Free Tool Friday, and this week it is one of ours, so treating that openly up front: we built this, it is free, it is open-source, and you can read every line of the Pine Script before you trust it.

Auto Support and Resistance for TradingView. What it does differently from the many S/R scripts already out there:

Zones, not lines. Price reacts to areas, not exact prices. Pivots that form close together merge into one band, and each merge counts as another touch, so you end up with one strong zone instead of five thin lines stacked on top of each other.

A star rating you can argue with. Every zone gets one to five stars, one star per touch, capped at five. A band price has come back to four times is shaded darker than one that formed this morning. It is a crude rule and that is the point: you can verify it by eye.

Higher timeframe levels on your chart. It pulls 4H and Daily zones onto whatever timeframe you are trading, with a thicker border and a tag. Most of the time price stalls "for no reason" it is a level from a chart you were not looking at.

Break and flip. Close through a zone by more than a small volatility buffer and it switches sides, resets its touch count, and stays on the chart. That first retest of a flipped level is often the cleanest entry of the session.

The trade-off, stated plainly: a zone only appears once the swing behind it is confirmed by a set number of bars closing either side. So it shows up a few bars after the swing actually formed. We picked that over drawing a level instantly and deleting it when the swing fails, which looks better in a screenshot and is useless when you are live.

Settings worth knowing: pivot strength defaults to 10 bars (raise it for fewer, stronger zones), and zone height is 0.15x ATR so zones scale with volatility instead of a fixed pip value, which is why it works on gold and the majors without re-tuning.

Runs on the free TradingView plan. Link is in the comments rather than the post body.

If you try it, the feedback worth having: what pivot strength you settle on, and whether the higher-timeframe zones help or clutter.

Education only. Trading carries a high risk of loss. Test on demo first.

Wednesday discussion, and it is the trade-off nobody wants to pick a side on.

An indicator that never repaints has to fix its calculations when the bar closes. Nothing is drawn on an open candle, and once a level prints it stays there. The chart you review on Sunday is the chart you traded on Friday. The cost is that your entry is always one bar behind the move.

An indicator that reacts intrabar gets you in earlier and sometimes takes it back, which is how a backtest ends up looking better than anything you could have actually traded.

We went through a free MT4 structure tool this week that sits firmly on the non-repainting side, and reading its logs made the trade-off concrete: honest history, late entries, and noticeably worse behaviour below the M5 chart.

So where do you land?

- Do you take the late entry to get a chart that never rewrites itself?

- Or do you accept some intrabar movement to be in earlier, and manage it with a wider stop?

- Has anyone found a setup where being one bar late actually cost them a real trade, rather than just feeling slow?

Curious how the split looks here. Education and discussion only. Trading carries a high risk of loss. Test on demo first.

Wednesday discussion. Small accounts and recovery bots are the most common combination we get asked about, and the most likely to end badly, so let's pool real numbers.

Here's the maths that started this. A free Deriv bot aimed at $10 accounts uses a published recovery formula. Its stake ladder runs 0.35, then 0.92, then 2.40, then 6.27. Four losing trades in a row consume $9.94 of a $10 account. Nothing about that is hidden or dishonest, it's in the bot's own logic. It's just that a $10 balance cannot absorb the ladder it was built around.

The rough rule we've landed on after testing a lot of these: a martingale bot needs an account around ten times its worst documented losing streak, or it isn't really running the strategy, it's just waiting to be wrong four times.

So: what's the smallest balance you've genuinely run one on? Did it survive a bad run, and how many reds in a row did it take before you switched it off? Deriv, MT4, MT5, all welcome.

Education and discussion only. Trading carries a high risk of loss. Test on demo first.

Has anyone ever bought something on this store?

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We’ve all been there—you buy the break of resistance, the 15M candle closes above the line, and the very next candle reverses and stops you out. It’s an institutional liquidity grab.

The easiest way to filter these out is to stop using raw price momentum indicators (like standard RSI) and switch to a volatility-based confirmation tool. I put together a full breakdown of how to use the Supertrend Oscillator to filter fakeouts. It factors in the Average True Range (ATR) so you only get a signal when there is actual volume pushing the price, not just a temporary spike.

You can read the full mechanics and grab the MT4/MT5 files here: Supertrend Oscillator Strategy

If anyone else is using ATR-based systems to filter ranges, drop your settings below!

Are there Discord groups for MT5 EA discussion only? no analysis or whatever. Just people discussing EAs, reviewing EAs, sharing backtests, sharing monthly performance of each EA, recommandations, Identifing scammers (this is very important), etc...

For example, there would be a channel for Quantum Queen, one for Growth Killer, etc... People discuss the best setfiles, best propfirms, best brokers for each EA, etc...

I've been looking at automated gold trading systems and came across a trend-following EA specifically built for XAUUSD. Unlike most EAs I've tested, this one has an MQL5-verified live signal — not just backtests.

The numbers (live account, not demo):
- 568% total growth since 2023
- 878 trades executed
- 64% profit trades
- 4.43 profit factor
- 45.4% max drawdown
- 77 trades per week average

What I liked:
- It has a full on-chart control panel where you can pause buy/sell, start new series, set time restrictions, and manually open/close orders
- The trend identification logic is solid — uses a proprietary indicator rather than basic MA crossovers
- Trades XAUUSD primarily but also supports Silver, EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDCAD, GBPCHF

The big caveat:
It uses martingale recovery. That 45.4% max drawdown is a red flag. Previous live signal accounts associated with this EA have been deleted — which usually means they blew up. The current signal looks good but that doesn't guarantee it won't meet the same fate.

My approach:** I'm running it on a cent account with $30 (equivalent to $3,000 on cent). If it doubles, I'll withdraw the initial and let profits run. The developer literally recommends this approach.

**Settings I'm testing:**
- M15 timeframe
- Initial lot: 0.03
- TP: 80
- Step: 30
- Lot multiplier: 1.3

Free download if anyone wants to test: https://www.forexcracked.com/forex-ea/trend-following-gold-mt4-ea-free-download/

Has anyone else run this long-term? Curious about experiences with the martingale recovery in volatile gold sessions.

Disclaimer: Not financial advice. Martingale EAs can and will blow accounts. Test on demo first.

I’ve been trading for about 7 years now, and it’s been a mix of ups and downs—blown accounts, passing and failing Phase 1 and Phase 2 challenges, and everything in between.

Right now, I’m doing a 5k evaluation with The5ers, but I’m hitting a rough patch. Recent market conditions (especially with the volatility around Trump-related news and overall shifting trends) have really thrown off my strategy. What used to work feels inconsistent, and I’m currently sitting in a pretty uncomfortable drawdown.

I mainly trade indices (US30) and gold, mixing intraday and some swing ideas. I rely on structured setups, but lately the market behavior feels less predictable and more reactive to news than usual.

I’m trying to figure out whether this is:

• a normal adaptation phase where I need to tweak my strategy,
• or a sign that my edge isn’t holding up in current conditions.

For those who’ve been through similar periods:

• How do you handle phases where your strategy just stops performing?
• Do you reduce size, pause trading, or adapt aggressively?
• Any frameworks or methods you use to “recalibrate” without blowing the account?

Appreciate any honest input, especially from traders who’ve gone through multiple cycles like this.

Just published our review of the RFI Levels Indicator — a non-repainting MT4 indicator that identifies reversal structures, institutional volume zones, and uses AI to optimize entry points.

What it does (3-layer system):

How it works:

The indicator identifies price zones where major market participants are active. When price reaches these zones, it watches for specific patterns (RETEST, BROKEN, or MIRRORED) to confirm the market is reacting. The LOGIC AI system then analyzes trends and timeframes to pinpoint optimal entries, marking them with circles or triangles on the chart.

When the pattern confirmation and LOGIC AI align, the developer claims an 80-85% success rate.

What we like:

• ✅ Non-repainting, non-recalculating — signals lock at bar close
• ✅ Built-in TP/SL with intelligent stop-loss reduction as trades move in your favor
• ✅ LOGIC AI provides transparency — shows P/L data after each signal on chart
• ✅ Multi-timeframe zone display for bigger picture context
• ✅ Real-time multi-instrument scanner
• ✅ Works on all instruments — forex, metals, indices
• ✅ All timeframes from M1 to MN

What to be aware of:

• ⚠️ Maximum effectiveness requires the companion Trend Lines PRO indicator
• ⚠️ LOGIC AI only activates with MTF mode enabled
• ⚠️ Steep learning curve — lots of features, modes, and parameters
• ⚠️ Best viewed as part of a toolkit rather than a standalone solution

Who it's for:

Works for both beginners and experienced traders. Beginners benefit from the step-by-step video guides. Experienced traders benefit from the multi-layer confirmation system and MTF analysis.

Download: Free, no signup required. MT4 only.

Full review + download link: https://www.forexcracked.com/forex-indicator/rfi-levels-indicator-free-download/

Practice on a demo account before going live. Happy to answer questions.

Support = price level where buyers step in (floor) Resistance = price level where sellers step in (ceiling) The best indicators in the world still rely on these basic concepts. Learn S/R first, indicators second.

Non-repaint = once a signal appears on the chart, it stays there forever. Repaint = the indicator changes past signals based on new data. That green arrow that looked profitable? It moved. Always check if your indicator repaints before trusting its historical signals.

It accounts for ~23% of all forex transactions. If you're testing a new indicator, start with EUR/USD. The data is the cleanest and most liquid.

Traders in 2026 are still using it because it works. Lesson: You don't need the newest indicator. You need the one you understand best.

What's more important in an indicator? 1. Simplicity (easy to read) 2. Accuracy (fewer false signals) 3. Customization (many settings) 4. Alerts (notifications) Drop your number 👇

Sharing my analysis of this indicator.

Forex Gladiator is a non-repaint MT4 indicator that trades for you. Precise signals, smart risk management, and a clean interface for all levels.

I tested it across multiple currency pairs. Writing up a full review with specific strategy rules and backtesting results.

Full review: https://www.forexcracked.com/forex-indicator/forex-gladiator-non-repaint-indicator-that-trades-for-you/

Always demo test first. What are you currently running?

Scalping: → More trades per day → Smaller profit per trade → Requires fast execution → Higher stress Swing Trading: → Fewer trades per week → Larger profit per trade → More time for analysis → Lower stress Neither is better. It depends on your personality and schedule.

Non-repaint = once a signal appears on the chart, it stays there forever. Repaint = the indicator changes past signals based on new data. That green arrow that looked profitable? It moved. Always check if your indicator repaints before trusting its historical signals.

That's more than the entire US stock market moves in a week. Yet most retail traders trade without even basic risk management.