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There is a lot of interest out there in running Metatrader 4 on the Linux platform, however until Metaquotes does a native Linux version, the only option if you want to do it is to run it under WINE emulation. What follows is a step by step guide to installing MT4 in Linux. I have used the excellent...

Source http://market-geeks.com/articles/002_BacktestingDatamining.php/ " Backtesting & Data Mining In this article we'll take a look at two related practices that are widely used by traders called Backtesting and Data Mining. These are techniques that are powerful and valuable if we use them...

Hi all, Need help, someone add sound alert whenever cross level value as shown in picture by yellow arrows. Pleasee..

Hi, I am using MetaTrader now for over 3 years and I believe it is by far the best trading station on the market. I would have only a suggestion, something that would make this product even better. I always find myself using, as I'm sure a lot of other traders do, many different colors/linewidth...

This should be easy but all I can seem do do is butcher the code . I'm giving up to plead on the mercy of the forum. I am looking for a standard Williams %R [9 period setting] that is capable of doing the following: 1. 1st Alert Sound with Popup window when %R reaches a an initial specified level....

I'm looking for a simple(ish) indicator which I'd be happy to pay for if no one can do it for free. So, 2 lines (Up tick Green, Down tick Red). Each line shows the MA (user-definable length) of the TIME BETWEEN TICKS. So, for instance GBPUSD is 1.9500, ticks UP to 1.9501 after 50 ms, then after...

Forex is an abbreviated name for "foreign exchange."  The Forex tradingmarket is an around-the-clock cash market where the currencies ofnations are bought and sold, typically via brokers. For many years, theForex market was dominated by large institutions such as banks andbrokerage firms. However,...

I switch off my MQ4 (Spanish) platform. I highlight the indicator I want to install (from ForexFactory) then to Mi PC> Disco Local (C)>Archivos de Programa>AleccohFX (my Broker)>experts>indicators and paste in the indicator, it shows up on the screen. However, when I log back on, under Navigator,...

Hi there, The WindowHandle function is defined as... >int WindowHandle( string symbol, int timeframe) >Returns the system window handler containing the given chart. If the chart of symbol and timeframe has not been >opened by the moment of function calling, 0 will be returned. What happens though...

2008.02.11 00:39:06 ReportsTrader GBPUSD,H1: OrderProcess: error 130 invalid stops Ask=1.1435 Bid=1.1427 MarketInfo(AUDNZD,MODE_STOPLEVEL)=5 cmd=OP_BUY OrderModify(11716965,1.1405,1.1407,1.1451,0,-1) 2008.02.11 00:29:14 ReportsTrader GBPUSD,H1: delete #11716966 sell stop 0.20 AUDNZD at 1.1371 sl: 1...

This is a moving average trader that I wrote over the past few days for a guy named Andre, a new TSD member. It started with two short period moving averages but it now also uses stochastics and directional index. Try it on a demo 1 or 4 hour but I didn't limit it, so also try it on 15 min or 30 min...

Hi All, On Market Execution… Which functions are useless? 1)Open price could be any price on the market. Broker is making decision. 2)Slippage is useless. 3)Time execution-useless. 4)Spread is useless. Which next? Thanks Fxman

For those of you following the ElectricSavant Challenge™ I have started this thread. We have four Challengers and the 5th one is waiting for me to fund. The Challenge is closed to new entries and updates are posted here (there are a few coders that do remain with an open invitation to enter as the...

Hi guys, I created this expert advisor using expert advisor builder. It's nothing fancy or advanced. The EA act upon the close of previous bar was higher/lower than that of the previous to attempt identify a trend. For what its worth, i backtested it on Eur/USD with alpari data and it seems quite...

Hello, I dont understand two Thinks here is a picture By the yellow Line: How can I make a show like the original ADX Indicator, I tried the function IndicatorShortName(), but at the end of the sentence were still the three values of the three ADX Indicator lines, I do not quite gone? By the...

Out of curiosity, does anyone know how to link DDE to MT4's ATR function? As in is there a way to get the EURUSD's ATR(10) ATR(30) etc onto an excel spreadsheet in real time?

I discovered that I got different results when backtesting on 2 different computers so I started to recreate and sync the history files for both computers. That did not help, it seems that the strategy tester uses (and reuses) a special file with the suffix .FXT. The help files mention...

Hello all, Two questions regarding ERR_COMMON_ERROR error code. In the MLQ4 documentation it says that... ERR_COMMON_ERROR Common error. All attempts to trade must be stopped until reasons are clarified. Restart of operation system and client terminal will possibly be needed. QUESTION #1: Under what...

Hi Slawa I have attempted a few lines of code in order to close trades when either n% in profit or loss. I am met with partial success because i think I am messing up on the 'persistent command' to broker. What I mean by this is - If I have set EA to close all trades at either 5% profit or 10%...

How can I remove indicators from charts without clicking on them? Is there a list I can display and remove them one by one? I find it quite difficult to select the indicators/lines/etc on the charts by clicking on them. Also, What is th "last data" option that is available in the data window? I

How to access indicators buffers from an EA? E.g. arrows produced by an indicator, email notification, alert...? thx

I have a ea that i want to add a feature in there where it would stop trading for the session if there is 2 consecutive loss trades. Anyone can provide the codes for it ? thanks

hi i planning to get i-mate Ultimate 9502 . but does 9502 running wm 6.0 can use mobile version or only smartphone? Specs: Size 4.5 by 2.34 by 0.69 inches Weight 7.0 ounces Screen 2.8 inches, 640x480 pixels, 262K colors Touch: Yes OS & Platform Windows Mobile 6 Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900...

What are ways for MQL4 to communicate to an external program? Specifically, I have a Perl script and I need MQL4 EA to communicate with my perl script. I dont like to write these scripts into DLL though.

Hi, can I ask something about MetaEditor (MQL) code? In my brokrage, if I want to entry position in more than 8 Lots, i have to request to the dealer first, and after that, they will give price to me (about 5 secs). What I want to ask is, Can I access that "request" from MQL? I mean, do you have...

Here's a question you probably don't ask yourself everyday. What would be the one goal that you'd refuse to attain until after you made your first million dollars? Whats the one thing that you want the most that you could actually hold out on until you made that first million - as a reward or goal

I use MT4 on both my home PC on windows XP and my laptop on Vista. When I save a profile or a model on the laptop (Vista), I does not appear in the directory as file(s) although it doeas appear in the menu in MT4. So I can use models and profiles that I have saved but I cannot transfer them back on...

Can anyone help me on this one with the programming ? I have an ea that would go into a BUY trade if the blue and red lines touches at the meeting point (crossing point) of the Stochastic Oscillator when it goes below 20. I want to fine tune the entry coding of the ea so that the EA would only...

I am backtesting an expert advisor using MetaTrader 4.00 build 2.15. A backtest for a single year of 30 Min data is taking nearly 24 hours to execute. This seems terribly long and I would like to know what might be causing the issue. Here are the performance specs for my PC: OS: Windows Vista RAM:...