Can one without any coding knowledge learn and understand MQL5 alone

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which resources can one use to understand the basics of programming and then start learning MQL5

 

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Something Interesting to Read February 2017

Sergey Golubev, 2017.02.09 19:32

MQL5 programming language: Advanced use of the trading platform MetaTrader 5: Creating trading robots and indicators
by Timur Mashnin

Development of indicators and advisors using the MQL5 programming language for the MetaTrader 5.



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Something Interesting to Read December 2013

Sergey Golubev, 2013.12.25 08:14

Expert Advisor Programming for Metatrader 5: Creating Automated Trading Systems in the Mql5 Language (Paperback)




The first guide to programming in MQL5 is here! "Expert Advisor Programming for MetaTrader 5" is a practical guide to creating automated trading strategies in the MQL5 language. Take advantage of MetaTrader 5's new features and take your trading to the next level! You'll learn how to program expert advisors quickly and easily using a ready-made framework created by an experienced MQL programmer. This book will teach you the following concepts: Learn the basics of MQL5, including variables and data types, operators, functions, event handlers, and object-oriented programming. Place, modify and close market and pending orders. Calculate, verify and add stop loss and take profit prices to an open position. Add a flexible trailing stop and/or break even stop to your strategy. Manage your trade risk with money management. Use pending orders to scale in and out of positions. Use price, time and indicator data in your expert advisors. Control program execution by trading on new bar open, and add flexible trade timers to your strategies. Walk through the creation of several basic trading strategies from start to finish. Inform the user with dialog boxes, email alerts, mobile notifications and sounds. Draw trend lines, arrows and text labels on the chart. Read and write data to CSV files. Learn the basics of creating indicators, scripts and libraries in MetaEditor. Debug, test and optimize your trading strategy. And much more! Whether you're an experienced programmer moving from MQL4, or a novice just starting with MQL5, this book will give you the foundation to quickly program fully-featured and robust trading systems. All programs and source code files featured in the book are available for download at the book's official website at Expert Advisor Programming for MetaTrader - MQL4 and MQL5 book



 
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which resources can one use to understand the basics of programming and then start learning MQL5

I desided to learn MQL5 6 month ago, I never learned programming before and now I am writing some expert advisors codes, in my opinion not so simple. 

I started from basics of C++, whatching some YouTube courses and reading a book for newbies. After 1.5-2 month I did an MQL5 course on Udemy, which I bought before but didn't understand anything, until learned basics of C++. 
There is also a 5000 pages MQL5 manual. I downloaded it as pdf and looked through it entirely. Then I didn't understand majority of things there, but I found out what is possible and where to find it. There are also a lot of examples with ready code you can use in practise. 

So start with learning c++ and after short time you will be ready for MQL5. 

 
I recommend you to get a good C# course before starting MQL5 then get help from MQL5 when ever you need.
 
MT4: Learn to code it.
MT5: Begin learning to code it.
 
BOCTOK KOCMOC:
I desided to learn MQL5 6 month ago, I never learned programming before and now I am writing some expert advisors codes, in my opinion not so simple. 

I started from basics of C++, whatching some YouTube courses and reading a book for newbies. After 1.5-2 month I did an MQL5 course on Udemy, which I bought before but didn't understand anything, until learned basics of C++. 
There is also a 5000 pages MQL5 manual. I downloaded it as pdf and looked through it entirely. Then I didn't understand majority of things there, but I found out what is possible and where to find it. There are also a lot of examples with ready code you can use in practise. 

So start with learning c++ and after short time you will be ready for MQL5. 
How far should i go learning c++ to make it easy for myself to learn mql5 coding of indicators and dashboards?.
 
Harold Nnono:
How far should i go learning c++ to make it easy for myself to learn mql5 coding of indicators and dashboards?.
There are multiple videos on YouTube about c++ basics. Just pick one and watch it thoroughly.

How far basically depends on the complexity of your ideas and work you want to perform.
 
Navdeep Singh:
There are multiple videos on YouTube about c++ basics. Just pick one and watch it thoroughly.

How far basically depends on the complexity of your ideas and work you want to perform.
Thank you for your answer.Actually i want to be able to make a dashboard based on 2 RSIs.
 
Navdeep Singh #:
There are multiple videos on YouTube about c++ basics. Just pick one and watch it thoroughly.

How far basically depends on the complexity of your ideas and work you want to perform.
Please how can i get he current and previous values of awesome oscillator 
 
Udeh Chidera #:
Please how can i get he current and previous values of awesome oscillator 
Create you own topic and post your  attempt. Programmers will help you
 
Udeh Chidera #: Please how can i get he current and previous values of awesome oscillator 

Don't double post! You already had this thread open.
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