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I've been testing simple "fade the stretch" ideas on XAUUSD M15 and I'm stuck on something. Hoping someone here can help me understand it. I tried entries when price is far from the daily VWAP, at Bollinger 2.5σ, and on RSI(2) extremes, with TP 1 ATR and SL 2 ATR. Win rate is around 60–63%, but

# Support request: MT5 Python timestamps on MetaQuotes-Demo **Subject:** Please confirm timestamp semantics/server-time basis for MT5 Python API on MetaQuotes-Demo (terminal build 6259) Hello MetaQuotes Support, Please confirm the timestamp basis for the following read-only MetaQuotes-Demo capture

Tens of thousands of traders use MetaTrader 5 VPS as a secure, reliable and fast hosting solution for automated trading. Recognizing the growing popularity of the service, brokerage companies approached us for the possibility to utilize VPSs to reward loyal users. This is how the Sponsored VPS

Hi everyone, has anyone else noticed that fewer jobs are being posted on MQL5 Freelance recently? Do you think this is temporary, or will it become difficult to get jobs in the future? Will MQL5 developers continue to have enough work in the coming years? I would love to hear your opinions

Hello, I am experiencing a persistent Strategy Tester problem in MetaTrader 5. MT5 version: MetaTrader 5 Build 6230, 25 September 2026 Windows The Strategy Tester cannot start any backtest. The Journal always shows: XAUUSD: history check started XAUUSD: history check timeout XAUUSD: no history data

Allow the timeframe text color to synchronize with the symbol color to improve visibility and visual emphasis. The timeframe text color should no longer follow the Foreground color setting

I am trying to withdraw using a credit card and it's always refused. The Service Desk keep repeating "Declined by issuing bank". So I contacted the card provider, and they said they never received any request (I had to ask 4 times). So I asked again to our dear ServiceDesk and they said it's

Success with manual trading, no indicators, Success with manual trading, some indicators on the chart are used, Success with fully automated trading using EAs or trading bots, Success with semi-automated trading (manual decisions with automated tools), Success with both manual and fully automated

Hi! Is it worth buying gold at 1130

I cancelled vpn but the money is locked on my account, how do i unlock it

Subject: MT5 build 6276 MCP — XAUUSD tick-value and timestamp discrepancies Hello MetaQuotes Support, We are validating the built-in MCP service in MetaTrader 5 build 6276, running on macOS through Wine, using MetaQuotes-Demo with trading disabled. Our captured observations on 21 October 2026 show

Helo All! I've actually added this comment to an older topic before, but since that topic was old, I assume it has no activity so I decided to create another topic, hoping it will get more attention. I think mql5 has a huge limitation when it comes to clipboard access. Currently, CEdit , or more

Hello MetaQuotes team, Please consider adding a simple chart-template feature to MT5 Mobile . The desktop version allows saving full templates, but the mobile app currently has no way to save chart appearance settings. A lightweight version would be enough — just the visual/chart display settings

Until recently, MT5 and my Ubuntu server were running perfectly fine. However, the latest MT5 update has broken its functionality on Ubuntu. MT5 previously had compatibility issues with Wine 10 and Wine 11, so I downgraded to Wine 9 approximately six months ago. After that, MT5 ran normally without

Hello, Please route this question to anyone familiar with the MT5 terminal/history API. We need the documented platform contract for broker-server M1 history, specifically build 6230, including any version or effective-date limitations. The observed environment is FTMO-Demo, US100.cash, BID chart

Hello everyone, I am working on an MQL5 chart-panel experiment and need clarification about trade handling. I need two separate functions: 1. Close only positions belonging to the current chart symbol. 2. Close all positions across all symbols and remove all pending orders. For the current-symbol

Algo-trading is tough. If you’ve been at it since the early 2000s like some of us, you know what I mean. We all came for the same thing: the “money-making bomb” -- one system -- switch it on -- forget the day job. Then we spent years trying to crack the price. One by one, had to admit there is no

Hello everyone, I am having a problem with MetaTrader 5 on my Mac using Wine. I can see the XAUUSD symbol (Gold vs US Dollar) in the Symbols list, but I cannot open or display the XAUUSD chart. However, the EURUSD chart opens normally. I am also trying to use my custom Expert Advisor (EA), but I

On Friday, February 27, 2026, an updated version of the MetaTrader 5 platform will be released. This version improves operations with proxy servers . We have enhanced HTTP and SOCKS5 protocol support to reduce connection errors. The outdated SOCKS4 protocol is no longer supported. We have also

Comments that do not relate to the " Updates in Rules to improve Market products ", have been moved into this topic

i bought vps three days ago, i will like to switch it to another mt platform with a different brocker

i have Vps with MQL5 and my broker move server this week end from NY to london i would like to know if MQl5 will adjust automatically or i need to done on section Vps monday

how to contact customer service? thank You

As a new MT5 user, I was surprised to discover that the application closes without asking for confirmation—even when Expert Advisors are running. An accidental click can therefore stop trading automation without warning. Please add an optional “Confirm before closing the terminal” setting to

The rapidly growing audience of our English-language Telegram channel, MQL5 Algo Trading , has shown that delivering information via messenger is highly convenient and valued by our community. In response to this demand, we have expanded our reach by launching three more dedicated channels: Trading

well i already experience a lot of signal and one think i see it why you should put SL if you know how to make profit

Hello, I would like to ask whether MetaQuotes has any plans to support MathML elements when creating new articles on the MQL5. Currently, the article editor allows us to write content in both Visual and HTML modes, and MathML formulas can be correctly rendered when switching from the HTML to the

Hello, I am preparing a multi-symbol MT5 Expert Advisor that trades XAUUSD and BTCUSD. It works in local Strategy Tester tests on a broker providing both instruments. The Market automatic validation report shows: test on EURUSD,H1 (netting) symbol BTCUSD does not exist tester stopped because OnInit

I traded this EA and backtested it normally. Why is this error appearing when I upload it to the store? Please advise me

I am investigating a Strategy Tester case where GBPAUD stops receiving current quote updates after other symbols have been initialized. A diagnostic EA that sends no orders reproduces it. I would appreciate advice on the initialization and synchronization sequence; I have not established whether