Dislikedhow long are the server downtimes atm? that would not bode well for 24x5 EA usersIgnored
The quote server remains running so your EA calcs are not affected, but trades are not executed. The down time seems to be about 15 mins nightly.
It is true you can telephone trade, but during an event, 60 or 100 pips can go by before that could ever be accomplished. Keeping losses small and letting trades run is the name of the game with highly leveraged instruments, hence protective stop loss orders.