Guides

Understand algorithmic trading before you deploy it.

Practical, no-fluff explanations of how algorithmic trading, MT5 Expert Advisors, and trading bots actually work — written to help you evaluate a strategy, not to sell you one.

Education

What Is Algorithmic Trading?

A clear explanation of algorithmic trading: how it works, the strategy types behind it, and how it differs from manual and AI-driven trading.

7 min read
Education

What Is an MT5 Expert Advisor?

Understand what MT5 Expert Advisors are, how they're built, what they can and can't do, and how to evaluate one before using it.

6 min read
Education

How Do Trading Bots Work?

A step-by-step look at how a trading bot goes from a market signal to a placed order — indicators, decision logic, risk sizing, and execution.

6 min read
Comparison

AI Trading vs. Algorithmic Trading: What's the Difference?

Algorithmic trading and AI trading are often used interchangeably, but they're not the same thing. Here's the real distinction — and why it matters when evaluating a strategy.

5 min read
Guide

How to Choose a Trading Bot

A practical framework for evaluating trading bots beyond the headline return number — risk metrics, sample size, market fit, and red flags to watch for.

8 min read
Guide

Trading Bot Risk Management: Position Sizing, Stop Loss & Drawdown

How to size positions, set stop losses, and think about drawdown when running an automated trading strategy — with a free position size calculator.

7 min read
Guide

How to Install an MT5 Expert Advisor

A step-by-step walkthrough of installing an Expert Advisor in MetaTrader 5 — from copying the file to enabling AutoTrading and checking it's actually running.

5 min read
Guide

How to Backtest a Trading Bot

How to run a meaningful backtest in MetaTrader 5's Strategy Tester — modeling realistic costs, avoiding overfitting, and reading the results correctly.

7 min read