# Gixodia trading guides (gixodia.com/en/guides)

> Practical trading guides in English from Gixodia, a software house founded in 2018 in Dubai that builds algorithmic trading software for MetaTrader 5. Every guide: a definition, how to spot it, steps, a checklist, common mistakes, FAQ and sources. Updated every day. Not financial advice.

- [The Fakeout and Retest: How to Spot Trapped Traders and Read False Breakouts](https://gixodia.com/en/guides/fakeout-and-retest-trading-guide): Learn how to spot a fakeout and retest on your chart. Read why false breakouts trap traders, how price rejects key levels, and how the setup works.
- [How Disciplined Traders Prepare Orders and Software for Network Outages](https://gixodia.com/en/guides/trading-outage-disaster-recovery-guide): Learn how disciplined traders protect orders and software during internet, power, and cloud outages with server-side stops, VPS hosting, and backup plans.
- [Weekend Gap Trading: How Friday News and Price Jumps Threaten Your Account](https://gixodia.com/en/guides/weekend-gap-trading-guide): Learn how weekend price gaps form, why stop-loss orders slip on Sunday reopenings, and the exact rules traders use to keep accounts safe from weekend news.
- [What Is an MT5 Expert Advisor? A Plain-English Guide](https://gixodia.com/en/guides/mt5-expert-advisor): Learn what an MT5 Expert Advisor is, how automated trading works in MetaTrader 5, how to install an EA step by step, and how to avoid costly beginner traps.
- [Support and Resistance Done Right: How to Map Zones and Trade Retests](https://gixodia.com/en/guides/support-and-resistance-trading-guide): Learn how to map support and resistance as dynamic zones rather than single lines. Avoid wick traps, spot genuine breakouts, and trade the structural retest.
- [Fair Value Gap Trading: How to Spot and Trade Price Imbalances](https://gixodia.com/en/guides/fair-value-gap-trading-guide): Learn how to spot and trade a fair value gap. Master the three-candle imbalance pattern, avoid traps, and execute clean entries on your chart.