TradeRadar Setup Guide
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1. Getting started
Create a free account, see what Free and Pro include, install the app and turn on phone alerts. About 3 minutes.
Create your free account
Open gettraderadar.com/register and sign up with Google or your email. No card needed. Free includes today's #1 market on Market Lens in full, 1 free market unlock a day, the morning "top 5 to watch" email, News Radar, Verdict on the first setup, 1 Prop Copilot account, the journal and the Trade Panel on your free markets.
Free vs Pro
Pro opens all 26 markets with the AI read, Lens Alerts (email, phone and MT5 push), APEX (web, MT5, MT4; TradingView on request), Verdict on every setup with alerts, the Trade Planner, Send to MT5 on demo accounts and 10 Prop Copilot accounts. Pro is R49 for your first week, then R449/month on the same payment method unless you cancel before day 8 (we email a reminder 2 days before). Cancel in 2 clicks: Settings → Subscription.
Install the app
TradeRadar is a web app you can install. Android: open gettraderadar.com in Chrome → menu (⋮) → Install app (or Add to Home screen). iPhone / iPad: open it in Safari → Share → Add to Home Screen, then always open TradeRadar from the Home Screen icon. Desktop Chrome / Edge: the install icon in the address bar.
Turn on phone alerts
Settings → Connections → Alerts → "Turn on phone notifications", tap Allow, then "Send test notification". On iPhone this only works from the installed Home Screen app (iOS 16.4 or newer); see Troubleshooting if a test does not arrive.
2. Market Lens
Market Lens reads market structure on 26 markets (forex, rand pairs, gold, silver, oil, indices, Bitcoin, Ethereum) and draws it for you, refreshed every 15 minutes. It is built for swing and intraday structure, not M1/M5 scalping.
Open Market Lens
Go to gettraderadar.com/lens. The left column is the "Top 5 to watch" (clearest structure right now, 0-100 score). The chart shows the selected market; the right column is the plain-English read with both scenarios.
Read the zones
Green boxes are demand zones and red boxes supply zones (order blocks), with fair value gaps, liquidity (equal highs and lows), BOS / CHoCH labels, premium / discount and key levels (previous day and week high / low, week open). "How to read this" at the top explains every drawing.
Switch timeframe: H1, H4, D1, W1
Use the H1 / H4 / D1 / W1 buttons above the chart. Read top-down: W1 → D1 → H4 for the bias, H1 for the zone. There are no M1 / M5 charts; lower-timeframe traders use Lens as their higher-timeframe map.
Switch market
Tap the market name on the chart to open the switcher with all 26 markets and a search box. Locked markets show how to unlock them (Free: 1 extra unlock a day when signed in; Pro: every market).
Pick a chart type
The chart-type menu on the chart toolbar switches between Candles, Heikin Ashi, Bars, Line and Area. Candles are the default.
Turn on alerts
Under the chart, "Live alerts" lists zone reached, new top market and structure flips. Turn on desktop alerts there, or phone alerts in Settings → Connections. Lens Alerts are part of Pro; they pause while markets are closed.
On your phone
The same page works on a phone: the top market first, then the chart and the read.
3. Connect MT5 / MT4
The TradeRadar Connector links your MetaTrader terminal for the journal, Prop Copilot, news warnings on open trades, MT5 alerts and your APEX licence. It only reads the account: no password, no trading.
Copy your Connection key
Settings → Connections (gettraderadar.com/settings#connections) → "Connect a new account". Pick Personal, Demo or Live (prop challenges are added in Prop Copilot), MT5 or MT4, and copy the ConnectionKey shown. Your APEX licence key is on the same page.
Download the kit
Download the MT5 kit (or the MT4 kit) from the APEX card in Settings → Connections or from /apex. Unzip it first (right-click → Extract All): MetaTrader cannot use files inside a zip.
File → Open Data Folder
In MetaTrader: File → Open Data Folder (Ctrl+Shift+D). Copy TradeRadarConnector and TradeRadarPanel into MQL5\Experts, TradeRadar_APEX_M15 into MQL5\Indicators and TradeRadar.tpl into MQL5\Profiles\Templates (MQL4\... and the data folder's templates folder on MT4). Then right-click the Navigator → Refresh, or restart MetaTrader.
Allow WebRequest
Tools → Options → Expert Advisors: tick "Allow algorithmic trading" and "Allow WebRequest for listed URL", then add https://api.gettraderadar.com and click OK.
Attach the Connector on its own chart
Open a chart (any symbol), right-click → Templates → TradeRadar, or drag TradeRadarConnector onto it from the Navigator. Keep this chart for the Connector only: one Expert Advisor per chart. Until a key is set it prints "One step left".
Paste the key (F7 → Inputs)
Select the chart, press F7 → Inputs: paste the ConnectionKey (account tracking) and / or the LicenseKey (APEX), click OK. Make sure Algo Trading is on in the toolbar.
Check "Connected ✓"
Within a minute the terminal shows "Connected" with the login and server in Settings → Connections. MT4: set the Account History tab to "All History" so the journal sees your closed trades.
4. Trade Panel (MT5 / MT4)
The Trade Panel shows the TradeRadar read on the chart you trade: H1 bias, the zone, the structure stop, TP1 / TP2 with R:R, the zone status and a lot size from your risk %. Every plan; Free covers your free markets.
Install the panel
Download TradeRadarPanel.ex5 / .ex4 (Settings → Connections or the kit) into MQL5\Experts (MQL4\Experts), refresh the Navigator and allow WebRequest for https://api.gettraderadar.com (see Connect MT5 / MT4).
Attach it to the chart you trade
Drag TradeRadarPanel onto your chart. One EA per chart: the Connector stays on a different chart. Inputs → ConnectionKey = this terminal's key. Common tab: tick "Allow Algo Trading" and turn Algo Trading on in the toolbar.
Set your risk %
Use - / + on the panel (default 1%). The lot size comes from your balance, your stop and your broker's tick value and lot limits; "At risk" shows the amount in your account currency.
Green: at the zone
Green = price is at the zone with the structure intact. BUY / SELL at market are enabled only here.
Amber: approaching
Amber = approaching, with the distance in pips / points. Market buttons stay off; use "Place LIMIT at zone edge" if that is your plan.
Grey: flipped / no setup
Grey = the structure flipped or there is no setup. Nothing to place.
Yes / No before anything is placed
Every button opens a Yes / No box in MetaTrader with the full order. Nothing is placed until you click Yes. TradeRadar never sends orders to the panel; no auto-trading, no copy trading.
Plans and odd symbol names
Free: full panel on today's #1 market and your daily free unlock; other markets show bias + status only. Scout: top 3. Pro: all 26 + the latest APEX setup. The lot calculator works on any symbol with your own stop. If your broker names a market differently (XAUUSD.m, GOLD, US100), set SymbolOverride in the Inputs (e.g. XAUUSD).
5. APEX indicator
APEX grades trend-pullback setups A / B / C with the stop and two targets drawn, filtered by two higher-timeframe biases, on closed candles only (no repainting). In Pro and Elite, including the R49 week. A charting tool, not signals.
APEX Web (nothing to install)
On Market Lens press APEX on the chart: graded arrows on the last 3 setups, D1 / W1 bias shading, the SL / TP lines of the latest open setup and a small dashboard. H1 / H4 / D1 / W1.
MT5 / MT4: copy your licence key
Settings → Connections → APEX card: copy the licence key. One licence covers up to 3 MetaTrader logins (manage them on /apex).
Install and paste the key (F7)
Follow Connect MT5 / MT4: APEX in MQL5\Indicators, the Connector on its own chart, F7 → Inputs → paste the key into LicenseKey. Until then APEX shows "needs your licence".
Use the TradeRadar template
Right-click the chart → Templates → TradeRadar for the clean candlestick layout. H4 is the default and recommended timeframe (Daily + Weekly bias); M15 is the lowest supported. Setups print on closed candles only, so quiet charts are normal.
TradingView (on request)
Leave your TradingView username on the APEX card (or /apex) and press Request. We email you when access is live; then add APEX from Indicators → Invite-only scripts. No licence key needed on TradingView.
6. Send to MT5 (demo accounts)
Pro (incl. the R49 week): send an order you planned in the Trade Planner to your own DEMO MetaTrader terminal. Real-money and contest accounts are always refused for customers. A tool you operate: no advice, no auto-trading, no copy trading.
Use the Exec Connector on your demo terminal
From the kit, put TradeRadarConnectorExec in MQL5\Experts and attach it to one chart of your DEMO account (instead of the plain Connector), with the same ConnectionKey.
Allow execution (off by default)
F7 → Inputs → AllowTradeExecution = true. Set MaxLotsPerOrder (default 0.10) and MaxOrdersPerDay (default 5), keep ConfirmEachOrder = true, and turn Algo Trading on.
Check "Demo ready"
Settings → Connections → Trade execution shows "Demo ready" when the demo terminal is online. You can switch the feature off there at any time.
Send from the Trade Planner
Market Lens → Trade Planner: pick direction, entry, a stop-loss (required) and an optional take-profit → Send to MT5 (demo) → check → Confirm, then click Yes in MetaTrader. Orders expire after 60 seconds and execute once.
7. Verdict
Verdict checks every live 4-hour setup on the 26 markets against structure: CONFIRMED, CAUTION or REJECTED, a 0-100 score and the reasons. Re-checked every 15 minutes.
Open Verdict
gettraderadar.com/verdict lists every live setup. Tap one to see the reasons: higher-timeframe bias, location at a zone, room to the next liquidity and clarity.
What each plan sees
Free: the first setup. Scout: the first 3. Pro / Elite: every setup plus "Verdict confirmed" alerts. Verdict labels setups; you decide. No win rates.
8. Trade Planner
A risk calculator on the Market Lens chart (free on today's #1 market, every market on Pro). You pick the direction and your own entry; it never picks a trade.
Open the planner
On Market Lens, open "Trade planner" under the chart. Choose Long or Short and your entry (type a price or click the chart).
Read the numbers
It places the structure stop beyond the flip level, measures the next liquidity levels in R, and works out an approximate lot size from your balance, account currency and risk %, with a warning if it would break a prop rule. Check your broker's contract size for indices and metals.
9. Scorecard
A free public record of how Market Lens H1 zones played out: held, broke or expired, misses included. Zones, not trades: no pips, profits or win rates.
Open the Scorecard
gettraderadar.com/scorecard: the last 7 days (or month), every zone reached, and "How this is measured" with the fixed rules.
10. Prop Copilot
Tracks a prop challenge live (FTMO, FundedNext, The5%ers, FundingPips or custom rules): daily loss room, max loss room, profit target and trading days, with warnings at 50 / 75 / 90% of a limit.
Add the challenge
gettraderadar.com/prop → Add account: pick the firm and phase, check the rules against your firm's current terms, and save. Copy the connection key.
Run the Connector with that key
Paste it into the Connector's ConnectionKey (F7 → Inputs) on the challenge terminal. Warnings arrive on the MT5 chart, by MT5 push and by email. Free: 1 account, Pro: 10.
11. Journal
The journal fills itself from the Connector and flags habits: oversizing, trading right after a loss, holding losers. Add notes and tags; the AI coach is on paid plans.
Connect, then trade as usual
Once a terminal is Connected, closed trades appear in gettraderadar.com/journal with equity, stats and habits. MT4: Account History → All History.
12. News Radar
High and medium impact events matched to the symbols you trade, in your local time, with a warning 15 minutes before high-impact news on an open position.
Open News Radar
gettraderadar.com/radar. "My symbols" uses your open and recent trades from the Connector; switch to all events or high impact only.
13. Free tools
Free calculators, no account needed: lot size, pip value, prop firm rules, risk of ruin, economic calendar, spread & swap cost.
Open the tools
gettraderadar.com/tools. Each tool explains how it works; results use standard contract sizes, so check your broker's specification.
14. Troubleshooting
The fixes for the problems people actually hit. Each one has its own link.
No APEX arrows, or a market is locked
APEX and all 26 markets need Pro / Elite or the R49 week: check Settings → Subscription (sign out and in after paying). On MT5 / MT4: the Connector must run with your LicenseKey in the same terminal, APEX on H4 with default inputs. Setups print on closed candles only: a quiet chart is normal. On Free, use your daily free unlock.
"Licence not active" / "needs your licence"
Copy the key again from Settings → Connections → APEX, paste it into the Connector's LicenseKey (F7 → Inputs) in the same terminal, check WebRequest (below). Licence limit reached: remove an old MetaTrader login on /apex (one licence = 3 logins).
Terminal not "Connected"
Keep MetaTrader running with the Connector on its own chart and Algo Trading on. Check the ConnectionKey (F7 → Inputs; rotate it in Settings → Connections if unsure) and WebRequest. "No update for a while" means the terminal or the Connector is off.
WebRequest error 4014 or 5203
4014: WebRequest is not allowed: Tools → Options → Expert Advisors → tick "Allow WebRequest for listed URL" and add https://api.gettraderadar.com exactly, then re-attach the EA. 5203: the request failed: check your internet, firewall or antivirus, and that the URL has no typo or trailing path.
Phone notifications not arriving
Press "Send test notification" in Settings → Connections. iPhone / iPad: notifications only work from the app installed via Safari → Share → Add to Home Screen (iOS 16.4+), opened from the Home Screen; turn them on inside that app. Android: allow notifications for gettraderadar.com (or the installed app) in the phone settings and turn off battery optimisation for Chrome. "Blocked" means the browser setting is off. MT5 push is separate: MetaQuotes ID in the MT5 phone app → desktop Tools → Options → Notifications.
Broker symbol suffix (XAUUSD.m, GOLD, US100)
If your broker names a market differently, the Trade Panel cannot match it: set SymbolOverride in its Inputs to the TradeRadar name (e.g. XAUUSD, NAS100). On a symbol TradeRadar does not cover, the lot calculator still works with your own stop.
One EA per chart
MetaTrader runs one Expert Advisor per chart. Attaching the Trade Panel replaces the Connector on that chart (and the other way round). Put the Connector on its own chart and the panel on the chart you trade.
Kit files not showing in the Navigator
Unzip the kit first (right-click → Extract All). Copy the .ex5 files (not the zip) into the data folder from File → Open Data Folder, not Program Files. Then right-click the Navigator → Refresh, or restart MetaTrader. MT4 needs the .ex4 files and the MQL4 folders.
Analysis, not advice. You place every trade. Trading leveraged products carries a high risk of losing money. TradeRadar is not a financial services provider and gives no trade recommendations.