Automation rankings: the top 10 for October 2026

Every automation we test is a trading strategy we built, running live trade by trade, with every result shown, losses included. We are testing 2,850 of them live right now. These are the 10 with the best live results in October 2026.

Nasdaq EMA Crossover Hunter led with +20.1% from 15 trades.

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The top 10

1. Nasdaq EMA Crossover Hunter (USTEC, buys and sells, 5-minute chart): +20.1% from 15 trades, 80% of them winners. Live for 4 weeks: +20.1% from 15 trades, profit factor 3.98.

2. DAX Fair Value Gap Hunter (GER40, buys and sells, 15-minute chart): +19.4% from 17 trades, 71% of them winners. Live for 4 weeks: +19.4% from 17 trades, profit factor 2.12.

3. DAX Fair Value Gap Sniper (GER40, buys only, 1-hour chart): +19.1% from 9 trades, 78% of them winners. Live for 10 weeks: +18.1% from 26 trades, profit factor 2.26.

4. DAX Pin Bar Sniper (GER40, buys only, 1-hour chart): +16.6% from 8 trades, 63% of them winners. Live for 11 weeks: +12.0% from 25 trades, profit factor 1.56.

5. Nasdaq Williams %R Longshot (USTEC, buys and sells, 1-hour chart): +15.6% from 15 trades, 67% of them winners. Live for 4 weeks: +15.6% from 15 trades, profit factor 1.49.

6. DAX Liquidity Sweep Grinder (GER40, buys only, 5-minute chart): +14.2% from 26 trades, 62% of them winners. Live for 4 weeks: +14.2% from 26 trades, profit factor 1.45.

7. DAX Parabolic SAR Flip Hunter (GER40, buys only, 1-hour chart): +14.1% from 8 trades, 63% of them winners. Live for 4 weeks: +14.1% from 8 trades, profit factor 3.47.

8. Dow Fair Value Gap Hunter (US30, buys only, 5-minute chart): +13.1% from 8 trades, 88% of them winners. Live for 4 weeks: +13.1% from 8 trades, profit factor 4.87.

9. Gold Fair Value Gap Longshot (gold, buys and sells, 30-minute chart): +11.8% from 23 trades, 35% of them winners. Live for 4 weeks: +11.8% from 23 trades, profit factor 1.46.

10. DAX Fair Value Gap Reaper (GER40, buys only, 5-minute chart): +11.5% from 8 trades, 88% of them winners. Live for 11 weeks: +14.1% from 22 trades, profit factor 2.62.

How these are measured

Every figure is a live result on a 2,000 demo account under real market conditions, after costs, with the strategy's own fixed lot size. Returns are a percentage of that account. To make this list an automation needs at least 8 closed trades in the period and a positive result. No backtest figure is used anywhere in this report. An automation is only called proven after 12 weeks of live testing.

Important

These are past results of live testing on a demo account, and past results are not a guide to future results. Any automation can stop working, and losses can be fast. Trading leveraged products such as CFDs carries a high risk of losing money. This report is information, not advice or a recommendation to trade.