Start here: TradeWarden in 3 steps

About 2 minutes

You need MetaTrader 5 on a Windows PC or VPS, logged in to the account you bought TradeWarden for.

Put TradeWarden in MetaTrader 5

In MetaTrader 5, click File → Open Data Folder.
Open MQL5 → Experts and copy TradeWarden.ex5 into it.
Back in MetaTrader, in the Navigator (Ctrl+N), right-click Expert Advisors and click Refresh. TradeWarden appears in the list.

Turn on Algo Trading

Click Algo Trading in the toolbar so it turns green. Without it nothing can protect you, and the panel says ALGO OFF.

The panel when Algo Trading is off: ALGO OFF, nothing is protected — If you see this, Algo Trading is still off.

Attach it and answer one question

Drag TradeWarden from the Navigator onto one chart, and click OK.
The panel asks which account this is. Pick your firm and your phase, or My own rules.
Check the rules it shows you, then click Start guarding.

The panel showing your firm's rules, with the Start guarding button — Your firm's rules in money. One click and the guard is on.

✓

That's it. You're guarded.

The top line tells you how much more you can lose today. The pill says SAFE, CAREFUL, WAIT, PAUSED, BREAK or LOCKED.
Trade from the panel: pick your risk and stop, and SELL or BUY shows the lot.
After a loss the Live Guard makes you wait 5 minutes. Feeling it slip? Click Take a break.

The simple view: how much more you can lose today, risk buttons, SELL and BUY — The simple view. Advanced view, at the bottom, has every other tool.

Good to know

Keep MetaTrader 5 running. TradeWarden only acts while MT5 is open. For a funded account, use a VPS.
One chart is enough. The loss limits watch the whole account.
Try it on a demo first if you like: your firm's rules work the same there.
Alerts on your phone: in Tools → Options → Notifications, enter the MetaQuotes ID from the MT5 mobile app.

If something looks wrong

"This TradeWarden licence is for other accounts": the file runs only on the account numbers you bought it for. A new account is free to add; see below.
ALGO OFF on the panel: turn on Algo Trading (step 2).
TradeWarden is not in the Navigator: check the file is in MQL5 → Experts, then right-click Expert Advisors → Refresh.

New account number?

Phase 2, a funded account or a new challenge: it's free. On your order page, click Change an account, type the new number, and a new file is ready there within minutes. Up to two accounts at a time.

Your 30-day guarantee

If TradeWarden doesn't enforce a rule you set within 30 days, send us your order number and that day's journal (MQL5\Files\TradeWarden), and you get your USDT back. Not covered: price moving past a limit between two ticks, and MT5 closed or Algo Trading off.

Your download also has README.md (every setting), TEST-REPORT.md (every test) and the Prop-Rules-Pack folder (7 firm presets). Questions? Use Message us on your order page. Built by Alireza.