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The MetaTrader Reality Check
What Works, What Doesn't, and What's a Scam in MT4/MT5 Currency Trading
A research-based filter for the MT4/MT5 world: brokers, EAs, signal sellers — what's real, what's rigged.
Who it’s for: Forex traders (US and international) using or considering MetaTrader, especially those tempted by EAs and signals.
What’s inside
- A '95% win rate' EA is a martingale until proven otherwise — here's how to prove it in 5 minutes
- The myfxbook stats scammers can't fake (and the ones they always do)
- Why most forex signal Telegrams make money from you, not from the market
- MT4 vs MT5 in 2026: the real differences that matter and the ones that don't
- The broker checklist that would have caught most of the last decade's blowups
- Backtests lie in 4 specific ways — learn them once, never buy junk again
Written for the moment when: EA scams and doctored backtests; offshore broker traps; signal-seller Telegram culture; US legality confusion.
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