MT4 vs MT5 in 2026 — is it finally time to switch?
Still running MT4 for most of my EAs because my brokers push it and my old code just works. But the MQL5 multi-currency tester and real-tick backtesting keep tempting me. Who has…
Brokers & Platform Reviews
Measured, real-user experience with brokers, platforms and infrastructure: execution, slippage, VPS, data feeds.
cTrader vs MetaTrader for algo trading — honest comparison
cTrader's C# API looks objectively nicer than MQL5. So why isn't everyone on it? Genuinely asking — what am I missing besides broker availability? Anyone running production algos…
Which brokers are actually friendly to EAs? Measured experience only
Beyond marketing claims: which brokers have you *measured* as genuinely good for EAs — tight real spreads during news, minimal slippage, no stop-hunting games, fast execution?…
TradingView Pine Script alerts to broker execution — what is your stack?
Pine is great for prototyping but execution is DIY. What's the most reliable alert-to-execution bridge people are using in 2026? Webhook to a custom server? A third-party bridge…
VPS for EAs — how much does latency actually matter for non-scalpers?
Do I need an expensive low-latency VPS next to my broker's server if my EA trades H1/H4? Or is any stable VPS fine? Trying to figure out what actually matters at this timeframe:…
I logged 30 days of slippage on 3 brokers — results inside
Following up on the "measured experience only" thread — here are my 30 days. Same EA (EURUSD M15, ~4 trades/day), same VPS region, three live accounts at minimum size. Requested…