MQL4 and MQL5 Programming Articles
Study the MQL5 language for programming trading strategies in numerous published articles mostly written by you - the community members. The articles are grouped into categories to help you quicker find answers to any questions related to programming: Integration, Tester, Trading Strategies, etc.
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Genetic Algorithms: Mathematics
Genetic (evolutionary) algorithms are used for optimization purposes. An example of such purpose can be neuronet learning, i.e., selection of such weight values that allow reaching the minimum error. At this, the genetic algorithm is based on the random search method.
How to Evaluate the Expert Testing Results
The article gives formulas and the calculation order for data shown in the Tester report.
Requirements Applicable to Articles Offered for Publishing at MQL4.com
Requirements Applicable to Articles Offered for Publishing at MQL4.com
Expert Advisor Sample
The principles of MQL4-programs development are shown on sample of creating a simple Expert Advisor system based on the standard MACD indicator.
What the Numbers in the Expert Testing Report Mean
Article explains how to read testing reports and to interpret the obtained results properly.
Testing Features and Limits in MetaTrader 4
This article allows to find out more about features and limits of Strategy Tester in MetaTrader 4.
Strategy Tester: Modes of Modeling during Testing
Many programs of technical analysis allow to test trading strategies on history data. In the most cases, the testing is conducted on already completed data without any attempts to model the trends within a price bar. It was made quickly, but not precisely
Features of Custom Indicators Creation
Creation of Custom Indicators in the MetaTrader trading system has a number of features.
Features of Experts Advisors
Creation of expert advisors in the MetaTrader trading system has a number of features.