MT5 & platformRequotes and "Off Quotes": What They Mean and Why They Happen on News
What a requote and "off quotes" mean, the MT4 and MT5 codes, why they happen around news, how deviation works, and what to do about them.
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MT5 & platform: gold trading guides
Setup guides and fixes for the errors and strange fills gold traders meet on MT5, MT4 and other platforms.
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Sooner or later every trader meets a message they do not understand, an order that did not fill, or a stop-loss that closed a trade although the chart never touched it. These guides explain what happened and what to do next, in plain words.
The setup guides come first: downloading MT5 safely (fake apps exist), adding gold to MT4 or MT5, finding the right symbol name, hedging versus netting accounts, one-click trading, installing indicators, and running MT5 on a Mac or a VPS. There are also guides for cTrader and TradingView charts.
Then the problems: login errors, the invalid stops and invalid volume messages, common error codes, why you cannot trade gold right now, pending orders that did not fill, requotes, slippage, spreads that widen on news and at rollover, and trades that close by themselves. Each one shows how to read the history tab so you can see exactly what the platform did.
If you are brand new, read the order types guide first. It explains buy limit, buy stop, sell limit and sell stop with gold examples, which solves many “why did it not fill” questions.
Start with these
- How to Set Up MT5 for Gold Trading: A Step-by-Step XAUUSD Setup Guide
- How to Add Gold (XAUUSD) to MT4 and MT5: Symbol Not Found Fixes
- MT5 Login Problems: Invalid Account, No Connection, Wrong Server and "Common Error" Fixed Step by Step
- Invalid Stops on Gold: Fixing MT4 Error 130 and MT5 Error 10016 on XAUUSD
- Why Was My Gold Stop-Loss Hit When Price Didn't Touch It?
Set up and fix MT5
Install safely, place every order type, and read errors and your history.
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MT5 & platformMT5 History Tab and Account Statement: How to Read It and Save a Report
How to read MT5's History tab (positions, orders, deals) and make an account statement report, with what each number means and a gold example.
MT5 & platformMT5 on Mac, and MT5 on a VPS for Expert Advisors: What MetaQuotes Says
Running MT5 on a Mac with the official installer, and why Expert Advisors need a VPS, with what migrates and what doesn't, checked on MetaQuotes help.
MT5 & platformHedging vs Netting Accounts in MT5: Why My Buy Closed My Sell
Netting vs hedging in MT5 in plain words, gold examples of a sell closing or reversing a buy, how to check your account type, and the real cost of locking a trade with an opposite position.
MT5 & platformMT5 Login Problems: Invalid Account, No Connection, Wrong Server and "Common Error" Fixed Step by Step
Step-by-step fixes for MT5 login problems on PC and phone: invalid account, no connection, wrong server, investor password, expired demo and the vague 'common error', checked against MetaQuotes' help pages.
MT5 & platformFake MT4 and MT5 Apps and Fake Trading Apps: How to Download the Real One Safely
Where to download the real MetaTrader 5 and 4 (official site and app-store listings, checked), what MetaQuotes says about fake platforms, 10 signs of a fake trading app, and what to do if you used one.
MT5 & platformWhy My Pending Order Did Not Fill (or Filled at a Different Price) on Gold
Seven reasons a pending gold order doesn't fill or fills elsewhere: bid vs ask, gaps, expiry, stops and freeze levels, market closed, slippage and margin, with worked examples and a checking routine.
MT5 & platformBuy Limit vs Buy Stop vs Sell Limit vs Sell Stop: A Picture Guide for Gold
One picture per order: buy limit, sell limit, buy stop, sell stop, buy stop limit and sell stop limit, with the same gold example prices, a one-line memory trick and the common mistakes.
MT5 & platformGold Daily Candle Close Time: Server Time, New York Close and Why Daily Candles Differ
Why gold's daily candle usually closes at 5 pm New York, how MT4/MT5 server time sets it, why some charts show a Sunday candle, and how to line up two platforms.
MT5 & platformMT4 vs MT5 vs cTrader vs TradingView for Gold: Which Platform Suits Your Trading?
MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradingView compared for gold: order types, hedging vs netting, timeframes, depth of market, backtesting, alerts, mobile and automation.
MT5 & platformHow to Trade Gold on cTrader: XAUUSD Setup, Symbol Info and Order Protection
Find XAUUSD in cTrader, check lot size and pip position in Symbol info, set stops in pips or price, use break-even and trailing stops, and set QuickTrade safely.
MT5 & platformOne-Click Trading in MT5 and MT4: How to Turn It On, and Why Gold Needs Care
Enable one-click trading and the chart panel in MT5 and MT4, how the volume field and default volume work, and the guard rails that stop a costly gold misclick.
MT5 & platformHow to Install an Indicator on MT5 (and MT4), Plus Templates and Profiles
Where indicator files go in MT5 and MT4, why one won't appear in Navigator, .ex5 vs .mq5, templates, default.tpl, profiles and safety with downloaded files.
MT5 & platformHow to Set Up MT5 for Gold Trading: A Step-by-Step XAUUSD Setup Guide
A clean MetaTrader 5 setup for XAUUSD: log in, add gold, read the Specification, chart options, templates, profiles, default volume and the New Order window.
MT5 & platformInvalid Stops on Gold: Fixing MT4 Error 130 and MT5 Error 10016 on XAUUSD
The exact MetaQuotes rules behind 'invalid stops' (MT4 130, MT5 10016) on XAUUSD: which price is used, the stops level and freeze level in points and dollars, and a seven-step fix.
MT5 & platformMT4 and MT5 Error Codes List: What Each Trade Error Means on Gold and How to Fix It
Every MT4 trade error and MT5 return code with MetaQuotes' own wording, the usual cause on XAUUSD and the fix, including trade context busy, close-only mode, filling type and FIFO.
MT5 & platformWhy Does the Gold Spread Widen on News? XAUUSD Spreads at NFP, CPI and FOMC
Liquidity providers widen or pull quotes in the seconds around NFP, CPI and FOMC. What a wider XAUUSD spread does to your stops and margin, and six ways to stay out of its way.
MT5 & platformWhy Did My Gold Trade Close Automatically? 6 Reasons and How to Check
Stop-out, stops hit on the spread, expiry, broker Friday rules or an EA: why your XAUUSD trade closed by itself and how to find out which.
MT5 & platformWhy Can't I Trade Gold Right Now? 7 Reasons XAUUSD Won't Open
The daily break, weekend, holidays, rollover, US clock changes, symbol trade mode and account limits: why XAUUSD won't trade right now.
MT5 & platformMT5 Gold Errors Explained: Invalid Volume, Not Enough Money, Market Closed and More
Invalid volume, not enough money, market closed, trade disabled, invalid stops, off quotes and requotes on XAUUSD: the cause and fix for each.
MT5 & platformHow to Set Up a Gold Chart on TradingView (XAUUSD Settings That Work)
A clean XAUUSD chart on TradingView: the right symbol, time zone, session breaks, three timeframes and the levels and indicators our tests support.
MT5 & platformHow to Trade Gold on MT5 Mobile: Stop-Loss, Take-Profit, Charts and Alerts
Where to tap and click to set, modify and trail XAUUSD stops in MT5 mobile and desktop, plus the minimum-distance cause of 'invalid stops'.
MT5 & platformHow to Add Gold (XAUUSD) to MT4 and MT5: Symbol Not Found Fixes
Add XAUUSD to Market Watch on MT4 and MT5 desktop and mobile, fix 'symbol not found', and check whether your account can trade gold.
MT5 & platformGold Slippage Explained: Why My XAUUSD Order Filled at a Different Price
Market vs stop vs limit orders, why news makes gold slip, real NFP and CPI hour data, and practical ways to reduce XAUUSD slippage.
MT5 & platformGold Symbol on MT4, MT5 and TradingView: XAUUSD, GOLD, GC1! and Suffixes
XAUUSD, GOLD, XAUUSD.m, TVC:GOLD, COMEX:GC1! and MGC1!: what each gold symbol means and how to find it in MT4, MT5 and TradingView.
MT5 & platformWhy Is the Gold Price Different on My Broker and TradingView?
Feeds, bid vs mid, spot vs futures, server time and candle differences: why gold prices and candles never quite match across platforms.
MT5 & platformWhy Does the Gold Spread Widen at Rollover? XAUUSD at the Daily Close
Why the XAUUSD spread jumps at the 5 pm New York daily close, what real hourly data shows about that hour, and how to trade around it.
MT5 & platformWhy Was My Gold Stop-Loss Hit When Price Didn't Touch It?
Charts show the bid; short stops trigger on the ask. Why your XAUUSD stop was hit without the candle touching it, and how to fix it.
Frequently asked questions
Why was my stop-loss hit when the chart never reached it?
Charts usually show the bid price, but a buy trade closes at the bid and a sell trade closes at the ask. When the spread widens, the ask can reach a sell stop that the bid line never touched.
What does 'invalid stops' mean on MT5?
The stop-loss or take-profit is too close to the current price, on the wrong side of it, or inside the broker’s minimum stop distance. Move it further away and try again.
Why can I not trade gold right now?
The market may be closed (weekend or daily break), the symbol may be in close-only mode, or your account type may not include gold. The guide lists each case and how to check it.
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