Expert Advisors and Automated Trading - page 8

Can you tell me if this is a realistic tester figure? And is this a good or bad result for a year with a deposit of $3,000

Hi guys, I was interested if anyone have some EA that is working stable on prop firms like FTMO and similar. All of them I was trying, free and paid were not good at all. I also tried freelance with job offer, here I was not successful as well with anything stable and performing for long term

Use the CODE button (Alt-S) when inserting code. A moderator corrected the formatting this time. Please format code properly in future; posts with improperly formatted code may be removed. The paths are correct both in the Python file that creates the signal and in the expert advisor , but the

After this mornings update on 24th July '25. Every EA I try to compile, even ones that have previously had no issues, are now showing fast 'Fatal Compiling Error : Unknown Error' Im going to assume this isn't just myself having the issue. Is there something I can do to counter this issues, Or just

I'm looking for Expert Advisor for MT5 that can help me: 1. to set tp, sl automatically (which my tp and sl are always fixed, like when I set limit, tp & sl will always be 100pips) 2. change my sl to entry point (breakeven) when some conditions triggered (when order running between utc 1400 to 1600

Hi guys i want read my ini file created inside of File folder of metatrader5 , is possible to do that exist a ini command for doing

Hello my name is Bruce , I'm trying to build a portfolio EA that trades one order at a time, open to close, in SQX 141. I used Market pos. count = 0 and ended up with two open trades , hoping someone has the answer, I'm using MT5 hedging. Thank You

Hi everyone, I have a strange problem with an Expert Advisor in MetaTrader 5. The EA is a purchased EA from the MQL5 Market . On PC 1 , everything works normally and the EA places pending orders immediately . On PC 2 , the EA loads and initializes successfully , but it never places any pending

I have an EA which makes decisions based on several diferent symbols. The primary symbol the EA is attached to is EURUSD, but it uses tick data from EURCHF. USDJPY, XAUUSD,... I use CopyTicksRange() to get data from other symbols. And this works fine when trading live. However when I attempt to use

I think, since after I have imported Dukacopy tick and bar to severals custom symbols, my local network farm agents became "not used". Is there a way to use the remote agents for non customised symbols? I have tried to use local symbols, ochl in local terminal and yet connect to agents are still

I've recently seen quite a few updates to Integration with Python, including various functions. Does it can be used in back testing? According MQL5 Reference, I found that there is no such function. At the same time, Socket functions can not be used from the Strategy Tester. Is there a way to

I just discovered an error when decoding base64 code after updating the terminal (in previous versions this error was not encountered) string Base64Encode( string text) { uchar src[], dst[], key[] = {}; StringToCharArray (text, src, 0 , - 1 , CP_UTF8 ); ArrayResize (src, ArraySize (src) - 1 );

I've looked for any documentation on what's under the hood of this function with no luck so far. I'm trying to calculate required margin for upcoming positions, and OrderCalcMargin() gives me a different value than the standard calcuation that I'm digging up everwhere else on the web. I'm currently

Assuming there is a stable and verified live trading record, what is the typical price range for high-end Expert Advisors? Would it be advisable to start with a lower price to gain user reviews and credibility, and then gradually increase the price over time

MT5 Backtest is not working it stuck after backtest and don't print the report.( after backtest i waited for 1 hrs but it is not printing report) mt5 backtest is not working it is not printing the report, it stuck at last and not print report, pls resolve this issue as you can asee backtest is

Hello, can you help me write this EA for MT5? If the previous candle is a BUY candle, then open a BUY. If the previous candle is a SELL candle, then open a SELL. If there is an existing position that matches the logic => keep it, do not open a new one. If there is no position that matches the logic

I want to create a robot (expert in MetaEditor) but I have a question: Does my laptop need to be on when the expert is working? For example if a robot wants to work for 5 hours, should the computer be turn on for 5 hours

Hello. I have simulate in my EA situation when program place pending order and when price going to hit it, in account no money for execution order, so I get information from server : 2026.02.28 17:12:44.096 2024.10.23 19:31:28 current account state: Balance: 1000.00, Credit: 0.00, Commission: 0.00

Hi. I want to do optimization of many of my strategies of MT5. But For my Windows PC, it is taking a lot of time plus I must keep PC ON for 24*7 (+Electricity Cost). Instead of that I am planning to buy Ubuntu VPS and install MT5 in that and start optimization, So I don’t have to keep my pc ON all

I setted with AI a small routine Open 3 position at 0.01 same time Open a pop up to insert SL Same for all positions Tp1 Tp2 Tp3 Apply button At tp1 first position automatically close and bring tp2 and tp3 at BE + or - offset 0.20 price of entrance The problem is that this last part doesnt work SL

Hi, I noticed that calling ChartApplyTemplate() on a different chart seems to close the EA properties dialog on the current chart. Steps to reproduce: 1. Attach the test EA (code below) to Chart A 2. Open the EA properties dialog on Chart A within 20 seconds 3. The EA opens a new EURUSD chart

Hey guys, I am struggling with coding a trailing stop loss in my EA in MQL5. Could anyone please help me?  I would be extremely grateful. Thanks in advance, Martin //+------------------------------------------------------------------+//| MACD crossing the Signal line//| WORKING ON Trailing Stop Loss...

Hey All. I have been coding for 4 days straight. Working on a new Tool that I am planning to release soon. I got stuck with one major problem - How the h** we can get the EA loaded as a seperate Window. What I already know : - Yes we need to 2 seperate files Indicator file : emptydashboard.mq5 and

Hello everyone. I am new with programming Expert Advisors (EA), in my research I found that in Meta Editor there is a wizard function, which allow the user to create an EA with some predefined parameters, with this some questions came up to my mind. -Wizard's EA compile perfectly once the parameters

Hi, this is an example code that is working correctly in terminal, but it is not working in stratey tester. It give me error 4004 on CopyTicks call, but if i code it whitout "while" it is working correctly. Can someone explain me the reason, please? ulong last_tick_time = 1 ; int to_copy = 2000 ;

Anyone who can assist me with a free python bridge that links mt4 and python so that l can establish comms btwn the two and test my EA

Hello, I have q. Can i run 2 ea at the same time ? and 1 one will effect on the other.... I mean i have ea that use hedging strategy but the i have SL 130 error so it does not take SL right. Is there a way i could run 2 ea that will make SL to my robot ? Maybe U see another way to do it ? I have

Hello everyone and MetaQuotes Support, I am writing to express my severe frustration and disappointment as an EA developer. I have been developing a professional trading panel for a long time, and the recent rapid-fire updates are making development unsustainable. Before the January 30th update

Hey everyone, I’ve spent the last 8 months trying to build a profitable Expert Advisor (EA), and honestly, I’m starting to lose hope. I’ve developed multiple EAs during this time - some showed great results on a single pair, but as soon as I tested them on other pairs (even after optimization), they

Hello, i have error invalid stops. How can i fix by myself, i dont know coding.... Is there a way ? best regards