For traders who use MetaTrader 5
You will build it from simple blocks, with safety limits you set, and test it on past prices for free. To run it on your own account, you will pay once for that robot.
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.
London morning robotStart 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 test. 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.
Download a free test copy and try it on past prices in the Strategy Tester.
Free test copy ready. It runs only in the Strategy Tester.
Pay once and enter your account numbers. We will email you when it is ready.
Your robot will be locked to
On any other account, it shows a message and does not trade.
Put it on a chart and switch on Algo Trading. It will run only on your accounts.
Built for your 2 accounts. No errors.
In MetaTrader 5
Copy your robot into File
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.
Once it is on
Preview. The finished builder may look different.
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
You will need its account number when you buy your robot. Start with a demo account, which uses practice 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.
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.
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
A limit stops new trades. It cannot stop prices from jumping, so a loss can sometimes go past the limit you set.
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:
When you buy a robot, you will enter the account numbers it may run on. It never contacts our website, and its safety limits work inside the robot.
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.
Yes. You will be able to download a free test copy of any robot you build. It will run only in the Strategy Tester in MetaTrader 5, which replays past prices, so you can see how your rules would have traded before you pay. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.
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. When you buy a robot, we will ask for the account numbers it may run on, never for a password. Your robot will run inside your own MetaTrader 5, which is already logged in to your account.
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, checking and testing your robot will be free. To run a robot on your own accounts, you will pay once for that robot and enter the account numbers it may run on, for example a demo account and a live account. We will build it for those accounts and email you when it is ready. Prices are not set yet. The email we send when we open will include them.
No. You will pay once for each robot, and downloading it again will be free. If you change your strategy later, the new robot will be 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.
