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Two trading robots can finish with the same profit and expose an account to very different floating losses. Before comparing headline returns, check what the report measures, when each test starts and how the positions were sized...

How do you calculate lot size based on risk percentage and Stop Loss distance in MetaTrader 5? This is a common question whenever a position's volume needs to reflect a predefined level of risk rather than an arbitrary lot size. The Strifor Smart Lot Calculator automates this calculation...

Backtest screenshots are easy to make look good. You pick the dates, you pick the broker, you crop the ugly part. That is why the most useful button on the Twin Ignition Gold page is not "Buy". It is "Free Demo...

Automated gold trading attracts traders who want a systematic approach to the XAUUSD market. However, before choosing an Expert Advisor, it is important to understand how it operates, what risk controls it provides, and how its historical performance should be interpreted...

An EA is configured to consider entries between 15:00 and 18:00. You watch it at 3 pm on your computer and see no entry. Before changing the hours, establish which clock those numbers refer to. A session filter makes a time interval eligible for consideration...

📊 TOP 5 pairs by probability of reaching +100 points by 25 October 2026 P (TP) – probability of reaching Take Profit +100 points P (SL) – probability of reaching Stop Loss -100 points 1. AUD/USD Current price: 0.697 Direction: SHORT 📈 P (TP): 71.2% 📉 P (SL): 28.8% 2. EUR/USD Current price: 1...

$25 for a risk-free start! Register , complete verification, enter promo code MQL5EN10 in your Personal Area, and get a trading bonus with no deposit required. XAUUSD: BUY 4202.88, SL 4142.88, TP 4334.88 Gold starts the week with support from a weakening dollar and falling oil prices...

The same 0.01 lot can carry ten times more risk at a different broker. US30 lets you trade 30 of the largest US stocks through a single chart, but unlike Forex pairs, index CFDs are not standardised. Each broker decides how much one lot is worth...

By Cree Lawson A backtest chart rises in small, steady steps. There are very few dips. Before deciding that the EA had an easy ride, I want to know which line I'm looking at. Balance and equity describe different parts of an account. Balance records closed results and other booked account changes...

Oil is easing after Trump announced a Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire , which neither government has confirmed as implemented. Meanwhile, Volkswagen asked EU policymakers for support against Chinese EV competition. US CPI on Wednesday is the next catalyst...

We rebuilt Gold Reaper's trading idea inside Gold Beaver - and then made it stronger. Combo Reaper is a new Gold Beaver preset. Its parameters were intentionally adjusted to match Gold Reaper's results - about 90% of its trades are the same trades...

The US dollar is finding support from elevated oil prices, renewed inflation concerns, and high US Treasury yields. At the same time, the Japanese yen remains under pressure, keeping USDJPY in focus ahead of a key US economic release...

A gold EA requests 0.03 lots. Is that a small position? The number alone cannot answer that question. You need the broker's contract, the intended price distance and the account currency before the volume becomes meaningful. This is a practical calculation check for anyone evaluating a gold EA...

This is a measured look at the high-impact economic releases of the week of 13-16 October 2026 : for each one, how far EUR/USD, USD/JPY and gold have typically moved in the 15 minutes after it, over the last 3 years...

Gold is one of the most active markets in the world, and its biggest moves often begin with a breakout. Classic Breakout Surfer is a fully automated Expert Advisor for XAUUSD on MetaTrader 5, built to find those moments, enter automatically and manage every trade from entry to exit...

Technical Analysis — October 12, 2026 Overview Today’s main themes are continued dollar strength, weakness in the euro and New Zealand dollar, and improving conditions in crude oil and European equities. USD/JPY is a strong buy across all timeframes...

Today’s Options Overview October 12, 2026 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Spot Rates at the Time of Publication ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ EUR/USD: 1.1210 USD/JPY: 158.22 GBP/USD: 1.3244 USD/CHF: 0.8298 USD/CAD: 1.4257 AUD/USD: 0.6981 NZD/USD: 0...

Today’s Market Outlook October 12, 2026 Oil gains revive dollar buying; USD/JPY rises to 158.61, but thin trading makes the move’s durability uncertain ■ Market overview Dollar buying has picked up after a quiet start to the week. Japan is observing Sports Day today, while the U.S...

You have a job. Every trading story online ends the same way: someone quits theirs and never looks back. So you start wondering if trading with a full time job is just the waiting room before the real thing. I'll answer the question in the title straight away. No, I haven't quit...

Gold rose toward $4,200 before pulling back temporarily, with price action continuing around the $4,200 level. Short-term selling pressure and underlying support are competing, leaving bullish and bearish views evenly matched in the collected X posts...