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MT5 EA guides, FTMO strategies, and prop firm insights — built on real backtest data, not marketing fluff.

Prop Firm Trading

Best MT5 EA for FTMO Challenge 2026 — Real Backtest Data

What actually makes an Expert Advisor pass an FTMO challenge? Real numbers, DD rules, news filters, and a full comparison table.

📅 May 30, 2026  ·  8 min read Read →
Beginner Education

What Is an MT5 Expert Advisor? The Truth About Automated Forex Trading

How EAs work, why over 80% of retail bots fail within 12 months, and what separates the ones that don't. Honest breakdown.

📅 May 30, 2026  ·  10 min read Read →
Prop Firm Strategy

How to Pass FTMO in 30 Days — The Exact EA Strategy We Used

4-confluence filter, kill zone entries, automatic news blackout. The exact rules that kept drawdown under 2% across 17 months and 195 trades.

📅 May 30, 2026  ·  9 min read Read →
EA Setup Guide

Best VPS for MT5 EA in 2026 — Speed, Uptime & Broker Proximity Compared

Top 5 VPS providers compared for forex EA traders. Latency benchmarks, Windows vs Linux, minimum specs, and the broker proximity factor most guides skip.

📅 May 30, 2026  ·  8 min read Read →
MT5 Setup Guide

How to Set Up an MT5 Expert Advisor: Step-by-Step Guide 2026

Install and run any MT5 EA in 7 clear steps. File placement, chart attachment, AutoTrading, inputs, VPS setup — nothing skipped. Beginner-friendly.

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  9 min read Read →
Pair Selection

Best Forex Pairs for Expert Advisors: Data From 195 Real Trades

CHF crosses dominate automated trading results. Win rates, profit factors, and drawdown data from 195 trades across 5 pairs over 17 months.

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  10 min read Read →
Platform Comparison

MT5 vs MT4: Which is Better for Expert Advisors in 2026?

Backtesting quality, MQL language, position management, and broker support compared. Which platform should your EA run on in 2026?

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  9 min read Read →
Prop Firm Trading

FundedNext EA Rules 2026 — What Expert Advisors Are Actually Allowed

Daily DD 5%, max DD 10%, static floor, news trading rules, restricted strategies, and exact EA input settings for full FundedNext compliance.

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  10 min read Read →
EA Education

Drawdown Explained for Forex EA Traders — Daily DD vs Max DD

What drawdown really means, how prop firms calculate daily and maximum DD, trailing vs static floors, and how to configure your EA to never breach a challenge.

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  9 min read Read →
MT5 Education

How to Backtest an MT5 EA in Strategy Tester — Full 2026 Guide

Every Strategy Tester setting explained, how to get 100% quality data, reading results correctly, and the 5 mistakes that produce convincing fake backtests.

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  11 min read Read →
EA Strategy

ICT Kill Zones Explained for Forex EA Traders

London (07:00–10:00 GMT) and New York (13:30–16:00 GMT) kill zones explained. Why session filters improve win rates by 10+ points — and the MQL5 code to add them.

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  9 min read Read →
EA Setup Guide

Best Broker for MT5 EA Trading 2026 — IC Markets vs Pepperstone vs Exness

Spread, execution speed, history depth, and EA restrictions compared across the top 4 brokers. Why Exness data is unusable for backtesting.

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  10 min read Read →
EA Education

Why 90% of Forex EAs Fail on Live Accounts — The 7 Root Causes

Curve fitting, martingale blow-ups, dead-hour entries, bad data quality. The 7 reasons EAs that look great in backtests collapse on live markets — with the fix for each.

📅 May 31, 2026  ·  10 min read Read →
Prop Firm Trading

Prop Firm EA Rules 2026 — FTMO vs FundedNext vs Infinity Forex Funds

Side-by-side breakdown of EA rules across the 3 top prop firms. Daily DD limits, banned strategies, what gets you failed, and exact TITAN Pro configuration per firm.

📅 Jun 1, 2026  ·  9 min read Read →