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Evaluate an EA before you buy it.

Six lessons that turn a sales page into questions you can check: the report, the live signal, the ticks and the risk.

What the track covers.

The lessons are being written now. Each one reaches Lab Notes first.

01
Read a strategy tester report
Which of the thirty numbers matter, and which ones vendors like to show you.
In writing
02
Spot curve-fitting
Precise inputs, one perfect window and a result that breaks when you nudge it.
In writing
03
Check a live signal
What MQL5 verification proves, what it does not, and how to compare it with the backtest.
In writing
04
Real ticks versus bars
Why a one-minute-bar backtest can flatter a scalper, and how to check tick quality.
In writing
05
Martingale and grid, in numbers
How lot doubling turns a run of small wins into one account-sized loss.
In writing
06
Size it before you buy
Turn a maximum drawdown into a risk per trade you can live with.
In writing