Building new EA

[kinsorted]

Hi,

I'm new to the editor, and I wanted to create a EA.  I've seen how to build an EA but I didn't want the EA to open and close positions for me, I only wanted it to highlight a potential setup based on my strategy so I do not have to spend all day at the screens, is this possible?

I prefer to take the decision to open/close myself.

Sorry for a really newbie question.

[Jack Thomas]

kinsorted:
Hi,

I'm new to the editor, and I wanted to create a EA.  I've seen how to build an EA but I didn't want the EA to open and close positions for me, I only wanted it to highlight a potential setup based on my strategy so I do not have to spend all day at the screens, is this possible?

I prefer to take the decision to open/close myself.

Sorry for a really newbie question.

If you have a specific strategy that you are using in your trading, and you are watching for a specific chart setup for entry, then you can easily do it with an EA or custom Indicator.

Your options are:

1) Learn to code. https://www.mql5.com/en/docs

2) Find something in the codebase that might work for your needs. https://www.mql5.com/en/code

3) Find something from the market place that might work for your needs. https://www.mql5.com/en/market

4) Hire someone to build the EA or Indicator to meet your exact requirements. https://www.mql5.com/en/job/new