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Creating AI-based trading robots: native integration with Python, matrices and vectors, math and statistics libraries and much more.

Find out how to use machine learning in trading. Neurons, perceptrons, convolutional and recurrent networks, predictive models — start with the basics and work your way up to developing your own AI. You will learn how to train and apply neural networks for algorithmic trading in financial markets.

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Building an Object-Oriented ONNX Inference Engine in MQL5

Building an Object-Oriented ONNX Inference Engine in MQL5

This article shows how to run Python-trained models natively in MetaTrader 5 via the terminal's ONNX functions. We build an MQL5 class that encapsulates session creation, fixes input/output tensor shapes, applies min-max feature normalization to mirror training, and executes OnnxRun once per bar to protect the CPU, the result is a reliable, maintainable inference path for live charts and the Strategy Tester without sockets or DLLs.
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How to Set Up an AI Hedge Fund in MetaTrader 5

How to Set Up an AI Hedge Fund in MetaTrader 5

The article examines the architecture of a committee consisting of 15 AI agents: ten analysts and four risk officers vote in three parallel phases, and the Chair records the final result. Isolated pair contexts with separate reputations are used for eight currency pairs. The dynamic vote threshold depends on the daily PnL targets. The Expert Advisor uses only the signal, SL and TP, which allows for evaluation pf the quality of its decisions without any additional mechanics.
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Duelist Algorithm

Duelist Algorithm

What if your trading strategies could learn from each other, like real fighters? Duelist Algorithm is a new optimization method where trading system parameters literally duel for the right to be called the best.
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Random Matrix Theory: Denoising the Correlation Matrix for Multi-Symbol EAs

Random Matrix Theory: Denoising the Correlation Matrix for Multi-Symbol EAs

Sample correlation matrices can look precise yet be mostly noise. This article implements a dependency-free RMT cleaner in MQL5: Jacobi eigendecomposition, Marchenko–Pastur eigenvalue screening, and average-noise reconstruction that preserves the matrix trace and unit diagonal. It explains integration into a basket EA so the denoised matrix improves stability of hedge ratios and weights between rebalances, while keeping the code portable and auditable.
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Elite Crystal Evolution Algorithm (CEO-inspired): Theory

Elite Crystal Evolution Algorithm (CEO-inspired): Theory

A new original population-based algorithm, ECEA, is presented. Inspired by the process of water freezing, it adapts ideas from the Crystal Energy Optimizer (CEO) algorithm, which uses graph-based search, for general optimization problems. The algorithm uses a dynamic elite group, three search strategies, and a periodic diversification mechanism.
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Neural Networks in Trading: Probabilistic Time Series Forecasting (Conclusion)

Neural Networks in Trading: Probabilistic Time Series Forecasting (Conclusion)

We invite you to learn about the K²VAE framework and how the proposed approaches can be integrated into a trading system. You will learn how the hybrid Koopman–Kalman–VAE approach helps build adaptive and interpretable models. The article concludes with practical results from using the implemented solutions.
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Neural Networks in Trading: The Adaptive Graph Diffusion Model (Conclusion)

Neural Networks in Trading: The Adaptive Graph Diffusion Model (Conclusion)

In this article, we conclude our work on building the SAGDFN framework using MQL5, summarizing the development process and presenting the results of its practical testing. Let's combine the modules we've already implemented into a single system, highlight the strengths of this approach, point out its weaknesses, and discuss possible ways to improve it.
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Neural Networks in Trading: A Unified View of Space and Time (Global-Local Attention)

Neural Networks in Trading: A Unified View of Space and Time (Global-Local Attention)

We are continuing our work on implementing the approaches proposed by the authors of the Extralonger framework. This time, we will focus on building a Global-Local Spatial Attention module using MQL5, examining both its structure and its practical integration into the overall computational process.
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Beyond the Clock (Part 2): Building Runs Bars in MQL5

Beyond the Clock (Part 2): Building Runs Bars in MQL5

We implement tick-, volume-, and dollar-runs bars in Python and MQL5 and align them with the existing bar‑building framework. The article details the dual‑accumulator update, offline calibration with per‑side seeds, state persistence for EAs, and parity verification to match Python and MQL5 outputs. Runs bars expose one‑sided bursts that net imbalance can hide, improving coverage during quiet sessions and for mean‑reversion models.
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Implementing a Continuous LLM Adaptation System for Algorithmic Trading

Implementing a Continuous LLM Adaptation System for Algorithmic Trading

SEAL (Self-Evolving Adaptive Learning) is a system for the continuous adaptation of large language models (LLMs) for algorithmic trading, designed to address the problem of rapid model degradation in changing markets. Instead of periodic retraining, which takes hours and erases old patterns, SEAL learns from every closed trade, maintains priority memory for important examples, and automatically initiates incremental fine-tuning when accuracy drops or a market regime change occurs.
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Feature Engineering for ML (Part 10): Structural Break Tests in MQL5

Feature Engineering for ML (Part 10): Structural Break Tests in MQL5

We port AFML Chapter 17 structural break tests to MQL5 as a single include, CStructuralBreaks, delivering six bar-indexed features for EAs: CSW statistic and critical value, Chow-Type DFC, SADF with a rolling lookback (default 252), SM-Exp, and SM-Power. SADF uses O(L²) rolling windows for real-time viability. A companion StructuralBreaksViewer indicator plots all series with per‑series visibility and optional z‑score normalization. SB_EMPTY marks invalid values for safe integration.
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MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 29): Continuation on Learning Rates with MLPs

MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 29): Continuation on Learning Rates with MLPs

We wrap up our look at learning rate sensitivity to the performance of Expert Advisors by primarily examining the Adaptive Learning Rates. These learning rates aim to be customized for each parameter in a layer during the training process and so we assess potential benefits vs the expected performance toll.
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MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 92): Using B-Tree Indexing and a Bayesian NN in a Custom Signal Class

MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 92): Using B-Tree Indexing and a Bayesian NN in a Custom Signal Class

In this article we present yet another custom MQL5 Signal Class that we are labelling ‘CSignalBTreeBayesian’. We are marrying the algorithm of a balanced tree with a neural network that is built on Bayesian principles to formulate yet another custom signal testable independently or with other signals thanks to the MQL5 Wizard.
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Neural Networks in Trading: Robust Trading Signals in Any Market Regime (ST-Expert)

Neural Networks in Trading: Robust Trading Signals in Any Market Regime (ST-Expert)

In this article, we will explore the ST-Expert framework, which ensures the robustness of forecasts under market uncertainty by taking local and global dependencies in time series into account. Its flexible architecture promotes model adaptability and improves the accuracy of predictions.
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MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 95): Using Disjoint Set Union and Deep Belief Network in a Custom Signal Class

MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 95): Using Disjoint Set Union and Deep Belief Network in a Custom Signal Class

For this article we switch to a custom MQL5 Wizard class that examines entry Signals. Our custom class is ‘CSignalDSUDBN’ this time around, and is coded by combining the Disjoint Set Union algorithm with a Deep Belief network. As has been the case throughout these series, our model is testable with MQL5 Wizard-Assembled Expert Advisors that can be tuned with different trailing stops and money management classes.
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Neural Networks in Trading: Heterogeneity-Informed Meta-Parameter Learning (HimNet)

Neural Networks in Trading: Heterogeneity-Informed Meta-Parameter Learning (HimNet)

We invite you to explore the HimNet framework, which combines the flexibility of spatio-temporal adaptation with high computational efficiency, enabling accurate and stable forecasts for financial time series. The article explains in detail how its key components interact with one another, transforming complex algorithms into a manageable architecture.
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Competitive Learning Algorithm (CLA)

Competitive Learning Algorithm (CLA)

The article presents the Competitive Learning Algorithm (CLA), a new metaheuristic optimization method based on simulating the educational process. The algorithm organizes the population of solutions into classes with students and teachers, where agents learn through three mechanisms: following the best in the class, using personal experience, and sharing knowledge between classes.
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MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 93): Using Suffix Automation and an Auto Encoder in a Custom Money Management Class

MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 93): Using Suffix Automation and an Auto Encoder in a Custom Money Management Class

For this article we switch to a custom MQL5 Wizard class implementation that explores Money Management. We are labelling our custom class ‘CMoneySuffixAE’ that we derive by combining the Suffix Automaton algorithm with an Autoencoder neural network. As always, this formulation is testable with MQL5 Wizard Assembled Expert Advisors that can be tuned with various entry signals and trailing stop approaches.
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Neural Networks in Trading: Training Deep Spiking Models (Spike Integration)

Neural Networks in Trading: Training Deep Spiking Models (Spike Integration)

The article presents a practical implementation of the key components of the SEW-ResNet framework using MQL5. The use of dynamic arrays and spiking mechanisms enables flexible model architecture design and efficient processing of financial time series. The proposed solutions demonstrate how SEW-ResNet can optimize computations and improve the extraction of meaningful features.
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Quantum Neural Network in MQL5 (Part I): Creating the Include File

Quantum Neural Network in MQL5 (Part I): Creating the Include File

The article presents a new approach to creating trading systems based on quantum principles and artificial intelligence. The author describes the development of a unique neural network that goes beyond classical machine learning by combining quantum mechanics with modern AI architectures.
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MetaTrader 5 Machine Learning Blueprint (Part 19): Bagging Regimes

MetaTrader 5 Machine Learning Blueprint (Part 19): Bagging Regimes

We test AFML's claim that the sequential bootstrap decorrelates bagged trees on overlapping triple‑barrier labels by isolating two levers: draw count and draw rule. One decision identical tree is bagged under four row‑sampling regimes and evaluated on EURUSD 2022–2023 for draw uniqueness, between‑tree correlation, AUC, and calibration. Decorrelation comes almost entirely from throttling max_samples to average uniqueness; the sequential draw adds little. Out-of-bag inflation is largest under full-count sequential sampling.
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A Grid Expert Advisor Based on a Cellular Automaton with Online Learning in MQL5 (Part I): Continuous Adaptation of the Trading Model on Each Bar

A Grid Expert Advisor Based on a Cellular Automaton with Online Learning in MQL5 (Part I): Continuous Adaptation of the Trading Model on Each Bar

The article examines the architecture of an Expert Advisor based on a cellular automaton with 10,000 adaptive parameters and an independent binary predictor with a 10-bar prediction horizon. The article demonstrates a three-level online learning process, the evolution of strategies, and validation using a ring buffer and a confusion matrix. The input parameters are reduced to Magic Number, while trading settings are calculated from ATR and five genomes. The EURUSD H1 test yielded an approximate hit rate of 58%, compared to roughly 51% for the fixed MLP.
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Beyond GARCH (Part IV): Partition Analysis in MQL5

Beyond GARCH (Part IV): Partition Analysis in MQL5

In this article, we shift from Python research to native MQL5 engineering. We build the first module of the MMAR library: a shared constants header, an SVD-based OLS regression class, a Generalized Hurst Exponent estimator, and the partition analysis engine that computes the partition function, extracts tau(q), estimates H via zero-crossing interpolation, and scores multifractality through three diagnostic tests. Tested on 500,000 bars of EURUSD M10, the engine correctly classifies the data as multifractal in under four seconds. Part 4 of an eight-part series. Part 5 fits the tau(q) curve to four candidate distributions via the Legendre transform.
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Neural Networks in Trading: An Intelligent Forecast Pipeline (Conclusion)

Neural Networks in Trading: An Intelligent Forecast Pipeline (Conclusion)

The article provides a fascinating look at how SwiGLU embedding reveals hidden market patterns, and how a sparse Mixture of Experts within a Decoder-Only Transformer makes forecasts more accurate at reasonable computational cost. We take an in-depth look at the integration of Time‑MoE into MQL5 and OpenCL, and provide a step-by-step guide to configuring and training the model.
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How to Implement Competition Among LLM Agents in MetaTrader 5

How to Implement Competition Among LLM Agents in MetaTrader 5

The article describes a competitive architecture for MetaTrader 5 in which ten LLM agents, each with different trading rules, manage their own capital and open independent positions using unique magic numbers. The system prompt and the agent's trading aggressiveness are adjusted based on PnL results and the trade streak. A reproducible framework with operating modes and monitored metrics is presented, suitable for testing and further optimization.
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Buzzard Optimization Algorithm (BUZOA)

Buzzard Optimization Algorithm (BUZOA)

BUZOA is a population-based metaheuristic algorithm in which each agent randomly selects one of three hunting tactics at each iteration: a narrow search around its personal best, a classic PSO step toward the flock leader, or full teleportation to a random point in the search space. The article examines the implementation of the algorithm in MQL5, identifies a coefficient sign error in the original formulation, and presents benchmark results on a standard test bench.
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Artificial Searching Swarm Algorithm (ASSA)

Artificial Searching Swarm Algorithm (ASSA)

The article discusses the implementation of the Artificial Searching Swarm Algorithm (ASSA) in MQL5 as part of a unified test bench. The article examines three behavioral movement rules, the signal and global bulletin board mechanisms, space normalization, and the stepRatio and Pc parameters. Readers will receive a ready-made foundation for integrating ASSA, as well as an answer to the question of how successful the tactical metaphor proved to be as a basis for the competitiveness of the optimization algorithm.
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MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 30): Spotlight on Batch-Normalization in Machine Learning

MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 30): Spotlight on Batch-Normalization in Machine Learning

Batch normalization is the pre-processing of data before it is fed into a machine learning algorithm, like a neural network. This is always done while being mindful of the type of Activation to be used by the algorithm. We therefore explore the different approaches that one can take in reaping the benefits of this, with the help of a wizard assembled Expert Advisor.
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Measuring What Matters (Part 1) : Portfolio Risk Decomposition in MQL5

Measuring What Matters (Part 1) : Portfolio Risk Decomposition in MQL5

The article establishes a reproducible method to measure portfolio risk for multiple symbols using MQL5 matrices and OpenBLAS. It covers computing log returns, building a covariance matrix, and evaluating wᵀΣw instead of summing individual variances. A complete script prints naive versus true volatility and the cross‑term contribution, enabling you to detect when correlated instruments inflate exposure beyond single‑asset estimates.
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MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 97): Using Convex Hull and a miniature GRU Network in a Custom Trailing Stop Class

MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 97): Using Convex Hull and a miniature GRU Network in a Custom Trailing Stop Class

For this article we look at a custom MQL5 Wizard class for Trailing Stops. Our implemented custom class ‘CTrailingConvexHullGRU’, is built from merging the Convex Hull algorithm with a GRU network. As always we seek to develop a model that is testable with MQL5 Wizard-Assembled Expert Advisors and can be tuned with various Money Management and entry Signals classes. Our testing is with the 'Envelopes' and the RSI classes for Signal.
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Beyond the Mean and Standard Deviation: A Robust Statistics Library for MQL5 Indicators

Beyond the Mean and Standard Deviation: A Robust Statistics Library for MQL5 Indicators

Price outliers distort indicators based on the mean and standard deviation. This article delivers a robust MQL5 library (RobustStats.mqh) implementing the median, 1.4826-scaled MAD, and Theil–Sen slope, plus three drop‑in indicators that replace Bollinger Bands, the linear regression channel, and the z‑score oscillator. A comparison overlay and a breakdown‑point measurement on EURUSD show how the robust instruments hold their shape when a single spike moves the classical ones.
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Self Optimizing Expert Advisors in MQL5 (Part 18): Time Lagged Independent Components Analysis

Self Optimizing Expert Advisors in MQL5 (Part 18): Time Lagged Independent Components Analysis

We evaluate blind source separation for market noise control using FastICA applied to SMA-filtered, time-lagged OHLC features. The study compares classical and surrogate targets, measures accuracy across lags, tunes KNN models, and inspects residual structure with clustering. Models are exported to ONNX and integrated into an MQL5 Expert Advisor for testing. The result is a reproducible pipeline from data extraction to deployment.
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Neural Networks in Trading: Generalizing Time Series Without Data-Specific Dependence (Conclusion)

Neural Networks in Trading: Generalizing Time Series Without Data-Specific Dependence (Conclusion)

The article will show you how Mamba4Cast turns theory into a working trading algorithm and lays the groundwork for your own experiments. Do not miss this opportunity to gain a full range of knowledge and inspiration for developing your own strategy.
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Neural Networks in Trading: Effective Feature Extraction for Accurate Classification (Building Objects)

Neural Networks in Trading: Effective Feature Extraction for Accurate Classification (Building Objects)

Mantis is a versatile tool for in-depth time series analysis that can be flexibly scaled to accommodate any financial scenario. Learn how a combination of patching, local convolutions, and cross-attention enables a highly accurate interpretation of market patterns.
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Neural Networks in Trading: Hierarchical Skill Discovery for Adaptive Agent Behavior (HiSSD)

Neural Networks in Trading: Hierarchical Skill Discovery for Adaptive Agent Behavior (HiSSD)

In this article, we explore the HiSSD framework, which combines hierarchical learning and multi-agent approaches to create adaptive systems. We examine in detail how this innovative methodology helps uncover hidden patterns in financial markets and optimize trading strategies in decentralized environments.
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Downloading International Monetary Fund Data Using Python

Downloading International Monetary Fund Data Using Python

Downloading international monetary fund data in Python: Mining IMF data for use in macroeconomic currency strategies. How can macroeconomics help an ordinary and an algorithmic trader?
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Machine Learning Under Constraint (Part 1): A Configurable Rule Set for Prop-Firm Position Sizing

Machine Learning Under Constraint (Part 1): A Configurable Rule Set for Prop-Firm Position Sizing

Hardcoded prop-firm rules lock the sizer to one program. This article factors those rules into a PropFirmRuleSet and refactors PropFirmAccountState and the sizing modifiers to consume it, including dynamic versus fixed daily limits and the news-window profit-credit haircut. Parity against the original FundedNext behavior is validated on a simulated equity path, so you can retarget sizing by configuration instead of rewriting code.
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Beyond GARCH (Part VIII): The MMAR Library And Putting it to Work in an Expert Advisor

Beyond GARCH (Part VIII): The MMAR Library And Putting it to Work in an Expert Advisor

This article finalizes the MMAR project with a CMMAR facade class and a demo Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5. The facade exposes a compact API—configure, Fit(), Forecast()—that wraps partition analysis, spectrum fitting and Monte Carlo simulation. You will learn how to load data, fit the model and obtain a volatility forecast, with diagnostics and status handling for robust use in EAs.
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Joint Recurrence Quantification Analysis (JRQA) in MQL5: Detecting Simultaneous Recurrence in Two Series

Joint Recurrence Quantification Analysis (JRQA) in MQL5: Detecting Simultaneous Recurrence in Two Series

We extend the RQA library for MetaTrader 5 with JRQA, which detects when two series simultaneously revisit their own past states. The article covers the joint recurrence matrix, twelve JRQA metrics (including TREND and COMPLEXITY), dual-epsilon configuration, and a rolling-window engine with OpenCL acceleration and automatic CPU fallback. A practical indicator plots JRR, JDET, JLAM, JENTR, and JTREND for any symbol pair with timestamp alignment and normalization.
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MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 100): Sliding Window Median and Bidirectional LSTM for a Custom Trailing Stop

MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 100): Sliding Window Median and Bidirectional LSTM for a Custom Trailing Stop

CTrailingSlidingMedianBiLSTM is a custom MQL5 Wizard trailing module that combines robust median/MAD outlier filtering with a BiLSTM context score in the range [-1, 1]. Four algorithm modes (standard, bands, RSI, adaptive) target noise, mean-reverting bursts and liquidity spikes, reducing premature stop adjustments. This module is intended for side-by-side evaluation with diverse entry signals and money management settings.