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We are pleased to announce the introduction of new trading conditions for OANDA Professional Clients. The new solution features an automatic fee rebate model (cashback) based on monthly trading volume, while maintaining current commission rates and spreads.

The precious metals market is experiencing a mixed climate in September 2026, with a recent rally in gold, silver, and platinum encountering headwinds from a hawkish shift in US monetary policy. While strong investor demand and bullish options sentiment initially propelled gold higher, its upward trajectory is now constrained by rising US interest rates. Platinum, despite a recent correction, maintains a bullish long-term outlook driven by re-emerging structural supply shortages. The US dollar's long-term weakness, however, offers a potential tailwind for gold.

Do you feel like the default features of MetaTrader 5 aren't enough to take full advantage of market opportunities? Traders with OANDA can upgrade their desktop platform for free with MyTrader App Suite by FX Blue - a comprehensive suite of over 35 advanced indicators and automated strategies (Expert Advisors).

Buy and hold isn't a glamorous way to invest. No flashing charts, no adrenaline, and the trades you place this year may still be in your account ten years from now. Done right, it's also one of the quietest paths to building wealth that markets have ever offered.

Momentum trading is a strategy that involves buying assets that are already rising and selling them before the trend reverses. Rather than looking for undervalued bargains, momentum traders ride existing market trends. They use price action, volume, and technical indicators like RSI and MACD to identify opportunities. The strategy can be applied across many liquid markets but carries significant risks, including sharp reversals and false signals. Discipline and risk management are essential.

Now that you can easily pull historical candlesticks and generate charts, it is time for the ultimate step in our series: building your first fully functional MT5 trading bot without writing a single line of code. Leveraging the data foundation you established in our previous price retrieval guide, this final article transitions your workspace into a complete system for automated execution.

Now that your local trading engine is fully configured and online.

In the first part of our MT5 API + AI series, we explored how generative AI is completely rewriting the rules of algorithmic trading, leveling the playing field for non-programmers. Now, it is time to transition from theory to practice. In this guide, we will build the actual engine that will power your automated trading journey.

MetaTrader 5 (MT5) is a powerful trading platform trusted by millions of traders worldwide. However, its most powerful feature - automated API trading - has always been reserved for elite programmers. If you didn't know Python or MQL5, you were locked out.