Guides & deep-dives
Honest, practical writing on the 20-pip challenge, MT5 automation, and trading risk — no hype.
How to Install an MT5 Expert Advisor (Step-by-Step)
A clear, beginner-friendly walkthrough for installing and running an Expert Advisor (EA) in MetaTrader 5 — from copying the file to enabling Algo Trading and WebRequest.
June 6, 2026
Risk Management for the 20-Pip Challenge: Surviving the Ladder
The 20-pip challenge is won by not blowing up. Here are the risk-management rules — drawdown limits, win-rate guards, sizing and session filters — that keep a run alive.
June 6, 2026
How to Choose a Broker for 20-Pip Scalping
Spreads, execution, account type and pricing all decide whether a 20-pip strategy survives. Here's how to choose an MT5 broker for scalping.
June 4, 2026
Do You Need a VPS for an MT5 Trading Bot?
Why a VPS matters for running an MT5 trading bot 24/5, what specs you actually need, latency vs. your broker, and how to choose one for the 20-pip challenge.
June 4, 2026
Drawdown and Recovery in the 20-Pip Challenge
Why drawdowns are inevitable in the 20-pip challenge, the brutal math of recovering losses, and the guards that keep a losing streak from ending your run.
June 2, 2026
Can You Run the 20-Pip Challenge on a Prop Firm Account?
Whether the 20-pip challenge works on a funded prop firm account — how drawdown rules, consistency rules, and EA policies collide with aggressive compounding.
June 1, 2026
Can a Trading Bot Actually Pass the 20-Pip Challenge?
An honest look at whether an automated MT5 bot can realistically complete the 20-pip challenge ladder — what helps, what hurts, and what to expect.
June 1, 2026
How Much Leverage Do You Need for the 20-Pip Challenge?
What leverage really does in the 20-pip challenge, why it's not the same as risk, the margin you actually need, and how to use it without blowing up.
May 30, 2026
Best Trading Sessions for 20-Pip Scalping
When to trade the 20-pip challenge: the London and New York sessions, the overlap sweet spot, what to avoid, and why session timing affects spreads and fills.
May 28, 2026
Realistic Returns From the 20-Pip Challenge (No Hype)
An honest look at what returns the 20-pip challenge can and can't deliver — the success rate, why the viral numbers mislead, and how to set expectations you can live with.
May 28, 2026
20PipBot vs. Other Forex Robots: What to Look For
An honest buyer's guide to forex robots — the red flags of EA scams, what separates a real trading bot from a curve-fit one, and how 20PipBot is built differently.
May 26, 2026
20-Pip Challenge vs. Day Trading: Which Is Right for You?
How the 20-pip challenge compares to conventional forex day trading — targets, risk, time commitment, and skill — so you can pick the approach that fits you.
May 24, 2026
How Long Does the 20-Pip Challenge Take?
How long the 20-pip challenge realistically takes to complete, why 'one trade a day' math is misleading, and how trade frequency and losses change the timeline.
May 24, 2026
How to Test the 20-Pip Challenge on a Demo Account
A step-by-step way to forward-test the 20-pip challenge risk-free on an MT5 demo account before risking real money — what to watch and how long to run it.
May 19, 2026
Spread and Slippage: The Hidden Costs in the 20-Pip Challenge
On a 20-pip target, spread and slippage are a huge slice of your edge. How these costs work, why they raise your break-even win rate, and how to minimize them.
May 16, 2026
Manual vs Automated: Should You Run the 20-Pip Challenge with a Bot?
A balanced comparison of trading the 20-pip challenge by hand versus with an MT5 bot — discipline, speed, costs, and the trade-offs of each.
May 12, 2026
Why Most 20-Pip Challenge Attempts Fail (and How to Avoid It)
The real reasons 20-pip challenge attempts blow up — oversizing, revenge trading, costs, and variance — plus the habits that keep a run alive.
May 8, 2026
Best Currency Pairs for the 20-Pip Challenge
Which forex pairs suit a 20-pip strategy: why tight-spread majors win, what to avoid, and how trading a small basket can smooth results.
May 4, 2026
What Account Size Do You Need for the 20-Pip Challenge?
How much money to start the 20-pip challenge with, why tiny accounts hit the minimum-lot problem, and how to pick a starting balance you can afford to lose.
April 30, 2026
Lot Sizing in the 20-Pip Challenge: How Position Sizing Really Works
How to calculate lot size for the 20-pip challenge so each win advances exactly one level — pip value, risk percentage, and worked examples.
April 24, 2026
The Compounding Math Behind the 20-Pip Challenge
Why a $20 account can theoretically reach tens of thousands — and why the same math makes the 20-pip challenge so unforgiving. The numbers, explained.
April 18, 2026
The 20-Pip Challenge Rules: A Complete Breakdown
Every rule of the 20-pip challenge explained clearly — the target, the risk, the ladder, level reversion, and the guardrails that keep an attempt alive.
April 12, 2026