Straight answers
The questions we are asked most often, answered plainly. If yours is not here, the contact form reaches us directly.
Getting started
If the system makes money, why are you selling it?
We already trade it and we already earn from it — that does not change. We are simply stronger as a community than alone, so we share both the signals and the system that produces them. Subscriptions fund the infrastructure; the trading funds itself.
Do I need an account to start?
No. The free plan requires no membership at all — download the Expert Advisor, install it in MetaTrader 5, and it begins trading our live signals. An account only comes into play if you move to a paid plan.
Do I actually have to do anything?
Install the Expert Advisor in MetaTrader 5 once. After that the system opens, manages and closes trades on its own. You do not need to read the signals, place orders, or sit in front of a screen.
What do I need before I start?
A MetaTrader 5 account with a broker, and a machine that can keep the terminal running. That is it — no Trade Signal IQ account required. If you would rather not leave your own computer on, our VPS covers that for $10 a month.
Plans and pricing
What does the free plan really include?
Everything, at a reduced scale, and with nothing to sign up for. The Expert Advisor works on every symbol, but only at the minimum lot size, and it trades on alternating days — roughly half of the month's trading days. There is no time limit, no account and no card.
Why are there two paid prices?
$49/month ($490/year) applies if you trade through our partner broker. $69/month ($690/year) applies if you prefer to stay with a broker of your own choosing. The plans are otherwise identical: execution every trading day, and full control over the lot size on each symbol.
How does annual billing work?
Annual is charged at ten times the monthly price, so two months are free. Payments are accepted in USDT on the AVAX C-Chain network — confirm the network shown on your subscription page before sending funds.
Can it pay for itself?
A single trade can cover a month of the subscription, and that is what the pricing was built around. Individual trades will lose — that is true of every system. We are not chasing a perfect win rate; the main purpose is to be profitable overall, month after month.
The automation
Do I need your VPS?
No. The Expert Advisor runs on any Windows machine or VPS with MetaTrader 5. Ours costs $10/month ($100/year) and its advantage is location: it sits beside the signal engine, so there is no delay between a signal being produced and the trade being opened.
What happens if my terminal is offline?
The Expert Advisor can only act while MetaTrader 5 is running and connected. Signals that arrive while the terminal is closed, asleep or disconnected are missed. This is the main reason to run it on a VPS.
Will it interfere with my own trades?
No. The EA tags its positions with its own magic number and only manages those. Trades you open yourself are left alone.
Can I control position sizing?
On paid plans, yes — there is a default lot size plus an optional per-symbol list, so each instrument can be sized independently. On the free plan the lot size is fixed at the broker minimum.
Signals and coverage
Which markets are covered?
Forex — FX pairs, stock indices, precious metals, oil, and the BTC/ETH CFDs your forex broker lists.
What about timeframes?
Signals are not split by timeframe. Positions are generally opened and managed as day trades.
Do I need Telegram?
No. Telegram is optional for push alerts; you can use only the web dashboard, or neither. The Expert Advisor trades the signals either way.
Why does a symbol never get traded?
Broker symbol names differ — XAUUSD versus XAUUSD.m, for example. Confirm the instrument exists in your broker's Market Watch and is selected in your watchlist.
Looking for setup instructions rather than answers? The How It Works page walks through installation, and the user guide covers the dashboard, symbol selection and Telegram.
Still deciding?
The free plan costs nothing and never expires. It is the cheapest way to answer the rest of your questions.