https://www.tradingonmt5.com/ The MetaTrader 5 knowledge terminal. Platform internals, broker architecture, trading strategies, indicators, and Expert Advisors. en-gb 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Trading on MT5 https://www.tradingonmt5.com/mt5-webhook-alerts.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/mt5-webhook-alerts.html 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TOOLS MT5 ships with built-in alerts but no webhook support. With WebRequest and a few lines of MQL5, you can pipe alerts to Slack, Discord, Teams, or any HTTP endpoint. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/onnx-ml-mt5.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/onnx-ml-mt5.html 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TOOLS Since MT5 build 3620 (March 2023), MetaQuotes has added native ONNX support. Train a model in Python, run inference directly inside an MQL5 EA. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/mql5-marketplace-evaluation.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/mql5-marketplace-evaluation.html 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TOOLS The MQL5 Market has tens of thousands of products. Most are mediocre, some are scams, a few are genuinely useful. Here is the filter. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/ea-scam-red-flags.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/ea-scam-red-flags.html 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TOOLS The MQL5 Market has thousands of EAs. Maybe 5 percent are honest. The patterns are repetitive enough to filter most junk in under five minutes per listing. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/backtesting-properly.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/backtesting-properly.html 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TOOLS A profitable backtest is the easiest thing to produce and the most dangerous result to trust. The Strategy Tester gives you the tools; whether you use them honestly is up to you. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/mql5-vs-mql4-migration.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/mql5-vs-mql4-migration.html 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TOOLS MQL5 is not just MQL4 with a bigger version number. The two languages share syntax but differ fundamentally in how they handle orders, indicators, and program structure. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/first-ea-mql5.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/first-ea-mql5.html 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TOOLS You do not need to be a developer to write a working EA. You do need to understand a few core MQL5 functions and the order of operations MT5 expects. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/top-free-mt5-indicators.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/top-free-mt5-indicators.html 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 TOOLS MT5 ships with 38 built-in indicators. Most traders never need more than five. Here are the few free community indicators that genuinely add value. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/trend-following-multitimeframe.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/trend-following-multitimeframe.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 STRATEGY A simple, robust trend-following framework using the H4 trend, H1 setup, M15 trigger model. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/xauusd-position-sizing.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/xauusd-position-sizing.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 STRATEGY Why a 0.10 lot on gold is not what you think it is, and how to size positions for fixed 1 percent risk on any broker. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/eurusd-asia-mean-reversion.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/eurusd-asia-mean-reversion.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 STRATEGY When EU is asleep, EUR/USD often grinds. A range-fade strategy with strict invalidation rules. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/fomc-powell-setup.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/fomc-powell-setup.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 STRATEGY FOMC days have two separate volatility events 30 minutes apart. The statement sets the bar; Powell either confirms or contradicts. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/nfp-trading.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/nfp-trading.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 STRATEGY NFP is the most-traded monthly event in forex. Here is what really happens during release, what your broker does, and the approaches that actually have edge. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/smc-on-mt5.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/smc-on-mt5.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 STRATEGY Order blocks, fair value gaps, liquidity sweeps. The MT5 indicators and chart setups to identify them cleanly. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/xauusd-session-playbook.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/xauusd-session-playbook.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 STRATEGY Asia, London, NY, and overlap. Which sessions favour which setups and why. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/london-ny-gold-scalp.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/london-ny-gold-scalp.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 STRATEGY A 3-hour window, two clean setups, and the exact MT5 indicator stack. Backtested across 2022 to 2026. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/mt5-vps-comparison.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/mt5-vps-comparison.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BROKERS The real performance differences between MT5 VPS hosts, with measured latency to major brokers. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/broker-server-locations.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/broker-server-locations.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BROKERS Equinix LD4, NY4, TY3. Where your broker hosts and what that means for your latency. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/tier1-vs-offshore.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/tier1-vs-offshore.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BROKERS What FCA, ASIC, CySEC actually require vs offshore "regulators" that mean nothing. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/execution-quality.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/execution-quality.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BROKERS Slippage histograms, fill timestamps, and LP tag analysis from your own account data. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/bridge-comparison.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/bridge-comparison.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BROKERS How the three dominant bridges compare on latency, last-look handling, aggregation logic, and broker disclosures. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/ultency-explained.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/ultency-explained.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BROKERS Native liquidity matching, 0.1ms latency, which brokers have adopted it, and what it means for execution quality. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/abook-vs-bbook.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/abook-vs-bbook.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BROKERS The signs in your execution data: slippage patterns, requote distributions, and LP names that should appear in trade comments. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/how-mt5-connects.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/how-mt5-connects.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 BROKERS Server clusters, A-book vs B-book routing, the Ultency engine, bridge software, and where latency actually comes from. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/strategy-tester-walkthrough.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/strategy-tester-walkthrough.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 PLATFORM Modelling quality, tick generation, optimisation modes, and which results to trust. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/templates-profiles.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/templates-profiles.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 PLATFORM The system most traders miss. Save dozens of hours by templating your workspace properly. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/chart-objects.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/chart-objects.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 PLATFORM A complete tour of every drawing tool, plus how to template chart setups and share them. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/custom-symbols.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/custom-symbols.html 23 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 PLATFORM Build your own composite symbol from existing instruments. Useful for testing pair correlations. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/netting-vs-hedging.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/netting-vs-hedging.html 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 PLATFORM The big architectural difference between MT5 account modes, what each lets you do, and which your broker offers. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/order-types.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/order-types.html 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 PLATFORM When to use each order type. The mechanics of stop-limit on MT5 vs MT4 (it is different). https://www.tradingonmt5.com/market-watch-dom.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/market-watch-dom.html 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 PLATFORM How DOM works on MT5, which brokers actually feed real Level II data, and how to interpret the visible book. https://www.tradingonmt5.com/install-mt5.html https://www.tradingonmt5.com/install-mt5.html 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 PLATFORM Every supported platform: Windows, the Wine-wrapped macOS installer, CrossOver, VPS, iOS, Android, and WebTrader.