Extend CTrade or CSignal only for comment/color?

[harryma23]

In MQL4, OrderSend() has a color parameter (see https://docs.mql4.com/trading/ordersend).

Since I'm using MQL5 with the CExpert class, I added the standard CTrade class to the CExpert instance.

CTrade has an OrderOpen() function, which unfortunately doesn't have a color property. However, it does have a comment property (which is then displayed on the chart next to the candlestick?) when an order has been opened (https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/standardlibrary/tradeclasses/ctrade/ctradeorderopen).

In the standard implementation of CTrade::OrderOpen, however, the comment parameter is an empty string and cannot be set on constructor level. Since CExpert calls CTrade when orders are placed, the comments are empty, and no visual cues are displayed on the chart by default.

Now, my questions:

1. Is the above conclusion correct that no visual cues for entry and exit signals are displayed on the chart by default?

2. If so, what is the best way to handle this? Should I extend the CTrade class and override the comment parameter so that it is displayed on the entry or exit candlestick in the chart automatically? Or should I use the CSignal class, which provides these visual cues?

[Fernando Carreiro]

Your topic has been moved to the section: Expert Advisors and Automated Trading
Please consider which section is most appropriate — https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/172166/page6#comment_49114893

[Fernando Carreiro]

Unlike MQL4, in MQL5 you have no control over the "graphics" that are generated.

Also, on MetaTrader 5 the trade functionality is totally different, which also affects how Order Comments are handled.

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