TOOLS2026-05-24
Custom MT5 alerts via webhooks: Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams
How to wire MT5 alerts to any HTTP endpoint, including the WebRequest gotchas.
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TOOLS2026-05-24
ONNX machine learning models in MT5
How MT5 now runs ONNX models natively. A walkthrough from Python training to MQL5 inference.
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TOOLS2026-05-24
The MQL5 marketplace: how to evaluate a paid EA
Beyond the star ratings. Where to look for the actual performance data and how to validate the seller.
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TOOLS2026-05-24
EA scam red flags: how to spot a fake before you pay
Curve-fitted backtests, broken Monte Carlo, missing risk controls. The checklist before any EA touches a real account.
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TOOLS2026-05-24
Backtesting properly on MT5: modelling, ticks, spreads
The settings that make backtests valid. Why every-tick mode matters and where Real Ticks come from.
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TOOLS2026-05-24
MQL5 vs MQL4: what is different and what to migrate
Key syntax differences, the OOP additions in MQL5, and a porting checklist for MQL4 EAs.
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TOOLS2026-05-24
Writing your first Expert Advisor in MQL5
From OnTick to your first backtest in 90 minutes. A moving-average crossover EA built from scratch with full source.
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TOOLS2026-05-24
The free MT5 indicators actually worth installing
Beyond the built-in 38. The MQL5 community indicators worth your screen real estate.
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STRATEGY2026-05-23
Trend-following on MT5 with multi-timeframe confluence
A simple, robust trend-following framework using the H4 trend, H1 setup, M15 trigger model.
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STRATEGY2026-05-23
Position sizing on XAUUSD: the math nobody teaches you
Why a 0.10 lot on gold is not what you think it is, and how to size positions for fixed 1% risk on any broker.
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STRATEGY2026-05-23
EUR/USD mean reversion in low-volatility Asia sessions
When EU is asleep, EUR/USD often grinds. A range-fade strategy with strict invalidation rules.
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STRATEGY2026-05-23
FOMC trading: the Powell speech setup
Why FOMC trading is mostly about the Q&A. Setups that work during the press conference window.
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STRATEGY2026-05-23
NFP trading on MT5: pre-release setup and post-release execution
How to position before NFP releases and execute the post-release breakout cleanly without getting hunted.
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STRATEGY2026-05-23
Smart Money Concepts on MT5: a practical implementation
Order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps. The MT5 indicators and chart setups to identify them cleanly.
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STRATEGY2026-05-23
XAUUSD session-based playbook
Asia, London, NY, and overlap. Which sessions favour which setups and why.
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STRATEGY2026-05-23
The London to NY overlap gold scalp that actually works
A 3-hour window, two clean setups, and the exact MT5 indicator stack. Backtested across 2022 to 2026.
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BROKERS2026-05-23
MT5 VPS providers compared: Beeks, FXVM, BeeksFX
The real performance differences between MT5 VPS hosts, with measured latency to major brokers.
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BROKERS2026-05-23
MT5 broker server locations and why they matter
Equinix LD4, NY4, TY3. Where your broker hosts and what that means for your latency.
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BROKERS2026-05-23
Tier-1 vs offshore MT5 brokers: regulation reality check
What FCA, ASIC, CySEC actually require vs offshore "regulators" that mean nothing.
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BROKERS2026-05-23
How to read your MT5 trade history for execution quality
Slippage histograms, fill timestamps, and LP tag analysis from your own account data.
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BROKERS2026-05-23
Bridge software comparison: PrimeXM, oneZero, Centroid
How the three dominant bridges compare on latency, last-look handling, aggregation logic, and broker disclosures.
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BROKERS2026-05-23
Ultency explained: how MetaQuotes is killing the bridge industry
Native liquidity matching, 0.1ms latency, which brokers have adopted it, and what it means for execution quality.
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BROKERS2026-05-23
A-book vs B-book and how to tell what your broker is really doing
The signs in your execution data: slippage patterns, requote distributions, and LP names that should appear in trade comments.
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BROKERS2026-05-23
How MT5 connects to a broker: complete architecture guide
Server clusters, A-book vs B-book routing, the Ultency engine, bridge software, and where latency actually comes from.
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PLATFORM2026-05-23
Strategy Tester walkthrough: settings that actually matter
Modelling quality, tick generation, optimisation modes, and which results to trust.
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PLATFORM2026-05-23
MT5 templates, profiles, and chart organisation
The system most traders miss. Save dozens of hours by templating your workspace properly.
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PLATFORM2026-05-23
MT5 chart objects: trendlines, Fibonacci, Gann tools
A complete tour of every drawing tool, plus how to template chart setups and share them.
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PLATFORM2026-05-23
Custom symbol creation and synthetic instruments
Build your own composite symbol from existing instruments. Useful for testing pair correlations.
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PLATFORM2026-05-22
Netting vs hedging account types
The big architectural difference between MT5 account modes, what each lets you do, and which your broker offers.
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PLATFORM2026-05-22
MT5 order types explained: market, limit, stop, OCO
When to use each order type. The mechanics of stop-limit on MT5 vs MT4 (it is different).
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PLATFORM2026-05-22
Reading the market watch and depth of market
How DOM works on MT5, which brokers actually feed real Level II data, and how to interpret the visible book.
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PLATFORM2026-05-22
Installing MT5 on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android
Step-by-step install on every supported platform: Windows native, the Wine-wrapped macOS installer, CrossOver, VPS, plus iOS and Android.
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