Honest Correction: We've Updated Our Published Annual Returns to Reflect Real Backtested Results — Competing on Quality, Not Numbers, Against the $1,999 Gold EA

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This article is a full public disclosure of an honest correction. On 2026-05-29, we conducted a Risk 10% live 14-year MT5 backtest, which revealed that our previously published figure — "4-Pillar combined annual return of +73%/year (targeting parity with a high-priced competitor Gold EA)" — was an inflated number.

Before and After the Correction

Why We Made This Correction — What the Risk 10% Live Backtest Revealed

Verification Date: 2026-05-29

We ran live backtest verification on our existing 4-pillar lineup at elevated Risk settings, targeting parity with a competitor Gold EA ($1,999, claimed 154% annually):

Results (MT5 live 14-year BT, $10,000 USD):

Three Facts That Came to Light

1. The "+24%/year (EURJPY Risk 5%)" figure was an estimate, not a live-measured result — The actual live NP at Risk 1% was $725 over 14 years = +0.5%/year (simple). Scaling linearly to Risk 5% gives +2.6%/year; the live-measured figure at Risk 10% is +4%/year. Those are the real numbers.
2. GBPJPY at Risk 10% blows up in live testing — PF=0.98 / NP=−$973 / DD=74.7%. Aggressive operation above Risk 5% is not viable.
3. AUDCAD COMPOUND mode blows up in live testing — Dynamic lot scaling reversed into a −68% meltdown. Only fixed-lot operation (+22%/year) is practical.

Brand Repositioning — Walking Away from the Numbers War, Competing on Quality

Re-Evaluation vs. the $1,999 Competitor Gold EA (Claimed 154%)

FXEA365 is walking away from the numbers war and differentiating on four quality pillars: 14-year live-verified backtests / free / full strategy transparency / built-in failure prevention system.

Lessons — Industry-Wide

1. "Scaling Risk % linearly scales profit" is not a lie, but projections must not be labeled as live results

EURJPY ASIA at Risk 1% NP=$725 → Risk 10% NP=$5,693 is a 7.85x increase — roughly linear (slightly delevered relative to a pure 10x Risk increase). The proportional relationship holds.

However, presenting the Risk 5% equivalent as "+24%/year (live verified)" was an error (the correct figure is Risk 1% live +0.5% × 5 = +2.6%/year simple). "Live-measured values" and "Risk-scaled estimates" must be clearly distinguished.

2. The ceiling for Risk scaling depends on EA category

• EURJPY/GBPJPY ASIA (low-frequency trend-following): Functional at Risk 10%, but DD scales to 50–75%
• GBPJPY ASIA at Risk 10%: Blows up (PF=0.98) — same strategy can blow up depending on parameter-pair interaction
• BLAZE GOLD (medium-frequency breakout): Maintains PF=1.56 even at Risk 10% — most resilient to scaling
• AUDCAD martingale: Fixed-lot optimum already established; COMPOUND dynamic scaling = failure → ceiling is fixed

3. Running the same strategy across multiple accounts doesn't change the annual return %

You can multiply absolute profit by running multiple accounts, but the annual return % itself stays the same. This contributes nothing to a numbers race against a competitor claiming 154% (though if you multiply the capital 10x, absolute profit is 10x).

4. "Verified real ceiling is +35–43%/year" is reality

FXEA365's intensive 2-day verification (60+ BTs) showed:

• Among 5 strategy categories tested (Asia breakout / trend-following / mean reversion / grid / martingale), only EURJPY/GBPJPY ASIA + BLAZE GOLD + AUDCAD martingale survive long-term live backtests
• Strategy category #5 onward fails at the verification stage
• 4-pillar combined +35.5%/year (Risk 5%) / +43%/year (BLAZE GOLD only at Risk 10%) is the practical ceiling
• Pushing beyond this leads to unbounded risk (DD 70%+), placing it outside usable range

FXEA365's New Position

We commit to operating as "the industry's only honest + live-verified + built-in failure prevention EA distribution service":

1. No flashy claimed numbers — only annual returns confirmed by 14-year MT5 backtests will be published
2. Explicit distinction between estimates and live measurements — source will be labeled as "Risk 1% live / Risk 5% estimate / Risk 10% live"
3. Past inflated figures corrected immediately — full public disclosure of the circumstances, as in this article
4. Quality competition, not numbers competition — differentiated on a different axis from a competitor claiming 154%
5. User protection first — we will never use flashy numbers to sell an EA that blows up user accounts

Related Links

• The 4 Pillars:
  • Pillar 1: EURJPY ASIA BREAKOUT (+2.6%/year at Risk 5%)
  • Pillar 2: GBPJPY ASIA BREAKOUT (+1.7%/year at Risk 5%)
  • Pillar 3: BLAZE GOLD v2.30 (+9.2%/year at Risk 5% / +15.3%/year at Risk 10%)
  • Pillar 4: AUDCAD PEACE-CLONE (+22%/year with SL-attached martingale)
• Failure Prevention System: /blog/failure-prevention-system

FXEA365 — An MT5 EA distribution service that differentiates through honest, verified data. We publish only strategies that actually work in 14-year live backtests, not inflated claimed numbers.