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The Three Pillars of Trading Success: Edge, Risk and Psychology
A strategy with a proven edge, strict risk management and a steady mind. Take one away and the other two cannot save the account. Here is…
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Short, practical guides to Expert Advisors and MetaTrader: from your first EA to running one like a professional.
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- 1 What Is an Expert Advisor? A Plain Guide to MT5 Trading Robots 2 min read
- 2 How to Choose a Broker for an Expert Advisor 2 min read
- 3 How to Install an Expert Advisor on MetaTrader 5 2 min read
- 4 How to Back-Test an Expert Advisor in MetaTrader 5 2 min read
- 5 Do You Need a VPS to Run an Expert Advisor? 2 min read
- 6 Trading Gold (XAUUSD) with an Expert Advisor: What to Know 2 min read
- 7 The Three Pillars of Trading Success: Edge, Risk and Psychology 2 min read
- 8 Risk First: Why a Stop Loss on Every Trade Beats Martingale, Grid and Averaging Down 2 min read
- 9 Win Rate, Risk to Reward and the Losing Streak You Should Expect 5 min read
- 10 Trading Psychology: Why the Trader Is the Weakest Link 2 min read
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Discipline
Trading Psychology: Why the Trader Is the Weakest Link
Most accounts are not lost to a bad strategy. They are lost to fear, greed, revenge and impatience. Here is how each one costs money, and…
Discipline
Win Rate, Risk to Reward and the Losing Streak You Should Expect
A 40% win rate can grow an account and a 70% win rate can drain one. How win rate and risk to reward work together, how…
Discipline
Risk First: Why a Stop Loss on Every Trade Beats Martingale, Grid and Averaging Down
Martingale, grid and averaging down all win often and lose everything once. Here is the arithmetic behind that, and why a predefined stop loss and take…
Markets & brokers
Trading Gold (XAUUSD) with an Expert Advisor: What to Know
Gold moves far and trends hard, which is why so many Expert Advisors are built for XAUUSD. Here is what makes gold different and what to…
Markets & brokers
How to Choose a Broker for an Expert Advisor
The same Expert Advisor can behave differently on two brokers. Spreads, execution, symbols and account type all matter. Here is what to check before you open…
Set-up
Do You Need a VPS to Run an Expert Advisor?
An Expert Advisor only trades while MetaTrader is running. A VPS keeps it running around the clock. Here is when you need one and what to…
Set-up
How to Back-Test an Expert Advisor in MetaTrader 5
A back-test shows how an Expert Advisor's rules would have traded past prices. Here is how to run one in MT5's Strategy Tester and how to…
Set-up
How to Install an Expert Advisor on MetaTrader 5
Installing an Expert Advisor on MetaTrader 5 takes five minutes: copy the file into the Experts folder, switch on Algo Trading and attach it to a…
Getting started
What Is an Expert Advisor? A Plain Guide to MT5 Trading Robots
An Expert Advisor is a program that trades a MetaTrader account by fixed rules. Here is what one does, what it cannot do, and what to…
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