Two-key activation
The website group and the master EA input must both be enabled.
MT4/MT5 master beta · EA 8.08
One master. Explicit followers. Hard limits first.
The copier turns accepted MT4/MT5 order events into account-targeted TradeJournal Pro signals and commands. Followers use the existing leased delivery and acknowledgement path, so retries reuse the same event instead of placing duplicate orders.
Idempotent event
A repeated broker deal event maps to one master event and one follower delivery.
Exact-ticket close
Follower tickets are linked to the master event before close commands are issued.
Portfolio floor
A same-currency follower equity breach latches new entries off until verified recovery.
Exact beta boundary
EA 8.08 mirrors MT4/MT5 market and pending lifecycles after you explicitly enable the group and master input. Its optional startup scan reports the broker symbol, minimum, maximum, and volume step so proportional sizing can fail closed and preview the final requested lot. Broker stops, filling modes, MT4 partial-close ticket behaviour, and MT5 netting rules can still cause a rejection. Test every broker pair on demo before live use.
Safe setup, step by step
Create at least two EA accounts
Create a separate token for the MT5 master and each MT4/MT5 follower. Pro and Lifetime include up to three customer broker accounts; the owner override is unlimited.
Install EA 8.08 everywhere
Replace the old EA file, attach it to one chart per terminal, allow WebRequest to https://tradejournalpro.net, enable AutoTrading/Algo Trading, turn on Auto Detect Symbols, restart, and confirm every account is Online on the website.
Keep master capture off first
On the master EA, leave ENABLE_MASTER_SOURCE=false while you finish the group. Keep it false on every follower permanently.
Build and preview the group
Open Account Copier, choose the master and followers, then choose source-lot multiplier, fixed lot, balance proportional, or equity proportional. Enter an example master lot and verify every read-only follower preview before setting the hard maximum and symbol allow/block lists.
Set an optional portfolio floor
Start every follower EA so its equity and account currency are current. Enable Follower portfolio equity protection and enter the minimum combined follower equity. All enabled followers must use the same account currency, and their current total must be above the floor when you save.
Save the group disabled
Save once with Enable group off. This validates ownership and persists an atomic follower set without allowing a trade yet.
Set each follower’s limits
Under Individual follower risk controls, set a follower multiplier for multiplier or capital-proportional modes, or a fixed-lot override for fixed-lot mode. Blank fixed lot inherits the group value. Blank follower maximum inherits the group cap; otherwise the lower cap applies. Save each follower separately. A stale save is rejected: reload saved settings before retrying.
Understand the pause switch
Turning off Allow new copied entries pauses new entry routing for that follower. It does not close positions or cancel pending orders; management of existing positions may continue. An entry already dispatched is not recalled. Retained follower settings survive group membership saves.
Enable capture on the master
Set ENABLE_MASTER_SOURCE=true on the MT4 or MT5 master only. Optionally set MASTER_SOURCE_MAGIC to capture one strategy magic; zero accepts manual trades. It must differ from TradeJournalEA's own magic. Leave MASTER_SYNC_EXISTING=false unless you deliberately want positions and pending orders already present at startup copied.
Enable the isolated demo group
Verify that the master and every selected follower are demo accounts, then switch Enable group on and save. The group must be enabled for the following end-to-end test to route orders. Do not include live accounts in this test.
Paper-test the full lifecycle
Use demo accounts. Test one smallest-size market order, then a pending order through create, entry/SL/TP edit, fill, and cancel. Verify the exact follower ticket changes, partially close the master, then close it fully.
Review before any live activation
After all demo checks pass, disable the demo group when finished. Any live setup needs a separate review of the selected accounts, sizing, caps, and broker rules before you deliberately enable it. Demo results do not guarantee live execution.
Success evidence for one test
- Master Experts log shows each event accepted once.
- Account Copier shows the intended group and the SL/TP edit switch enabled.
- The follower Experts log shows one targeted signal and broker ticket.
- Editing SL and TP on the master changes that same follower ticket; removing either protection also clears it.
- The website execution receipt links the follower result to that signal.
- A master partial close reduces the same follower ticket proportionally; a final close removes it.
How portfolio recovery works
At or below the saved floor, the database records the breach and stops new copied entries. It never auto-closes an existing trade. Start every follower terminal, restore the combined equity above the floor, then use Verify equity and reset halt in Account Copier. Missing or older-than-five-minute account evidence blocks only that entry and does not falsely record a floor breach.