01EA EVALUATIONUPDATED OCTOBER 4, 2026
How to Evaluate an XAUUSD Expert Advisor Before Buying
A structured framework for judging backtest quality, drawdown, sample size and execution sensitivity before committing capital.
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PRACTICAL RESEARCH FOR AUTOMATED TRADING.
Guides on evaluating Expert Advisors, understanding MT5 backtests, interpreting risk metrics and operating automated trading systems.
02BACKTESTINGUPDATED OCTOBER 4, 2026
MT5 Every Tick vs Every Tick Based on Real Ticks
How MT5 modelling modes generate price data, why results can differ, and how to build a more reliable testing workflow.
READ GUIDE →03RISK METRICSUPDATED OCTOBER 4, 2026
Balance Drawdown vs Equity Drawdown in MT5
Why closed-trade drawdown and floating-loss drawdown can tell very different stories about an Expert Advisor's risk.
READ GUIDE →04BACKTESTINGUPDATED OCTOBER 4, 2026
How to Backtest an Expert Advisor in MetaTrader 5 Properly
A practical Strategy Tester workflow: data, modelling mode, costs, sizing, report review and forward testing.
READ GUIDE →05BACKTEST METRICSUPDATED OCTOBER 4, 2026
Profit Factor, Recovery Factor & Sharpe Ratio in MT5 Explained
How to read MT5 Strategy Tester statistics together instead of judging an EA by one attractive number.
READ GUIDE →06PROP TRADINGUPDATED OCTOBER 4, 2026
Using Expert Advisors With Prop Firms: A Practical Checklist
What to check in a prop firm's rules before running an Expert Advisor: drawdown, automation, news, holding periods and VPS policy.
READ GUIDE →07TIMEFRAMESUPDATED OCTOBER 8, 2026
M1 vs M5 for Automated Gold Trading: What Actually Changes?
What changes between one-minute and five-minute bars for an XAUUSD Expert Advisor, and what the timeframe alone does not decide.
READ GUIDE →08MT5 SETUPUPDATED OCTOBER 12, 2026
How to Install and Run an MT5 Expert Advisor on a VPS
A practical setup guide for running an MT5 Expert Advisor on a Windows VPS or MetaTrader Virtual Hosting, including WebRequest, licensing and recovery checks.
READ GUIDE →09BACKTESTINGUPDATED OCTOBER 17, 2026
How to Read an MT5 Strategy Tester Report
Read an MT5 report as a whole: testing conditions, profit, drawdown, trade sample, equity behaviour and the limitations of historical evidence.
READ GUIDE →10BACKTESTINGUPDATED OCTOBER 21, 2026
Backtesting vs Forward Testing an Expert Advisor: What’s the Difference?
Three different things: historical backtesting, MT5’s built-in historical Forward segment, and real-time forward testing on Demo or Live data.
READ GUIDE →11BACKTESTINGUPDATED OCTOBER 29, 2026
How Spread, Commission and Slippage Affect MT5 Backtests
Separate spread, commission and execution-price differences, and assess historical EA results under plausible trading conditions.
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