New MetaTrader 4 Platform build 1090 The MetaTrader 4 platform update will be released on May 19, 2017. The new version fixes some bugs in the operation of the client terminal. The update will be available through the LiveUpdate system.
Important Update for MetaTrader 4 build 1080 The MetaTrader 4 platform update will be released on May 12, 2017. We strongly recommend that you install this update. A month ago, Microsoft released a major update of their operating system Windows 10 Creators Update (version 1703). After installing...
Hello my friends, I'm programming an EA on MT4 and it seems to work very well but I have some troubles when testing. I can not see opened positions and balance... It is frustrating because I can't see how much is my balance, equity and profit. I tried to show balance within code but it does not show...
Hello all, hope this note finds you great! I need to get the chart history data for multiple symbols in an EA, but I have to open the chart for each symbol at each timeframe manually and scroll the chart to the extent the data is available. I am trying to automate this process such that in MQL, we...
Hello Everyone, How can I remove this part of my code and still have it working double IMA() { iMA_Close= iMA(Security,Timeframe,ma_period,MA_Shift,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_CLOSE,SHIFT); iMA_Open = iMA(Security,Timeframe,ma_period,MA_Shift,MODE_SMMA,PRICE_OPEN,SHIFT); high = fmax(iMA_Close...
At first,Could you read this article(underneath↓) & check 2 .mqh files [MQL5 PROGRAMMING BASICS: GLOBAL VARIABLES OF THE TERMINAL]https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/1210 CGlobalVar.mqh CGlobalVarList.mqh I'd like to use Global Parameters with their Library (Terminal ←→ .TXT file). So,I made 2.txt...
Hi, this EA is basic but useful to me, its restriction is it will only monitor the order that corresponds to the chart it is attached to. It is designed to partial close at first TP level then step trail SL but no more partial close. Is it possible for the EA to monitor ALL open orders and apply the...
Hi guys, I'm trying to calculate a moving average over momentum indicator but EA crash at the boot of the back test because of the buffer I think ... someone has a better idea how to solve this ... I'm trying to calculate the moving average in the wrong way i think... //--- Get MOMENTUM and...
I was looking for information on how to write a timer correctly on the net. And I found this EA based on RSI on more markets at a time. I was intrigued by the "do it anywhere else" Unfortunately, EA can not test anything. Can EA be written on more markets? Thank you....
Good afternoon you all, I have this Expert Advisor in which I can set take profit and stop loss in points. I want to change this parameter with the percentage of the investiment. For example, when the profit is at 25% of the amount invested or when the loss is at -70% of the amount invested the...
Is there a function, in MT4, that I can use to grab any pair that is listed int eh Market Watch window? I'm trying to make a combo box and I want to be able to select any pair, in any Brokerage account, and not have to manually insert the symbol. With _symbol or Symbol(), I have to manually input...
Hi, I can not install other templates and indicators from the web on my MT4 platform. I specify that these files are in EX4 and MQL4 format. I followed the installation procedure by going to File / Open data folder / MQL4. I even uninstall and reinstall the app many times. I receive as error message...
Simple question here regarding the ATR indicator: I feel a little handicapped this way. I want to see the exact value.. not just guessing. I do not want to grab the cross all the time to check. It will take to much time and makes me entering a trade to late. I need that value because i base my...
I try to make an EA for any Moving Average Cross strategy, try to make it universal. So please let me know should you have any suggestion to add to this EA. Common Setting : ----------------- StopLoss (default 100) Set your Stop Loss. Use 0 (zero) if you don't like to use Stop Loss ( not recommended...
Good day Everyone, I have a custom made indicator that draws Red/Blue arrow when CCI cross the ZERO LINE. What I want is that the arrow are drawn far away so that i can see the High/Low of the candlestick. I want it to look like the Yellow/Green arrows. How will I do? I know it involves programming...
Hello, have someone an idea or codes snippet for me that an ea only open so much trades that i have define in an input value. Now i use this if(OrdersTotal() >= maxOrders) {Print("Maximum Orders"); return;} but it looks like it is not working very well.
Hello MQL community, I just started to learn the MQL language and I am currently trying to build my first EA. So in my first EA I want to only do a CALL or PUT when the fractal+diamond occurred two candlesticks apart (See image for example) If the Fractal (the yingyang symbol is green) The Value...
The thread about threads: what's going around the forum everywhere ============ MT5, mql5, mql5.com suggestions for improvement thread ============ Requests & Ideas The beginning Requests & Ideas, the beginning - the thread  , Suggestions for Trading System thread After Requests & Ideas...
Hi, I am trying to learn how to create a simple robot. Basically as an example I want it to buy when the daily price closes above a MA (144 as example) and then close when the closing prices closes Below the MA, but when I test it I don't get any trades and I get the following 2018.05.24 16:24:56...
Does anyone out there have a clue on how to get this to work, inside a CAppDiolog box? I'm trying to make several dialog boxes, inside a main dashboard box, but I need to get the main Dashboard to scroll up and down. Does anyone know how this thing works? When I put my smaller dialog boxes inside...
Hi, I want to get computer name in mql4 in order to make original log file including computer name which MetaTrader runs. I think it is possible using GetComputerName function in kernel32.dll, but I don't know how to implement it in mql4. I found a kernel32 api example and modified it, but it...
Where is the best place to put this code? Now I put in the OnTick() function but if disconnected(internet) calling OnTick() does not occur! Which function mql4 call every 1 second? if(!IsConnected(){ Print("No connection!");}
All of a sudden one of my FFCal news indicators is giving this error in build 1080 using the EventSetTimer function. It worked perfectly fine in previous builds, was there something change that I am missing?
Hi! Would like to ask for your opinions and comments on the structure of the following code. My main concerns are as on the: 1. The code is a template. The specifics of Open & Close conditions are negligible. So are the values of extern variables. My main goal is to create a template where I can...
Hi The following is getting me a "Possible loss of data due to type conversion". // Now retrieve all stylescolor Color1 = ObjectGet(Label1, OBJPROP_COLOR); But I can't get it: what could this ObjectGet give other than color data?