Systematic trading, built to last.
TrostenLabs builds and licenses quantitative expert advisors for MetaTrader 5. Each system is developed with out-of-sample testing, hard risk controls, and live trade management — available to run on your own account, under your control.
The objective
Outperform the index, with a smoother path.
Most trading systems are sold on raw return. The ORB Portfolio was designed with a different measure in mind: to perform above a passive index over time while keeping drawdown contained — so the equity curve stays smooth rather than volatile.
It exists to diversify a broader investment portfolio. Returns matter, but so does the path you take to get there. A system that doubles your money through a 40% drawdown is not the same as one that gets there without ever pushing you to the point of giving up. The throttle engine exists precisely to favour the second path.
The problem
Good automated strategies take years to build. Most never get finished.
Turning an idea into a robust, walk-forward tested EA is where almost everyone stops.
Thousands of curve-fitted EAs with beautiful backtests and no forward testing, no walk-forward, no Monte Carlo simulation.
Not a replacement for manual trading or your other investments — a systematic complement that captures the sessions and setups you can't always be there for.
What you get
A Licensed Professional EA Portfolio.
You download the compiled expert advisor and run it yourself. The licence key ties it to the MT5 account numbers you register — nothing else leaves your terminal.
Latest compiled build available in your dashboard the moment your licence is active.
Paste your licence key into the EA inputs and register the MT5 account numbers you'll run it on.
Request help from the dashboard and we'll walk you through the whole install.
How the licence works
From application to a running system.
Tell us about your setup and goals so we can confirm the system is a suitable match. We reply with terms and next steps.
Download the current .ex5 build and accompanying documentation from your dashboard.
Add the MT5 account number(s) the licence will be authorised to run on.
Enter the licence key in the EA input fields on your chart.
Enable AutoTrading, set your risk parameters, and the system begins operating.
Setup guidance is included with every licence should you need assistance along the way.
The line-up
One available now. Two still in the lab.
For information or access to the ORB Portfolio — apply below.
Five opening-range strategies across Nasdaq, DAX, S&P, Dow and gold. Six and a half years of tick data.
A gold breakout momentum strategy built on previous historic key levels. Under final testing.
A multi-strategy portfolio built to run in parallel with the ORB and Trosten strategies.
Who this is for
This is an advanced algorithmic trading system.
This is not a low-ticket product. There is a one-off purchase for the EA itself plus a monthly fee that keeps it maintained and funds new research — and the first two months of that fee are included when you buy.
It's built for people who understand that algorithmic trading is a statistics game played out over years: positive expectancy, hard risk limits, losing weeks and drawdowns included. It is not for anyone who thinks a good backtest means the next month is guaranteed, and it is not a get-rich-quick product. If that's what you're looking for, we're not the right shop.
Tell us about your account, your experience and what you actually expect — we'll come back with pricing and an honest answer on whether it fits.
Questions
Everything you're wondering.
Put an algorithm on your chart tonight.
Pick an EA, get your licence key, and we'll help you install it.
Trading involves risk of loss. Legal & Risk Disclosure.