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Check out the new article: From Novice to Expert: Animated News Headline Using MQL5 (II).
Today, we take another step forward by integrating an external news API as the source of headlines for our News Headline EA. In this phase, we’ll explore various news sources—both established and emerging—and learn how to access their APIs effectively. We'll also cover methods for parsing the retrieved data into a format optimized for display within our Expert Advisor. Join the discussion as we explore the benefits of accessing news headlines and the economic calendar directly on the chart, all within a compact, non-intrusive interface.
In this discussion, we build on the foundation laid in the previous article, where we created a scrolling horizontal bar on the chart to display upcoming news events along with countdown timers indicating how much time remains before each release in order of importance. We concluded that article with a placeholder for live news feed—and now, we’re ready to bring that feature to life.
The first version of the New Headline EA (No API integration, MQL5 Economic Calendar Events only.)
Our focus today is on integrating news headlines from external API sources to solve the challenge of news accessibility within the MetaTrader 5 platform. We will concentrate specifically on headlines—concise news titles that give traders a quick snapshot of what's happening in the financial world. This empowers them to stay informed and decide whether to dive deeper via a web browser or the terminal’s built-in News tab.
Author: Clemence Benjamin