After purchase you will receive the compiled build files (per the license terms, delivery instructions follow purchase). You need two files:

• SophieSMC_One.ex5 — the Scanner indicator.
• SophieSMC_X.ex5 — the X executor Expert Advisor.

Note: source files are not distributed. The versions referenced in this guide are the current verified builds (see Changelog).

In MetaTrader 5, open File → Open Data Folder, then navigate into the MQL5 directory:

• Copy SophieSMC_One.ex5 into MQL5/Indicators.
• Copy SophieSMC_X.ex5 into MQL5/Experts.

Then restart MT5, or right-click the Navigator window and choose Refresh. The Scanner appears under Indicators; X appears under Expert Advisors.

Open an XAUUSD chart on the M15 timeframe and drag the Scanner onto it from the Navigator. The recommended workflow uses multiple timeframes for context:

• H4 / H1 — define the primary directional bias.
• M15 — finds and saves the main fair-value-gap box for the setup.
• M5 — observes taps and rejections for finer timing context.

When attached, the Scanner draws its on-chart objects and opens the dashboard panel. The indicator draws only — it cannot place orders by itself.

The top status panel always shows one of three states:

A BUY or SELL state only appears after a plan clears the Scanner's gates: a valid FVG (or iFVG) structure, a quality score of at least 60%, and an RR of at least 1.00. Plans with RR below 0.70 are rejected; plans between 0.70 and 0.99 are forced to exactly 1.0R. Absence of a signal is information — it means no setup met the bar.

Open the Scanner's inputs and the X inputs and confirm these before any live use:

• Panel lot size. X takes its lot from the Scanner's panel suggestion. If the panel lot is missing, auto-entry waits — it does not guess. There is no percentage-of-balance auto-sizing; risk is controlled by the lot you accept.
• Auto-execution toggle. Decide whether X should execute automatically or you will place entries yourself and let X manage them (X can apply stop-loss protection, break-even, partials, and trailing to manual trades too).
• Spread cap and RR minimums. X validates spread, entry drift, and a live RR recheck before every entry, and keeps at most one position with anti-duplicate protection.
• Break-even and trailing. Break-even, partial-close, and ATR trailing features exist but are off or conservative by default — review the X inputs and enable only what you understand.

Drag SophieSMC X onto the same chart as the Scanner. In MT5's toolbar, enable Algo Trading (the button must be pressed/green) — X cannot act without it.

X cannot generate signals on its own. It only executes the exact plan the Scanner publishes (entry, SL, TP, RR, setup type). Without the Scanner's published plan, X only manages existing positions. Both programs must be running on the same chart with MT5 open and connected.