Practical, honest guides on reading order flow, footprint charts and depth of market with Sierra Chart, plus automated trading with MT5 expert advisors.
Find the Inputs tab on a running MT5 EA, understand what happens when you click OK, and save a preset so the exact configuration can be reloaded and tested later.
What an MT5 expert advisor is, how it runs inside MetaTrader 5, the difference between EX5 and MQ5 files, and the practical checks that help you judge any EA before you use it.
Market Profile counts time at price, volume profile counts contracts. Why their POC and value area differ on futures, and how to align both in Sierra Chart.
Set up the Sierra Chart Historical Market Depth Graph as a liquidity heatmap. Covers the data prerequisites for past depth, the color scaling options and checks for ES, NQ and CL.
How to set up a usable Sierra Chart Trade DOM for futures: enable market depth data, choose market depth columns, match tick size and build a clean DOM layout.
Blank charts, missing studies or the wrong symbol after opening a Sierra Chart chartbook? Work through the data, symbol and study checks in the order that finds the cause fastest.
How to add Sierra Chart's Volume by Price study, pick a profile period, set ticks per row, and choose a display style that stays readable on ES, NQ and CL charts.
Add a cumulative delta view in Sierra Chart, then confirm your bid ask data, tick storage and session reset settings are correct before you trust what the line shows.
Learn how Sierra Chart diagonal imbalance settings work: how diagonal comparison pairs bid and ask volume, which ratio inputs to set, and how to interpret the highlights.
Learn how to load an MT5 set file into an expert advisor, then verify that the preset's inputs match the installed EA version before you trust any setting.
A practical checklist for installing a Sierra Chart chartbook: where to put the file, how to open it, and how to fix missing studies before you rely on it.
A practical checklist for retail traders: verify EA compatibility, read the input documentation, understand testing limitations and confirm risk controls before you pay.