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MathFloor(any value) return 0. MathCeil (any value) return 1. MathRound() is right.

Hello; I am a conservative trader that wishes to trade when price is moving the same direction in all the time frames. The attached indacator, AllFramesTrend suits my trading style. I think it could be better if it had an alert feature. Can or would someone add the standard alert message and alert

Hi everyone, I am having problems with the historical data. I am able to get 30 minute historical data all the way until Jan 2004, however for 5min historical data I can only get until March 2009... anyone know how to get more? Also i'm trying to make price alerts... like the following 2.. anyone...

I am new to MetaTrader and I have been using another program that I have had to go to great lengths to get the past Tick data to get accurate results for strategy backtesting. Meaning I wrote DLL to retreive the Tick data and then retreive the tick data for each time interval in my strategy. I did...

After jumping to a var/function definition, is there any keyboard shortcut to go back to the original place (to the place where Alt-M or Alt-G was used last)? If there isn't, I think it would be a good and highly usable feature. Recommend adding it. Thanks.

Hello All, I was just wondering if you know of an Indicator or System that doesn't loose twice consecutively? Thank you

What is the trick to consistently get the vital statistics to show up in the temporary box on the chart beside a candle when I rest my cursor on that candle?

In MT4, there is a error code "ERR_END_OF_FILE". When using GetLastError(), user can know when reaching the end of file. But in MT5, there is no such a error code, how to do the same work in MT5, just like in MT4? Thanks

Hello, I would like to know at any given moment what is currently the strongest/weakest currency in the market. I figured that it would help me a lot if in the "market watch" window i had a daily change indication for each trading pair (Symbol: Bid; Ask; High; Low; Daily Change). Is there any...

Hello, I would like to know at any given moment what is currently the strongest/weakest currency in the market. I figured that it would help me a lot if in the "market watch" window i had a daily change indication for each trading pair (Symbol: Bid; Ask; High; Low; Daily Change). Is there any add-on...

Because CopyBuffer() return int. But I don't know how to deal the checking . Indicator.mqh bool CIndicator::GetData( int start_pos, int count, int buffer_num, double & buffer[]) bool CIndicator::GetData( datetime start_time, int count, int buffer_num, double & buffer[]) bool CIndicator::GetData(

I have a open position on USDJPY.I run this code: SymbolInfoDouble("USDJPY",SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE,sd);SymbolInfoDouble("USDJPY",SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_SIZE,sd); Why the sd is 0? MQLmagazine.com

Hi MetraTrader team, I use MT4, a legacy 32 bit XP application, to optimize multi-variable multi-currency multi-indicator multi-algorythm EAs. In a desperate attempt to cut the processing time down, I just got a very powerful 64 bit 12GB I7 machine, but...as you already know it did not do the...

Just a general observation. My MT5 uses nearly 500Mb of RAM compared with about 45Mb on MT4. I have exactly the same number of windows, and the same indicators on both. MT5 takes about 20 seconds to start up, whilst MT4 is almost instant. MT5 is, by comparison, very sluggish. MT5 uses about...

Is there a data feed available for shares in the FTSE index? I've been looking everywhere.

Hi all, We want to launch a new graphical environment / tool to createcustom indicators. No coding or MQL knowledge is required. If you wantto test it please go to: http://www.molanis.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=73 Registration is required (It's FREE). The installation comes...

Hi there, I've been trying to sort this problem out now for a few weeks so can someone please help? I enslited on a course that recommends using BANDS rather than Bollinger Bands as you can input numbers such as 10/1.9 (Bands is already within MetaTrader4 and can be located by navigating...

This code here: Print(package.bid," ",package.ask," ",sn);printf("Received bid %.5f , ask %.5f, from %s",package.bid," ",package.ask," from ",sn);  yields this:   MQLmagazine.com 

HI I started trading in Jun 09. Did blow up 4/5th of my account. Did some networking thru forums. then I was suggested to understand price action/candlestick patterns. During this time I read alot on fibonnacci too and Pivot points. Now, I'm able to understand market movements lil by lil thru...

Hi, I am looking for a simple coded system that will enter a max of 1 long and 1 short position per daily bar (not at same time). variables would be X pips above and below the opening price, with a set stop loss and profit target. Nothing fancy.. If someone could help code this system I would really...

Hi, I am testing MT5 and I think the following features would be great on MT4/MT5: 1) possibility ti choose if you want to see your trades in the new MT5 way (all blended in one line), or the MT4 way (one trade, one line); 2) possibility to split one order of more than 1 lot in many different...

MetaTrader 4 build 218 and earlier works on Mac OSX 10.6.2 w/ Wine Windows emulator 1.134. However, after implementing new protection software, MetaTrader 4 build 220 and later stops working, it gaves error "Themida: Cannot open oreans.vxd driver. Make sure that oreans.vxd is not open by another...

I do not see the Usd based pairs in MetaTrader 4 Mobile. I only see some other pairs but nothing related to USD. Please give me a solution TO THIS PROBLEM.

Imagine you have several trades running, and you would like to view the corresponding chart to see how its getting on. If you have a dozen or so chart windows open to have to look at each one to find the correct forex pair. It would be useful to be able have an extra option on the right click menu...

I fill in the Email details in Tools>Options. I click Test and nothing happens. I click OK, and the form closes. When I open it up, it hasn't remembered anything. -Jerry

Hi everyone, I have added a trading system which has taken me many years to develop today to RentaSignal and am opening this thread to discuss any queries relating to it. Initially it will be trading USD/JPY but is also capable of trading on other pairs equally as well and may do this later on. The...

It would be a great feature if on the lines we could attach a sound on it if the price crosses it. It would be also nice to select the sound file for the sound. Right now in MT4 you can create Alerts but graphiclly you cannot tell where they are. Cheers David

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