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How to Get Your MetaTrader 5 EA AutoTrading on a Chart
Getting your very first EA can be incredibly exciting! You’ve invested time in building your strategy, analyzed the data, and put it together into an automated trading bot. Whether you got someone to build it for you, or if built it yourself, here you are.
You might be sitting there wondering:
So…how do I actually get this working?
I’m exceptionally glad you asked because that’s exactly what this article will help you to do 😃
Ready, Set, AutoTrade
Before You Continue, Check Your Settings
Just a quick one, a common mistake people make is not checking that their MT5 settings are correct. If you want a quick reminder on what you need to confirm, check out this article.
Step 1: Open the Navigator View
Your expert advisors are all stored in the navigator view of your termial. You can get to this by:
- View -> Navigator
Step 2: Locate Your Expert Advisors
Inside the Navigator, you’ll find a list of different folders you can look through.