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Copy trading and gold trading guides

Short, honest explanations of the things that matter before you copy a strategy: how copy trading works, what drawdown and performance fees mean, which account to choose and how to check a track record. Plus a weekly outlook on gold (XAUUSD).

Guides

• MT4 ProCent vs Pro: picking the right account for copy trading
  Cent accounts show balances in US cents, which confuses new copy traders. How ProCent and Pro accounts differ and how to pick the right one.
• Copy trading explained: how it works, what it costs, what can go wrong
  A plain-English guide to Forex copy trading: how trades are copied, proportional copying, performance fees and the risks before you connect.
• Drawdown explained: reading a strategy record beyond the winning trades
  What drawdown means, why a 20% loss needs a 25% gain to recover, and how to read equity, open positions and losing periods before copying a trading strategy.
• What is a performance fee in copy trading? The high-water mark explained
  What a copy-trading performance fee is, how a high-water mark stops you paying twice, whether 25% is high, and what to check before you subscribe.
• How to read a Myfxbook track record before you copy a strategy
  A step-by-step way to read a Myfxbook record: verification, gain vs absolute gain, drawdown, equity, lot sizes and open trades before you copy.
• Can you start trading with $100? An honest answer for beginners
  Can you start trading with $100, and can you make money fast? An honest answer on realistic expectations, risk per trade, cent accounts and copy trading.

Weekly gold outlook (XAUUSD)

• XAUUSD weekly outlook – week of 26 October 2026
  Gold starts Fed week near $4,000 after a weekly fall of over 3%. What moved XAUUSD, the drivers to watch and this week's FOMC and PCE calendar.

Educational content, not investment advice. Leveraged Forex and CFD trading involves a high risk of loss; you can lose your entire trading balance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. If you copy the strategy you pay a 25% performance fee on new profit only; RoboForex pays us a referral commission at no extra cost to you.