To properly assess a broker's execution quality, we recommend monitoring at least 5–10 completed trades. This provides a more reliable basis for evaluating execution performance, including order execution speed, slippage, requotes, and overall trading conditions.
Additionally, avoid frequently restarting or shutting down MT5. Every time the platform is restarted, the EA may need to reinitialize its internal state and reset certain runtime calculations. For consistent operation, we recommend keeping MT5 running continuously whenever possible.
I received many negative reviews, all of which reported discrepancies between real trading prices and backtest results. After further inspection, I discovered that all of them were using low-quality VPSs. Some were using very poor-quality E-grade VPSs, and others were using CENT accounts, where the transaction quality of CENT accounts is significantly different from standard or RAW accounts.
Regarding the VPS quality rating, a **"POOR"** rating generally indicates that the VPS has relatively high latency due to its geographical distance from the broker's trading server.
To improve connectivity and execution speed, we recommend the following:
1. Contact your broker's customer support team and ask for the exact geographical location of their trading servers.
2. Choose a VPS provider with a data center located in the same city or as close as possible to the broker's server.
3. Prioritize low network latency (ping) and a stable connection rather than focusing solely on VPS hardware specifications.
**Important:** A geographically closer VPS generally provides lower latency and more consistent order execution. However, actual execution quality also depends on the broker's infrastructure, liquidity providers, network routing, and market conditions.
Choosing a broker with reliable execution quality and a VPS located as close as possible to the broker's trading servers is essential for achieving consistent trading performance.
To evaluate the impact of execution latency, you can perform a comparative stress test using MT5 Strategy Tester. Run the same backtest under two different execution delay conditions: **100 ms and 500 ms**. Compare the results to identify how increased latency affects trade execution, entry and exit prices, slippage, and overall strategy performance.
As execution delays increase, the actual trading results may increasingly deviate from the ideal backtest expectations. This is particularly important for strategies that rely on precise entry timing, pending orders, or short-term market movements.
**Our recommendation:** Always prioritize a broker with stable execution, competitive trading conditions, and a VPS infrastructure that minimizes network latency. Testing under realistic execution delays will also help you determine how robust your EA is under different trading conditions.
One more important point I would like to emphasize is that, after improving your VPS quality and configuring the appropriate risk management settings as explained in the user manual, you should still expect some fluctuations in trading performance. This is completely normal and an inherent part of financial market trading.
It is important to understand that no trading system can generate profits consistently without experiencing losing trades or periods of drawdown. Losses are an unavoidable component of trading, and what matters most is how those losses are managed and controlled.
One of the fundamental principles behind Clover Scalper is that it uses predefined Stop Loss protection rather than relying on Grid or Martingale strategies to recover losing positions. This means that individual trades can close at a loss, even when the overall trading strategy remains valid. However, this approach is designed to maintain controlled risk exposure rather than continuously increasing position sizes or accumulating additional orders to compensate for previous losses.
My recommendation is to prioritize consistent risk management over aggressive profit targets. Make sure your lot size, maximum exposure, and available margin are appropriate for your account balance. Avoid increasing your trading risk simply to recover previous losses, and allow the strategy sufficient time to demonstrate its performance across different market conditions.
Ultimately, successful automated trading is not about winning every trade or achieving profits every single day. It is about maintaining disciplined risk management, controlling drawdowns, and building a sustainable trading approach over the long term.
As the developer of Clover Scalper, I remain committed to providing ongoing technical support, monitoring opportunities for improvement, and developing performance enhancements through future updates.
My objective is not simply to deliver an EA that performs well under ideal backtesting conditions, but to continuously improve Clover's reliability, trading logic, and overall user experience under real-market conditions.
Thank you for your trust and continued support. I wish you consistent and sustainable trading success.
