I have questions regarding 2 specific code, Any help is greatly appreciated. 1: NormalizeDouble ---> is it possible for this command to return the value ZERO? 2. If I specify a external value and then change the value inside the script would the new value remain or would it reset to the external...
Hi all, I'm sitting here in the frosty Germany with a few friends and we're doing a little brainstorming about the most suitable way how to display current ASK and BID Quotes of a certain instrument at custom controls on a userform. We have created two buttons, where the one is intended to receive...
Can some one please help me, I have been battling with the code of my EA for some time now. I can not get it to close a trade if the orderclose criteria are met. I will attach my EA and the custom indicator it uses. Please if you find the problem let me know I would like to fix it myself and learn...
Hi Is it true that the indicators Bollinger Bands and the equivalent iBands accept only integer standard deviation values? I find that the custom indicator, Bands, makes a Bollinger band of any number of standard deviation (e.g. 2.5). For my EA, I need Bollinger Bands with width 2.5 Std Devs. Is the...
pls i need hammer and spining top indicator alert that will alert me when there is property called hammer defined by: |open- close|=0, |high-open|=0 etc
MT4 won't execute a trailing stop when the software is not running. I don't like running the software all the time - I'm a Newbie Swing Trader. For example if I put in a separate Buy Stop order and that order gets executed while the program is closed, won't the trailing buy stop order get executed...
Can someone code or dose someone have a code that displays the PSAR in each time frame? If so please email it to landonbarnard@gmail.com Thanks for the help Landon Barnard
Hi all, I'm relatively new to this user interface, and I'm having a problem not described in the help section. Whenever I attempt to back-test one of the given EAs, I always end up with these two error message in the Journal: "OrderSend error 131" as well as "Error opening BUY order : 131". I'm...
After a search of many, many months I came to the conclusion that there is no ExpertAdvisor that can actually consistently make money over the long term. Can anybodyprove me wrong?
Hi there, I wonder if someone has some code or can develop a code with the following conditions: (trend following) Moving Average: - Period: 90 - Shift: 0 - Mode: Simple The code must test the candlestick bar status for 2 different timeframes: 1H and 4H Rules: NO ORDER: Wait for the candlestick...
Hello, I want to ask how can I add a moving average in to MACD and say to auto-trader to make Longs and Sorts when the moving average == MacdCurrent. I tried to add moving average but it adds to EURUSD and not to MACD. I know that it must be very easy for you, so please help me. Thank you Daniel
I have a EA that open a lot of profits trades, but open a few very unprofitable ones. I need to create a EA that open a trade in the opposite direction when the price reach -100 with a step loss of 20 and take profit 400 (could be variable). If the trade move to -120 move the stop loss to the start...
Hello, I am using plain C to write dll's for use within scripts in metatrader. 1) In my dll I want to create a dialogue or window (which obviously must have its own callback function). I have done this by creating the window in a new thread. This sometimes crashes metatrader when I close the window....
Wonder if anyone here could provide some advice:- Most of the strategies I have tested with "open price" and "every tick" gave very close results. But for some strategies tested show very different results - which is correct? Must the strategies be tested with "every tick" to give a results similar...
Hello, On the parameters of OrderSend() there "slippage" (Maximun price slippage for buy or sell orders) in all my EAs always wear 3 but I suffer continuing requotes 5-20 pips If price is no longer valid, I prefer not open to the position that if they open with requote Question: There is a...
hi all, for those who experience, if EA working on a Demo account does it works the same on a live account? Im asking beacuse some body told me that EA might works good on the Demo accout but not on live account. Thanks
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Let's say the indicator is named "ABC_ABC". What Expert Advisor code will test to see that the indicator "ABC_ABC" is really installed on the chart? NOTE Maybe I could put some kind of special question/response code into my custom indicator -- but I'm not sure what that code would look like. Thanks...
Trying to run an EA that tracks 2 currencies but only trades 1 - hence MarketInfo() is used. I keep getting "old tick" error. I read previous posts on "old tick" but still can't get my EA running, I can't even print out error lines. Any idea how to solve this? Thanks.
I'm calling InternetOpenUrlA successfully but when the page takes a long time to return (because it is doing some calculations), I'm getting a timeout consistently at 30 seconds. In FXDD under Tools > Options > Events, I've disabled timeouts but I don't think this is what is effecting my timeouts at...
I wrote an EA to request an internet page an the EA works. However, I'm being asking to permit functions calls manaully and I want to know how to suppress that or grant permissions before the EA starts. Here is what I'm being asked while my EA is running and getting the internet page: Do you permit...