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Hello I'm looking for the proper way to call a .ex4 indicator with no source code in my Expert advisor. I'm having issues with the inputs and line index

Discussing the use of artificial intelligence in trading strategies in general and my Expert Advisor in particular which code can be downloaded HERE . The backtest results are on the screenshot below. It takes a long time to optimise the Expert Advisor and only with the use of genetic algorithms

Always when I re-start MT4 my toolbars have diappareared as well as my terminal. Whatever i try with profiles, it does not help. Anyone knows what I should do? Thanks.

Hi everyone first post. There's a bug in strategy tester where it flat out refuses to test the date range you've selected and goes with just a small portion of it. No doubt we've all experienced it - is there a fix? I understand why it happens when there's a chart problem ie not enough bars in...

Hello, I need help with this idea , i'm trying to create a on-chart multi-currency backtester , that iterate over time and symbols , and get the bar shift using iBarShift . the problem is i'm getting inconsistent shift results , what i expected was to get the shifts in order from whatever start date

hi i made this expert with function and it is not work but without fuction it work very well so i want to know the wrong in this function //+------------------------------------------------------------------+//|                                                    MYFIRSTEA.mq4...

I have searched the forum and cannot find a simple explanation of how to do this. I have downloaded my broker's MT4 to my VPS. If I want to create a second, or multiple 'instance of MT4' with another desktop shortcut and separate broker account, what is the easiest way to do this? I assume i can't...

I am trying to send trades to telegram. I have everything setup in telegram but can’t find telegram.mqh fir mt4. Is it something I need to create myself

Greetings dear Coder, Please help with a way to diplay emojis on MT4 Chart using an EA. In MT5, this is possible using the following code: ObjectCreate ( 0 , "Lips" , OBJ_LABEL , 0 , 0 , 0 ); ObjectSetInteger ( 0 , "Lips" , OBJPROP_CORNER , CORNER_LEFT_LOWER ); ObjectSetInteger ( 0 , "Lips"

I have a strange problem with MT4. I received a hyperactivity warning today in my live account and don't understand where that is coming from. I contacted the broker(ICMarkets) and they told me server messages are due to open/close of market and pending orders and stop modifications. Alright, BUT

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I have been using up to 1441 without much issue and those instances of MT4 are still working. Yesterday, I installed MT4 1470 and 1471 on Windows 10.0.19041.6456 pro from easy forex and IC Markets, both open normally on a fresh install in a new folder, when I add the broker creds and click login the

On the Metatrader 4 app I installed from my Xbtfx broker, I have 2 accounts. I wanted to run 1 EA on one account and another EA on another account. I attached the EA to a chart on one account, but when I switched account, the Journal tab immediately showed a log that the EA was removed. Is it not

Just recently around February 25, 2024 I began getting the above message and now I no longer have access to my EAs; as they won't work without being logged into my MQL5 Community account (they won't load up on the chart) . I have no problem going to my Browser and being able to Login to my MQL5

Warning to anyone. If you encounter the error "event handling function not found", it could be because your hard drive is full. Even after freeing 10GB of space, I was still getting the same error when trying to compile my indicator. So I restarted MetaEditor and now the source file is completely

At the bottom of the MT4 terminal when the Trade Tab is selected MT4 shows the following parameters: ---> Balance: Equity: Margin: Free Margin: Margin level: <--- My question is "What is the equation used to calculate Margin?"

Hi, Market tab of my mt4 platform is giving me problems. When ever I tried to select it, it freezes every time. I removed it completely from my computer and reinstalled it but still the same problem. Actually now it has become worse because now I can't access my purchases. Also at mql5.com whenever

I have an EA on MT4 that sometimes opens more than 100 trades on SP500. when EA closes all trades , they do not close at the same time. They close one by one and it takes about 1 to 3 seconds for all trade to close and because of this delay the closing price are different. what should i do to make

When I run my backtest I get the following errors. I am connected to the correct data source

I cant find a reliable copy of MT4 to download. I try the copy form Oanda and it my computer says error , I'm running windows 11

Greeting , Can anyone help me please with programe lines (code base) to add to my EA -mq4 file simply , I only want the EA to open trades only if RSI value between 65 and 35 for example or 70-30... etc , it would be really appreciated sorry I don't have experience in programming

How can I program triggering a key press/event? For the following use case: Normally one can zoom with the "+" and "-" keys, but I would like to zoom with "q" and "r" and my idea is when "q" is pressed to trigger pressing the "+" key. Or are there better ideas how to create this use case?

I send messages with "SendNotification" to push Alerts from mql4 to the Android Mobile APP. It's working correctly from years. Frome about 1 month i'm experiencing the following behaviour: 1) i send from my mql4 EA push notifications with SendNotification command to my Metatrader 4 Mobile APP

Hello, as in tittle, What code should I add into EA in MT4 to avoid hyperacivity alert in FTMO prop firm? Did you happen to have 200 orders open simultaneously or 2,000 trades/order modifications that day? That's as much as the FTMO servers can handle and will temporarily lock your account for

Some indicators which can be a filter to avoid big losses. If you have a great idea so you need a filter. To avoid any trading in none-trading zone. Please post your filters here. And please find the filter ... let's say ... 4 in one: FATL, SATL, RSTL, RFTL. In one indicator

Is there anyway to Automatically turn on the Trailing Stop Loss in MT4.&nbsp;

In MT4, how can I see the name of my chart template that is currently applied? - indicators with ctrl + i - objects with ctrl + b - and templates? How can I switch templates with a hotkey? - indicators/EA' s with alt + [key] (from ctrl + n) - profile with ctrl + F5, profile name at bottom (see...

Goal: I usually have my charts(over 20) maximized but at certain times, for comparrison, I want to have only two charts filling the whole window: one to the left with 100% height and 50% width and another one to the right with the same dimensions. I'm aware that I can do this manually but to get it

I install 8 EA for testing in different symbols. All the variable are different. But only one order is excute. Why

Hi, I don't know how i have my Terminal window on MT4 floating and detached from the others. I can't find how to put it back. I'm on macOs Sierra Thanks