How MT5 strategy monitoring works
From installation to your first drift alert in under 5 minutes. No code changes. No broker API needed. Works with any MT5 broker.
2 minutes
Install the Monitor EA on MetaTrader 5
Drop the lightweight Monitor EA onto any MT5 chart. It runs alongside your trading strategies without interfering — streaming trade events and heartbeats to Algo Studio in real time.
Trade event capture
Every open, close, and modification is captured. Works with any Expert Advisor — scalpers, grid EAs, trend followers.
Health heartbeats
Periodic heartbeats confirm your terminal is online. You get alerted if your VPS or terminal goes offline unexpectedly.
Automatic
Strategies are discovered automatically
As trades arrive, Algo Studio groups them by symbol and magic number. Each unique combination becomes a strategy instance with its own identity, health score, and lifecycle state. No manual configuration needed.
30 seconds
Upload your backtest as baseline
Import your MT5 Strategy Tester HTML report. Algo Studio extracts win rate, drawdown, profit factor, and more — creating the performance benchmark that live trading is measured against.
Instant health scoring
Your backtest gets a 0-100 health score across profit factor, drawdown, expected payoff, Sharpe ratio, and recovery factor.
Monte Carlo simulation
1,000 randomized simulations reveal the full risk profile hiding behind a single backtest — survival probability and realistic outcome ranges.
Continuous
Live performance vs. backtest comparison
After every closed trade, Algo Studio compares your live results against the baseline. Five key metrics are tracked in real time.
Statistical
CUSUM drift detection catches degradation early
Unlike simple threshold alerts, CUSUM statistical monitoring accumulates small deviations over time — catching gradual degradation weeks before it shows on your equity curve. Fewer false alarms, earlier real warnings.
Real-time
Get alerted — or auto-halt degrading strategies
When drift is detected, you get a Telegram or browser push notification. For hands-off protection, enable auto-halt: Algo Studio pauses the strategy before losses compound. Every intervention is logged in a tamper-evident audit trail.
Lifecycle governance
RUN, PAUSE, or STOP — each strategy has a clear state. Recommendations are based on statistical evidence, not guesswork.
Verified track record
Every trade is recorded in a cryptographic hash chain. Share your verified performance with a public link — independently auditable.
The complete strategy monitoring lifecycle.
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