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Hello all , I would like to know if some of you guys are using expert advisors on future and how ? Are you programming in mq4 or in other languages ? Is there others languages to program expert advisor ? Thanks

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Broker that offers FUTURE CHARTS ON MT4

Hello all, As said in the title , I would like to know if you know any brokers that propose to trade officiel Future contract on mt4 , (Ps : not CFD's , Futures) Thanks by Advance

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Robots are lost?

I cannot find bug topic, so problem is next: After "upgrading" MT5 it is impossible to test (Strategy tester) trading robots. I can test only indicators. Situation have lasted 3..6 months maybe. And besides: Isn't anybody else busy with robots

How to update the text of an Edit chart object with each tick?

Hi, This adaptation of the Edit example code populates the Edit text with the spread when the EA loads, but I need it to update the text with the current spread with each tick. I found solutions using the old object oriented approach but not the new object oriented approach. I tried updating using

Coronavirus is Causing Australian and New Zealand Currency to Move Irattically

Anybody else notice that the Pacific currencies are really getting wild during the Coronavirus hysteria

New MetaTrader 4 Platform build 1260

The MetaTrader 4 update will be released on Friday, January the 24th, 2020. The update provides bug fixes and stability improvements. The new version will be available through the Live Update system

Error, no money, trying to publish

Hello, i new here. I try tot publisch a expert programma, but i get always the error, No money. Must i before i can publish, deposite some money to mql5

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MT5 Question

my broker doesn't have a download for MT5. Can I still download it and set it up for use with my broker ? Broker is: Ally Invest (Formerly MB Trading) Thx

How to Start with Metatrader 5

I decided to create this thread to help to myself and to the others to start with Metatrader 5. I am experienced in MT4 and in forex in general (i hope : ) but we traders really need to collect all the information about it in one place. I will make some posts about 'how I am starting with MT5'....

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Getting unique identifier to refer to and manage open trade in MQL5 hedging

Hi, I'm new to programming in MQL5 (and programming in general). I'm currently writing an expert advisor, and I need it to open multiple positions at once for the purpose of scaling out and adjusting positions. My MT5 is in hedging mode. I've figured out how to use cTrade to open positions. But what

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Library for easy and quick development of MetaTrader programs (part XXVIII): Closure, removal and modification of pending trading requests

This is the third article about the concept of pending requests. We are going to complete the tests of pending trading requests by creating the methods for closing positions, removing pending orders and modifying position and pending order parameters.

SQLite: Native handling of SQL databases in MQL5

The development of trading strategies is associated with handling large amounts of data. Now, you are able to work with databases using SQL queries based on SQLite directly in MQL5. An important feature of this engine is that the entire database is placed in a single file located on a user's PC.

Continuous Walk-Through Optimization (Part 2): Mechanism for creating an optimization report for any robot

The first article within the Walk-Through Optimization series described the creation of a DLL to be used in our auto optimizer. This continuation is entirely devoted to the MQL5 language.

Library for easy and quick development of MetaTrader programs (part XXVII): Working with trading requests - placing pending orders

In this article, we will continue the development of trading requests, implement placing pending orders and eliminate detected shortcomings of the trading class operation.

Library for easy and quick development of MetaTrader programs (part XXVI): Working with pending trading requests - first implementation (opening positions)

In this article, we are going to store some data in the value of the orders and positions magic number and start the implementation of pending requests. To check the concept, let's create the first test pending request for opening market positions when receiving a server error requiring waiting and sending a repeated request.

Exploring Seasonal Patterns of Financial Time Series with Boxplot

In this article we will view seasonal characteristics of financial time series using Boxplot diagrams. Each separate boxplot (or box-and-whiskey diagram) provides a good visualization of how values are distributed along the dataset. Boxplots should not be confused with the candlestick charts, although they can be visually similar.

Library for easy and quick development of MetaTrader programs (part XXV): Handling errors returned by the trade server

After we send a trading order to the server, we need to check the error codes or the absence of errors. In this article, we will consider handling errors returned by the trade server and prepare for creating pending trading requests.

Extending Strategy Builder Functionality

In the previous two articles, we discussed the application of Merrill patterns to various data types. An application was developed to test the presented ideas. In this article, we will continue working with the Strategy Builder, to improve its efficiency and to implement new features and capabilities.

Library for easy and quick development of MetaTrader programs (part XXIV): Base trading class - auto correction of invalid parameters

In this article, we will have a look at the handler of invalid trading order parameters and improve the trading event class. Now all trading events (both single ones and the ones occurred simultaneously within one tick) will be defined in programs correctly.

Continuous Walk-Forward Optimization (Part 1): Working with Optimization Reports

The first article is devoted to the creation of a toolkit for working with optimization reports, for importing them from the terminal, as well as for filtering and sorting the obtained data. MetaTrader 5 allows downloading optimization results, however our purpose is to add our own data to the optimization report.

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Reverse algorithm of indicator MT4

Hello. I have an indicator that shows an histogram as peaks. There are higher peaks and lower peaks, all of them above zero level. I want them to be reversed, so that higher peaks becomes lower and lower peaks become higher. To do that I need a coder that should have mathematical skills, because

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Creating a new EA from a Trading strategy

I have a simple yet efficient trading strategy which makes use of a few rules, the 50EMA, engulfing candles, trending markets and a pullback. I have written everything in the attached specification. I have another EA which sets Sl's and TP's together with the ability to close partial profits and I

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Didelipinigai

Čia nurodykite savo reikalavimų specifiką. Pabandykite trumpai ir tiksliai apibrėžti savo reikalavimus, tada, kai jūsų potencialus kūrėjas bus teisingai įvertintas, jei bus didesnė kaina, taigi ir reikalingas vykdymo laikotarpis.Dėl netinkamo ar per daug bendro aprašymo jūsų užsakymas bus

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MT4/MT5 integration with Oracle database 10g Enterprise Edition

Data is required to be fetched instantly from MT4/MT5 and inserted into Oracle database(Enterprise edition 10g) with the time frame of 1, 5,15, 30, 60. Assistance will be provided at database level (if needed by the developer). It should be an instant dumping of data as soon as candles are

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Expert advisory on customized indicator

I want to modify an indicator in an expert adviser.. where expert adviser will pick a trade once the indicator sends pop up signals .. triggering a buy entry when there is buy arrow and a sell entry when there is sell arrow and vice versa and exit trade when an opposite arrow appears...with take

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Ea for my favourite indicators

good day please i need a coder who can deliver ea sharp shart between now and sunday before market open Kindly apply i will send details info to you we agree and you commence work immediately

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Correction of Ea function

i have a source code that was installed with multiple indicators the task is to correct the ea its not close on reversed signal Some indicators are not working Details when you applied

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EA painting in a separate window

I need an example of how to paint in a separate indicator window from an EA using the following indicator data: https://www.best-metatrader-indicators.com/chandes-momentum-oscillator/ I'm going to modify the indicator values in the EA but I will do that myself. Thanks, Mark

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Търговски експерт

Здравейте имам нужда от програмист който да напише търговски експерт, който следва логика на моя стратегия. И да управлява отворените позиции. Стратегията е следяща тренда. Sell Buy Stop loss Take profit Цената ще бъде по договаряне

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Money management system based on the Signal Strenght

I need an experienced and serious developer (and who masters very good English) to write the code for a Money Management system which opens and closes trades based on the strength of the signal. The strength of the signal is calculated by a code I already have and these values will be retrieved and

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CreateGridOrdersTune

A script for opening a grid of orders If you need to quickly open several pending orders (Buy Limit, Sell Limit, Buy Stop, Sell Stop) on a certain distance from the current price, this script will do all the routine for you! Allow AutoTrading before running the script. Usage: Run the script on a chart. Input Parameters: Language of messages displayed (EN, RU, DE, FR, ES) - language of the output messages (English, Russian, German, French, Spanish). Price for open - open price. If set to

AccountQuickReport

The script creates account summary report in a separate window. The report can be created for all deals and on deals for selected financial instruments. It is possible to specify a time interval of calculation and save report to htm-file. The script creates account summary report in a separate window. The report can be created for all deals and for deals of the selected financial instruments. It is possible to specify a time interval of calculation and save report to htm-file. Input par

Kiss on billions on EURUSD

The provided robot is a result of several years of trading and research on thousands of strategies, various indicators of forecasting, aimed at creating the science of online trading engineering. By combining several strategies and algorithms in this robot, at changing each tick price, with the utmost precision and speed, whatever a trader needs, the robot gives it a fraction of a second. The important advantage of this EA is that you can start to trade with $ 300 Minimum initial Deposit. And

Delete Pending Orders

Script to Delete Pending Orders Sometimes you placed many Pending Orders and then you want delete certain kind of these orders, this script can help you! Usage: Download and drag and drop this script to the chart.Check "Allow AutoTrading" in "Common" tab and set input parameters in "Inputs" tab. Input Parameters: TypeOfPending: which type Order you would delete. mySymbol: which Symbol you would delete. The input format of the Symbol is such as "EURUSD" or "eurusd".

Gold Silver Ratio based on SMA

The gold-silver ratio helps traders to better understand the state of the precious metals market and some other aspects of the world economy. Did you know that the natural ratio of gold to silver on Earth is 17:1? Some traders look at this indicator to determine if one commodity is over or undervalued in relation to the other. This Laplacianlab's variant is calculated on the simple moving averages of both commodities. The screenshots show the gold-silver ratio on D1 and H4 timeframes.

Do IT

DO IT - it is a Secure Automated Software for generation of daily profits for Forex market and indices. The architecture is a Fully Automatic Autonomous Robot Expert capable of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ independently analyzing the market and making trading decisions ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Trading system is Multi-currency and is able to trade on charts: EURUSD, GBPUSD, DAX30,USDJPY, GOLD, SPX500 H1 🔥 How to check the DO IT system correctly

Do AGAIN

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Density Scalper

Before you buy a night scalper please be aware of the risks involved: 1) Past performance is no guarantee of future profitability (the EA could also make losses). 2) The backtests shown (e.g. in screenshots) are highly optimized to find the best parameters but therefore results cannot be transferred to live trading. 3) Any mean reversion can get caught on the wrong side of a fast movements due to unexpected news or flash crashes. This strategy will always use a stop l

ST Chart Synchronization MT4

This utility ensures a real-time synchronization of multiple charts. Any event of a graphical object creation/modification/deletion, chart scrolling and zooming is copied from the current source chart to one or more receiving charts. Note: demo-version of this product doesn't work in the backtester! ______________________________________________________________ Settings: Synchronize with - select the receivers: Same symbol - all charts with the same symbol; Same symbol - all charts with

PipFinite Trend PRO

Breakthrough Solution For Trend Trading And Filtering With All Important Features Built Inside One Tool! Trend Pro's smart algorithm detects the trend, filters out market noise and gives entry signals with exit levels. The new features with enhanced rules for statistical calculation improved the overall performance of this indicator. Important Information Revealed Maximize the potential of Trend Pro, please visit ► www.mql5.com/en/blogs/post/713938 Test the demo version and explore its fea

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