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Best Assets for Automated Trading on MT5If you’re running Expert Advisors on MetaTrader 5, the first big question is simple — what should you trade?
MT5 gives you access to everything: currencies, metals, oil, indices, stocks, even crypto. But not every chart is worth your bot’s attention. The key is liquidity, price behavior, and history.
CFDs — Your Trading Playground
All MT5 instruments are CFDs (Contracts for Difference). You don’t own gold or oil — you trade the price movement. That’s why the asset’s name doesn’t matter — only its stability, liquidity, and spread quality.
Top Picks for EAs
Stick with the classics.
Major pairs like EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDJPY, and AUDUSD are clean, predictable, and have tons of data for testing. Gold (XAUUSD) is perfect for trend bots — strong moves, high volatility, and steady activity. Oil and indices like WTI or NASDAQ also work great if your broker has good execution.
What to Avoid
Skip the new, low-liquidity crypto coins or exotic pairs with no price history. Your EA can’t learn or optimize on unstable data. No history means no edge — and your drawdown will remind you fast.
Final Thoughts
Don’t chase hype — chase logic. You’re not trading the asset itself, only the price difference. So pick stable, liquid instruments with deep history and tight spreads. Let your Expert Advisors work where the data is clean —
and they’ll do their job with precision. ⚙️
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