Trade Equity Guardian: Automated MT5 safeguard that protects equity and limits losses

This review of Trade Equity Guardian in 2026 focuses on performance and robust analysis of its protective role within an MT5 trading environment. Trade Equity Guardian is unique because it does not attempt to predict market direction or open trades; instead it acts as a continuous guardrail that monitors account equity, aggregate exposure and individual position risk. In both backtests and live demonstrations it proved effective at enforcing user-set thresholds and preventing runaway losses that can arise from correlated positions or unexpected market events. The algorithm works by reading account-level metrics and iterating through open orders in real time, applying configurable rules such as equity stop, maximum per-symbol exposure, and profit lock levels. Trade Equity Guardian executes immediate closures when a threshold is breached and can be set to notify users via platform alerts. It handles the best market conditions for which protective automation is needed: high volatility, news events, and situations where multiple strategies create unintended concentration. Its risk management approach emphasizes decisive, transparent actions rather than complex hedging, and the expected performance characteristic is reduced tail risk and shallower drawdowns while allowing existing strategies to continue generating returns. For traders who require a simple, always-on safety mechanism, Trade Equity Guardian provides a lightweight, predictable layer of account protection developed by LEE SAMSON for MT5.