Kestrel Grid EA for MT4: Expert Advisor With Controlled Lots

What makes this grid controlled

An uncapped grid is a countdown: each addition costs far more than the last, doubling or worse, until the account cannot carry the float. Kestrel’s additions do grow as a basket adds — the lot size increases step by step — but the increase per step is small and capped rather than doubling, the basket closes together at one target, and the worst case is not a hope but a measurement with a date.

Like the kestrel that hangs still in the wind before it strikes, it waits, holds and closes once.

The record that backs it

All simulated on Dukascopy data, Horizon level, euros at fixed rates; returns and yearly figures are on the capital we recommend for each record:

Record	Period	Return	Yearly, on that capital	Worst floating loss	Capital we recommend
EURUSD Patient	2010 – Sep 2026	+309%	18.5%	−€2,788, 21 Aug 2024	€8,500
EURUSD Active	2010 – Sep 2026	+297%	17.8%	−€4,946, 18 May 2017	€14,900
GBPUSD Patient	2010–2025	+257%	16.0%	−€3,885, 14 Nov 2024	€11,700
GBPUSD Active	2010–2025	+251%	15.7%	−€7,122, 31 Jul 2020	€21,400
EURCAD Patient	2014–2025	+144%	12.0%	−€3,408, 13 Mar 2017	€10,300
EURCAD Active	2014–2025	+128%	10.6%	−€5,887, 13 Mar 2017	€17,700
AUDCAD Patient	2010 – Sep 2026	+243%	14.6%	−€3,703, 22 Oct 2012	€14,000
AUDCAD Active	2010 – Sep 2026	+429%	25.7%	−€4,699, 13 Feb 2011	€20,300
K3	2010 – Sep 2026	+268%	16.0%	−€3,704, 22 Oct 2012	€22,500
K1	2010 – Sep 2026	+393%	23.5%	−€4,701, 14 Feb 2011	€28,800
Full portfolio	2010 – Sep 2026	+344%	20.6%	−€6,165, 4 Mar 2016	€42,800

For a single record the recommendation is three times its worst case; for a portfolio, the recommendations of its records added up. Every mix, with the two stop-out floors and the joint reading beside the recommendation: Kestrel Pair Combinations: What Fits Your Capital. A worse episode than any in the record remains possible. Beyond the backtest, the software has run on two demo accounts since September 2026 — a forward test on demo, not a real account. Method and per-year detail: Kestrel Expert Advisor Performance and Results.

What you choose with Kestrel

• Pairs: EURUSD, GBPUSD, EURCAD and AUDCAD — choose your pairs, one to four in the same account, then Patient, Active or both for each.
• Variant: Patient adds to a basket less often and holds a smaller worst case; Active adds more often, returned more in the backtest and reached a larger worst case. Same rules, same basket close.
• Published portfolios: K3 (AUDCAD Patient + EURUSD Patient), K1 (AUDCAD Active + EURUSD Patient), Full portfolio (all three).

Choose your level by capital

Horizon (0.01 starting lot) €999 a year, Summit (×5) €4,999, Zenith (×10) €9,999, VAT included. The rules are identical; the level scales the size. At Horizon, recommended capital runs from €8,500 for the smallest published record (EURUSD Patient) alone, to €50,800 for all four pairs with one variant each, to €118,800 for all eight records — the four pairs in both Patient and Active. Five times that at Summit and ten at Zenith — always a recommendation, never a condition, and not investment advice.

The calculation behind each figure: Kestrel EA Risk Management and Capital for MT4 Portfolios. Or skip the cross-referencing: build your own set of pairs and variants in the Kestrel Portfolio Calculator and see the recommended capital directly.

From purchase to a running grid

1. Choose your pairs, then Patient, Active or both for each.
2. Choose the level whose recommended capital matches your account.
3. Buy the annual licence on Kestrel Forex Robot Price and Licence Levels.
4. Install on MetaTrader 4, on a VPS, and load the set file of your level.
5. Follow the record: every figure carries its date, feed and period.

For the mechanics of grid trading in general, brand aside: Grid Trading Strategy: Rules, Risks and Lot Sizing. The catalogue: Kestrel Expert Advisors for MT4.