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Learn automated gold trading
Everything here comes from running one strategy on one instrument and measuring it. Where our own testing contradicted the conventional answer — and it did, repeatedly — these pages give the measurement rather than the convention.
Reference7
- Trading glossary125125 definitions written for gold and MT5 rather than for a generic FX audience.
- Questions3030 direct answers to what people ask before buying a bot.
- Troubleshooting3838 MetaTrader and EA failure modes, each with the diagnostic path.
- Comparisons99 structural comparisons — platforms, approaches and account models.
- The 34 strategies34Everything we tested, including the 24 that were cut and the numbers behind each.
- Free calculators11Position size, margin, drawdown, risk of ruin and cost tools.
- Original researchCSVStudies from our own XAUUSD bar archive, with the raw data published as CSV.
Automation5
- AI trading bots, honestly assessed6 minMost products marketed as AI trading bots are rule-based systems with a label. Here is what genuine machine learning doe…
- What is algorithmic trading?6 minAlgorithmic trading means executing predefined rules in software. Here is what that actually removes, what it does not, …
- How a trading bot actually works7 minFrom market scan to order placement, here is the sequence a rule-based trading bot runs, and where each of the common fa…
- Copy trading, and how it compares to running a bot8 minCopy trading mirrors another account's trades onto yours. How the mechanism works, what it really costs, and the one ris…
- Gold signals: what providers sell, and the catch in delivery7 minWhat gold signal services actually sell, how "best provider" rankings really get ordered, and the execution gap that dec…
Gold2
- Gold trading hours and the best time to trade XAUUSD10 minWhen the gold market opens, closes and breaks — and which of those hours are actually worth trading, measured from 70,54…
- Gold trading strategy: what actually tests well on XAUUSD8 minWe backtested 34 gold trading strategies on identical XAUUSD data. What survived, what failed, and why the regime matter…
Risk2
- Risk management for automated trading8 minPosition sizing, drawdown tolerance and loss limits decide survival more than strategy selection does. Here is the arith…
- Position sizing for gold6 minPosition size is the output of risk percentage and stop distance, not a number you choose. Here is the method, and the t…
MetaTrader3
- Forex VPS for MT4 and MT5: what it solves and what it costs9 minA VPS keeps MetaTrader running when your computer is not. What it solves, what it does not, the specification MT4 and MT…
- MT5 demo account: how to open one and what it can tell you7 minHow to open a MetaTrader 5 demo account in minutes — through a broker or inside the terminal — what a demo does and does…
- How to install an expert advisor in MT56 minInstalling an expert advisor in MetaTrader 5: where the file goes, how to attach it to a chart, the two switches that mu…
Testing4
- Walk-forward analysis explained7 minWalk-forward testing repeatedly fits on one window and tests on the next, producing an equity curve made entirely of out…
- How to backtest a strategy without fooling yourself8 minA backtest is the weakest evidence worth having. Here is what makes one trustworthy, and the five assumptions that quiet…
- Curve fitting, and how to recognise it6 minOverfitting is the largest single cause of trading bot failure. Here is how it happens through ordinary iteration, and t…
- Reading a verified track record properly8 minA verified badge proves the trades happened. It does not prove the account is live, the only one, or the strategy being …
Prop firms4
- Prop firm rules explained8 minDaily drawdown, trailing drawdown, profit targets and consistency rules decide whether an account survives. Here is what…
- Passing a prop firm challenge with an automated system6 minThe challenge tests survival, not profitability. Here is how to configure an EA against a firm's specific drawdown rules…
- FTMO in the US: simulated capital, not a funded account7 minFTMO returned to the US through OANDA in 2025. The US product is structured differently from the international one, and …
- FIFO and netting rules, and what they break in a trading bot8 minUS-regulated MT5 runs netting with FIFO, not hedging. That is a different execution model, and it silently breaks EAs wr…
Why the failures are published
We tested 34 strategies and ship 4. The other 24 are listed with their numbers — including the one that looked like the best performer in replay and lost money live in both directions. A vendor showing only their winners has told you nothing about their process, and the negative results are the only claims on this site a reader has no reason to disbelieve.