Install Xeno Alpha on MetaTrader 5

Save the EA file from Telegram

The EA is sent to you directly on Telegram after your licence is activated — a single .ex5 file, plus a preset file if your package includes one.

Save it somewhere you can reach easily, like Downloads or Desktop. On a phone, forward the file to yourself on the computer running MT5; you cannot install it from the phone.

Use the file sent to you directly rather than a copy from elsewhere. Versions passed around outside the group are often older builds, and they may not match the licence bound to your account.

Open the data folder from inside MT5

In MetaTrader 5, use the menu:

Do not navigate to the folder by hand. If you have more than one MT5 terminal installed — a second broker, an old install, a portable copy — each one has its own data folder, and they look identical. Opening it from inside the running terminal is the only way to be certain the file lands where that terminal will read it. This is the single most common install failure.

Copy the EA into Experts

Inside the data folder, go into MQL5, then Experts, and drop the .ex5 file there.

MQL5/
├── Experts/     ← Xeno EA.ex5 goes here
├── Presets/     ← .set preset file, if provided
├── Indicators/  ✕ not here
├── Scripts/     ✕ not here
└── Files/       ✕ not here

An EA placed in Indicators or Scripts will never appear under Expert Advisors in Navigator, no matter how many times you refresh.

Refresh the Navigator panel

Back in MT5, right-click Expert Advisors in the Navigator panel and choose Refresh. XENO ALPHA should appear in the list.

If it does not, close MetaTrader 5 completely and reopen it. Still missing? The file is in the wrong folder — go back to step 02.

Allow WebRequest for the licence URL

The EA verifies its licence online every hour. Without this URL whitelisted, the check cannot leave your terminal and the EA stops trading.

Tick Allow WebRequest for listed URL, add the address below, then press OK.

Enter it exactly as shown — no trailing slash, no extra path.

Attach the EA to your chart

Open an XAUUSD chart, then drag XENO ALPHA from Navigator onto it. In the settings window, allow algo trading and load the supplied preset if you have one.

Before you leave it running, confirm the symbol, lot size, preset, spread, account balance, and risk settings all match what you intended.

A smiling face in the top right corner means the EA is live. A sad face means algo trading is off — check the Algo Trading button in the toolbar as well as the setting in the EA window.