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MetaTrader 5
Running automated strategies on an MT5 broker account.
MT5 was built around Expert Advisors running on a terminal that never turns off. That assumption has consequences for anyone automating, and so does the fact that two brokers offering the same instrument rarely specify it the same way. These articles cover both.
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TradingView Webhook to MT5: A Setup That Survives a Reboot
Most TradingView-to-MT5 setups work until the VPS restarts. Here's what has to come back on its own afterwards, and how to check it did before your next alert fires.
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MT5 Error 4756: The Number That Tells You Why
4756 doesn't tell you what went wrong. It's a wrapper around a second number printed next to it, and that number is the one with the answer in it.
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MT5 Automation With No Code: What You Install and Why
MT5 can't be reached from outside, so automation always means something small running inside your terminal. Here's what that is, what it needs, and what stops when your laptop sleeps.