double AccountProfit( ) - how to use in an indicator?

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Any of you rocket scientists know how to call and plot this function ?
 

By the way, people usually use this function in experts :) But u can simply add in ur indicator

AccountProfit();
// or
Print( " Profit : ",AccountProfit()); // shows ur profit(if u have some :))
If u still haven't understood attach ur indicator & show me how u want to use this function i will help u.
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hello mymql4,

what do you mean by plotting it? AccountProfit() shows the sum of your opened positions profits +/- swaps, it doesn't have anything to do with the chart prices.

If you want to see it plotted take a look at Graph while backtesting, or you can add it as a line in the Comment() function while live testing to see it on the main window.

Good luck,

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forexfordinner:

hello mymql4,

what do you mean by plotting it? AccountProfit() shows the sum of your opened positions profits +/- swaps, it doesn't have anything to do with the chart prices.

If you want to see it plotted take a look at Graph while backtesting, or you can add it as a line in the Comment() function while live testing to see it on the main window.

Good luck,

Hello Forexfordinner,


10 searches and 4 hours later I found this which appears to work real time -


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Current_Profits.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2008, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| http://www.metaquotes.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2008, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "http://www.metaquotes.net"
#property indicator_separate_window
#property indicator_buffers 1
#property indicator_color1 Yellow
//---- buffers
double ExtMapBuffer1[];
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//---- indicators
SetIndexStyle(0,DRAW_LINE);
SetIndexBuffer(0,ExtMapBuffer1);
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//----

//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{

ExtMapBuffer1[0] = AccountProfit();
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
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seifer:

By the way, people usually use this function in experts :) But u can simply add in ur indicator

If u still haven't understood attach ur indicator & show me how u want to use this function i will help u.

Hello Seifer, I tried adding to an custom indicator but got into variables issues so above seems

to work.

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mymql4:

Hello Seifer, I tried adding to an custom indicator but got into variables issues so above seems

to work.

This bit of code DOES NOT work....... DK
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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP HERE!!??? THIS WOULD BE VERY USEFUL FOR ME IF I CAN GRAPH ACCOUNT PROFIT AS A HISTOGRAM, EVEN ON A 5 MIN CHART NOT BY THE TIC. PLEASE HELP. Daniel
 
forexman05:
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP HERE!!??? THIS WOULD BE VERY USEFUL FOR ME IF I CAN GRAPH ACCOUNT PROFIT AS A HISTOGRAM, EVEN ON A 5 MIN CHART NOT BY THE TIC. PLEASE HELP. Daniel
Please don't scream or at least wait more than 22minutes between posts before u do.
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gordon:
Please don't scream or at least wait more than 22minutes between posts before u do.
Sorry, didn't mean to "scream" ... I failed to realize the impact of all caps! haha this forum is great, just looking for some help on this one..... Daniel