Strategies, MQL5 tutorials and honest takes from automated trading — by René Balke.https://bmtrading.de/en-UShttps://bmtrading.de/en/blog/biggest-usdjpy-win/https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/biggest-usdjpy-win/My biggest-ever USDJPY trade: +€6,251 from one Range Breakout short. Why a tiny range meant a huge position — and why I never cut a winner like this short.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTTrade breakdownLive tradingUSDJPYRange Breakouthttps://bmtrading.de/en/blog/june-2026-performance-update/https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/june-2026-performance-update/June was a rare red month in my live account (−€477), entirely down to USDJPY and its enormous commission costs. The honest, verified breakdown — plus a strong July teaser.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPerformance updateLive tradingJune 2026https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/live-portfolio-10-year-backtest/https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/live-portfolio-10-year-backtest/I ran a 10-year, 100%-modelling-quality backtest of the exact four strategies I trade live — then compared it to two years of Myfxbook-verified results. The honest picture, drawdowns included.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTBacktestLive tradingPortfolioRisk managementhttps://bmtrading.de/en/blog/forex-cfd-leverage-explained/https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/forex-cfd-leverage-explained/A clear, honest guide to leverage in forex and CFD trading — what it really does, how 30:1 and 500:1 compare, and why position sizing matters more than the number on your account.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLeverageRisk ManagementForexCFDhttps://bmtrading.de/en/blog/atr-candle-breakout-ea/https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/atr-candle-breakout-ea/A momentum breakout EA for MetaTrader 5, built with Claude AI and verified by me on a live account. 11-year XAUUSD backtest on real tick data plus a test-vs-live comparison.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTATR Candle BreakoutGold / XAUUSDBacktestAI Tradinghttps://bmtrading.de/en/blog/may-2026-performance-update/https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/may-2026-performance-update/End-of-month performance update. Which strategies worked in May, where USDJPY keeps costing me money, and why I'm not intervening despite the drawdown.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTPerformance updateLive tradingMay 2026https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/welcome/https://bmtrading.de/en/blog/welcome/Strategies, MQL5 tutorials and honest takes on my automated trading. This is the first post.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWelcomeAutomated tradingMQL5