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Based on my careful review of ATAS and my experience as an independent trader, I have found that ATAS functions primarily as a professional analysis platform rather than a typical retail brokerage for direct trading. Its main strengths are in providing advanced order flow, volume, and market depth analysis tools. While ATAS does enable access to global futures and stock markets—at least during the trial period—it is not a platform where I can directly place trades for gold (XAU/USD), crude oil, or any other asset in the traditional sense. Instead, ATAS is best used alongside a broker that supports the specific instruments I wish to trade. When it comes to gold and crude oil, these assets are usually traded via futures or contract-for-difference (CFD) products on platforms regulated for such instruments. ATAS itself is unregulated and does not hold a financial license. For me, this is a critical consideration—especially with assets like gold and crude oil, which tend to attract sophisticated and institutional traders. Given the high potential risk and lack of regulatory safeguards, I am very conservative in using the platform solely for analysis, not execution. In summary, while ATAS offers valuable tools for market analysis, I do not use it to trade gold or crude oil directly. Instead, I use its analytics to inform my decisions on licensed brokerage platforms that support those assets. This cautious approach helps me separate robust technical analysis from safe, regulated order execution.