Laptop, Desktop or VPS: Where Should Your EA Actually Run?
An EA is only as reliable as the machine it runs on. Here's an honest comparison of laptop, desktop and VPS hosting - and how to decide which your system needs.
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How Much Money Do You Need to Start Algo Trading?
The honest answer covers four separate budgets - trading capital, software, running costs and tuition - and the trading capital question is about maths, not ...
Read →Pip Value on Gold and Indices: Why Your Calculator Is Wrong
“Pip value” only has a standard meaning in forex. On gold and indices, calculators guess at conventions your broker may not share - here's how to get the rea...
Read →Lot Sizing for Gold (XAUUSD): Getting the Maths Right
Gold moves like nothing else on your platform, and its contract maths trips up forex-trained traders constantly. Here's how to size XAUUSD correctly.
Read →Position Sizing for Indices: Points, Not Pips
Index CFDs don't trade in pips - they trade in points, and every broker defines the point value differently. Get this wrong and your risk is wrong everywhere.
Read →Compounding vs Fixed Lots: Which Sizing Model Fits Your EA?
Fixed lots are simple and predictable. Percent-risk compounding grows and shrinks with your account. Each fits different EAs - here's how to choose.
Read →The Best Timeframes for EAs (And Why Lower Isn't Better)
M1 promises more trades and faster feedback. It also promises the highest costs and the most fragile backtests. Here's how timeframe really affects an EA.
Read →Currency Pair Correlation: Why Your "Diversified" EAs Aren't
Running five EAs on five pairs feels diversified. If those pairs move together, you may be running one big trade with five names on it.
Read →Swap Costs and EAs: How Overnight Fees Eat Backtested Edges
Swap is the cost nobody puts on the chart. For EAs that hold overnight, it can quietly consume a large slice of a backtested edge.
Read →How to Monitor Your EAs Remotely (Phone, VPS, Alerts)
An EA only trades while its platform is running. Here is how to keep it online with a VPS, watch it from your phone, and get alerted before small problems be...
Read →Spread Widening at Rollover: The 10pm Trap for EAs
Every night around 10pm UK time, spreads balloon for a few minutes. EAs that trade through rollover pay costs their backtests never saw.
Read →Weekend Gaps and EAs: The Monday Problem Nobody Backtests
Markets close on Friday but the world doesn't. Here's how weekend gaps blindside EAs, why backtests miss them, and what to do about it.
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