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Setup guide

Lock30x XAUUSD setup guide

A practical checklist for testing Lock30x XAUUSD on MetaTrader 5 or LOCK30x XAU M5 cBOT on cTrader before using real account risk.

  1. 01

    Choose the correct platform

    Use the MQL5 listing for Lock30x XAUUSD on MetaTrader 5, or the cTrader Store listing for LOCK30x XAU M5 cBOT.

  2. 02

    Confirm the symbol

    Start with XAUUSD or your broker's gold symbol equivalent. Some brokers add suffixes such as XAUUSD.P, XAUUSD.a, XAUUSDm, or GOLD.

  3. 03

    Check broker conditions

    Record spread, commission, swap, contract size, leverage, execution type, and server time. Gold bots can behave very differently between brokers.

  4. 04

    Backtest carefully

    Use the best quality data available. Test long periods and recent periods separately. Do not judge a setup from one short lucky window.

  5. 05

    Forward-test first

    Run demo or very small risk before live use. VPS disconnections, slippage, broker rejection, spread spikes, and news events can change outcomes.

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Important

No guarantee

This guide is educational product support. It is not financial advice and it does not guarantee profit, funding approval, or challenge success.