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Reading an MT5 Strategy Tester Report: What Each Field Means and What Misleads
Every field in an MT5 backtest report, from History Quality, Profit factor and Recovery factor to Equity drawdown, with every value worked out from a 20-trade example.
12 min readPlatform
Running an EA Live Safely: VPS, Ping, Pre-launch Checklist and Weekly Checks
Why an EA belongs on a VPS near the broker server, why ping matters to scalpers, a pre-launch checklist, what stops on a disconnect, and comparing live with backtest.
12 min readPlatform
Order Types Explained: Market, Limit, Stop, Stop Limit and Stop Loss
How Market, Buy/Sell Limit, Buy/Sell Stop and MT5 Stop Limit orders work, which side of the spread they fill on, slippage, Monday gaps and expiry options.
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MT5 Strategy Tester Modes: Why the Same EA Gives Different Results
Comparing the 4 MT5 Strategy Tester modes, from real ticks to open prices only: what each one sees, and a real test where profit inflated 3.78 times from the wrong mode.
7 min read