Free Course · 15 Lessons

Automated Trading — from first EA to a working portfolio

Everything you need to configure, backtest, deploy, and monitor Expert Advisors on MT5 — without writing a single line of code. Beginner to intermediate, professionally structured.

15 lessons + capstone
3–4 hours total
Beginner–Intermediate
Quizzes + journal

What you will be able to do

Concrete, demonstrable skills — not just knowledge of vocabulary.

1

Understand the 4-layer EA anatomy: signal, filter, risk, execution

2

Read Strategy Tester backtest reports without wishful thinking

3

Run walk-forward optimisation to validate out-of-sample performance

4

Configure daily loss limits, drawdown cutoffs, and lot-size rules

5

Choose the right VPS and broker combination for your EA type

6

Monitor live EA health with 7 key metrics

7

Build and manage a multi-EA portfolio with controlled correlation

8

Execute the 12-step go-live protocol from demo-ready to funded

9

Evaluate any EA platform using the 4-pillar due-diligence framework

10

Apply the 4-phase scaling path: demo → minimum live → portfolio → mature

Course curriculum

15 lessons from EA anatomy to multi-strategy portfolio — plus a capstone deployment journal.

L1.Your plan, made executable — what Expert Advisors actually are

Understand EA anatomy — signal, filter, risk, and execution layers — through the recipe analogy.

12–16 minOpen

L2.MT5 as an EA cockpit — the 4 layers every automation needs

Map MT5's four processing layers and learn where to look when something goes wrong.

14–18 minOpen

L3.EA families — trend bots, scalpers, grid, and arbitrage

Match each EA family to the market regime it needs. Understand why grid EAs produce great backtests but carry structural blowup risk.

16–20 minOpen

L4.EA inputs — the three parameter groups that control everything

Navigate MT5's EA inputs panel: signal parameters, risk parameters, and execution parameters.

13–17 minOpen

L5.Safe launch — installing your first EA without live-account risk

The 5-step installation and demo-testing protocol before any live capital.

12–15 minOpen

L6.Honest backtesting — reading the Strategy Tester report without wishful thinking

Identify which backtest metrics indicate genuine edge and which are noise. Understand 4 structural limitations.

15–18 minOpen

L7.Optimisation without overfitting — finding real parameters vs curve-fitting

Run MT5's genetic optimizer correctly and use walk-forward testing to validate out-of-sample performance.

14–18 minOpen

L8.Execution infrastructure — VPS, broker choice, and latency

Understand how execution latency affects different EA types and how to choose infrastructure that matches your strategy.

13–16 minOpen

L9.Risk rules — the safety layer that protects your EA from itself

Build a 7-rule risk ruleset: daily loss limits, drawdown cutoffs, position size caps, news filters, and more.

14–17 minOpen

L10.Monitoring a live EA — the 7 metrics that matter

Track EA health with the right metrics: profit factor, drawdown, trade frequency, journal consistency, and execution quality.

13–16 minOpen

L11.Multi-EA portfolios — running multiple EAs without self-sabotage

Evaluate EAs for portfolio fit, manage correlation between strategies, and avoid the common traps of multi-EA setups.

14–17 minOpen

L12.Go-live — the 12-step protocol from demo-ready EA to live account deployment

Execute the complete go-live protocol covering broker verification, VPS setup, EA configuration, and capital scaling.

14–16 minOpen

L13.EASY Bots in production — professional EA automation without writing code

Evaluate production-grade EA platforms across 4 dimensions: architecture, risk controls, track record, and support.

12–15 minOpen

L14.EA due diligence — verifying any Expert Advisor before real capital

Apply a 10-point due diligence checklist that separates EAs worth testing from those worth avoiding.

12–15 minOpen

L15.Scaling your automation — from first EA to a multi-strategy portfolio

Map the 4-phase path from your first live EA to a diversified automated portfolio on VPS infrastructure.

13–16 minOpen

Capstone: EA Deployment Journal

Document your real EA deployment across all 4 phases and earn your course completion certificate.

20–30 minOpen

Every lesson contains

Three audience tiers — skim in 90 seconds or dive deep for 15 minutes.

Zoomer tier

90-second scan: 4-5 bullets, one key takeaway. Reads like a story, not a textbook.

Standard tier

8-15 min full lesson: concepts, worked examples, 2020-2025 stories, practice exercise.

Pro tier

Optional 5-10 min deep dive: math, microstructure, bibliography for the curious.

Outcome statement

Every lesson opens with 'by the end of this lesson you will be able to ___' — concrete and testable.

Mastery quiz

4-6 questions. Pass at 80% to unlock the next lesson CTA. Retry-friendly, no pressure.

Reflection journal

1-2 prompts to connect the lesson to your situation. Saves in your browser.

About automated trading risk

EA automation amplifies both gains and losses. This course teaches the professional framework for managing that amplification — risk rules, monitoring habits, phase-by-phase scaling — not how to get rich quickly. Start on demo. Size conservatively. The course covers these disciplines in detail, particularly in Lessons 5, 9, 12, and 15.

Ready to start?

Lesson 1 takes 12-15 minutes. By the end you will understand EA anatomy and be able to name the 4 processing layers every automation needs.

Start with Lesson 1

Educational content only. Not financial advice. Trading financial instruments involves significant risk of capital loss. Backtests do not guarantee future results. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.

Automated Trading — From First EA to a Multi-Strategy Portfolio