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Indicators: Vertical Time Lines

Vertical Time Lines: Indicator can draws up to six different vertical lines each at a designated time. Each vertical line can be historically repeated. Author: file45

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asynchronous object get values

Hi, In multiple chart applications, how do you get the objects value of a chart other than the current one?!!! thanks...

Hi everyone. If you notice the market always peaks with somesort of volume increase. Currently Im using Volumen Reversal V1 (attached), but I do not like it since I dont think is very accurate, sometimes it signals big volumes other times it does not even few bars later volumes are bigger for...

Experts: Smart Tunel Trading

Smart Tunel Trading: The Smart tunnel is a smart robot for trading with an automatically drawn trend line to act with it and market movement.Enjoy :) Author: Ali Sabbaghi

Indicators: Ehlers Fisher transform

Ehlers Fisher transform: Ehleres Fisher transform Author: Mladen Rakic

Question about the shortcut for viewing charts?

Hey Folks, is there a way I can switch the shortcut for viewing charts (ctrl+tab) to (alt+1)? Thanks

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Eur/usd news

Hey dear members... Could you please tell me wich NEWS of economic calender will have a big impact on the EUR/USD Like yesterday the USD Unemployment Rate (FEB), USD Change in Non-farm Payrolls (FEB)? I need to know wich news will make the eur fall or rise that much ! Thx

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How to get the result from a custom indicator

Hi All, I am trying learn to use a custom indicator that is available in the mql5 forum in my EA. I have downloaded it and it is available in the Market folder. Indicator URL : [Market product link was deleted by moderator] In my OnInit function, I am simply using the following code to see what it...

FortFS-Real server is not invalid for creating signal?

Hello everyone, I'm facing an issue when I try create a signal based on my trading activity using Fort FS broker, It said "Invalid broker server". When I type, it showing the broker server on a column, but when I try to added, It just mentioned above sentence. If it's not applicable for creating...

Broker server is not listed

My Broker's Server not included in your list when creating a new signal it gives Invalid broker server. The server name is: FortFS-Real

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MQL5 Cookbook: Getting properties of an open hedge position

MetaTrader 5 is a multi-asset platform. Moreover, it supports different position management systems. Such opportunities provide significantly expanded options for the implementation and formalization of trading ideas. In this article, we discuss methods of handling and accounting of position properties in the hedging mode. The article features a derived class, as well as examples showing how to get and process the properties of a hedge position.

Automated Optimization of an EA for MetaTrader 5

This article describes the implementation of a self-optimization mechanism under MetaTrader 5.

Elder-Ray (Bulls Power and Bears Power)

The article dwells on Elder-Ray trading system based on Bulls Power, Bears Power and Moving Average indicators (EMA — exponential averaging). This system was described by Alexander Elder in his book "Trading for a Living".

50,000 completed orders in the MQL5.com Freelance service

Members of the official MetaTrader Freelance service have completed more than 50,000 orders as at October 2018. This is the world's largest Freelance site for MQL programmers: more than a thousand developers, dozens of new orders daily and 7 languages localization.

Combining trend and flat strategies

There are numerous trading strategies out there. Some of them look for a trend, while others define ranges of price fluctuations to trade within them. Is it possible to combine these two approaches to increase profitability?

Deep Neural Networks (Part VIII). Increasing the classification quality of bagging ensembles

The article considers three methods which can be used to increase the classification quality of bagging ensembles, and their efficiency is estimated. The effects of optimization of the ELM neural network hyperparameters and postprocessing parameters are evaluated.

PairPlot graph based on CGraphic for analyzing correlations between data arrays (time series)

Comparing several time series during a technical analysis is a quite common task that requires appropriate tools. In this article, I suggest developing a tool for graphical analysis and detecting correlations between two or more time series.

950 websites broadcast the Economic Calendar from MetaQuotes

The widget provides websites with a detailed release schedule of 500 indicators and indices, of the world's largest economies. Thus, traders quickly receive up-to-date information on all important events with explanations and graphs in addition to the main website content.

Developing stock indicators featuring volume control through the example of the delta indicator

The article deals with the algorithm of developing stock indicators based on real volumes using the CopyTicks() and CopyTicksRange() functions. Some subtle aspects of developing such indicators, as well as their operation in real time and in the strategy tester are also described.

Universal RSI indicator for working in two directions simultaneously

When developing trading algorithms, we often encounter a problem: how to determine where a trend/flat begins and ends? In this article, we try to create a universal indicator, in which we try to combine signals for different types of strategies. We will try to simplify the process of obtaining trade signals in an expert as much as possible. An example of combining several indicators in one will be given.

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Edit My Current Ea

Hi there, So would like a simple update, Currently it uses market entry to enter the positions but we would like to switch the EA to use pending orders after the first trade enters by the market entry system. It should always have the pending orders place for the next 3-4...

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An expert advisor to auto place, modify and close orders by converting website notifications or email notifications

The website notifications is refreshed instantly once a new order is placed. The notifications contains all informations needed for place, modify or close market or pending orders (each order has a specific ID shown on the website). Requirement: 1. able to read updated data from website and send...

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Add indicators open signal to existing ea. 10 17 2018

Hello,The work order is adding this:part 1 add new open strategy “based on indicator open signal” and add conditions ro open,needs to be added to my OTHER main EA part 2 "add 2 variations new open strategies to EA “based on other indicators open signal” and needs to be...

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Addition of BUY and SELL condition to an existing EA needed

I trade using Pipfinite Binary Options. But I want to apply a restriction that will allow buy or sell condition to execute only after a certain number of consecutive candles in the same direction. The number of consecutive candles should be changeable between 3 and 10. I currently combine ...

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Trade Management

I will need a trade management EA that managements all OPEN trades, Pending trades, the Recent X recent number of OPEN trades, and Oldest X open trades. Scenrio 1: Close all OPEN trades that are in profit and also close all pending orders. Scenario 2: Close the LAST 3 recent open...

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I´m looking for a well skilled, organized and honest programmer that can develop a grid EA.

For you to calculate the complexity and cost, it will be an EA which have 2 modes, automatic bidirectional grid, and manual entry (EA will manage by magic number). Some parameters will be tp1 (take profit1), tp2, tp3 , locking of orders, overlaping, stop loss, lot multiplier and a few more. I need...

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Trade management EA with fixed-step trailing stop

I need an EA that will do a fixed-step trailing stop. I would also like an option (turn on/off in inputs) for EA to initiate a new trade every time the fixed trailing stop moves in my direction (these new positions will also have a fixed-trailing stop). I would like to display current difference...

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Modification of an Existing MA cross EA

I have an EA that uses 3 MA to determine entries and i need the following amendments please. 1. Amend Moving Average cross function EA currently uses 2 setups to trade and uses 2 Moving averages, FastMA, Middle MA and Slow MA Setup 1 - Sell when FastMA cross below Slow MA. e.g sell...

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Need a software or a script

Hi there , I need a software or a script which is showing in this video. Or Need a script which i can change the lot size in a running trade . prefer this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiRu52RCKTY Thanks

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E.A> needed to code 2 min tf and single custom moving average.

I have a very simple strategy that seems to work well when done manually, the hardest part is making sure I dont drift from the rules. I want to try it as an EA. im using a custom moving average (TSR signal line) on a 2 min timeframe using periodcon 509 to get the timeframe with an offline chart...

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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

Ninja Route MT5

Next Update is 2018/11/01 (Every Month) Ninja Route MT5 is a combination of numerous strategies that develop during long processes of machine learning using historical data of major currency pairs. Each strategy involves a unique set of sophisticated price actions that optimized to manage decision under various conditions of the market. Connecting all the strategies into one complete system provides a significant advantage on the overall performance and enhances long-term safety. Machine lea

Virtual pending buy stop order

The script is intended for automatic placing of Buy Stop pending orders, Stop Losses and Take Profits on the user specified levels. Main Purposes Avoiding unwanted entering a long position in case of false hitting the level as a result of widening of the spread by a dealing center. Avoiding unwanted triggering of a Stop Loss in case a quote pierces a significant level (fractal) without further confirmation with the close price. Setting a necessary virtual order and entering the marke

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

Hamster Scalping mt5

Hamster Scalping is a fully automated Expert Advisor with no use of martingale. Night scalping strategy. The RSI indicator and an ATR-based filter are used for entries. The advisor needs a hedging account type Real operation monitoring as well as my other products can be found here: https://www.mql5.com/en/users/mechanic/seller General Recommendations The minimum deposit is $100, use an ECN account with the minimum spread. Input parameters The product works both on 4 and 5-digit quotes. Spe

Grid Hero

Grid Hero is a fully automated EA that uses a revolutionary Grid algorithm (P.A.M.A.) together with a signature synergy of Price Action trading and an Artificial Instinct Self-Adaptive Processing Unit. Grid Hero was strictly developed, tested and optimized using the "Reversed Sampling" development methodology based on "In-Sample" phase (2012 to 2017) and "Out-Of-Sample" phase (2004 to 2011). It has passed 13 years back test of real tick data and real variable spread (with commission) from 2004

StoneBreaker

【Please do not trust any Backtest result from our EA 】5000CAD daily profit Every second is money , stonebreaker would never waste the momentum from the market . Make 100% as soon as possible and never be stressed . EA StoneBreaker is an Expert Advisor with a great diversification of operations and portion of lots . It will start with Scalping Strategy . Based on hedging price action orders starts ,the following protection orders with martingale。 90% of the market is doing Range or Swing . St

Real

Real is an automatic robot that trades independently determining the most important resistance and support levels. Real will trade on any charts: DAX30, SPX500, Bitcoin, EURUSD, Cotton, Brent OIL and so on. Martingale, averaging and other dangerous strategies are NOT used. Real is full compliance with the FIFO method. Real is suitable for both experienced traders and beginners, more below. The main features of the apparent superiority of Real over other similar robots is a set of "Smart con

Hamster Scalping

Hamster Scalping is a fully automated Expert Advisor with no use of martingale. Night scalping strategy. The RSI indicator and an ATR-based filter are used for entries. Real operation monitoring as well as my other products can be found here: https://www.mql5.com/en/users/mechanic/seller General Recommendations The minimum deposit is 100 USD, the recommended timeframe is M1. Use a broker with good execution and with a spread of 2-5 points. A very fast VPS is required, preferably with a latenc

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 fe

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