MQL4 and MetaTrader 4 - page 459

Hi, i have a script that can identify price action bars to give probable trade signals. what i wanted to do was once i run this script, i want to close all open charts and then open all charts with specified timeframe that were signaled by my scripts. is there a way to program closing of all open...

bool ris;  bool ris2;  if (OrderType()==OP_BUY &&mc1>mc2&&mc01<mc02 )  ris=OrderClose(ticket,lots,Bid,3,clrAqua);  if(OrderType()==OP_SELL && mc1<mc2 && mc01>mc02)  ris2=OrderClose(ticket,lots,Ask,3,clrBrown); return(0);

How to make a Comment that says how much Lots should i use in order to use only 1 USD? i want to create an automatic Comment text that will tell me how much Lots should i trade with if i want to risk only 1 USD per 1 Pip, in each pair it is calculated differently i want it to be able to calculate it...

Hi guys, I use a button in my indicator to save a screenshot. This screenshot can only be saved to the MT4 data folder. Now I would like to copy it from there to my desktop by using CopyFile from kernel32.dll. I found the description about CopyFile here: https://msdn.microsoft...

In your opinion what is the best trend determining indicator among known indicators, i.e. which one captures the trend range as much as possible? In my opinion it is an average based on JJMASeries algorithm ( 'Efficient algorithms of averaging with minimal lag and their use in indicators' ) with

Hi, I am looking for an Equity EA. Similar to the e-Trailing EA where you can attach it to a chart to manage existing positions, I would like to find an equity ea that I can attach to a chart or charts to monitor the account equity and close the positions when the desired equity is reached. This

Alright, so! I have an RSI and Bollinger band in the same indicator window, but the bands keep exceeding the indicator window. How can I prevent this? It is terribly annoying. Thanks in advance.

Hi, I want to simplify my code. What do I want? I want to get 2 variables for the MA20 for each timeframe: e.g.: MATrendUp_1, MATrendUp_5 .... MATrendUp_43200 (and the same for MATrendDown) I could copy the same code for each Timframe and Iam done. But what I think of using arrays instead. From the...

Hello all, this code does not come back in the last line with ArrayBsearch in MT4  (see comments). You have to manually stop the debugger to get out of it. Code hangs in an endless loop in the ArrayBsearch function. I searched the Forum and the Web for any answer but didnt find any. Seems there is...

Using this simplest of EAs: #property strict input bool NewBarOnly = true; int OnInit() {     Print(__FUNCTION__+";NewBarOnly "+(NewBarOnly ? "True" : "False"));     return(INIT_SUCCEEDED); } void OnDeinit(const int reason) {} void OnTick() {     static datetime T1 = D'1970.01.01 00:00:00';...

Hello everyone, I'm trying to make an indicator that can be drawn in the same window with other indicator and I've seen that each indicator has a different range to draw. What do I mean by that? The A indicator and my indicator (let's call it, B) have the same value. So, should both indicators...

In this article, https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/1492, the author present the following method of computing Z-Score. Z=(N*(R-0.5)-P)/((P*(P-N))/(N-1))^(1/2) where: N - total amount of trades in a series; R - total amount of series of profitable and losing trades; P = 2*W*L; W - total amount of...

Does the horizontal Tab work? If yes, how? I've tried \t but it does nothing anywhere.  I've been checking and I can't find a way to make a Horizontal Tab.  It doesnt work in Alerts, Print or Comment functions. So, is there any way to make Horizontal Tab? You can see it exists in the MQL4 Reference;...

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I'm trying to calculate the account balance percentage but this code does not help. Any advice? I want to use account profit to close all orders when profit  of all open orders exceeds 30 percent. All close code is correct but does seem to work is the code below right?   double ACQ= AccountEquity();...

I have some issues in using mt4 on mobile.  Using Ichimoku cloud indicator, but can't get it's full view,  i.e. the senkou span is not showing of complete 26 period. The same can be viewed in mt5, how can that be resolved. 

Hi Everyone! Hope all's well with all! Which is the appropriate return statement to use(return(0) or just return;,,,,,and is there a difference) just to exit the "if" loop without exiting the entire program? All feedback highly appreciated. Thanks yo'all.

Hi,  In MT4, sell order limit or buy order limit set in server side or client? I mean that if I place sell (or buy) order limit and I disconnect from internet then price touch that order limit, what happened? order placed or when i disconnect that order removed? thanks

Hello I have several .ex4 indicators that I need to convert to.mq4 so I can use my expert builder with them. How do I do this. Thank You

Hi, I have monthly historical data for GBPUSD as from the 1900. When I import the historical data file, MT4 does not show before the 1970. I changed the max bars in history and chart to 250000, but the same issue. Sorry for my english. Help me please.

Hi there, I added some logging code to my EA and due to an ill thought through change, the logging got caught in a tight loop and now, the Experts Tab is spewing out comments. If I shut down MT4 and MT Editor and go back, it keeps on outputting the comments. I've tried deleting log files but nothing...

Hey guys,  I wanted to build a really simple EA based on MT4's built-in Pivot Points indicator that would sell if prices reach resistance levels and buy if they reach support levels. I have not used the iCustom function a lot and so that might be why it does not work although I am not sure since the...

Hello, I use the MT4 app to monitor the chart and trade from often. The MACD app is not showing the correct MACD indicator . It's missing the MACD line and representing the difference of 12 and 26 ema with the histogram. This histogram is suppose to be difference of MACD line and trigger 9 SMA line

Hello I am blocked on a simple thing... I am using the strategy tester with PERIOD H1. And I want to calcultate height of M1 candles. So I have entered if (nbBuy>=1) {   double height=iHigh(Symbol(),1,1)-iLow(Symbol(),1,1)   Print(DoubleToStr(height,2));   } But the calcul return 0.00. If I want to...

Before I start, I know this isn't neccesarily the way people usually do things. But I am trying to write a small piece of code that will calculate a lot size that will enter a trade using a given percentage of the available balance (including leverage) in my account. I can obvously do this during

Hi there, I'm new to MT4/MQ4 and have, with some help from this forum, just created a processing class that effectively produces a collection of values for plotting highs/lows on a chart subject to methodology rules.  When I first started programming MT4, I was just using the Indicator/EA template...

Hi guys I have experienced quite often in MT4 that when an EA sends an order to close orders , a new order gets opened with lot 0.01 and a comment from #somenumber  where somenumber is the number of a trade that was closed. I understand this is something of partial/multiple closing . The existence...

Hi Guys,  First time posting here, with just a quick question about how to approach coding the following into an EA I'm working on. The psuedocode is something like this: EntrySignal is true -> Open 3 positions each with their own TP & SL If position 1 hits TP1, then positions 2 and 3 modify their...

hey guys i need this ea pls make for me when time opening order , hedge all open orders (hedge on +20pips for profit ) and (hedge on -20pips for stop losing) all symbols opened and similar lotage Example : we have now one EUR/USD order , now ea waiting for -20 pip or +20pip for making hedge , and...

Hello everyone, EventSetTimer() appears to work the same sleep(). Is this correct or, can the program still in EventSetTime() run code while the time is set for a period set OnInit()?