Frequently asked questions

It opens further positions as price moves against the existing ones, so the basket's average entry follows price, and each new layer is larger than the last. That raises the chance a basket eventually closes in profit, at the cost of deeper drawdown when a long trend runs against it. This is what ShadowStrikes EA runs, and you should know it before funding an account.

No. No configuration of this EA, and no trading system, can guarantee profit or remove drawdown. What we can state precisely is the mechanism: how layers are added, when baskets close, and when the protection closes everything.

Yes: a cent account with hedging. Cent, because the position sizing is built for a small real balance — on a standard account the same settings risk roughly a hundred times more per trade. Hedging, because the EA holds buy and sell positions at once. The EA verifies hedging but cannot detect a cent account. Confirm both with your broker before buying — plans are non-refundable.

From $150 in a cent account it already runs (shown as 15,000 in MetaTrader). We recommend $200 for more breathing room. Whatever you start with, match the position size setting to your balance before going live.

Yes. The EA only works while MetaTrader 5 is running, so it needs a VPS that stays online 24/7. Any basic Windows VPS works.

Yes. The Free plan licenses a demo account with no payment required, so you can watch the EA run before paying anything.

No. Licenses are prepaid for a fixed period and are not refunded — which is exactly why the Free plan exists. Run the EA on demo for 30 days, watch how it actually behaves, and only pay once you have seen enough. Don't buy a paid plan to learn what the demo shows for free.

QRIS, PayPal, or credit/debit card — pick whichever is easiest at checkout. Buyers in Indonesia usually use QRIS; international buyers use PayPal or a card.

No. Plans are prepaid for a fixed period and nothing is charged automatically. If you enable auto-renew, it draws only from your wallet balance — never from a card.

XAUUSD (Gold) on MetaTrader 5. The symbol is locked in the EA, so it will not run elsewhere. It uses its own magic number and can share an account with other EAs.

An XAUUSD chart on M1 — the default settings are built for it. You also need Algo Trading switched on, and the license domain allowed in MT5 settings. The installation guide covers both.

Yes. Every account in your dashboard has an Allow Trading switch. Turn it off and the EA stops opening new positions on its next check-in, usually within a minute. Open baskets are not abandoned — they keep trailing, still close on profit, and the protection still watches them. Switch it back on and it resumes.

It picks its open baskets back up where it left off, rather than starting fresh — cooldowns and peak equity survive the restart too. A stable VPS is strongly recommended: an EA that is offline is not managing your open trades.

Nothing stops. If a license check fails, the EA keeps running on its last good check for a grace period — so a dropped connection never leaves your open trades unmanaged. Only a license the server actually rejects will stop it.

A demo slot licenses a MetaTrader practice account, with no real funds at risk. A real slot licenses a real account. Each plan gives you a set number of each, managed from your dashboard.

Yes. You can upgrade at any time, and the eligible unused value of your current plan is applied to the upgrade automatically. Downgrades are not supported.

Yes — every paid plan supports extra Real Account slots. Add them anytime and you only pay for the remaining period of your current plan.

The license goes inactive and the EA stops validating — nothing is deleted. Your account, history and settings remain, and everything resumes when you renew.

Demo accounts on the Free plan are licensed for 30 days from when the account is first registered.

Yes, as with any trading system, and trading results are your own responsibility. We don't cover trading results — nobody legitimately can. Learn the mechanics on demo first, and use capital you are comfortable with.

Yes. Every plan licenses demo accounts, and paid plans license real accounts up to the limit shown on each plan.