How to Connect The5ers to TradingView and MetaTrader 5

Before your first automated trade on The5ers, size it properly: the lot size calculator for MT5 includes prop-firm presets with daily loss checks.

Update (Oct 20, 2026), new guides for failing orders: MT5 “No connection” and invalid price / off quotes (10015/10021).

Does SignalForge work with The5ers?

SignalForge is a bridge between TradingView and the MetaTrader 5 terminal you control: your alert fires on TradingView, the webhook lands on SignalForge and our EA opens the order inside your own MT5, logged into your The5ers account. Median time from webhook to confirmed order was about 0.5 s in our 19-23 September 2026 measurements. No API keys, no change of broker. MT5 only: MT4 is not supported.

That is the technical side. Before you start, read the two The5ers rules below: they decide whether you can use it at all.

Check this first: The5ers EA and platform rules

EA source code. The5ers' FAQ Can I use an EA? (last updated 22 July 2026, checked on 4 October 2026) allows EAs except those that copy other people's signals, tick-scalp, use latency, reverse or hedge arbitrage, trade high-frequency or use emulators, requires a visible stop-loss, and adds that the trader must own the source code of the EA. The SignalForge EA is third-party software and you do not own its source code. As written, that rule does not allow it: ask The5ers support in writing before running it on an evaluation or funded account, and if they say no, do not use it there.

Platform. According to Which trading platform do you use for CFDs? (last updated 13 August 2026), non-US clients can choose MetaTrader 5, cTrader or TradingView, US clients can only use TradingView, and the platform choice is final once purchased. SignalForge works only with MT5 accounts: not with cTrader and not with The5ers' TradingView web trader.

How to connect your The5ers account to MetaTrader 5

1. After buying a program, download MT5 from your The5ers Hub or from the link in your welcome email. The5ers also has a browser version at mt5.the5ers.com/terminal.
2. In MT5 open File > Login to Trade Account and enter the login, password and server from your credentials email.
3. If the server is not in the list, open File > Open an Account, search for Five Percent Online (the broker name of The5ers' MT5) and pick the server from your email.
4. Check that the account appears in the Navigator and that quotes move in Market Watch. That account is the one you register in SignalForge.

The5ers MT5 server names (verified 4 October 2026)

Both names come from the configuration of The5ers' official MT5 web terminals, checked on 4 October 2026. The5ers does not publish which program runs on which server, so use the server written in your credentials email or Hub. The word "Real" is only the server's label: The5ers describes itself as an evaluation and training platform, not a broker.

terminal.the5ers.com is something else. terminal.the5ers.com is The5ers Web Trader, built on TradingView's trading platform, where you trade by hand. SignalForge does not connect to it.

Step by step: TradingView alerts to your The5ers MT5 account

You need: an MT5 account with The5ers, a TradingView plan that includes webhook alerts (a paid plan) and a SignalForge account (14-day free trial, no card).

1. Create your SignalForge account and copy your webhook URL from the dashboard. It is unique to you: treat it like a password.
2. Register your The5ers account in the dashboard: MT5 login plus the exact server string (for example FivePercentOnline-Real). Copy it from your terminal, character by character.
3. Install the SignalForge EA in MT5, drag it onto any chart and switch Algo Trading on (the button must be green).
4. Create the alert in TradingView, paste your webhook URL and use a JSON message with the symbol name from your Market Watch:

{
  "symbol": "XAUUSD",
  "action": "buy",
  "lot": 0.1
}

1. Fire a test alert with a minimum lot and check that the order appears in MT5 and in the SignalForge log.
2. Done: every alert now executes on your The5ers account while MT5 is running.

The lot field is lot (singular). If you set the EA to fixed-lot mode, the lot of the alert is ignored and the EA uses your fixed size.

The5ers symbols

Names depend on the account type, so copy them from your Market Watch (Ctrl+M). The EA resolves common suffixes by itself (.a, .b, .i, .pro, .raw, .std, .stp, m, pro, #) and partial matches, so XAUUSD in the alert still finds XAUUSDm. The server also maps GOLD to XAUUSD and SILVER to XAGUSD; if your The5ers account really names gold GOLD, ask support for an alias on that account.

Common errors with The5ers MT5 (and fixes)

• "Invalid account" or no connection at login. Login, password or server do not match: FivePercentOnline-Real and FivePercentOnline-Experience are different servers. Copy all three from your credentials email.
• The alert arrives but no trade opens. Usually Algo Trading is off, the EA is not on a chart, or the login/server registered in SignalForge does not match the account logged into MT5. Step-by-step check: TradingView webhook not executing in MT5.
• Wrong symbol or wrong lot size. Gold, indices and crypto have different contract sizes from forex, so the same lot means a different exposure. Check the symbol Specification in MT5 and read wrong symbol, lot size or account in MT5.
• Error 4756 in the Journal. The trade request was rejected: invalid stops, invalid volume, not enough margin or trading disabled on that symbol. Diagnosis: MT5 error 4756.
• MT5 closed, PC off or terminal restarted. Alerts that arrive while the terminal is down do not execute, and stale signals expire. What happens to open trades: MT5 restart and your alerts.

Risk limits on a The5ers account

On the Trader plan and above, Prop Firm Shield enforces a daily loss limit ($ or %) and a profit target: it closes open positions (it does not cancel pending orders) and re-arms at 00:00 broker time. It does not enforce a maximum total drawdown, so keep track of that limit yourself. The news filter (Trader and above) pauses trading 30/15 min around high-impact ForexFactory events.

FAQ

1. How do I connect my The5ers account to MetaTrader 5? Download MT5 from your The5ers Hub or the link in your welcome email, open File, then Login to Trade Account, and enter the login, password and server from your credentials email (for example FivePercentOnline-Real). If the server is not listed, open File, then Open an Account, and search for Five Percent Online.
2. Can I connect The5ers to TradingView? Yes, in two different ways. The5ers offers TradingView as a trading platform (web trader at terminal.the5ers.com) to place trades by hand from the chart; the platform is chosen at purchase and cannot be switched later. To let TradingView alerts open trades automatically on a The5ers MT5 account you need a bridge such as SignalForge, and The5ers requires you to own the source code of any EA, so ask them first.
3. What is FivePercentOnline-Real? It is the name of a The5ers MT5 server (the company is Five Percent Online Ltd) and the default server of The5ers MT5 web terminal at mt5.the5ers.com/terminal. A second web terminal at mt5-2.the5ers.com/terminal uses FivePercentOnline-Experience. Log in with the server written in your credentials email.
4. What is terminal.the5ers.com? It is the sign-in page of The5ers Web Trader, built on TradingView's trading platform. The5ers points its US clients there, because they can only use TradingView. It is for manual trading: SignalForge does not connect to it, only to MT5 accounts.
5. Does The5ers allow the SignalForge EA? The5ers' EA FAQ (checked 4 October 2026) says the trader must own the source code of the EA. You do not own the source code of the SignalForge EA, so as written the rule does not allow it. Ask The5ers support in writing before using it on an evaluation or funded account, and do not use it there if they say no.
6. Do I need a VPS? No. The EA runs inside your own MT5 terminal, which has to stay open for alerts to execute. If you want it running with your PC off, SFCloud runs it for you in a hosted MT5 (UK and France): $9.99/month with the Starter bridge (Starter + SFCloud). Standalone SFCloud ($6.99/month) is an always-on MT5 in the cloud for manual trading; it does not include the bridge, so it does not execute TradingView alerts.
7. Does Prop Firm Shield protect The5ers' maximum loss? No. Prop Firm Shield (Trader plan and above) enforces a daily loss limit and a profit target; it does not enforce a maximum total drawdown, so track that limit yourself.

Related: FTMO rules for EA trading, the rest of our prop firm guides and the SignalForge docs.