Robots & Automation
Robots & Automation on ForexNews24: forex trading articles explained plainly, with examples and no easy-money promises. 12 articles.
Martingale Robots: Why They Blow Up
Martingale simulated on 12 pairs: the account was destroyed on 10 of them, with losing streaks of 8 and a 128x multiplier. Why the two survivors are the dange
Grid Robots: The Hidden Risks
A grid simulated on 12 pairs: up to 34 simultaneous positions, thousands of pips of floating drawdown and stuck positions on every pair.
Optimising EA Parameters Without Overfitting
An experiment: the best EMA period picked on the first half of the data returned +5.6% there and -2.5% on the second half. What to do about it.
The MetaTrader Strategy Tester: How to Use It
The MetaTrader strategy tester: modelling modes, tick quality, period selection and the settings that change results more than the strategy does.
How to Read a Strategy Tester Report
A tester report: which figures say something about a system, which mislead, and what to check first — from trade count to the shape of the curve.
Risk Management Inside an Expert Advisor
What must be built into an advisor: size calculation, drawdown and trade limits, behaviour on disconnection and an emergency stop.
Scalping Robots and Spread Requirements
Why scalping robots only work under specific conditions: the break-even arithmetic on spread, the role of latency and what to check before launch.
Do You Actually Need a VPS for Trading?
When a VPS genuinely helps and when it is a wasted subscription: a breakdown by strategy type, what proximity to the broker gives and what to look for.
Open Source Versus a Black Box
Why a closed advisor cannot be verified: what a black box conceals, which risks cannot be assessed from outside and what to demand instead of source code.
How to Vet a Trading Robot Before Buying
A practical order of checks for an advisor: what to look for in the statistics, which signs point to a grid or martingale and what to ask the vendor.
The Real Limits of Automated Trading
What automation genuinely provides and what it does not: why a robot does not fix a strategy, what breaks when the market regime changes and where humans rema
Why HFT Is Out of Reach for Retail Traders
High-frequency trading requires infrastructure, not a strategy: colocation, direct access, microsecond latency. What exactly puts it out of reach.