MQL4 and MetaTrader 4 - page 1295

Hello Guys, my OrderSend command sometimes returns -1 and sometimes goes trough. What does return code -1 mean please ? This is from expert log: param 0 - param 10 are parameter and their values for OrderSend;param 0=Symbol. The EA was attached to EURUSD chart. As you can see, the first order is...

Hello I know you can have Reuters datafeed on Metastock software via quotecenter, but I would like to have it on metatrader since I think that's better software for my kind of trading. Anyone knows if it is possible and if so, how? thx in advance :)

Hi, Here is my cycle to check the last closed order, to decide how many lots the next order will open. It works fine, but I would like to introduce some break time, e.g. 12h or 24h, if the last order were a loser one. I just can´t figure out how can I do that. I already tryed in so many ways, but

HI, Is there a way to obtain the long price or the short price that the trader had placed from the broker server (IBFX)?

Hello together, my problem is that the EA didn´t change the Stoploss. Example low[1] 1.0000 low[0 current candle] 1.0009, so now current candle is closed and low[2] 1.0000 low[1] 1.0009. the new stoploss...

hi there, I want to adapt (c++) the backtesting function of mt4 in order to make faster back tests. I mean functions like "control of the stoploss or tradeprofit". Also the function for closing orders and calculate the profit correctly. Does anybody know where to start? thanks in advance

Hello, What could be the cause for the Market Watch rates to differ from the rates on the chart? How can this be corrected? If for instance the EURUSD in the Market Watch shows a 2 pip spread (standard account conditions), and the chart itself shows 3 pip spread (mini account conditions). The

B"H Hello! At the "Execution Errors" documentation (https://docs.mql4.com/trading/errors), few variants of the ERR_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS error are described, but I find the explanation there a bit confusing. Could someone please explain the meaning of each variant and what should be done in response?...

New article Creating and Publishing of Trade Reports and SMS Notification is published at mql5.com: Traders don't always have ability and desire to seat at the trading terminal for hours. Especially, if trading system is more or less formalized and can automatically identify some of the market...

How could I remove an indicator from the window? Please

Hi I am programming a Neural Network but I have the following problem: I run it once, and I get some results, then I run it again, with the same data and I get absolutely different results (in testing). It is apparently training over and over again and is not erasing the previous data (at least I

Hello! I have a new bar function that I found on the internet. Here it is bool NewBar(){   static datetime lastbar = 0;   datetime curbar = Time[0];   if(lastbar!=curbar)   {      lastbar=curbar;      return (true);   }   else   {      return(false);   }}   It works very nicely except that it gives...

Does this code only check the Bid > Bands at the first tick of each bar? I want the alert to sound once but for the code to be checked on every tick during the bar:          // See if this bar is new         if (Time[0] > MostRecentBarStart)          {            // Store the time of the current bar...

Hi all, May I asked for a little help from those seniors here. I would prefer to trade with bar chart rather than candlestick chart. But the bar body (and its open and close little horizontal lines) in standard view is rather thin when I have to open 2 chart windows. I can zoom in the chart to make...

hello, in my ea I get error 130 on sending a pending order. I've checked Bid/Ask and price of the order but don't see any errors. For example: OrderType: OP_BUYSTOP Bid: 1.29915000 Ask: 1.29928000 Price: 1.30056000 (Is 0.00128 above the current Ask price) S/L: 1.29916000 (Is to close to Bid and...

Hello, A non programmer here: Ive created a new EA template and I am trying to incorporate the iCustom function with multiple time frames. I have copied the all external variables from the custom indicator into the iCustom line . Below are the extern variables that appear in the indicator. extern...

Hi, I hope someone can help me with my problem. I'm trying to create an EA which only open max 2 positions per day. Let say the trade is triggered by MA Cross and I only want the EA open max 2 position per day. Which one is the best technic? Using GlobalVariable or checking history ? Or is there any

Hello, I wish to suggest the consideration of language selection option in the installation of our popular platform MT4. This is because one may only use one language at a time and therefore inclusion of all the languages in the package only contributes to bandwidth consumption. Since I use English,...

This keeps happening, usually when there are many orders - and usually while I'm sleeping or away. It's happening at 2 different brokers. The brokers told me to reinstall the platform, which I did. Still happens. There has been a critical error Time : 2010.06.01 21:36 Program :...

U sing Alpari MT4 and I was updating the database at History Center. I found that there are some missing data in the database such as provided below; USDCAD：5/8～7/12 were missing EURCAD：5/8～7/11 were missing EURUSD：5/8～7/18 were missing USDCHF：5/8～7/18 were missing EURJPY：5/8～7/18 were missing I

Will be made Linux version of Meta Trader whenever ?

Hi I would need some help with my code. I have stripped it to the bare minimum and posted it below. Basically the code below says when 12EMA crosses above 26EMA and if the current price is above the closing price of Bar[1]+30pips, i would enter into a long order for 2 lots. I will then close 1 lot...

I call the pivot point moving average system the Defcon III system; its de sign was based mostly on pivot point theory. First, I use the pivot point moving average to help filter the projected support and resistance levels based on the closing price in relationship to the actual pivot point [(High +...

Can I create objects that appear behind the chart price? I'd like to reduce the likelihood that I accidentally select the objects. Does putting them behind the price, if it's possible, help reduce accidental highlighting?

I want to compare 2 indicator values in an EA if they fall within X minutes of each other. As an example, comparing when a Schaff Trend Indicator line turns vertical with the move of another type of indicator if they are within x many minutes of each other. How could this be accomplished?

Hello, I am trying to write this line into my EA to set a stop loss, but i don't understand the calculation... {SL=Low[i]-(MarginPips+StopLoss)*Point; SL is the Stop loss to be used in the trade, MarginPips is an input parameter aswell as StopLoss, but i dont have a clue what Point is! Its not an...

I hope you can help me understanding why the backtester does not use the whole available historical data? My system works on the German 30 (DAX). In order to have a lot of historical data, I downloaded and converted the data from Yahoo Finance: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=^GDAXI The System I am...

I tried adding this code to stop the alerts from sounding continuiously. They should only sound once for each candle. If a new candle starts, then it should be reset and allowed to sound again. Any ideas on what is wrong with the code? // Store the start time of the most recent bar which has been...

in my EA some time error 129 (invalid price) is coming how to overcome it when i am taking 2 orders at a time for one order it is getting this error how to overcome from this problem can any one help me in this regard

I have some code to work out the average amount of pips that price exceeds a 2 period LWMA on my chart. Someone advised me it had to be worked out using the moving average but shouldn't it be using all the candles on the chart? So, if price exceeds the LWMA, I increase the count to work out the