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How to Install and Run Philippe Calibre 79 on MetaTrader 5

From purchase to a correctly configured EA trading XAUUSD around the clock: buy or rent on MQL5, install it into MetaTrader 5, attach it to gold, load a preset, and move it to a VPS so it never misses a basket exit.

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Before you start

Tick these off first — each one is a common reason an EA behaves differently from its backtests and signals.

  • Symbol: XAUUSD (Designed for 2-decimal pricing).
  • Account Type: Hedging enabled.
  • Minimum Capital: $500 for Standard Accounts (or equivalent in Cent/Micro accounts).
  • Execution: A low-latency VPS is required for stable operation.

Not sure about any of them? Read the broker, account and VPS requirements first. Not sure about the EA itself? Backtest the free demo.

1. Buy or rent on MQL5

Philippe Calibre 79 Gold is sold only on the MQL5 Market: currently $349 as a one-time purchase with 10 activations, or $99 for a one-month rental. The purchase is tied to your MQL5 account, so sign in to MQL5 before you pay.

What counts as an activation

Each installation on a new computer uses one activation. Updates do not, but reinstalling Windows or changing hardware can — so plan for your home PC, a VPS and any future machine.

2. Install it into MetaTrader 5

  1. 1

    Link the terminal to MQL5

    Open Tools → Options → Community and sign in with the same MQL5 account you bought with.
  2. 2

    Install from the Market tab

    In the Toolbox open Market → Purchased and click Install next to Philippe Calibre 79 Gold. It appears under Navigator → Expert Advisors → Market.
  3. 3

    Keep it updated

    When a new version is released (currently v4.0), an Update button appears in the same Purchased list.

3. Attach it to XAUUSD and load a preset

  1. 1

    Open one XAUUSD chart

    In Market Watch, right-click your broker's gold symbol and choose Chart Window. The timeframe does not matter.
  2. 2

    Drag the EA onto the chart

    From Navigator → Expert Advisors → Market, drag Philippe Calibre 79 Gold onto that chart. Use one chart only — two charts means two copies trading.
  3. 3

    Allow algo trading

    On the Common tab tick Allow Algo Trading.
  4. 4

    Load a preset

    On the Inputs tab click Load and choose a set file — Balanced is the usual starting point. Optionally switch on the News Filter, which every preset leaves off.
  5. 5

    Switch it on

    Press OK, then make sure the Algo Trading button in the main toolbar is enabled. The Toolbox's Experts tab shows the EA's initialisation messages.

Running other EAs on the same account?

Give each Expert Advisor a different magic number in its inputs so none of them manage the others' positions.

4. Keep it running on a VPS

An Expert Advisor only trades while its terminal is open and connected. A laptop that sleeps, updates or loses Wi-Fi will miss entries — and, worse, basket exits. You have two good options:

Option A — MQL5 virtual hosting (simplest)

  1. 1

    Rent a server from the terminal

    In Navigator, right-click your trading account and choose Register a Virtual Server. MetaTrader suggests the hosting location with the lowest latency to your broker.
  2. 2

    Migrate

    Once the EA is attached and configured on your chart, run a migration. Charts, Expert Advisors and their inputs are copied to the virtual server, which then trades 24/5.
  3. 3

    Avoid double trading

    After migrating, disable Algo Trading in your local terminal so the same EA is not also trading the account from your PC. Any later change to inputs needs another migration.

Option B — your own Windows VPS

Rent a Windows VPS in the same region as your broker's trade server, install MetaTrader 5 on it, and repeat steps 2 and 3 there (this uses one activation). Check the connection ping in the bottom-right corner of the terminal — lower is better.

5. Check in weekly

  • Scan the Journal and Experts tabs for connection or trade errors.
  • Compare your equity drawdown with the live signals for the same preset.
  • Install updates from Market → Purchased, and re-migrate if you use MQL5 hosting.
  • Questions? Post in the product's Comments on MQL5 or message the seller.