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Hello everybody, About two months ago, I replied to a thread here in the forum, then edited the message, but shortly after I deleted the message. After that, I logged out of my account and a few minutes later I logged in again and to my surprise, a message was written in the upper left corner of the...

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Wrong calculation on 1 month (-100%? not at all!) of my signal provider account).

Hello, Who can I ask to about recalculating 1 month (one year old, your stats says -100% and this messes all the stats and rank) - where MetaQuotes automated algo fails? My system now is not recognized as sustainable (because of the wrong -100% performance of 1 month, 1 year ago), if we check that...

MT5 Strategy tester, Drawdown calculation multi currency trading icw with TesterWithdrawal() peculiarity

I am trying to make sense of the draw down calculation. The optimisation screen shows 3 passes, 1 for each symbol seperate and 1 trading both symbols. Now, both EURUSD and ALL pair pass trigger stop out. Yet, the ALL pass shows in the optimisation screen a draw down of 58%. How is this possible?...

Optimization: How do you do avoid passes of meaningless sets (Best Practice)?

Hi, I want to optimize various MAs. only the iMA() 'knows' different methods (sma, ema, smma, lwma) the others (iDEMA, iTEMA, iAMA) don't. So any setup with MaMethod != iMA that varies sma, ema, smma, lwma are meaningless like: enum €ChooseMA { // €iMA, // norm MA: maPer, maPrc €iDEMA,...

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How does Account with suffix ( EURUSD.e) on its pair copy mql5 signal without a suffix (EURUSD)?

if my account from my broker have a suffix like EURUSD.e , EURUSDpro , EURUSDz , EURUSD. , will it be able to copy MQL5 signal without a suffix like EURUSD ?

Obtain profit from last closed deal (closed)

Good morning, I am building a function to know if the last closed deal by an expert advisor was profitable. So I am iterating deals until finding one that matches the magic number, type and deal comment desired. However, I am having trouble using the HistorySelect() function, as I don't want to use...

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Run MT5 SCRIPT by Windows. (NO in MT5)

Does anyone have any complete practical example of how to start a SCRIPT through Windows? That is, I have the MT5 open and I want to start an MT5 SCRPIT but from Windows (without using or directly manipulating the MT5 platform)?

USD/CAD Analysis

The USD/CAD keeps its bullish trend, the next resistance may be the 1.3458 level and from there the price may try to stall or even break to the downside, but if oil keeps dropping, then we may see a breakout of that level. A breakdown of the bullish trendline may indicate a change in direction, but...

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How to stop the trades from re entering? Example Manual close a trade while the trade is still Open from the Signal

Hi How to not allow a trade or trades from re entering after i Manual close them, which settings shall i set? Because recently I close a set of trades to prevent from larger drawdown but after that the trades all re entered automatically

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100 best optimization passes (part 1). Developing optimization analyzer

The article dwells on the development of an application for selecting the best optimization passes using several possible options. The application is able to sort out the optimization results by a variety of factors. Optimization passes are always written to a database, therefore you can always select new robot parameters without re-optimization. Besides, you are able to see all optimization passes on a single chart, calculate parametric VaR ratios and build the graph of the normal distribution of passes and trading results of a certain ratio set. Besides, the graphs of some calculated ratios are built dynamically beginning with the optimization start (or from a selected date to another selected date).

Modeling time series using custom symbols according to specified distribution laws

The article provides an overview of the terminal's capabilities for creating and working with custom symbols, offers options for simulating a trading history using custom symbols, trend and various chart patterns.

Reversing: The holy grail or a dangerous delusion?

In this article, we will study the reverse martingale technique and will try to understand whether it is worth using, as well as whether it can help improve your trading strategy. We will create an Expert Advisor to operate on historic data and to check what indicators are best suitable for the reversing technique. We will also check whether it can be used without any indicator as an independent trading system. In addition, we will check if reversing can turn a loss-making trading system into a profitable one.

Using indicators for optimizing Expert Advisors in real time

Efficiency of any trading robot depends on the correct selection of its parameters (optimization). However, parameters that are considered optimal for one time interval may not retain their effectiveness in another period of trading history. Besides, EAs showing profit during tests turn out to be loss-making in real time. The issue of continuous optimization comes to the fore here. When facing plenty of routine work, humans always look for ways to automate it. In this article, I propose a non-standard approach to solving this issue.

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.

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Add arrows on alert signal, based on Zig Zag Indicator.

Add arrows on alert signal, based on Zig Zag Indicator.-Arrows should have one buffer for BUY and other buffer for SELL.-Arrows must be able to be selected to see the properties of the object. - The arrow will go above / below the bar that generated the signal-Include a variable to adjust the...

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EA Auto Trade with Simple Indicators

Hi, I am looking for someone to develop an EA based on two indicator I have. The indicators are Slope Direction Line (MQL SOURCE FILE available) and Phesta DOT (EX4 File available). What I am looking for - AUTO TRADE OR ALERT 1. Bulish Condition - When Phesta DOT and Slope line are GREEN...

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Re write action script for entry signal lines for trend line trader MT4 expert + add auto reverse option that executes only if target price is reached

MT4 Re-write script part of existing programs version's 1.7 & 1.8 as provided in attachments for trend line trader Expert Adviser program.The program was written when windows 7 was the standard. In the past year the signal part of the...

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الممالك العربيه السعوديه. الرياض حي الفيصليه

حدد مواصفات متطلباتك هنا نقطة تلو الأخرى. حاول وصف متطلباتك باختصار وبوضوح ، حتى أعداد مطور البرامج الأولى من تقييم مدى تعقيده وتكلفته بشكل صحيح ، بالإضافة إلى وقت التنفيذ المطلوب.سيؤدي الوصف السيئ أو العام المقترح إلى تجاهل طلبك ، وإلا ستقضي وقتًا في التفاوض على التفاصيل مع كل مقدم طلب.تذكر: من...

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Migrating 2 EA into 1 EA

I have 1 EA that has 4 to 5 Inputs/Functions of code that I would like integrated to a another very similar EA. The Inputs/Functions of code from EA 723 integrated to my Primary EA currently I am using are listed below. What I really would like to have all in one Experrt Advisor are the...

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Close order EA

I want an EA that can close order for me at a particular given time,the EA will only work at the time in the settings only,when the time comes,it will close any open order (if any),the EA allow my EA to place order and wont close it,EA will always look for any opened order at the time in the...

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Tradingview to mt5

First i want to convert tradingview code into mt5 indicator code then i want to develop a dashboard if anyone can do it pleasse apply for this job this is urgent job and on the base of this job we can make long term & ongoing basis business relationship

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Expert advisor in mql4

I need an expert advisor that allows me to set the stop loss and the trail stop before I get in the trade and maybe I can use a hot key also.

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Indicator modification

good day,i need help with my custom indicator the indicator only work on one hour time frame,and i would like the indicator to be able to work on all time frame including the one minute chart.thank you

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HEIKEN ASHI CUSTOM INDICATORS WITH TREND FILTER SETTING

would like to create indicators but seperate to two files INDI 1 AND INDI 2 Basically this is what i want to do with my indicatos 1 Paint the normal japanese candlestick bars with MT4 Built-In Heiken Ashi Indicator Colours SIGNAL. I hate the MT4 heiken ashi candle - see pdf Heikin...

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Ninja Route MT5

Next Update is 2018/12/10 (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

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

Spread and Swap monitor

The indicator is intended for determining the spread and swap size, the distance for setting stop orders and stop losses from the current price allowed and the risk per 1 point in the deposit currency. The indicator informs a trader about possible additional expenses and profits connected with transferring a position to the next trade session of the financial instrument. It also informs about the spread size and the distance of pending orders, stop loss and trailing from the current price. In a

Fast Trade MT5

This trading panel has been developed for fast and comfortable operation of the financial markets. It is equipped with the necessary functions for manual and semi-automated trading. Due to the presence of the order trailing feature, trailing stop and automatic closure by equity, profit, time. You can use it to automate your trading system. All you have to do is open a position and set the parameters for maintenance, everything else will be handled by the EA. If you want to limit your losses, set

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

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, default settings reccomend for eurusd m5 gmt +2. Please use max spread 10 if you will not have orders change it to 50. Use a broker with good execution

Quatron

This robot is designed for major currency pairs and trades several strategies.It uses the algorithm for analysis of price data and finds the best parameters. Trades are filtered by results of analysis of daily and monthly chart for the last 10 periods. This is not a scalping robot. It will be traded at all brokers with quotes accurate to points. The optimum Lot setting is 0.01 for every 200 USD (AutoLot = 200). Your b

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

LCF Theta Vector

LCF Theta Vector is based on custom variation of RSI indicator in assistance of vector algorithm and built-in AUTO_OPTIMIZER module that allows for dynamic adaptation to current market conditions (no user calibration needed) - the specific result is chosen on the basis of several different coefficients. EA can be run on different symbols and timeframes but for reducing demand on computing power, internal parameters are narrowed and it is highly recommended to run it on this pairs and time frames

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