In this video, we discuss how to implement a Python-based trading robot for the MetaTrader5 platform, using the MetaTrader5 API and a custom backtesting framework I built in Python called strategytester5, available at https://strategytester5.com for more information.

This video was taken from a larger 6-hour-long course available in the Udemy marketplace: https://www.udemy.com/course/python-algorithmic-trading-with-metatrader5-full-course/

Python files and examples created in this video: https://github.com/MegaJoctan/omegafx-youtube-shared-files/tree/main/Breakout%20trading%20Bot%20tutorial

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Video Chapters:

00: 00 Recap
01: 04 Intro
01: 57 Understanding a breakout strategy
10: 55 Coding a breakout strategy
30: 25 Backtesting a breakout strategy

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