Triple ZigZag Super EA MT5

Three pivot scales with alternating entries and basket retrace

Triple ZigZag Super EA MT5, originally ZigZag Triple Super, combines Big, Mid and Small fractal-style pivots to identify structural continuations after a retracement. It alternates buy and sell openings, uses progressive lot sizing and describes a basket exit based on a retracement of floating profit. Its original gold tests show substantial equity drawdown, so the alternating entry rule should not be mistaken for balanced or limited account risk.

• Three structural scales: Big identifies the main move, Mid a retracement and Small the final entry trigger.
• Defined pivot alignment: Buy signals use valley–peak–valley; sell signals use peak–valley–peak across the three scales.
• Strict opening alternation: The EA checks actual trade history and does not permit two consecutive buy or two consecutive sell openings.
• Pivot-confirmation controls: Configurable depth, bar confirmation and minimum pivot spacing tune structural sensitivity.
• Progressive sizing and basket exit: Lot progression and a floating-profit retrace condition manage the sequence, with material exposure risk.

Strategy and configuration

Platform

MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor.

Market illustrated

XAUUSD M1 in the original developer tests.

Buy structure

Big valley, Mid peak, Small valley.

Sell structure

Big peak, Mid valley, Small peak.

Opening sequence

Buy/sell alternation based on the last actual trade opening.

Main controls

Pivot depth and confirmation, minimum swing distance, starting lots, spread filter, cooldown and history lookback appear in the historical inputs.

Exit/sizing description

Progressive lot sizing and retracement of floating basket profit; the public overview does not disclose a complete lot formula or fixed equity-loss cap.

Original test risk

Relative equity drawdown 89.36% in the long test and 83.73% in the shorter test, compared with balance drawdowns of 21.83% and 23.00%. These are historical test figures, not future limits.

How the three-scale signal is formed

The Big pivot describes the main structural move; Mid describes a pullback inside it; Small acts as the final trigger. The buy arrangement is a Big valley, Mid peak and Small valley. The sell arrangement reverses this to a Big peak, Mid valley and Small peak. The EA’s rule then checks trade history to ensure the next opening alternates direction.

Alternation is an entry constraint. It does not ensure equal lot sizes, equal exposure duration or a profitable hedge. Progressive volume can make the risk of later positions much greater than that of the initial lot, and a basket-profit exit does not cap losses before the basket turns profitable.

Long test: balance growth conceals severe equity loss

The original January 2020–March 2026 XAUUSD M1 test uses a displayed initial deposit of USD10,000 and 1:500 leverage. Its report shows profit factor 1.56 and relative balance drawdown 21.83%, alongside relative equity drawdown of 89.36%. That gap is material: closed balance omits the full loss on open positions.

Short test: the same distinction still matters

The separate January–March 2026 test starts from a displayed USD1,000 balance. Its reported profit factor is 2.38, but relative equity drawdown is 83.73%, compared with 23.00% relative balance drawdown. A high percentage of winning positions does not offset the possibility of an unusually large floating loss.

Evaluate the sequence under adverse conditions

Check the maximum combined lot size, margin, progressive-sizing settings and the basket exit when price fails to recover. Reproduce the setup with realistic execution delays, spread, commission and swaps; then test different periods and forward data. The public overview does not establish a fixed stop-loss policy, a guaranteed recovery mechanism or a future maximum drawdown.

Compare this developer’s approaches

Dynamic Band EA’s indicator-driven position management; Random Wave Cyclone’s two-cycle entry system. Each product has its own entry logic and exposure profile; a shared developer does not make their settings interchangeable.

English explanation based on Cesar Juan Flores Navarro’s original MQL5 listing and developer release notes, checked 2 October 2026. Developer demonstrations are distinguished from live results; we have not independently reproduced their trading outcomes.

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