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Check out the new article: The MQL5 Standard Library Explorer (Part 8) : The Hybrid Trades Journal Logging with CFile.
In this article, we explore the File Operations classes of the MQL5 Standard Library to build a robust reporting module that automatically generates Excel-ready CSV files. Along the way, we clearly distinguish between manually executed trades and algorithmically executed orders, laying the groundwork for reliable, auditable trade reporting.
The native Account History tab and Strategy Tester reports in MetaTrader 5 are robust and sufficient for accounting, regulatory purposes, and general performance summaries. They correctly distinguish execution channels and provide a full chronological record of deals and positions.
In active development and live monitoring of hybrid systems, however, we frequently require supplementary records that focus on the questions most relevant to iterative improvement. The core metadata we target is the decision source: algorithmic signals versus discretionary human overrides executed through the EA’s event handler and trade classes. This explicit tagging allows us to separate and compare the true contribution of each component without ambiguity.
Author: Clemence Benjamin