’t reopen trades if the spread is above this. Default: 3.0.
- Reopen ALL trades: Yes reopens all closed trades. No reopens only losing ones. Default: No.
- No new trades X minutes before close (and after open): default 60.
Daily max target profit
- Daily max target profit (% of balance): Kraken closes all trades once the day’s profit reaches this percentage. 0 = off. Default: 0.
- Daily max target profit (money): the same, as a fixed amount. 0 = off. Default: 0.
- Next day: reopen same trades: when Yes, trades closed by the daily target are reopened the next day. Default: Yes.
FTMO news filter
- Use FTMO restricted news filter: turns the filter on or off. Default: Yes.
- No new trades in restricted window: default Yes.
- Do not close trades in restricted window: default Yes.
- Remove TP/SL before window, restore after: temporarily removes TP/SL so nothing closes during the window. Default: Yes.
- No NEW trades this many minutes before news: default 180 (3 hours).
- Minutes before / after news: the size of the restricted window. Default: 2 / 2 (FTMO standard).
- Extra safety seconds on each side: default 15.
- Remove TP this many seconds before window: default 60.
- After window: close if price already passed old TP: if price went past the old TP during the news, the trade closes in profit right after the window. Default: Yes.
- Extra restricted news: add your own events, e.g. USD:ISM Manufacturing PMI;EUR:CPI Flash Estimate y/y .
- News file name: the FTMO calendar file Kraken reads from the MT4 Common\Files folder. Default: FTMO_Calendar_thisweek.json.
Backtest settings (Strategy Tester only)
- Kraken 8X is a multi-currency EA. The MT4 Strategy Tester tests one symbol at a time, so backtest results show only part of how Kraken 8X trades and may differ from live trading. For a full picture of its performance, please see the live signal.
Frequently asked questions
Kraken hasn’t traded in a couple of days. Is something wrong?
No, this is normal. Kraken is a conservative EA and doesn’t open trades randomly. When the market isn’t offering a good entry, Kraken waits. That way it avoids chasing the market at a bad price.
Please don’t expect a lot of trades each month. Kraken is selective by design and only takes the best setups it can find. Just keep it running on your VPS and it will trade once the conditions are right.
If you really want to take trades in the meantime, you can follow the recommendations Kraken shows on your chart and open the trade yourself. As long as Are you using other EA? is set to No, Kraken will handle the rest.
Can I use Kraken on a prop firm account?
Yes. Turn on Close During Weekends if your firm doesn’t allow weekend holding, keep the FTMO news filter on, and set your daily drawdown limit below your firm’s limit. Check your firm’s rules on martingale first.
Can I run Kraken with another EA on the same account?
Yes. Set Are you using other EA? to Yes so Kraken only manages its own trades.
Does Kraken use AI or a neural network?
No hype here. Kraken is built on currency strength, a method I’ve used and refined over years of live trading.
