QuantForges launches The “Tide” FX value-centre gridAnother source of return for idle money
Exchange rates behave like the tide: what rises falls back, and what falls rebounds. “Tide” does not bet on direction. It places orders and takes profit on every swing, turning the back-and-forth of exchange rates into profit banked one trade at a time.
What it is
An automated FX grid strategy
It trades several major currency pairs, including cross pairs without USD. It does not predict direction and takes profit each time an exchange rate completes a swing.
Return and risk
One-year backtest +47%~+73%
Backtest max drawdown 19%~24%. The number of levels held at once is capped, positions trapped for too long are cleared at expiry, and cross-currency diversification spreads single-currency risk.
How hands-off
Fully automatic, no screen-watching
It runs in the cloud 24/7, with pending orders and take-profits executed by the broker’s server, and every trade is visible in your MT5 client.
How to take part
MT5 copying, from 1,000 USD
Open an MT5 account at the designated broker and pick a version to copy. Your funds always stay in your own name, the platform never handles them, and you can stop at any time.
Returns and drawdowns are historical backtests (2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30, 12 full months, the broker’s real 5-minute data), not live results. A backtest does not indicate future returns and live results are usually lower; please read the risk disclosure below.
Shown as a percentage of capital, so the four versions can be compared directly. All four versions’ max drawdowns fell in the same week of late January 2026 and were recovered afterwards.
Monthly return (backtest)
StarterAdvancedStandardFlagship
Month
Starter
Advanced
Standard
Flagship
2025-10
-0.2%
+2.3%
+2.4%
+1.5%
2025-11
+6.2%
+8.6%
+8.8%
+9.1%
2025-12
+4.2%
+5.0%
+5.0%
+3.5%
2026-01
-5.8%
-7.4%
-7.9%
+3.0%
2026-02
+11.8%
+9.8%
+9.8%
+9.6%
2026-03
+4.3%
+12.2%
+12.3%
+20.8%
2026-04
+9.4%
+13.0%
+12.6%
+17.6%
2026-05
+9.6%
+10.0%
+9.4%
+12.3%
2026-06
-0.6%
+2.2%
+2.5%
-5.1%
2026-07
+5.8%
+3.2%
+2.5%
+1.7%
2026-08
+0.3%
-1.6%
-1.7%
+0.4%
2026-09
+2.4%
-0.6%
-0.5%
-1.0%
How the four versions differ
All four versions use the same rules: a dynamic value centre, multi-level orders, position aging management and cross-currency diversification. What differs is how many currency pairs are traded at once and how large each level’s order is.
Starter (from 1,000 USD): trades two lower-volatility currency pairs, one of which does not involve USD. Few levels with wide spacing, and the smallest drawdown of the four versions.
Advanced (from 2,000 USD): trades three currency pairs, two of which do not involve USD, with finer order spacing. Its backtest return is about 9 percentage points higher than the Starter’s.
Standard (from 4,000 USD): the same three pairs as the Advanced version with orders twice as fine. Its return is close to the Advanced version’s, and its worst floating loss when every order is trapped is a smaller share of capital.
Flagship (from about 4,800 USD): six currency pairs, half of which do not involve USD, with the highest return and the largest drawdown. See the Flagship details →
More capital does not by itself raise the rate of return: within one version, doubling capital doubles profit and loss in dollars and leaves the return rate unchanged. Extra capital is put to use in finer orders and more currency pairs, which spreads the risk.
Questions you may have
Which version should I choose?
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How much could I lose at the worst?
19%–24% backtest max drawdown
Starter
−19.4%
Advanced
−20.1%
Standard
−20.1%
Flagship
−23.7%
The vertical line marks 25%: plan your capital on the basis that drawdown may exceed 25%. The Starter, Advanced and Standard versions cap the number of levels held, so in the extreme case where every order is trapped the floating loss is about 21%–24% of capital.
Where is my money?
Your MT5 broker account← places orders —QuantForges
Your funds always stay in your own broker account. The platform only places orders for your account, never handles funds and cannot withdraw. You can stop copying at any time.
How much does it cost?
0.2% of copy capital / month
$1,000
$2
$4,000
$8
$10,000
$20
Monthly fee · pay in USDT (BEP20) · no performance fee
Why not start with less?
0.01 lot · the broker’s minimum order size
With too little capital, even a few levels would each be too large a share of it. 1,000 USD is the lowest size at which risk stays controlled.
Are copy fills the same as the lead account’s?
Lead account’s pending orders— copied →Your account’s orders at the same prices
The whole set of pending orders is copied and fills at the same prices, with take-profits executed by the broker. Timing and spreads make results differ slightly from the lead account’s.
Risk disclosure
All returns on this page are backtests, not live results. The Flagship version has been running on a simulated account since October 2026, and the lead accounts for the Starter, Advanced and Standard versions are being prepared; opening dates will be announced by the platform.
Live results are usually lower than backtests. The backtest assumes an order fills the moment its price is reached, with no slippage or rejections, and covers only one year. Expect about half the backtest return: roughly 25%–35% a year, with max drawdown possibly above 25%.
FX margin trading uses leverage and losses can exceed expectations. In the smaller-capital versions each level is larger relative to capital, so account equity swings more than in the larger versions.
Technical risk: the strategy depends on the connection between the cloud terminal and the broker. While the connection is down, pending orders and take-profits are still executed by the broker, but strategy adjustments and risk controls pause.
This page is not investment advice and promises no return. Whether it suits you depends on your own finances and your region’s regulations, and copying may not be available in some regions.
We will keep publishing each version’s lead account live record: monthly return, drawdown and every trade.