For traders who use MetaTrader 5
You will build it from simple blocks, test it on past prices and run it on your own account, inside safety limits you set.
We are still building it. Joining the waitlist is free.
We are still building it. Joining the waitlist is free.
This is how it will work when we open. Choose a step to see it in the builder.
MetaTrader 5 on a computer
The free trading app many brokers give you. Robots run on a computer, not in the phone app.
An account with a broker
Start with a demo account. It uses practice money, so you can try your robot before you use real money.
A computer that stays on, or a VPS
Your robot works only while the app is open. A VPS is a computer you rent online that stays on.
London morning robotSavedStart from an example or a blank page. Put your rules in rows of blocks.
When
If
Then
Tell me
In plain words
At 08:00 London time, check the price. If it is above its 50-day average (the average price of the last 50 days), buy, with a stop loss: a price where the trade closes by itself to limit the loss. If the account loses 2% in one day, stop until tomorrow.
It will point out anything missing, in plain words, and refuse risky robots.
Ready to download. Nothing is missing.
What it checked
What a refusal looks like
Not allowed: make the trade bigger after a loss
A robot like this can empty an account fast. Change this block to continue.
You can change the numbers in your safety limits, but you cannot delete them.
Your robot and its settings file, ready to use.
Built for MetaTrader 5. No errors.
Run it in the Strategy Tester. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.
In the Strategy Tester
Open the Strategy Tester:
View then Strategy Tester or Ctrl+R
Choose your robot, a symbol and dates. For Modelling, choose "Every tick based on real ticks" if your broker provides it.
On the Inputs tab, load the settings file, then press Start.
Save the report: right-click in the Backtest tab, then Report, then HTML. Upload it here.
Tests never count towards what you pay.
Your Strategy Tester report
Not uploaded yetWhen you upload it, the builder will show its numbers as your own test, next to a warning that past and test results do not show what will happen next.
Put it on a chart and switch on Algo Trading. Your account page will show it running.
In MetaTrader 5
Copy your robot into File then Open Data Folder then MQL5 then Experts
Drag your robot onto a chart. In the window that opens, tick Allow Algo Trading and load the settings file.
Switch on Algo Trading on the toolbar.
Your robot is locked to
You pay once for each robot. It only runs on the account numbers you enter.
Testing on past prices always works, and you can download your robot again at any time.
Preview. The finished builder may look different.
Works with MetaTrader 5 when we open.
cTrader and MetaTrader 4 will come later.
Every robot you build will have safety limits built in. You choose the numbers. When a limit is reached, your robot stops opening new trades.
A limit stops new trades. It cannot stop prices from jumping, so a loss can sometimes go past the limit you set.
Example: the account has lost 2% today, which is its daily loss limit, so the robot has stopped opening new trades until tomorrow.
Daily loss limit
Stops new trades for the day after a loss this size, as a share of the account.
2%
Stop loss on every trade
Each trade gets a price where it closes by itself if the market goes against you.
Always on
Trading hours
Only opens trades between these times, London time.
08:00 to 17:00
Pause around news
Stays out for this long before and after big news, when prices can jump.
30 min
Some robots try to win back a loss by taking bigger and bigger trades. That can empty an account fast. The builder will refuse to make a robot that:
You pay once for each robot you download. There is no subscription, and your robot never needs to reach our website to run.
PipCircle is our sister website. It checks real-money trading accounts, using data read from the broker's own trading server (the broker is the company that holds the account). Then it shows their results in public.
When your robot is trading, you will be able to connect that account to PipCircle. Then anyone can see how the account really did, checked by PipCircle and not by us.
PipCircle-verified account record
Answers to common questions, including whether it will make you money.
Something else? Email us at support@thetradingrobot.com.
No. You will build your robot by joining blocks and filling them in with plain words and numbers. If you can write your rules down on paper, you can build them here.
A trading robot (also called an EA, short for Expert Advisor) is a small program that runs inside MetaTrader. It watches prices and buys or sells by following a set of rules. With TheTradingRobot, the rules are yours.
You will download your robot and its settings file, copy the robot into MetaTrader 5's Experts folder, drag it onto a chart and switch on Algo Trading. Our step-by-step guide shows every click.
MetaTrader 5 when we open. cTrader and MetaTrader 4 will come later.
Your robot will run in MetaTrader 5 on a computer, or on a VPS. The MetaTrader phone apps cannot run robots, but you can use them to check your account.
Only if you want your robot to run while your own computer is off. A VPS is a computer you rent online that stays on. We will not host robots for you.
No. Your robot will run inside your own MetaTrader 5, which is already logged in to your account. We will never ask for your trading password.
Your robot will be made for MetaTrader 5, so you need a broker that offers it. Some prop firms have their own rules about robots, so read your firm's rules before you use one. We will never claim that a firm accepts our robots.
Building and testing your robot will be free. When you want to download a robot and use it, you pay once for that robot. You enter the account numbers it may run on, and it works on those accounts for as long as you like. Prices are not set yet. The email we send when we open will include them.
No. There is no subscription. You pay once for each robot, and you can download it again at any time. If you change your strategy later, the new robot is a new purchase. Your rules stay yours, and you can download a copy of them at any time.
We do not have a date yet. Everyone on the waitlist will get an email when it opens.
We cannot promise that. A robot follows your rules exactly. If your rules lose money, the robot will lose money too. What it can do is run your rules the same way every time and stop at the limits you set. Trading is risky, and you can lose more than you put in.
TheTradingRobot is not open yet. Leave your email and we will tell you when you can start building your robot.
