[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":600},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fguides\u002Flive-ea-results-on-your-sales-page":3,"\u002Fguides\u002Flive-ea-results-on-your-sales-page-surround":590},{"id":4,"title":5,"authors":6,"badge":12,"body":14,"date":577,"description":578,"draft":579,"extension":580,"image":581,"meta":583,"navigation":584,"path":585,"seo":586,"stem":587,"updated":588,"__hash__":589},"posts\u002F3.guides\u002F37.live-ea-results-on-your-sales-page.md","How to Show Live EA Results on Your Sales Page",[7],{"name":8,"to":9,"avatar":10},"ShowMyTrades Team","https:\u002F\u002Fshowmytrades.com",{"src":11},"\u002Ficon-512.png",{"label":13},"Product",{"type":15,"value":16,"toc":564},"minimark",[17,27,30,35,42,48,56,59,63,66,150,167,171,178,233,236,252,256,259,354,370,374,405,417,421,424,432,436,469,473,479,494,500,506,512,518,522,549,552],[18,19,20,21,26],"p",{},"Everyone who sells an ",[22,23,25],"a",{"href":24},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fwhat-is-an-expert-advisor","Expert Advisor"," has a backtest. The buyer knows it, and knows that a backtest can be tuned until it looks like anything.",[18,28,29],{},"What few sellers show is the robot running on a real account, live, on a page the buyer can check. That is the strongest thing a sales page can carry, and it takes one snippet. This guide is about doing it well: the right account, the right widget, and the mistakes that turn proof into suspicion.",[31,32,34],"h2",{"id":33},"why-a-live-account-beats-your-best-backtest","🧪 Why a Live Account Beats Your Best Backtest",[18,36,37],{},[38,39],"img",{"alt":40,"src":41},"Four levels of proof ranked: a screenshot anyone can edit, a manual upload the trader types in, a read-only sync the broker sends, and a sync plus proof the publisher controls the account","\u002Fimages\u002Farticles\u002Flevels-of-evidence.svg",[18,43,44],{},[45,46,47],"em",{},"A screenshot of a backtest sits on the lowest rung. A live widget sits two above it.",[18,49,50,51,55],{},"A live ",[22,52,54],{"href":53},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fwhat-is-a-trading-widget","widget"," is not a copy of your results. When a visitor opens your sales page, their browser asks ShowMyTrades for the data, and ShowMyTrades reads it from the broker. You are not in the middle, so there is nothing for you to retouch, and the buyer knows that.",[18,57,58],{},"Every widget also links to the account page on our side. A buyer who doubts the chart clicks through and finds the same numbers, plus the parts a seller would be tempted to leave out: the drawdown, the losing months, the costs. A buyer who has seen all that and still wants the EA does not ask for a refund in week two.",[31,60,62],{"id":61},"step-1-give-the-ea-an-account-of-its-own","🏦 Step 1: Give the EA an Account of Its Own",[18,64,65],{},"The account behind the widget decides how much the widget proves.",[67,68,69,85],"table",{},[70,71,72],"thead",{},[73,74,75,79,82],"tr",{},[76,77,78],"th",{},"Choice",[76,80,81],{},"Do this",[76,83,84],{},"Why",[86,87,88,107,120,133],"tbody",{},[73,89,90,97,100],{},[91,92,93],"td",{},[94,95,96],"strong",{},"One EA per account",[91,98,99],{},"Run only the robot you are selling, with no manual trades",[91,101,102,103],{},"A mixed account proves nothing about the product. If you must share an account, the page still separates results by ",[22,104,106],{"href":105},"\u002Fguides\u002Fmagic-numbers-and-strategy-labels","magic number",[73,108,109,114,117],{},[91,110,111],{},[94,112,113],{},"Real, not demo",[91,115,116],{},"Use a real-money account, even a small one",[91,118,119],{},"Demo fills are perfect. The page labels every account as real or demo, and buyers read the label first",[73,121,122,127,130],{},[91,123,124],{},[94,125,126],{},"The settings you sell",[91,128,129],{},"Run the default set file a buyer receives",[91,131,132],{},"\"Results with my private settings\" is a different product",[73,134,135,140,143],{},[91,136,137],{},[94,138,139],{},"Enough history",[91,141,142],{},"Start the account before you start selling",[91,144,145,146],{},"A few weeks show luck, not a strategy. See ",[22,147,149],{"href":148},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-much-history-a-track-record-needs","how much history a track record needs",[18,151,152,153,157,158,162,163,166],{},"Connect it read-only: on MetaTrader with the investor password or our own small EA, on cTrader with one authorisation. The steps are in ",[22,154,156],{"href":155},"\u002Fguides\u002Fshow-mt4-mt5-results-on-your-website","the MetaTrader guide"," and ",[22,159,161],{"href":160},"\u002Fguides\u002Fshow-ctrader-results-on-your-website","the cTrader guide",". Then set the account to ",[94,164,165],{},"Published",".",[31,168,170],{"id":169},"step-2-choose-what-the-buyer-sees","🧩 Step 2: Choose What the Buyer Sees",[18,172,173,174,177],{},"Open ",[94,175,176],{},"Widgets"," in your dashboard. For a sales page, three layouts work.",[67,179,180,192],{},[70,181,182],{},[73,183,184,187,189],{},[76,185,186],{},"Layout",[76,188,176],{},[76,190,191],{},"Best for",[86,193,194,207,220],{},[73,195,196,201,204],{},[91,197,198],{},[94,199,200],{},"The essential",[91,202,203],{},"Equity Curve above the price",[91,205,206],{},"A short landing page",[73,208,209,214,217],{},[91,210,211],{},[94,212,213],{},"The convincing",[91,215,216],{},"Equity Curve above the price, Monthly Returns below it",[91,218,219],{},"Most EA pages",[73,221,222,227,230],{},[91,223,224],{},[94,225,226],{},"The open book",[91,228,229],{},"Complete Dashboard on a dedicated \"Live results\" page, linked from the sales page",[91,231,232],{},"Higher-priced products, buyers who check everything",[18,234,235],{},"Two settings matter more than colours:",[237,238,239,246],"ul",{},[240,241,242,245],"li",{},[94,243,244],{},"Keep the Drawdown view on."," The Equity Curve widget can switch between Growth, Balance, Profit and Drawdown. Do not disable the last one. Across the public accounts on ShowMyTrades, 38.2% have been more than 20% underwater at some point: buyers expect a drawdown, and a chart without one looks edited.",[240,247,248,251],{},[94,249,250],{},"Match the page."," Set the theme to Light or Dark explicitly and the width to 100 percent. A widget that looks native to the page reads as part of your product. One in the wrong colours reads as an advert.",[31,253,255],{"id":254},"step-3-hide-the-right-things-and-only-those","🔒 Step 3: Hide the Right Things, and Only Those",[18,257,258],{},"Your account settings have seven Privacy Options. On an EA sales page they are not all equal.",[67,260,261,274],{},[70,262,263],{},[73,264,265,268,271],{},[76,266,267],{},"Option",[76,269,270],{},"Hide it?",[76,272,273],{},"Reason",[86,275,276,289,302,315,328,341],{},[73,277,278,283,286],{},[91,279,280],{},[94,281,282],{},"Trade comments",[91,284,285],{},"Usually yes",[91,287,288],{},"Many EAs write their name, version and parameters into the comment. That column is a specification sheet for a competitor",[73,290,291,296,299],{},[91,292,293],{},[94,294,295],{},"Stop loss \u002F take profit",[91,297,298],{},"Often yes",[91,300,301],{},"They reveal the logic of the exits",[73,303,304,309,312],{},[91,305,306],{},[94,307,308],{},"Open trades",[91,310,311],{},"Your call",[91,313,314],{},"A live feed of entries is a free signal service. Hiding it costs a little transparency",[73,316,317,322,325],{},[91,318,319],{},[94,320,321],{},"Account number",[91,323,324],{},"Yes",[91,326,327],{},"Nobody needs it, and it is one less thing for a social engineer",[73,329,330,335,338],{},[91,331,332],{},[94,333,334],{},"Lots",[91,336,337],{},"Rarely",[91,339,340],{},"Lot sizes are how a buyer spots a martingale. Hiding them looks like hiding one",[73,342,343,348,351],{},[91,344,345],{},[94,346,347],{},"Closed trades",[91,349,350],{},"No",[91,352,353],{},"Without the trades the curve is just a line. This is the proof",[18,355,356,357,360,361,364,365,369],{},"The rule: hide what would let someone ",[94,358,359],{},"copy"," the EA, never what lets someone ",[94,362,363],{},"judge"," it. ",[22,366,368],{"href":367},"\u002Fguides\u002Fspotting-fake-ea-results","How buyers spot fake EA results"," lists what an experienced buyer looks for; make sure your page shows all of it.",[31,371,373],{"id":372},"step-4-place-it-where-the-decision-happens","📍 Step 4: Place It Where the Decision Happens",[237,375,376,382,388,394],{},[240,377,378,381],{},[94,379,380],{},"Above the price, not at the bottom."," The proof belongs next to the claim it supports.",[240,383,384,387],{},[94,385,386],{},"One line of context above the widget."," What the account is: \"Live account, EURUSD, default settings, running since March 2026.\" A chart with no caption makes the reader guess.",[240,389,390,393],{},[94,391,392],{},"A visible way through."," The widget links to the account page already. Do not cover or crop that link.",[240,395,396,399,400,404],{},[94,397,398],{},"On marketplaces that strip code."," Where you cannot paste HTML, use the image format where images are allowed, and put the link to your account page in the text. The ",[22,401,403],{"href":402},"\u002Fguides\u002Ftrading-results-forum-signature-email-discord","image guide"," covers it.",[18,406,407,408,412,413,166],{},"Where to paste the snippet depends on your site: ",[22,409,411],{"href":410},"\u002Fguides\u002Fadd-trading-results-to-wordpress","WordPress",", ",[22,414,416],{"href":415},"\u002Fguides\u002Fembed-trading-results-wix-webflow-squarespace-shopify","Wix, Webflow, Squarespace or Shopify",[31,418,420],{"id":419},"what-about-the-backtest","📑 What About the Backtest?",[18,422,423],{},"Keep it, and keep it separate. A backtest shows how the logic behaved over ten years; the live account shows that the logic survives real fills. Buyers want both, in that order of trust.",[18,425,426,427,431],{},"You can publish the backtest on ShowMyTrades too: upload the report from your dashboard and it gets a public page, clearly marked as a backtest and checked for signs of tampering. See ",[22,428,430],{"href":429},"\u002Fshare-your-backtest","share your backtest",". The widgets show live accounts only, so the two can never be confused on your page.",[31,433,435],{"id":434},"️-five-mistakes-that-cost-sales","⚠️ Five Mistakes That Cost Sales",[437,438,439,445,451,457,463],"ol",{},[240,440,441,444],{},[94,442,443],{},"A screenshot of the widget."," It turns live proof back into a picture. Paste the code.",[240,446,447,450],{},[94,448,449],{},"A demo account presented as results."," The label says demo, and the buyer reads it.",[240,452,453,456],{},[94,454,455],{},"A new account every time the old one has a bad month."," The gaps show. One long, honest account with a deep drawdown outsells three short perfect ones.",[240,458,459,462],{},[94,460,461],{},"Manual \"rescue\" trades on the EA's account."," They appear in the history under a different magic number, and they are the first thing a careful buyer finds.",[240,464,465,468],{},[94,466,467],{},"Hiding the account when it goes wrong."," A private account turns the widget on your sales page into a notice. If the EA is under water, say so on the page: buyers forgive a drawdown, not a disappearance.",[31,470,472],{"id":471},"faq","❓ FAQ",[18,474,475,478],{},[94,476,477],{},"Does it cost anything?","\nNo. Connecting the account, the public page and the widgets are free.",[18,480,481,484,485,489,490,166],{},[94,482,483],{},"Can I show the same EA on several brokers?","\nYes, and it is a strong argument. Connect each account and place them side by side. See ",[22,486,488],{"href":487},"\u002Fguides\u002Fshow-multiple-trading-accounts-on-one-page","how to show multiple trading accounts on one page"," and why ",[22,491,493],{"href":492},"\u002Fguides\u002Fsame-strategy-different-brokers","the same strategy differs between brokers",[18,495,496,499],{},[94,497,498],{},"Will buyers be able to copy my trades from the widget?","\nOnly if you show open trades. Turn off Open Trades and Stop Loss \u002F Take Profit in the Privacy Options and the widget shows results, not entries.",[18,501,502,505],{},[94,503,504],{},"My EA runs on a customer's or a partner's account. Can I show that?","\nOnly with their agreement, and they have to connect and publish it: the account belongs to whoever holds it.",[18,507,508,511],{},[94,509,510],{},"Can I remove the link to ShowMyTrades from the widget?","\nNo. The link to the account page is what lets a buyer verify the chart, and it is what makes the widget worth more than an image.",[18,513,514,517],{},[94,515,516],{},"What happens to the widget if I rename the account?","\nNothing. The old address redirects, and widgets already pasted keep working.",[31,519,521],{"id":520},"related-guides","🔗 Related Guides",[237,523,524,529,536,543],{},[240,525,526,528],{},[22,527,368],{"href":367},": the checklist your page has to pass",[240,530,531,535],{},[22,532,534],{"href":533},"\u002Fguides\u002Ftrading-widgets-and-embeds","Embed your verified results anywhere",": every widget, format and option",[240,537,538,542],{},[22,539,541],{"href":540},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-to-verify-your-account","How to verify your trading account",": the two badges buyers look for",[240,544,545,548],{},[22,546,547],{"href":148},"How much history a track record needs",": when the account is ready to be shown",[550,551],"hr",{},[18,553,554,558,559,563],{},[22,555,557],{"href":556},"\u002Fsignup","Connect the EA's account free",", publish it, and put the live curve above your price. Want to see one first? ",[22,560,562],{"href":561},"\u002Fwidget-builder","Open the widget builder"," and pick any public account.",{"title":565,"searchDepth":566,"depth":566,"links":567},"",2,[568,569,570,571,572,573,574,575,576],{"id":33,"depth":566,"text":34},{"id":61,"depth":566,"text":62},{"id":169,"depth":566,"text":170},{"id":254,"depth":566,"text":255},{"id":372,"depth":566,"text":373},{"id":419,"depth":566,"text":420},{"id":434,"depth":566,"text":435},{"id":471,"depth":566,"text":472},{"id":520,"depth":566,"text":521},"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","A buyer of an Expert Advisor trusts a live account more than any backtest. 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Seven interactive widgets and eleven self-updating images for MT4, MT5, cTrader and TradeLocker accounts, free, linking to a page with no adverts.",{"title":597,"path":402,"stem":598,"description":599,"children":-1},"Trading Results in a Forum Signature, Email or Chat: Images That Update Themselves","3.guides\u002F38.trading-results-forum-signature-email-discord","Where code is not allowed, use an image that redraws itself: how to put live trading statistics in a forum signature with BBCode, in an email signature, a GitHub README or a chat, and what each place does to the image.",1791241854752]