MQL4 and MetaTrader 4 - page 5

Apparently, MQL5 's system thought I wanted something decompiled! I do not. I'm looking for the source code link if possible......... It's the modified zigzag from Dr. Richard Gaines (which is public code btw) but with added code to leave a shadow copy of the pointer behind as it keeps making

Hi all, I start this thread (with Rlinac agreement) about his great tool: the !xMeter. !xMeter calculate the strength between different currencies. When I study the values on the picture below, it appears obvious that more the variation is large more it would be interesting to open a position. So I...

I have a bunch of MT4 terminals and m y VPS provider recommend that I rent several servers with one core instead of a large server package with multiple cores. I want to upgrade from my current 8 core/16GB Ram server. I have set affinity on all terminal to one core but VPS support says this is a

Hi folks, I hope you enjoyed the Loops & Decisions lesson and the previous lessons as well. In this lesson we will know how to write Functions in MQL4 and how to call(use) them. and... Why don't you download the lesson , it's FREE I hope to see your comment.

Why did you post your MT 4 question in the MT 5 General section (a miscellaneous catch-all category) instead of the MQL 4 section , (bottom of the Root page )? General rules and best pratices of the Forum. - General - MQL5 programming forum ? (20 17 ) Next time, post in the correct place

RAVI FX Fisher.mq4 posted by Bubble.

Hi, I read this post by Moderator32455 William Roeder 2022.07.05 14:42 #1 https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/428159 about renko backtesting. He said "The tester can only read the regular timeframes. Open the «DataFolder»\..\history and save the M1 and copy the Renko (probably M2) to M1. You don't want

Hello friends. I am having problems with MQL4 indicator coding. I am not that good at programming. I am having the problems I mentioned below with the RSI indicator. Can you help me? When I add this code after the rssi buffer, both lines disappear. It does not produce an error code. Compilation is

when i put my indicator in the market it gave me this error EX4 file must be compiled using <a target="_blank" href="http://docs.mql4.com/en/basis/preprosessor/compilation"> #property strict</a> directive. what can i do to fix this error thanks in advanced

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| ReverseTrade.mq4 | //| A fully functioning EA that opens a reverse trade when price hits | //| -50% of SL of an existing trade, and keeps original trade open. |

Hello, I have a very simple histogram indicator displayed in a subwindow. It displays fine unless val2 > val1 then the val2 histogram 'covers' the val1 indicator colour. Is there a simple fix to this? Is there a way to send val2 colour to the background so that both histogram colours show on this

Hello, for to copy text to clipboard, I tried the solution of ricx on https://forum.mql4.com/30795 It's running through without error, but in the clipboard there only is the first character of the input string. I tried to find an explanation and a solution and then replaced "CF_TEXT" with

Even adviser that works on ticks, or any other code, cannot save a variable in memory. Because of this, the ability to make a cool code fades away greatly. When code execution ends, the values ​​of all variables are reset.... And already doesn't matter , that function OnTick (other global function

Hey coders, I found a code about how to maximize a chart window by using SendMessage but I can't find something like WM_MDIMINIMIZE. I googled it but I didn't find a command to minimize a window. Can someone help me? This script is working fine to maximize a chart and I figured out that

Hi! Hope everyone is doing well! I have couple of questions: In MT4: 1. When I double click for example in XAUUSD D1, this data is downloaded from trade server, right? 2. When I select Download, this gives you an alert saying that data will be downloaded from MetaQuotes, so, data is overrided with

Hi everyone, i want to change the default settings for price alert from sound to notification! When i add new alerts over the chart than the expire date is activated. I want this also off as a default. Thanks@all!

I, a custom indicator , just got a new tick and am currently in Start already. I need to find out whether I am to move up from the previous tick or down. Where do I fetch this information

How can I fetch Tick data from MT5 and MT4 broker terminal in real time (live tick data)

From the topic u will get fast my problem I'm a beginner EA programmer, this is my first EA pls see my Code I really dont get why its still not working, I mean why do I get still "invalid error" //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //|

Here it is guys. Check out the ReadMe file thoroughly. I've been using the H1 chart. Updates will be posted here so they are not dispersed throughout the thread. If a zip file has a low number of views, it's due to a recent update, if only in the readme file. Enjoy, Tom

Hello, I'm having an issue getting the correct signal from my indicator. Previously the line of code stated ( if x > 1) and it signalled correctly now i want it to signal if x is between 1 and 2, but the back test seem erratic, I'm using the code below if (x > 1 && x < 2) it seems as though it'll

Hello, I am trying to avoid 6 hours before market close and 6 hours after market close in my EA. i am using SymbolInfoSessionTrade to get opening and closed time of assets. What mistake i am making? extern int MinuteToAvoid = 360 ; void MarketHoursMonitor() { datetime serverTime = TimeCurrent ();

Hi, The attached stochastic is an mtf version that is great. However it does not show interim values on higher time frames when used - it only updates the values on close of the higher time frame values. Could you change it to show higher time frame values in the interim before bar close, during...

Hi, I've tried using several EA's on MT4 and keep getting the attached error message. Any help would be much appreciated. Thaks Steve

Hi all. I have recently used ChartSetInteger function to programmatically change sub window height (MT4 latest build 830). Once this code is applied to the chart, then I can't change sub window size manually afterwards. It seems the code fixes the sub window height and even if I drag my mouse...

Hello, I am trying to achieve two operation, On friday before market close, close all the open trade before X hour and On monday after market open, Start taking new trade after X hour. I am trying like this int MinuteToAvoid = 60 ; void MarketHoursMonitor() { datetime serverTime = TimeCurrent ();

Hi All I would really appreciate some assistance. Fairly new to MT4. I have recently managed to code my strategy into an EA, which is mainly used on indices (DE40, NAS, US30). I ran a backtest on my NAS trading strategy using MetaTrader's Strategy Tester, set to the "Every Tick" model for maximum

How can I get MT4? Whenever I download the MT4 window setup and run it, it ends up installing MT5. This is confusing as I actually need MT4 to write EAs for my clients

Hello, what should i use along with OrderSelect? if (! OrderSelect (i, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES)) // Ensure order selection is successful return ; if (! OrderSelect (i, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES)) // Ensure order selection is successful break ; if (! OrderSelect (i, SELECT_BY_POS

The purpose of this thread is more personal ... At some stage (some 4 years ago, posted it at this post : https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/175938/page17I ) coded one variation of an indicator that I named TMA centered. After that somebody shortened it's name to TMA and ever since I am receiving emails...