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Previously, when clicking and dragging in the right vertical axis, it was possible to shrink and expand the prices range. Now I can shrink it but I can't expand it back anymore. Am I the only one ?

Hi Please help Can anyone explain the difference between profit and profit factor to me. My high profit factor does not have the highest profit in optimizer results , even with now Money management (MM) and only buying 1 lot each time

Does anybody know which indicator has good overbought / oversold readings? Thanks!

I think I read this somewhere but can't find it now. I've set the EA up and it works ok. Now I want to refine it! The first thing I want to do is to stop the EA taking a trade immediately the MA's cross because (as we all know to our cost!) the price often retraces. What I would like to do is delay

I've run into a problem here coding my 1st expert. The parameters I am having problems with are here: double Schaff = iCustom(NULL, PERIOD_H1, "Schaff Trend Cycle", 23, 50, 10.0, 5000, 1, 0); double pSchaff = iCustom(NULL, PERIOD_H1, "Schaff Trend Cycle", 23, 50, 10.0, 5000,...

Hi, I wanted to find a tool to keep my experts, indicators, templates, etc. in sync across all my MT4 installations. I did a quick search and this is the best I could find that was free and easy. Anyone with better suggestions please post. I did not test it yet, I just downloaded and I'm posting...

Hi, I use iCustom in my EA to call one of my indicators. Is there a way to use for this indicator the parameters that are actually used on the chart when this indicator is currently displayed ? I would like that if I change one param of the indicator on screen, it is automatically also used by my...

I have been following the threads at strategybuilder forums regarding the StratoBlasterStrategy and the Bunnygirl WMA Cross(many rules in addition to a cross). According to the live calls made on the forums and the followers, they both have shown great pips. So I wanted to check out and see if an...

I am just playing with the ea from CoderGuru's course and have tried to add another MA. But Meta-editor is returning an error. Error = 'if'-variable expected C:\Program files\ etc.\My_First_EA.mq4 (66, 4) //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //|...

Hello, can someone please help me convert the following MT3 code to MT4: switch Symbol{ case "USDCHF": StartMinute= 1; EndMinute = 5; break; case "GBPUSD": StartMinute= 6; EndMinute = 10; break; case "USDJPY": StartMinute= 11; EndMinute = 15; break;default...

hi, like to know if anyone can recommend a newbie platform or something... any good resource to read? technical analysis etc? thanks

Hello ! Could someone explain what this error message from the Expert tab means ? Thanks very much

The MT is not opening with me and i dont know why..i thought that the cause is the current version so i downloaded it again,and nothing,i click on the program icon and it doesnt do anything,like clicking on air..(but the meta editor opens and works good!!!).. i tried on other computer so i...

Hi , have someone an RSI Expert with buy over 70, and sell down the 30 line. maybe with stops and takeprofit. thank you very much wz

Hello I am new to this programming thing and I do not know anything. I know how to trade but not how to program. I would like help in writing an EA for this system: - Use the 15 minute chart for the currency of your choice. - Find the High and Low for the 8:30 - 9:00 (EST) time frame - Then buy if...

Was getting sick of "relying" on the standard MACD that MetaQuotes includes in the package so I made a few alterations to this one. Now both Signal and Main SMA's are lines (Standard is Signal:line and Main:histogram) and I added the OsMA indicator (common histogram on any MACD charting software) to

I have a loop that only exits when my Ask/Bid price meets certain criteria. The problem is that they values don't change. How can I update to current Ask/Bid in my loop?

I just made actions to open an account at Interbank FX. But to get my programs up and working I need help... I have posted some questions, but not getting any help. Could you please allocate, a programmer to my needs. Am I being too demanding .....impatient, I need what I need

Hi, Does anybody know if the API is usable on a Windows Mobile PocketPC ? This would be a great thing to compensate the lack of Expert Advisors on MT4 Mobile.

Hi, I am new to Metatrader/MQL4 and am trying to get a handle on MQL4 programming language. Could you please advice me as to how to do the following:- 1. Fix the number of candle bars/screen - I need to have different number of bars on different timeframe charts, say 128 bars on a 15 min chart...

As of 2-5-2006 The tick feed @ Interbank Fx has changed significantly. I am noticing that the volume is about ten times higher than usual, and an expert is registering around 20-100+ individual tick updates in the time frame of one minute. It's been rumored that IbFX is negotiating a deal with one...

Hello Friends, I have been trying hard to find a simple indicator that clearly and Reliably isolates the Sideways market - Please see the attached chart - I need to Identify the region inside the eclipse. Also Kindly provide me the syntax to make the call to this indicator from an EA - I mean things

I have a prior install of InterbankFX, which I still have on another directory. I have now just installed the setup file from MetaQuotes for the latest build, however it does not give me the option to connect to MetaQuotes server. Instead it presents me with a connection to InterbankFX. Does...

Please, i need help. I probe till now a long time, but i can not find a solution. i only want hear an alert when RSI is down the 30 line, and up the 70 line on close bar. i maked lines in indicator: extern bool AlertSet=true; int start() { if (AlertSet==true && RSIBuffer >70) Alert("Buy "...

I've been using a peice of code that Trevman posted a while back to increase your lots as your balance grows and it works well! However, I'm hoping to find a way to add something to it that would keep it from decreasing the number of lots as the account balance goes down. For example, something...

Hello, Let's assume we are in very fast moving markets. Should I be placing the Start() function at the start of my MQL code or at the end? I noticed that in the MT4 samples for MACD and Moving Average, the Start() function appears at the start and end of the program respectively. Which one is...

Just a quick one to see if it is possible to overlay one chart over another in the latest MT4?, it is such a useful feature and I have seen it in some other charting packages. Any help would be most appreciated.

Guys, I've got problem with chart up-date. I don't have this morning bars. In right botton angle where is the connection info is written 3/0kb but it doesn't up-date. Do I have to up-date the terminal with version 189, do you think the problem comes because I use verson 188? Please give some advice....

Hello ! The "Place" button to place limit orders is enabled even if prices are in the StopLevel range. It's not very important , but it could be nice if it works as the "Modify" button. Thanks