Auto Recovery EA for MetaTrader 4 and 5 – Forex Hedging Expert Advisor with Zone Recovery Strategy

Auto Recovery EA is a professional MetaTrader trading robot for MT4 and MT5 that uses a proven hedging strategy to protect trades and recover losses. Also known as the zone recovery strategy, automatic loss recovery or recovery zone method, this expert advisor can hedge open positions and help forex traders avoid large drawdowns while potentially turning losing trades back into profit.

Auto Recovery main functions

Prevent losses by hedging open trades instead of relying on a stop loss
Automatically close the trading basket when profit reaches breakeven or a set target
Turn losing trades into winners by closing them and securing profits on the opposite positions

RobotFX Auto Recovery is a powerful MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 expert advisor that recovers losing trades by opening one or more opposite positions using a proven zone recovery strategy. This feature is also part of the RobotFX Fluid EA, but offered here in a simplified form focused on the Hedge Zone. It is an effective way to transform losing trades into breakeven or profitable trades, without relying on stop losses or risky martingale strategies. The algorithm is based on Joseph Nemeth’s well-known zone recovery trading method, adapted for both MT4 and MT5 platforms.

See the chart below to understand how forex zone recovery trading works in practice. The lot size of hedging orders is determined either by a multiplier set by the trader or by the recovery zone ratio combined with the take profit.

Zone Recovery Forex EA for MetaTrader 4 and 5 – How the RobotFX Auto Recovery EA works

RobotFX Auto Recovery EA – applying zone recovery to hedge losing trades on MT4 and MT5

Technically, the Auto Recovery EA places opposite pending orders at the Recovery Zone distance (pips) from the initial trade, with a higher lot size. Unlike a traditional stop loss that closes a trade with a loss, the automatic loss recovery system protects equity by converting the trade into a hedge. If the price reverses and triggers the pending order, the EA activates it as a hedging position and simultaneously places another hedge trade at the recovery zone level with a higher lot size. Many traders refer to this as advanced zone recovery (ALR), where the area between the opposite trades creates multiple opportunities for profit.

The lot size of pending hedging orders is automatically calculated so that overall profit increases as soon as price hits them and continues in that direction.

Eventually, when the price breaks out either up or down, the basket of trades can be closed at the set Minimum Profit level. Traders can also limit the total number of open trades (Maximum Orders) or configure the EA to Close All Trades at Maximum Orders, ensuring disciplined risk management while still benefiting from recovery trading.

Trade examples

Auto Recovery EA for MT4 and MT5 – Forex Hedging Expert Advisor Trading Chart Example

Auto Recovery EA – a forex hedging robot for MT4 & MT5 that turns losing trades into breakeven or profit

In the trading chart above, the Auto Recovery EA is configured to close all open trades once the total profit reaches breakeven ($0). As shown, when a trade is opened, the EA immediately places an opposite pending order with a larger lot size. If the price triggers this hedging order and then moves in its favor, the profit from the hedge trade offsets the first trade’s losses. At that point, the EA automatically closes all active orders and removes the remaining pending orders from the chart.

When breakeven profit is reached, Auto Recovery EA can also be set to close only the losing trades while letting the profitable ones continue trailing, effectively converting losing trades into winners. Traders are encouraged to test and download the EA to find the most effective hedging settings for their forex trading strategy.

Auto Recovery Settings

Auto Recovery Expert Advisor Settings MT5 / MT4

Auto Recovery EA is basically a hedging EA designed to recover the loss from a losing trade

Client Email - fill this with your email IF you are using a paid version of this EA on a LIVE account
Recovery Zone - the number of pips from the opened trade where you want the hedge order to be placed; technically it is the height of the recovery zone
Take Profit has 2 functions:

Normal take profit for the opened trades, if Close Trades At Take Profit is set to true and the real profit is bigger than Minimum Profit
The ratio between this and the Recovery Zone can be used to calculate the next recovery trade order lotsize (Use Hedge Multiplier must be set to false). A ratio of 1:1 (for example RecoveryZone 50, TakeProfit 50) will make the hedging order to be double the size of the previous/initial order

Hedge Multiplier - IF Use Hedge Multiplier is set to true, this is the multiplier used to calculate the size of the next hedging order, based on the previous one(s)
Hedge Last Order LotSize - if enabled, it will set the hedging lotsize based on the last order lotsize instead of considering the entire baskets of opposite trades
Maximum Orders - the maximum number of recovery trades allowed to be opened by the EA; use as a safety measure to restrict the EA opening too many trades, such as when a consolidation zone occurs
Minimum Profit - minimum profit which, once reached, allows the EA to close a basket of trades (see Close All Opened Trades) or a trade at Take Profit level (although at this point the profit should already be higher than Minimum Profit)
BreakEven - once the price will move in your favor this number of pips (away from the opening price), the EA will set the stoploss at the trade opening price
Use Hedge Multiplier - whether or not to use a lotsize multiplier for the hedging orders, instead of the ratio between the Recovery Zone and the Take Profit
Hedge Multiplier - the lotsize multiplier for the hedge orders, if the Use Hedge Multiplier is set to true
When Minimum Profit is Reached - choose what to do when the basket profit reaches the Minimum Profit:

Close All Opened Trades - once this profit is reached, the EA will start closing all opened trades on the chart. Set it to 0 if you want to close all trades at a cumulative break-even; however, please mind that between closing the first trade and the last one, the price might move and the profit (after close) might be slightly higher or lower than the MinProfit
Close Losers & Set BreakEven - close the losing trades and place the stop-loss of the winning trades at a distance defined by the trader (see below)
Do Nothing - self explanatory

Trailing Stop for Close Losers & Set BE (pips) - if #2 is triggered (above), this will be the trailing-stop for the remaining (winners) opened trades
Trailing Step for Close Losers & Set BE (pips) - if #2 is triggered (above), this will be the trailing-step for the remaining (winners) opened trades. Also, it defines the distance from the current price where the EA will place the stoploss (right after Close Losers & Set BreakEven will close the losing trades)
Close Trades At Take Profit - close trades at Take Profit, if they are all profitable (ie profit > Minimum Profit)
Close Trades At Maximum Orders - whether or not to allow the EA to close all orders when the Maximum Orders number is reached - will probably lead to some losses as the EA won't consider the profit and the Minimum Profit
Slippage - the maximum distance, in pips, allowed for the price to move between sending a trade order to the server and execution (by the broker’s server)
Magic Number - leave this to -1 to trade manually (ie use the EA to hedge your personal trade) or set to match the Magic Number of your other EAs (if you want the Auto Recovery to manage trades opened by other experts)
Trade Comment - use this to add a comment to the loss recovery trades opened by this EA, so you can monitor the logs easily
Show Comments - displays information about the broker/trade(r)/basket on the chart
Open Trade If Pending Hedge Fails - if a hedge order is not triggered and the price “jumps” over it (example: gaps formed during the weekend) the EA will open a hedging trade and recalculate the recovery zone, the (other) opposite order etc.
LotSize (testing) - applies only when testing the EA in the Strategy Tester and it defines the lotsize of the opened (first) random trade, as percentage of the entire equity (ie 0.01 = 1%, 0.1 = 10%, 1 = 100%)

How to choose hedging settings

Differences between MT5 EA version compared to MT4 EA

The Auto Recovery MT5 expert advisor:

has an option to disable BreakEven - the BreakEven (pips) value will still be used if Close Losers & Set BreakEven for Winners is an option to deal with baskets of trades that reach Minimum Profit
had the trailing option for Close Losers & Set BreakEven for Winners removed (the MT5 version places the StopLoss at BE without trailing the price)
has the option to close all trades if their (negative) profits reach the Maximum Loss amount
offers the posibility to remove itself from the chart, close MT5 or do nothing if any of the Close Trades When/If is triggered according to trader's settings

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10 Comments

Anonymous

OMG this EA is a lifesaver! I always getting stuck in bad trades and this thing just... fixes it. Like magic. Not totally sure how it works but my account balance says thank you! A little tricky to set up but worth it.

Aýna Fedelm

Been using auto recovery for few weeks now. Is good. My english not so good but the EA is good. It turn red trades to green. Small profit but profit is profit. No more big lose. Recomended

Shahrokh Allana

I was so skeptical, you know? Like, 'another robot promising miracles.' But this Auto Recovery actually pulls you out of a hole. It's not a get rich quick thing, gotta be smart with your trades still, but when you mess up, this really helps. Seriously impressive

This EA saved my account more than once this month. I used to just hit stop loss and take the hit but now it just like... makes the trade come back. Still learning all the settings but very happy with the results so far

Lawrence Siv

Its ok. not perfect but good for recovery. somtimes i still have to manual intervene but most of time it do its job. better than lose all money for sure

This Auto Recovery EA is a game changer for my trading strategy. I was tired of just hitting stop losses and losing big. This cleverly hedges and turns losing trades into small wins or break-evens. It's not some holy grail but it's a solid risk management tool. Very happy

Silviu David

I'm not a pro trader, very new to forex actually. This robot makes me feel much safer. I still make mistakes of course but the auto recovery feature is like a safety net. My confidence is much better. Great for beginners, i think

Asylym Hema

Just got it, trying on demo first. Seems really good, it recovered few bad positions already

Frederik Hamed

Been looking for something like this forever. Martingale systems are too risky for me. This zone recovery thing is much better. It just works. My mental state improved a lot knowing I have this backup. Five stars for that alone!

Helder

Simple concept, brilliantly executed. It minimizes losses and helps you get out of tricky situations. This has drastically reduced my stress levels when trading. Good job to the developers!