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Two trading robots can finish with the same profit and expose an account to very different floating losses. Before comparing headline returns, check what the report measures, when each test starts and how the positions were sized...

A quiet EA is not necessarily broken, and a busy EA is not necessarily configured correctly. This checklist separates installation problems from normal strategy behavior and helps you collect useful evidence when asking for support...

A useful backtest is one you can reproduce and question. Here is a practical workflow for evaluating QuantumBit Pro 1.20, an adaptive Bitcoin grid for MetaTrader 5, using the published research files. Watch: match the test settings 1...

I Analyzed All 70 EAs on the MQL5 Market Front Page — Here's What Actually Sells in 2026 Data study · 2 October 2026 · MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisors I analyzed all 70 EAs on the MQL5 Market front page: 66% trade gold, 23 of 29 perfect ratings have 10 reviews or fewer, 40% say limited copies, media...

One Strategy, Three Grades: How to Choose the Right GoldDragon Since GoldDragon went live on the Market, one question comes up more than any other: "Safe, Standard or Aggressive. Which one should I buy...

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MT5 Trade Copier: How to Choose the Right Drawdown Limits for Your Copy Trading Account Product link: https://www.mql5.com/en/ market/product/191385 Drawdown protection is one of the most important risk-management features available in an MT5 Trade Copier...

One week of ScraperGold on a live account. Here are the numbers, unfiltered. • Account: $265...

From calculated LAPs to a new generation of temporal research VISTmany is a research project focused on studying the influence of time on financial-market behaviour. Its practical foundation already exists...

When evaluating an Expert Advisor, it is natural to focus on its strategy and backtest results. But the broker is also part of the trading environment. Quotes, spreads, commissions, contract specifications and execution conditions can all affect the outcome...

A trading robot is easier to evaluate when you can explain how it opens, sizes and closes a position. My four MT5 Expert Advisors use different approaches. This guide helps you choose what to investigate before you spend money. I am Fabien Martino...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Backstage Settings, Files and Safe Recovery Manual Backstage maintains a historical chain, not one disposable CSV. This guide explains every input, the active CSV/state pair, ForceFullRebuild, account replacement, read-only analysis and safe recovery...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Backstage Quick Start Manual — Install and Verify Your First Persistent Export Backstage preserves the closed-trade history that MT5 and the broker still provide...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Spotlight VS, Portfolio Impact and Settings Manual Use VS to keep individual strategies separate. Use Portfolio Impact for a temporary addition, removal or swap in the selected portfolio. Neither changes EAs, positions, files, Live markers or Primary...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Spotlight Metrics Manual — Read Development and Compare Reliably Spotlight shows how a metric changes after every trade. Use the chart for the path and the lower summary for result, efficiency, evidence speed and exposure...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Spotlight Quick Start Manual — Build Your First Comparison on the Trade Axis Spotlight is a visual comparison workspace, not an automatic strategy judge. Start with one Magic#, source, period and metric...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Castlist Settings Manual — Data, Display and the Saved Workspace Castlist has 22 MT5 inputs and also remembers interface choices. Period, costs and source can change the evidence; colours and typography change only presentation...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Castlist Management Manual — From Portfolio to the Next Review Castlist turns a large portfolio into a focused management worklist...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Castlist Quick Start Manual — From Installation to Your First Saved Management Action Castlist is available free on the MQL5 Market and can be used as a complete standalone management tool...

Overview | Castlist | Spotlight | Backstage Front Row User Guide 1.0 — Manual for Multi-EA Traders This is the starting point for the Front Row manual. Use the route below for a first working result or open the relevant manual article for exact steps, verification and troubleshooting...