ConfirmedTrades

Guides

Long-form, plain-English explanations of how track records are verified, what the numbers on an account page mean, and how to vet an EA or signal before you trust it.

• Due diligence · 10 min read · 24 Aug 2026

  How to avoid EA seller scams: Telegram sellers, crypto-only payment and screenshot track records

  Warning signs of a fake Expert Advisor seller, why MT4/MT5 history screenshots prove nothing, and what a verified track record looks like before you pay.

• Due diligence · 8 min read · 18 May 2026

  Due diligence before buying a signal: a working process, not a hunch

  A repeatable process for any signal or copy-trading offer: verify the source, size the risk, stress the record, check costs, test small, set an exit rule.

• Due diligence · 9 min read · 4 May 2026

  How to vet an EA before you buy: the full checklist

  Before paying for an Expert Advisor: verified record, real vs demo, drawdown, martingale and grid flags, stop-losses, sample size, costs and seller conduct.

• Due diligence · 7 min read · 27 Apr 2026

  How long before a track record means anything? Sample size, longevity and Monte Carlo

  Three months and forty trades is an anecdote, not evidence. How many trades and months you need, what the Score does about it, and what Monte Carlo adds.

• Due diligence · 8 min read · 13 Apr 2026

  Spotting fake EA results: the patterns that give manufactured curves away

  Backtest curves, demo accounts, cherry-picked windows, hidden baskets and martingale staircases: how each looks, why it works, and which checks expose it.

• Due diligence · 7 min read · 16 Mar 2026

  Reading a trading account page: Glance, Score, AI review and Execution

  A tour of a ConfirmedTrades account page in the order a careful reader should take it: Glance hub, Score breakdown, AI strategy review and the Execution panel.