Neural Networks in Trading: Probabilistic Time Series Forecasting (K2VAE)
We invite you to explore the original implementation of the K²VAE framework — a flexible model capable of linearly approximating complex dynamics in latent space. This article demonstrates how to implement key components in MQL5, including parameterized matrices and how to manage them outside standard neural network layers. This material will be useful for anyone looking for a practical approach to building interpretable time-series models.
MQL5 Trading Tools (Part 30): Class-Based Tool Palette Sidebar
We refactor the Tools Palette from a flat, function-based panel into a modular, class-driven sidebar in MQL5. The design introduces supersampled canvas rendering for anti-aliased shapes, theme control, a category registry, snap alignment, and selective corner rounding. The result is a reusable, scalable sidebar foundation that you can extend with tool selection, dragging, and fly-out menus in future steps.
Developing a Replay System (Part 45): Chart Trade Project (IV)
The main purpose of this article is to introduce and explain the C_ChartFloatingRAD class. We have a Chart Trade indicator that works in a rather interesting way. As you may have noticed, we still have a fairly small number of objects on the chart, and yet we get the expected functionality. The values present in the indicator can be edited. The question is, how is this possible? This article will start to make things clearer.
Beyond GARCH (Part II): Measuring the Fractal Dimension of Markets
Building on the partition function analysis from Part 1, this article deepens the theoretical foundation before completing the analytical pipeline. We first give a full treatment of the Hurst exponent: what it measures, what it implies about market memory, and why it matters for the MMAR. This is followed by an intuitive exploration of multifractal spectra and what f(α) reveals about volatility heterogeneity. We then move to implementation: extracting the scaling function τ(q), estimating H via R/S analysis, and fitting the multifractal spectrum across four candidate distributions. By the end, we have the complete parameter set needed to construct the MMAR process in Part 3. Part 2 of an eight-part series.
Neural Networks in Trading: An Intelligent Forecast Pipeline (Time-MoE)
We invite you to explore the modern Time-MoE framework, which has been adapted for time series forecasting tasks. In this article, we will implement the key components of the architecture step by step, providing explanations and practical examples along the way. This approach will allow you not only to understand how the model works, but also to apply those principles to real-world trading scenarios.
Neural Networks in Trading: Time Series Forecasting Using Adaptive Modal Decomposition (Final Part)
The article discusses the adaptation and practical implementation of the ACEFormer framework using MQL5 in the context of algorithmic trading. It presents key architectural decisions, training features, and model testing results on real data.
Beyond GARCH (Part I): Mandelbrot's MMAR versus Engle's GARCH
This article starts the MMAR pipeline on EURUSD M5 data. We load market data via the MetaTrader5 Python API and run partition-function analysis with non-overlapping intervals to test for multifractal scaling. The result is an evidence-based decision on fractality, a prerequisite for building MMAR and for choosing whether to proceed beyond GARCH.
Feature Engineering for ML (Part 6): Microstructural Features in MQL5
The article introduces CMicrostructureFeatures, an MQL5 class for bar‑level microstructure features: Roll spread/impact, Corwin‑Schultz spread and sigma, Kyle's Lambda, Amihud's ILLIQ, and Hasbrouck's Lambda. Calculations rely solely on OHLCV using rolling windows. It clarifies the implications of MT5 tick volume for lambda estimators and keeps spread estimators volume‑independent. A validation script asserts sizing and basic bounds on outputs.
A Trailing Stop Engine in MQL5 Supporting Five Trail Methods Simultaneously
We implement CTrailingEngine, an interface-driven MQL5 engine that evaluates each registered position on every tick and applies one of five trailing methods: fixed-pip, ATR multiplier, Parabolic SAR, percentage-of-profit, or swing high/low. All methods share the ITrailMethod contract, so new trails plug in without engine edits. Strict improvement and a one-point guard block backward moves and no-change SLTP modifications.
MQL5 Trading Tools (Part 18): Rounded Speech Bubbles/Balloons with Orientation Control
This article shows how to build rounded speech bubbles in MQL5 by combining a rounded rectangle with a pointer triangle and controlling orientation (up, down, left, right). It details geometry precomputation, supersampled filling, rounded apex arcs, and segmented borders with an extension ratio for seamless joins. Readers get configurable code for size, radii, colors, opacity, and thickness, ready for alerts or tooltips in trading interfaces.
Developing a Replay System (Part 55): Control Module
In this article, we will implement a control indicator so that it can be integrated into the message system we are developing. Although it is not very difficult, there are some details that need to be understood about the initialization of this module. The material presented here is for educational purposes only. In no way should it be considered as an application for any purpose other than learning and mastering the concepts shown.
MQL5 Trading Tools (Part 34): Replacing Native Chart Objects with an Interactive Canvas Drawing Layer
We replace native MetaTrader chart objects with a canvas-based drawing engine that renders tools pixel-by-pixel on a full-chart bitmap layer. The article implements persistent object storage with per-tool style memory, precise hit testing, selection, whole-object dragging, and handle manipulation. It also adds new line tools, a reorganized category system with a one-click delete action, and a rubber-band preview for multi-click placement.
Implementation of the Quantum Reservoir Computing (QRC) circuit
A revolutionary approach to machine learning in trading through quantum computing. The article demonstrates a practical implementation of an adaptive QRC system with continuous retraining for predicting market movements in real time.
Bloch's Relative Moving Average (RMA) Framework Implementation In MQL5
We port Daniel Bloch's Relative Moving Average framework into a complete MetaTrader 5 system. Instead of smoothing price, the RMA measures where price sits inside its own recent distribution on a [0,1] fractile scale, and drives four cross-strategies with a regime-adaptive exit. Includes the engine, indicators, and a backtested Expert Advisor.
MQL5 Wizard Techniques you should know (Part 90): Fenwick Tree Money Management with 1D CNN in MQL5
This article implements a Fenwick Tree (Binary Indexed Tree) for volume-aware money management inside an MQL5 Wizard Expert Advisor. We structure cumulative volume in O(log n) and apply four scaling modes—linear, conservative, aggressive, and mean-reversion—optionally gated by a lightweight 1D CNN. Practical tests compare the algorithm alone versus the CNN‑filtered approach to illustrate adaptive lot sizing and risk control under varying volume topologies.
Trading with the MQL5 Economic Calendar (Part 11): Modular Canvas News Dashboard
We rebuild the MQL5 Economic Calendar dashboard from a monolithic object-based panel into a modular canvas-based system split across four files. The update adds a dual light and dark theme, collapsible day groups, a resizable layout with pixel-based scrolling, revised value markers, and a live countdown with toast notifications. A candidate event cache and a fast-path timer that repaints only changed cells improve responsiveness and make the codebase easier to extend.
Developing a Replay System (Part 39): Paving the Path (III)
Before we proceed to the second stage of development, we need to revise some ideas. Do you know how to make MQL5 do what you need? Have you ever tried to go beyond what is contained in the documentation? If not, then get ready. Because we will be doing something that most people don't normally do.
Price-Driven CGI Model: Advanced Data Post-Processing and Implementation
In this article, we will explore the development of a fully customizable Price Data export script using MQL5, marking new advancements in the simulation of the Price Man CGI Model. We have implemented advanced refinement techniques to ensure that the data is user-friendly and optimized for animation purposes. Additionally, we will uncover the capabilities of Blender 3D in effectively working with and visualizing price data, demonstrating its potential for creating dynamic and engaging animations.
MQL5 Bootstrap (II): Essential Validators for Robust Trading Systems
The article builds a reusable validation layer for Expert Advisors in MQL5. It implements lot-size rules and normalization, SL/TP and freeze-level guards, price digit normalization, margin sufficiency checks, unchanged-level filtering on modifications, account order-limit control, new-bar detection, symbol tradability checks, economic-calendar news windows, and session detectors. The result is cleaner code and fewer terminal errors in live trading.
Neural Networks in Trading: An End-to-End Multivariate Time Series Forecasting Model (Conclusion)
We are pleased to present the final part of our series on GinAR — a neural network framework for time series forecasting. In this article, we analyze the results of testing the model on new data and assess its robustness under real-market conditions.
MQL5 Trading Tools (Part 35): Adding Channel, Pitchfork, Gann, and Fibonacci Tools to the Canvas Drawing Layer
We extend the canvas drawing layer from the previous part with seven new categories of multi-anchor analytical drawing tools, covering three channel variants, three pitchfork variants, three Gann tools, and the six Fibonacci tools. We work through how each tool encodes its geometry on the canvas, how derived handles let users reshape compound shapes coherently, and how shared helpers handle ray clipping, scanline filling, and anti-aliased arc rendering. By the end, we will have a full set of analytical drawing tools that live on the same interactive canvas alongside the basic line tools from the previous part.
How to Detect and Normalize Chart Objects in MQL5 (Part 5): Fibonacci in Focus
The article bridges automated placement with manual analysis for the Fibonacci family in MQL5. It scans charts, identifies user Fibonacci objects, and normalizes their level arrays, interaction flags, and visuals per object type while preserving coordinates. With manual-priority enforcement, Expert Advisors can evaluate both human and code-generated tools reliably, without duplicates or runtime indexing issues.
MQL5 Trading Tools (Part 39): Adding a Pinned-Tools Ribbon for Quick Access to Favorite Tools
We add a pinned-tools ribbon: a floating bar that exposes frequently used tools for one-click access without reopening the sidebar. The article implements the ordered pin set and its API, an anti-aliased pushpin control in the flyout, and the ribbon with offscreen clipping, user-resizable width, and horizontal scrolling. The result is faster activation of favorite tools from a draggable, resizable ribbon on the chart.
Building a JSON Trade Report Exporter in Pure MQL5
A refined MQL5 script exports trade history to a well‑formed JSON file in MQL5/Files/, reconstructing trades from deals by position ID and recovering stop loss and take profit via a two‑pass lookup that falls back closed to the originating order. It includes a dedicated JSON serializer and computes R‑multiple, pip profit, and duration. The result loads cleanly in Python, R, or Excel without custom parsing.
MQL5 Trading Toolkit (Part 7): Expanding the History Management EX5 Library with the Last Canceled Pending Order Functions
Learn how to complete the creation of the final module in the History Manager EX5 library, focusing on the functions responsible for handling the most recently canceled pending order. This will provide you with the tools to efficiently retrieve and store key details related to canceled pending orders with MQL5.
Strategy Configuration via External JSON Files in MQL5: Replacing Input Parameters with a Runtime Config Loader
The article presents CJsonConfigLoader and a typed SStrategyConfig that move EA inputs to a shared JSON file. A hand-written, quote-aware tokenizer parses a flat object without any DLLs. A hotkey triggers reload so all instances can pick up new lot size, SL/TP, and spread limits without reattaching the EA. On malformed input, the loader falls back to safe defaults and keeps the previous configuration.
Exchange Market Algorithm (EMA)
The article presents a detailed analysis of the Exchange Market Algorithm (EMA) inspired by the behavior of stock market traders. The algorithm simulates stock trading, where market participants with varying levels of success employ different strategies to maximize profits.
The MQL5 Standard Library Explorer (Part 14): Building a Dynamic Hedge EA with the ALGLIB Port (ap.mqh)
This article introduces ap.mqh, the ALGLIB port for MQL5, and demonstrates its use in multi‑asset workflows that require robust linear algebra. It covers why built-in indicators fall short, then implements polynomial regression, a rolling correlation matrix indicator, and an adaptive hedge ratio estimator using ridge regression with Cholesky. Practical code shows how to compute spread z‑scores and execute coordinated pairs trades entirely within MetaTrader 5.
Integrating MQL5 with Data Processing Packages (Part 9): Entropy-Based Adaptive Volatility
This work presents an end-to-end pipeline: collect MetaTrader 5 data, engineer entropy/volatility/trend features, train a PyTorch classifier, and expose predictions through a Flask API. An MQL5 EA posts rolling prices each tick, receives probability and regime, and applies adaptive position sizing and stop distances. The result is a clear recipe for integrating ML inference with MetaTrader 5.
Foundation Models for Trading (Part I): Porting Kronos to Native MQL5
Kronos is a pretrained transformer that models OHLCV bars the way a language model predicts words. We reimplement its tokenizer/encoder and transformer block in native MQL5, export weights to flat .bin files, and remove Python from runtime entirely. Part 1 delivers preprocessing and BSQ tokenization plus a bit-for-bit verification harness against PyTorch, so you can run the encoder inside MetaTrader 5 with confidence.
Neural Networks in Trading: Adaptive Periodic Segmentation (LightGTS)
We invite you to learn about the innovative technique of adaptive patching — a method for flexibly segmenting time series while taking their internal periodicity into account. We will also look at an efficient encoding technique that preserves important semantic characteristics when working with data at different scales. These methods open up new possibilities for the accurate processing of complex, multiscale data characteristic of financial markets and significantly improve the stability and reliability of forecasts.
MQL5 Trading Tools (Part 29): Step-by-Step Butterfly Animation on Canvas
In this article, we expand our butterfly animation program with a four-stage animation pipeline: sequential curve drawing, smooth wing fill fading, detailed body rendering, and continuous flight. We implement a timer-driven state machine, four oscillators for wing flapping, vertical bobbing, horizontal sway, and tilt, as well as a neon glow around the wing outlines and a cyclical color change based on hue. You will learn how to structure these effects on the MetaTrader 5 canvas for clean and controlled playback.
Defining your Edge (Part 2): Using Divergence Mapping and a Temporal Fusion Transformer in a Trading Robot
In this article we make the case for merging Divergence Mapping with a Temporal Fusion Proxy in a Trading Robot. Rather than depending on lagging price confirmations, the Divergence Mapping's thesis is that acting like a structural sensor can help identify hidden momentum shifts from price action and indicator anomalies. To establish how these anomalies are interpreted over time we use a Temporal Fusion Transformer proxy. This network incorporates historical context to weigh developing trends such that merging it with Divergence Mapping should set us up to spot shifts in accumulation and distribution before price breakouts.
Carry Trade Logic in MQL5: Building an EA That Factors Swap Rates Into Position Sizing and Holding Decisions
Most retail traders ignore overnight swap rates, but for long-term positions, these interest payments can make or break your strategy. This article shows you how to build a dynamic MQL5 module that retrieves real-time swap data and converts it into actual profit or loss in your account currency. You will learn how to program an Expert Advisor that automatically calculates if a trade is worth holding based on carry income and adjusts your position size to account for expected interest. It is a practical guide to turning a hidden cost into a mathematical advantage for your trading systems.
Building an Object-Oriented Z-Score Statistical Arbitrage Engine in MQL5
This article shows how to implement a production Z-Score engine in MQL5 using an object-oriented include file, the library computes a rolling mean and population standard deviation, exposes a shift parameter for historical queries, and avoids redundant tick work by running on bar close. An Expert Advisor executes rule-based entries at positive/negative sigma thresholds and closes on mean reversion; a custom indicator provides visual verification.
Beyond the Clock (Part 3): Building an Indicator Window for Alternative Bars in MQL5
AlternativeBarsViewer is a subwindow indicator that renders all ten alternative bar types as color‑coded candles using the same CBarConstructor hierarchy as BarBuilderEA, ensuring identical bars. It supports three data sources (real ticks, synthetic OHLC ticks, or the EA's CSV) and two render modes (TIME and INDEX) toggleable at runtime. Degenerate bars are highlighted and summarized on a compact panel, enabling live calibration without leaving the terminal.
Elite Crystal Evolution Algorithm (CEO-inspired): Theory
A new original population-based algorithm, ECEA, is presented. Inspired by the process of water freezing, it adapts ideas from the Crystal Energy Optimizer (CEO) algorithm, which uses graph-based search, for general optimization problems. The algorithm uses a dynamic elite group, three search strategies, and a periodic diversification mechanism.
Monochronic Trading (Part 1): How to Detect Broker Timezone and DST in MQL5
We describe an MQL5 framework that aligns entries with session rhythms and scheduled clock events. A script identifies the broker's time zone and DST by detecting NFP spikes on EURUSD and matching them to EU/US/AU transition dates, producing EA‑ready settings. Session-to-broker time conversion and 15-minute marks constrain execution. A multi‑timeframe AMA signal aggregates trends for strategy selection and optimization.
Developing a Replay System (Part 34): Order System (III)
In this article, we will complete the first phase of construction. Although this part is fairly quick to complete, I will cover details that were not discussed previously. I will explain some points that many do not understand. Do you know why you have to press the Shift or Ctrl key?
Developing a Replay System (Part 41): Starting the second phase (II)
If everything seemed right to you up to this point, it means you're not really thinking about the long term, when you start developing applications. Over time you will no longer need to program new applications, you will just have to make them work together. So let's see how to finish assembling the mouse indicator.