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Practical MetaTrader 4/5 account monitoring: alerts, drawdown, margin, and service comparisons.

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How to Calculate a Trading Account's Return: Formula and Common Mistakes
How to calculate an MT4/MT5 account return correctly, and why balance minus deposits fails after deposits or withdrawals.
July 6, 2026 · 6 min read
When a Trading Robot Drains Your Account: Early Signs and What to Do
Why a profitable MT4/MT5 robot can start losing money, the early signs of strategy decay, and when to act before stop-out.
July 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Why Your Account Is Down When There Are No Trades: Where the Money Goes
Where an MT4/MT5 account loss without trades comes from: entry commission, rollover swap, floating loss, and broker adjustments.
July 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Monitoring Multiple MT4/MT5 Accounts at Once: See Everything in One Place
Ways to watch several MetaTrader 4/5 accounts at once and bring them together on one screen with alerts.
July 6, 2026 · 8 min read
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Your Trading Robot Stopped Trading: Causes and How to Know Immediately
Why an MT4/MT5 robot goes quiet: a failed VPS, frozen terminal, or lost connection — and how to notice within minutes.
June 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Margin Level: Formula, Safe Values, and How to Keep It Under Control
What margin level means in forex, how it is calculated, how leverage affects it, and how to keep it under control.
June 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Mobile Account Monitoring: Watch Your MT4/MT5 Account from Your Phone
How to track a MetaTrader account from a phone: the mobile terminal, Myfxbook, and a monitoring service compared.
June 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Forex Risk Management: 5 Rules That Protect Your Account
Risk per trade, stop-losses, risk-to-reward ratio, and a daily loss limit — risk-management rules with examples.
June 12, 2026 · 6 min read
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Prop Trading Account Monitoring: How Not to Fail on Drawdown (FTMO and More)
FTMO and other prop-challenge rules: daily and total drawdown, the equity trap, and how to stay within the limit.
June 12, 2026 · 7 min read
MT4/MT5 Investor Password: How to Share Account Access Safely
What a MetaTrader investor password is, what it does not protect, and safer ways to show an account.
June 12, 2026 · 6 min read
Stop Out and Margin Call: At What Margin Level Positions Are Closed
How Margin Call and Stop Out work in forex, the margin-level formula, and when a broker closes positions.
June 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Manager's Account Monitoring: How an Investor Can Watch Their Money
Which metrics reveal the health of a managed account, Myfxbook blind spots, and red flags of risky trading.
June 12, 2026 · 6 min read
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MT4/MT5 Trade Alerts in Telegram: 3 Ways in 2026
How to get MT4/MT5 trade alerts in Telegram: a custom bot, MQL5 Market utilities, or a ready-made service.
June 11, 2026 · 6 min read
A Myfxbook Alternative: Comparing Trading Account Monitoring Services
Myfxbook, FX Blue, and ФилМонитор compared for MT4/MT5 account monitoring: alerts, privacy, and pricing.
June 11, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Control a Robot’s Drawdown and Protect Your Account
What account drawdown is, how floating and realised drawdown differ, and how to intervene before stop-out.
June 11, 2026 · 8 min read