
EA review ·
Mad Turtle
Reviewed by Pitt Petruschke, operator. No stake in Mad Turtle; receives commission from ATS and develops his own EA, Dawnbreak. Disclosure
Cross-checked by an AI agent (different model, blind): 3 of 6 criteria agree. Differences
Verdict
ML EA on gold. No live account on record, weakest point value for money: 5.6 out of 10.
A gold EA for MT5 by Gennady Sergienko using ONNX models, per vendor single orders with SL/TP, no grid or martingale. $1,599 or $399 for six months; there is no public track.
Suits you if …
- ●Yes: you want an EA with fixed entries and exits
- ●Yes: you run it as one building block in a portfolio
- !Caution: you start small, since no live account is on record
- !Caution: you set setfile and risk yourself, without ATS calibration
Evidence behind this verdict
- Product page on the MQL5 marketDesign, markets, platform, price · read 02 November 2026
Design & risk
Mad Turtle by Gennady Sergienko is a ML, Swing EA on XAUUSD (MT5), sold on the MQL5 market. Each position has its own exit; losses are not absorbed by averaging in. What matters is whether execution at your broker matches the described process. You buy the vendor default; risk frame and setfile are up to you.
What you need to run it
- ●Broker with low spreads on XAUUSDRaw or ECN account, no EA restrictionsrequired
- ●VPS close to the brokerThe EA has to run around the clockrequired
- ○Fix the risk per tradeChoose a lot size that fits the accountset it up yourself
For and against
In favour
- Fixed exits, no averaging into losses
- Design and markets clearly described
Against
- No live account on record
- You set risk and setfile yourself
- One market only, no spread of risk
Buying and running
Our interests: We earn no commission on Mad Turtle and link neither the vendor nor MQL5. ATS pays us a commission when you buy through the link to the alternatives. We develop our own EA, Dawnbreak. We have no stake in Mad Turtle. The grade is set beforehand and independently of that.
Terms
Ad- Price
- $1,599 · rent $399/6 mo
- Sold
- MQL5 market only
We do not link to Mad Turtle itself. The affiliate link changes neither grade nor text.
Partner offers
AdOur own tool
own productWhat we do not know
- How the EA does with real money.There is no live account on record. Manual and product page describe the intent, not the outcome.
- How the EA reacts to spread spikes at rollover.Not tested. With tight stops it can shift exits.
- What future updates change in the logic.We rated the current version. After every major update we check again and note it in the change log below.
Frequently asked questions
Which markets does Mad Turtle trade?
XAUUSD. Mind the symbol: brokers name commodities differently (XAUUSD, GOLD, XTIUSD, USOIL and so on). Checking Market Watch before attaching the EA avoids the most common setup mistake.
Which platform does Mad Turtle run on?
MT5. Continuous operation needs a VPS, because a sleeping machine leaves open positions unattended: VPS providers compared.
What does Mad Turtle cost?
1.599 $ · Miete 399 $/6 Mon. (as of our last check). We take prices from the vendor, ATS or MQL5 product page, not from marketing copy — that often quotes different figures than the buy button.
How good is Mad Turtle?
Our grade: 5.6 out of 10. It comes from six criteria: risk control, verifiability, transparency, value for money, usability and broker independence. The sub-grades are computed by our data formula; criteria, weights and caps are the same for every EA, whoever sells it, and no EA vendor pays for ratings. The full calculation with every threshold is in our methodology.
Is there a verified live track for Mad Turtle?
No — we hold no live account for this specific EA that we could view. What we can place is the design and the vendor context. Without a documented account the evidence mark is low; how we weight that is in our methodology.
Changes to this review
- Second review by an AI agent (different model, blind): 3 of 6 criteria agree. Differences:
- Transparenz: Zweitprüfung 4,8, unsere Bewertung 6,0. Die grundlegende Bauart und die behaupteten Schutzmechanismen sind benannt, aber detaillierte Handelslogik, Parameter, Risikoszenarien und veröffentlichte Kontodaten fehlen.
- Preis-Leistung: Zweitprüfung 3,6, unsere Bewertung 5,6. Der hohe Kauf- beziehungsweise Mietpreis steht ohne öffentlichen Live-Nachweis und ohne dokumentierten zusätzlichen Leistungsumfang in einem ungünstigen Verhältnis zum belegbaren Nutzen.
- Broker-Unabhängigkeit: Zweitprüfung 4,4, unsere Bewertung 6,0. Der EA ist nur für Gold auf einer einzelnen Plattform beschrieben und seine Funktionsfähigkeit bei mehreren Brokern ist nicht belegt.