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South East EA

South East EA

Own live account in our EA park

South East EA runs (or ran) on a real-money account in our own EA park. That is the strongest evidence, because neither vendor nor seller chooses what we see.

Checked
Every trade of the EA, separated from other EAs on the same account · behaviour matches the described design
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Return, drawdown, running time. Past figures tempt buyers more than they inform them.
Counts towards
Verifiability (25% of the grade): 6.4 out of 10
Strength of evidence
3 of 3: independent, run by us
Grid + Martingale5 marketsMT5High risk

Reviewed by Pitt Petruschke, operator. No stake in South East EA; receives commission from ATS and develops his own EA, Dawnbreak. Disclosure

Cross-checked by an AI agent (different model, blind): 1 of 6 criteria agree. Differences

Verdict

Grid/martingale EA on 5 markets. Capped as martingale without a proven hard stop, weakest point risk control: 6.0 out of 10.

South East EA by Sugianto (Forex ID) is a multi-pair grid with mild martingale for MT5, at $250 or $150 a month to rent. With this design, a hard loss cap is essential.

Suits you if …

  • Yes: you set an account stop and stick to it
  • Yes: your account has room for several averaging steps with rising lots
  • Caution: you run no second grid EA on the same markets
  • No: not for prop challenges with a daily loss limit
  • 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
  • Own account in our EA parkindependent of the seller, figures deliberately not shown

How the strategy trades

Schematic · no market dataSchematic of the Martingale strategy type: it explains the process, not the outcome. No prices, no real market data, no performance of South East EA.

Example · closed

How it works

  1. As with the grid, a position is added every 20 pips – but with a ×2 multiplier: 0.10 → 0.20 → 0.40 → 0.80 lots.
  2. The big positions drag the average down, close to the lowest entry.
  3. That is why a small bounce is already enough to profit. The catch: volume doubles at every level and the floating loss grows even faster – one level too many, and a single basket wipes out the gains of many before it.

What we check

What we check on real martingale EAs: the multiplier, the maximum number of levels and the volume at the last level relative to the account. A smooth equity curve is not a quality signal here.

Schematic with demonstration values: a simulated price path without prices, results in pips weighted to 0.10 lots, deliberately favourable. Not this EA’s market or settings, not a backtest and not investment advice.

Design & risk

South East EA by Sugianto (Forex ID) is a Grid, Martingale EA on EURUSD, GBPUSD, NZDCHF, EURNZD (MT5), sold on the MQL5 market. When price runs against the basket, the EA adds further positions, each larger than the last. All positions close together once the average is in profit. That gives a calm curve while the market ranges; a trend that runs through takes back many small wins at once. Whether there is a hard stop per position we have not checked individually. You buy the vendor default; risk frame and setfile are up to you.

Stop logic not checked individually

If a trend runs out of the range, the open loss grows with every step, and every step is larger than the last. Whether the EA sets a hard stop per position we have not checked individually. Set an account stop, for example with an external drawdown guard.

Rather without a grid? The best-graded EAs without one, wherever they are sold:

The full review

What South East EA Is

South East EA by Sugianto (MQL5 market, $250) is a multi-symbol grid the vendor himself describes as "grid averaging with mild martingale": when a trade moves against the position, more are added at better prices, lot size rises moderately, and the whole basket closes in profit. On top come a virtual stop-loss/take-profit, a news filter and a drawdown cut-loss that flattens everything at a set threshold. The EA was released in August 2021, is maintained (version 4.50 from June 2026) and ships set files for 20 pairs.

What the Design Means

A grid with a martingale component earns because the market comes back, not because the EA predicts direction. As long as it comes back, baskets close in profit and the balance curve looks calm. In between, though, the open baskets can sit deep underwater; anyone forced to close at that moment realises the full loss. The balance shows none of this — you only see it in equity and floating loss.

In practice "mild martingale" means: each add-on is larger than the last, and a long adverse run multiplies the position size. And because the EA trades many pairs in parallel and often holds baskets for several days, it keeps baskets open practically every weekend. A Monday gap in the wrong direction then hits not one pair but every correlated one at once — our guide to correlation and combined drawdown explains why that is concentration risk, not a portfolio.

What speaks for the vendor: he hides none of this. The product page explicitly calls $500 "high risk", advises $2,000, documents the martingale component and ships the drawdown cut-loss with it. That is more openness than many pricier competitors offer.

If you want to check South East yourself, start on a demo account and watch not the balance but equity, floating loss, the lot sizes in the trade log and how many baskets stay open over the weekend.

Cost & Usability

$250 to buy or $150 per month to rent is cheap next to the $800–3,000 charged for comparable grid systems. Setup is set-file work: one chart per pair, load the set file, set the cut-loss threshold. Set the drawdown cut-loss deliberately tight and limit the number of pairs traded simultaneously — the EA supports both. An ECN broker with a hedging account is mandatory (see the EA broker comparison).

Who the Design Suits (and Who It Doesn't)

Suits experienced grid traders with capital well above the minimum deposit who actively set the cut-loss, consciously carry weekend exposure and budget the EA with a hard cap inside an EA portfolio.

Does not suit prop-firm accounts with hard drawdown rules, accounts below the deposit the vendor names, copy-trading subscribers who only see the balance curve — or anyone who believes a grid's returns are repeatable.

Assessment

South East EA is an openly described, maintained and inexpensive grid system with a martingale component. Its returns depend on the market coming back; the risk sits in the open baskets, not in the balance. Anyone running it needs a deliberately set cut-loss, a capital buffer and an eye on equity.

South East EA is not available from our partner AlgoTradingSpace (ATS). We still grade it with the same formula as every other EA, but we do not link to the vendor.

What you need to run it

  • Broker with low spreads on EURUSD, GBPUSD, NZDCHF, EURNZDRaw or ECN account, no EA restrictionsrequired
  • VPS close to the brokerGrid baskets must not be left open unattendedrequired
  • Set up an account stopMaximum loss at which everything is closedset it up yourself
  • Do not combine with other grid EAs on the same marketsSame markets, same logic, the risk adds upavoid

For and against

In favour

  • Vendor ships set files for 20 pairs, a news filter and a drawdown cut-loss as an emergency brake
  • Cheap: $250 to buy or $150/month to rent — well below comparable grid systems
  • Open vendor: the product page explicitly states the martingale component and the risk on small accounts
  • Maintained product with regular updates

Against

  • Martingale progression: each add-on is larger than the last, a long adverse run multiplies the position size
  • Many simultaneously open positions, often held for several days — weekend gap risk is built in
  • Correlated pairs can sit underwater at the same time — concentration risk rather than diversification
  • The cut-loss only protects you if you set it deliberately
  • Structurally unsuitable for prop-firm rules with a hard max drawdown

Buying and running

Our interests: We earn no commission on South East EA 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 South East EA. The grade is set beforehand and independently of that.

Terms

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Price
$250 · rent $150/mo
Sold
MQL5 market only
Alternatives at ATS

We do not link to South East EA itself. The affiliate link changes neither grade nor text.

What we do not know

  • Whether your broker executes like ours.Our account shows one broker and one setfile. Spreads and slippage at yours may differ.
  • How the EA reacts to spread spikes at rollover.Not tested. With averaging steps that is the delicate moment.
  • 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 South East EA trade?

EURUSD, GBPUSD, NZDCHF, EURNZD, USDCAD. Several instruments only spread risk while they do not share a driver — correlated pairs go down together when it matters.

Which platform does South East EA run on?

MT5. Continuous operation needs a VPS, because a sleeping machine leaves open positions unattended: VPS providers compared.

Why only 6.0?

Our rule: martingale without a proven hard stop gets at most 5.0 out of 10 for risk control and at most 6.0 overall, however good the rest is. Without this cap South East EA would stand at 6.4. The rule applies to every EA alike, whoever sells it, including those at AlgoTradingSpace. The other criteria are listed under “How the grade is built”.

What does South East EA cost?

250 $ · Miete 150 $/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.

Does South East EA use grid or martingale?

Yes — the design is Grid + Martingale. That means further orders are added when price runs against an open position, and there is usually no hard per-trade stop-loss. Such systems stay quiet for a long time and then take the loss all at once. How that works and how to spot the dangerous variant is in our guide to grid and martingale EAs.

Is there a verified live track for South East EA?

Yes. We run the EA on a real-money account in our own EA park and measure its trades separately from other EAs. That is the strongest evidence, because no seller chooses what we see. We deliberately do not show returns or drawdowns: past figures tempt buyers more than they inform them.

Changes to this review

  1. Second review by an AI agent (different model, blind): 1 of 6 criteria agree. Differences:
  2. Risiko-Kontrolle: Zweitprüfung 3,6, unsere Bewertung 6,4. Grid mit Martingale-Anteil, parallelen korrelierten Paaren und regelmäßigem Wochenend-Exposure erzeugt erhebliches Tail-Risiko; ein konfigurierbarer Drawdown-Cutloss verbessert dies, aber ein belegter tiefer Floating-Rückgang belastet die Bewertung deutlich.
  3. Nachweisbarkeit: Zweitprüfung 5,0, unsere Bewertung 7,6. Es gibt ein öffentliches Live-Konto beim Anbieterumfeld, jedoch nur bei einem Broker und ohne unabhängige ATS-Verifizierung oder breitere Kontenbasis.
  4. Transparenz: Zweitprüfung 8,4, unsere Bewertung 7,0. Bauart, Martingale-Mechanik, offene Korbrisiken, Wochenend- und Korrelationsrisiken sowie der notwendige Drawdown-Cutloss werden ungewöhnlich klar dokumentiert, einschließlich nachteiliger Kontodaten.
  5. Bedienbarkeit: Zweitprüfung 6,0, unsere Bewertung 7,2. Setfiles und ein dokumentierter Einrichtungsweg erleichtern den Start, doch mehrere Charts, Hedging-ECN-Anforderungen und die zwingend aktive Risikokonfiguration erhöhen die Einstiegshürde.
  6. Broker-Unabhängigkeit: Zweitprüfung 4,0, unsere Bewertung 7,2. Ein belegter Einsatz besteht nur bei einem Broker; zudem ist der EA auf MT5 und ein Hedging-fähiges ECN-Konto angewiesen, was die nachgewiesene Broker-Unabhängigkeit begrenzt.