MQL4 and MetaTrader 4 - page 1529

Please am a new member in the forum, please I need someone to explain to me how to go about learning about expert advisor. I realy want to learn how to use it and others that geos with it, I will appreciate the effort of the forum to help me through, peace to all of you.

Hello Guys, Im new to metatrader but would really like to dive into this MQL4 code as my backgrounds in IT but not development/coding. I was wondering if someone could help me with an example.... I'm trying to take the VALUE of ATR, and put that as the period in RSI... I know this doesn't make a...

Hi, I am slowly teaching myself how to code EAs. I have an EA that I am currently working on that has good potential but I do not know how to code my target price. I want the EA to take partial profits at fib expansion levels of the previous day when using any timeframe shorter than 1 hour and fib...

New article To Sleep, or Not to Sleep? is published: An alternative use of the Sleep() function in the realization of pausesbetween EA's actions is proposed. The approach under considerationallows a smart use of machine time. Author: Sergey Gridnev

I got an EA from a friend. Last week, I could run the tester, and there was result. But today, it yields no result anymore. What can be the possible reasons? Someone help me!!

Hi everybody please help!! In Multiply Order, How to make the last stoploss be The New Stoploss for All, Close All ???

Hi there, I am new to metatrader and I have created my first Expert Advisor to alert me when a new bar is created. I list my code below as it doesn't appear to be alerting so i must have something wrong. Can any one help? Also once I have attach the cod eto the chart how do I unattach it? Hope...

Do I need to keep the names of the buffers originally named by MT4: ExtMapBuffer5[] or can I replace the names e.g. according to the color they are paintend like smaBlue[] ?? Or does this mix up MT4? Carl

According to a "golden rule" no more than 2% of capital should be risked for a single trade. Considering the above which of the following would be the best approach: 1) Position size should be no more than 2% of available capital 2) Position size can be (considerably) more than 2% of available...

I am experiencing loss of connection...my internet connection is fine...any suggestions? Thanks

This ExpertID is 0 is a problem and still here after a I restart and is not going away Does someone knows what to do?

This simply does'nt work. My EA opens lot of trades, and i just want when i close EA that EA closes all his trades. I think it doesn't work because deinit is fast, faster that time required to close all trades. In case of bugs can someone see code below? I insert CloseFunction in deinit function....

I need to know is if there are any existing open buy or sell transactions when my EA starts. Studying MQL4 language specs, the best i could do to get the details as required was as in the following function. int findopenbuysell(string buyorsell){ for (int j = 0; j < OrdersTotal(); j++) {...

To your attention.. a rather dumb question: Is it possible read and alter EA external variables with other EAs/scritps? Can external variables be changed only manually? Thanks :)

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Hi folks! I just got started in the Forex trade couple of days ago with FAP TURBO. My ForexMeta software isn't running properly because I'm getting alarms all the time, because my Expert Advisors settings are going crazy. I have followed all the instructions given in the video tutorials but the...

I finally managed to write my first EA, using a very trivial trading strategy based on MA crossover. My intention was to develop a template (EA engine) rather than a profitable EA for now. Any suggestions/comments are welcomed. PS. Before I went to work today I let this EA run on a demo account and...

Hi guys, I'm a scalper and I need help in writing a script. I need a script that will only execute when 3 of the indicators and candle sticks met my target. Anyone care to teach me step by step please leave me a private message, thanks in advance.

I just started I followed the video instructions however I get a error message to update the key please help!!!!!!!!

I got this error code today while running an ea while using a for loop to close a portion of a trade. 2008.12.08 15:03:18 'X': request was accepted by server 2008.12.08 15:03:17 'X': close order #37765405 sell 0.01 EURUSDm at 1.2931 sl: 0.0000 tp: 0.0000 at price 1.2964 2008.12.08 15:03:17 'x':...

I for some reason can't log into the members area at http://fapturbo.com/login.php. I've read the terms and have sent an email to support 2 days ago, but no answer. They suggest they have TERRIFIC support, just log in and call them. What does one do when they can't log in? Can somebody give me the...

hae there! help me on how to limit the number of trades per trade signal in an expert advisor

How do I create a stop in entry, instead of a market order? , Also, would like to move stop to Break even after +15 ticks

Hello, I have my demo account running on an old pc (with windows 98......................). Ever since i upgraded them to version 220, they stopped working. Does anyone know how (or where) i can get version 218 again? Thanks MD

On the website of the Automated Trading Championship 2008,an article Reporting the Tenth Week (1-7 December) has been published. The tenth week turned out to be more eventful than the previous one. The Jury decided on the 1st of December to change the spreads of some currency pairs. At the same...

Hello, I want to update (trail) stop loss level only if a position is profitable. Is the below expression a correct way of detecting this condition? OrderProfit() - OrderCommission() + OrderSwap() > 0 Does the commission returned by this function correspond to one way trade or it also accounts for...

for example: We have CloseAllLosses.mq4 script located in C:\Program Files\FXClearing\experts\scripts On the other hand we have started Expert Advisor on EURUSD pair 30 min chart... When the Loss is grater than 50 pips then I would like to close opened orders. How can I refference to the...

anyone else having a problem ?