Blogs
Notes on trading tools, platforms and how TradingBox products are built.
MT5 Strategy Tester: A Beginner's Guide
How to use the MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester step by step: the settings that matter, modelling modes, delays, optimisation and forward testing, and how to read the backtest report without fooling yourself.
What Is an Expert Advisor (EA) in MT5?
A plain explanation of MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisors: how an EA runs, how it differs from an indicator or a script, what you need to run one, the Algo Trading settings, and how to judge an EA before you trust it.
Algorithmic vs Manual Trading: Which Suits You?
An honest comparison of manual and algorithmic trading: what each does better, what each gets wrong, the four levels of automation in between, and how to choose for your own trading.
Gold Lot Size in MT5: How to Size XAUUSD Trades
How much one lot of gold (XAUUSD) is worth per dollar, why gold traders blow accounts with forex-sized lots, worked MT5 examples, and how much more gold moves today than ten years ago.
NFP Day: What Happens to Forex and Gold
What is in the US jobs report, when it really comes out (not always the first Friday), how often it produces big moves in forex, and how to protect your trades and your EA on NFP day. Measured on 20 years of data.
How to Calculate Position Size: Forex, Gold, Crypto
The position size formula with worked MT5 examples for EURUSD, USDJPY, gold, US30 and Bitcoin, plus what a losing streak does to your account at 1%, 2% and 5% risk.
Algorithmic Trading for Beginners: How It Works
What algorithmic trading really is, the five parts every trading algorithm needs, a real 26-year EURUSD example, MQL5 vs Python vs Pine Script, and the mistakes that sink most first systems.
AI Trading Bots vs MT5 Expert Advisors
What an MT5 Expert Advisor is, what 'AI' really means in a trading bot, what machine learning can and cannot do, and the red flags regulators warn about, with a simulation of a 'never losing' robot.
How to Backtest a Trading Strategy, Step by Step
A practical backtesting guide: the steps, the MT5 Strategy Tester settings that matter, the numbers to read, and three real tests that show how overfitting, luck and costs make most backtests look better than reality.
How to Use an Economic Calendar in Forex Trading
Which economic releases really move forex and gold, measured on 20 years of data, how to read the calendar, what happens around a release, the daylight-saving trap, and whether to pause your EA during news.
Gold vs the US Dollar: 50 Years of Correlation Data
Why gold and the dollar usually move in opposite directions, how strong the link really is (we measured it from 1973 to 2026), why it broke in 2022, and how to use it without fooling yourself.
Forex Correlations: The Pairs That Matter and Why
EURUSD and USDCHF, USDJPY and US yields, CAD and oil, AUD and copper: what drives each link, how strong it has been over 25 years of official data, and a step-by-step method to find and test correlations yourself.
A-Book vs B-Book vs C-Book Brokers Explained
How forex and CFD brokers handle your orders, how each model earns money, worked examples with real numbers, the conflict of interest regulators worry about, and the signs that tell you how your broker treats your trades.