FAQ

Common questions about the Forex Signals hub answered in one place.

What is the activeForex flag and why do I need it?

The activeForex flag is a per-account boolean (separate from your plan tier) that controls access to the Forex Signals hub. We license the forex signal generation from a third party and pay them per active forex user; the flag is how we track who's "active".

Three ways to get activeForex = true:

1. Register your trading account under the Backcom partner code — see Rebates → How to register (new account) or Rebates → Change your referral (existing account). The most common path.
2. Buy the Forex Signals add-on directly without broker linking. Available in Plans & billing for users who already trade at a non-rebate broker.
3. Admin-enabled (promotional grants, partner accounts).

If you're seeing "Forex signals unlocked at Premium+" but you ARE on Premium, the missing piece is the activeForex flag. Connect a rebate broker or buy the add-on.

Are signals repainted?

No. Signals anchor to a closed bar; entry / SL / TP1-3 are immutable once generated. The signal will move from WAITING → ACTIVE → CLOSED but its key levels never change.

What's the latency from signal generation to my screen?

Can I autotrade forex signals?

Not directly through our autotrade engine — it integrates with Binance Futures USDⓈ-M only. Forex execution is manual.

Some traders use third-party EA (Expert Advisor) bridges on MT4/MT5 that listen to our webhooks and place trades automatically. We don't officially support or endorse any specific EA — quality varies. See MT4/MT5 execution.

Why do my broker's prices differ from the signal's prices?

Multiple reasons:

1. Different liquidity provider. Each broker aggregates quotes from different LPs (banks, ECNs). Prices differ by 0.5-5 pips depending on broker pricing model.
2. Different spread. Our signal entry/SL/TP are MID prices. Your broker fills at BID (for shorts) or ASK (for longs), which is mid ± half-spread.
3. Different decimals. Some brokers price to 5 decimals (fractional pips); others to 4. The signal uses 5.
4. Different time. If you check 10 seconds after signal generation, price has already moved.

For most pairs at most brokers, the divergence is small (< 1 pip). For exotics and during news, it can be 5-10 pips. Plan accordingly.

What's the "news whip" problem?

When a tier-1 news release fires (FOMC, NFP, CPI), price action goes wild for 1-5 minutes: spikes up, spikes down, sweeps through both your SL and your TP. This "whip" can trigger your SL before reversing in your favour — you lose money even though the original signal was directionally correct.

Mitigation:

• Skip signals when HIGH-impact news is within ±30 min. The live feed filter has a "Hide news-active" toggle.
• Or: widen SL by 2× during news windows AND reduce position size by 50% — accept smaller P&L for survival.
• Or: don't trade through news at all (the most disciplined approach).

See Economic Calendar for the news risk view.

Weekend gap — what should I do?

Forex closes Friday ~22:00 UTC and reopens Sunday ~22:00 UTC. News during the weekend (geopolitics, surprise central bank action, etc.) can cause Sunday's open to GAP 50-200 pips from Friday's close.

Three approaches:

1. Close everything Friday. Safest, eliminates gap risk entirely.
2. Hold through with widened SL. Set SL 2-3× wider than normal so a typical gap doesn't blow through. Accept that an extreme gap still wipes the position.
3. Hold through with no SL adjustment. Risky — if the gap goes against you 100 pips beyond your SL, you fill at the gap-open price, losing far more than your intended risk.

For long-term forex traders option 2 is typical. For active intraday traders option 1.

Why is GBPJPY so volatile?

GBPJPY is the highest-volatility major-cross pair, often nicknamed "the Beast" or "the Widow Maker" by traders. The combination of GBP (Bank of England policy, UK political volatility) and JPY (BoJ interventions, carry-trade flows) makes it move 100-200 pips in normal days and 500+ during stress.

Signals on GBPJPY work but you need to:

• Use wider SL than EURUSD signals (mrD signals account for this automatically).
• Use smaller position sizes than EURUSD to keep dollar risk equal.
• Be especially cautious during London/NY overlap when GBPJPY moves are largest.

What's the difference between a "pip" and a "point" / "pipette"?

• Pip — the 4th decimal place for most pairs (e.g. EURUSD: 1.08245 → 4 means tenths-of-pip below the pip; pip itself is the 4th digit).
• Pipette (or "point") — the 5th decimal place. 10 pipettes = 1 pip.

Most modern brokers price in pipettes (5 decimals) for granularity. The signal detail dialog uses 5-decimal prices and pip-distance for clarity. Some MT4/MT5 setups display in "points" — 1 point = 1 pipette = 0.1 pip.

Don't confuse points with pips when sizing. Always confirm the platform's decimal convention.

Can I trade forex signals on a US-based broker?

Yes, but:

• US brokers (Forex.com, OANDA, IG US) have lower max leverage (50:1 for majors, less for others).
• Many of our rebate partners don't accept US-resident clients due to CFTC rules.
• Most US brokers offer no rebate (the affiliate model is restricted in the US).

You can still execute signals at a US broker, but the rebate income loop won't apply.

My broker uses CET / EET / NY time, not UTC. How do I align?

All signal times in the hub are UTC. Your broker's MT4/MT5 server time is broker-defined (often GMT+2 / GMT+3, sometimes NY time).

In the signal detail dialog, switch the time display to your browser's local TZ (toggle top-right). Compare with your broker's clock to verify alignment.

The actual signal timing (when entries/exits should happen) is set by mark price, not by clock. So timezone confusion is cosmetic — your broker will fill the SL at the SL price regardless of what time the broker displays.

What's the minimum I need to start?

A reasonable starting setup:

• Plan: Premium ($X/month) — for real-time signals and Economic Calendar.
• activeForex flag: connect a supported rebate broker (free) OR buy the add-on.
• Broker funding: $500-$2000 minimum on most rebate brokers; check the specific broker's minimum.
• Risk discipline: 0.5-1% per trade starting out.

With $1,000 at 0.5% risk per trade, you risk $5 per trade. At 50:1 leverage with 10-pip SL, that's ~$0.05 per pip = micro-lot territory (0.05 lot). Tiny by volume but real money to learn with.

What's next

• Forex Signals overview — hub recap.
• Broker rebates — earn rebate on every trade.
• MT4/MT5 execution — how to place orders.
• Sessions — when to trade.
• Signals introduction — all three hubs compared.