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The three guides that answer most support questions.

How to install an Expert Advisor on MT4 and MT5
Where the files go, which terminal settings to enable and how to confirm an Expert Advisor is actually running, with the differences between MetaTrader 4 and 5 called out.
6 min read
Risk management controls every Expert Advisor should have
The inputs that keep an automated strategy inside your limits: position sizing, hard stops, daily and equity loss limits, exposure caps, spread and news filters, and how to test that each one actually fires.
7 min read
Reading backtests critically: ten questions to ask before you trust a curve
How to evaluate an Expert Advisor backtest report: modelling quality, spread and commission assumptions, sample size, optimisation bias and the signs a curve was fitted rather than earned.
7 min read

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Choosing a VPS for Expert Advisors: latency, specs and what actually matters
How to pick a virtual server for automated trading: why location beats raw specifications, how much RAM and CPU a terminal really needs, and the operational details that cause missed trades.
7 min read
Troubleshooting Expert Advisors: the errors behind most support tickets
Fixes for the most common Expert Advisor problems: “Algo trading disabled”, DLL imports not allowed, wrong symbol suffix, insufficient margin, invalid stops, trade context busy and a tool that simply never trades.
7 min read
Risk management controls every Expert Advisor should have
The inputs that keep an automated strategy inside your limits: position sizing, hard stops, daily and equity loss limits, exposure caps, spread and news filters, and how to test that each one actually fires.
7 min read
Prop-firm compatibility: running an Expert Advisor inside a funded-account rule set
How prop-firm rules on daily loss, trailing drawdown, news trading, consistency and EA usage interact with automated tools, and how to check a tool against a specific firm before you pay for a challenge.
7 min read
Reading backtests critically: ten questions to ask before you trust a curve
How to evaluate an Expert Advisor backtest report: modelling quality, spread and commission assumptions, sample size, optimisation bias and the signs a curve was fitted rather than earned.
7 min read
Understanding drawdown: what the number means and what it hides
Maximal, relative, absolute and floating drawdown explained, why the figure in a backtest report is a floor rather than a ceiling, and how to size an account around it.
6 min read
MT4 vs MT5 for Expert Advisors: which platform should you run?
The practical differences between MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 for running Expert Advisors: file formats, order handling, hedging versus netting, backtesting and broker availability.
6 min read
How to install an Expert Advisor on MT4 and MT5
Where the files go, which terminal settings to enable and how to confirm an Expert Advisor is actually running, with the differences between MetaTrader 4 and 5 called out.
6 min read