Nauris Zukas / Profile

University of Latvia — Professional Bachelor’s Degree in Finance Management
Steinbeis University — Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Trading Forex since 2001.
Developing EAs since 2005.
Third place winner in Automated Trading Championship 2008.
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/114185

Telegram Channel: https://t.me/PULSEOFMARKET

MQL5 Channel: Free Trading Tools Alerts
https://www.mql5.com/en/channels/01c509734fd5dc01

Important articles:
[PULSE OF MARKET]( https://www.mql5.com/en/blogs/post/749088 )
[STOP! Backtests Lie]( https://www.mql5.com/en/blogs/post/769134 )
[POM Education Series #1: The Illusion of a Perfect EA] ( https://www.mql5.com/en/blogs/post/775281 )
[POM EDU 2 — Live Research] https://www.mql5.com/en/channels/017f693f7c47dd01

Recommend broker: IC Markets https://icmarkets.com/?camp=61744
EU residents: For 1:500 leverage, use IC Trading:
https://ictrading.com/?camp=78901

My professional experience helps me identify scam MQL5 Market products and objectively analyze the strengths and weaknesses of legitimate ones.
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Have you ever purchased one of those “top-rated” EAs with hundreds of 5-star reviews?
Backtests show incredible profits.
The live signal is growing.
Screenshots look flawless.
Everyone seems to be celebrating steady gains.

It looks like smooth, consistent profit —
until one strong market move hits the wrong direction
and the entire account can be wiped out in minutes.

Let’s just say that sometimes “marketing optimization” can be even more advanced than trading logic itself.

Those perfect backtests sometimes owe their success to “creative data management” — for example, removing entire losing periods via hardcoded logic.

As for the 5-star reviews… well, let’s just say buyers can be very optimistic after a refund. 😉

Love those EAs that produce long streaks of tiny wins while quietly adding more positions when the market moves against them?
It feels safe… until the exposure grows large enough that one sharp move erases months of profits.

And what about those “verified signals" proudly linked in product descriptions?
The growth curve looks smooth, drawdown % low, profits % sky-high — but a few timely deposits and withdrawals can make any account look like magic.
After MQL5 limited the 'sky-high profit' trick, some sellers simply moved their “proof” to external signal sites — or just delete the old one and start a new signal, presented as a “new improved version” of the same EA. 😉

And of course, those early 5-star buyers? Probably already millionaires — far too busy to reply to new potential customers asking how their “life-changing EA” performs. (Or maybe banned after daring to say it didn’t.) 😉

In other words — when something looks too good to be true in trading… it usually is. 😉

(New to trading? Don’t worry — ChatGPT or your favorite AI can translate this into plain terms. 😉)
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