MQL4 and MetaTrader 4 - page 661

I posted this topic on MQL5.com forum, and I am linking to it here for those that do not normally go to the MQL5.com site.  It is a set of pre-coded enumerated lists code stubs with trading pairs already set up into various categories.  I wanted to post it to the code base, but I did not find a...

Hey forum, I think about buying a new netbook with a mobile data-stick. There are a lot of sticks with different monthly data volume available and I don't know which one to buy. I only want to use that netbook for trading purposes. But how can I measure the data volume caused my MT4? I am not sure...

void CheckIfOrderEarned()   {     int i=OrdersHistoryTotal()-1;   //----   OrderSelect(i,SELECT_BY_POS,MODE_HISTORY);      {                                          OT = OrderType();      OL = OrderLots();      SL = OrderStopLoss();      TP = OrderTakeProfit();      _symbol =...

Hello everyone, I downloaded several ADX indicator Cross. I enclose what I'm using. But I want more than that to see alerts on the screen when they occur crossovers between -Of + DI and I wish I would open an alert sound. I found other but are very invasive. I would simply like that once crossed the...

please i am looking for a way to get my lot calculation step like this 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 0.10  etc but i fine it had to code out instead i get 0.01, 2.00, 4.00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00 etc please can someone help me make it like this === 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 0.10  below is what i have done so...

Hi, If I manually place a horizontal line on the chart, how do I report the level where I placed the line to my EA ? How do I even identify the line ? Thanks.

I am looking for an EA that will close an open position in 3 equal partial closings of that position, that I can do at my discretion and not by preset price levels when each of the 3 equal partial closings are done. Meaning if I bought .50 lot, than I would want to close that position in 3 different...

I have some code that returns the number of digits for the specific currency pair that I use to convert my pips to add/subtract from the price. Until now it has worked without any problem but since yesterday I am experiencing problems with one of the results. Where the variable CalcPoint should...

Hi   Kindly help me with the following code. I am creating an EA in which I want to open new chart with EURUSD M1 and apply the template in newly opened chart . EURUSD chart is getting opened , but template is not getting apllied on newly opened chart EURUSD M1. I have kept the template file in...

hi i would like to divide the Order Lots (Praticl close)when the Profit  reaches certain level but the problem that it continues to divide , need help to know how to break the loop and don't repeat itself  //-------------------------------------------------  void PartialClose() {            for(int...

hey all   i am looking for an ea with a buy and a sell button. when i click buy it opens a pending order 10 pips above the current candles open price with mm risk 1% and if i wanted to go short the same, has anyone come across an ea of this kind.  

Hey there,   I'm currently writing an EA. First the 20 EMA needs to cross above the 50 EMA. Then the stochastic oscillator needs to cross the 80 level downwards. When the stochastic moves back to the oversold region and then crosses the 20 level upwards I want to place a buy order. The problem poses...

I recently started to use the strategy tester, on MT4 version 4 build 840. I have tried to find an answer to my problem by searching the forum and the web, but no results. I hope that someone here will be able to at least direct my research. The data returned by the Print function in the strategy...

Hi all,   I am trying to write an EA but I am having problems opening a trade and closing a trade on the next bar after a signal using icustom. Can someone point our my errors and how to fix them. Only one trade in any direction at any one time. Thanks in advance. 

New article Using Layouts and Containers for GUI Controls: The CBox Class has been published on mql5.com: This article presents an alternative method of GUI creation based on layouts and containers, using one layout manager — the CBox class. The CBox class is an auxiliary control that acts as a...

Hi Guys! Im currently developing an EA System and would like some help on a certain thing. Basically the idea behind this system is that it will open a trade and wait for the price to rise and if the price drops by two ticks from the High of the current bar it will close the trade and then open...

In my indicator I change in OnCalculate the values of the buffer of the last 10 candles. MT4 always shows the old values values for the past candles, not the new values; only the value of the current candle is constantly refreshed. I added a call to WindowRedraw() after the buffer is updated but...

Everytime I load a custom indicator instead to see arrows or symbols, I see that letters. How can I solve this problem?

I read about the WindowScreenShot but I can't guess how to use it to print the historical charts .Say I want to use 15 min time frame and  print the last 20 days  charts .Every day to a .gif file .Any help ? 

Hi, I have been working on an EA and want to try it out with a live account for the first time ever. Do you have any tips or check points that can be good to look at (that easily can be missed). The simulator test seem to work fine and currently the EA is running on a demo account. BR Michael 

hey every one   mt4 plateform perform back testing on chart's history bar data or it performs back testing on tick data Many thanks  

consider a certain value being used by an EA (e.g. a profit target) int h=3;void OnTick()  {Comment("Value H = ",h);}  Now let's say: if i want to change the value of 'h' during EA running, i would ideally simply want to do a little script like this: #property show_inputs input int h=5;void...

You can see that the latest version of TickStory v1.6 isn't free any more.  The script, CSV2FXT, downloaded from EareView can't work in the latest version of MT4. Now, how can we make the back test with good quality from now on? I downloaded EurUsd M1 data from DukasCopy. If using the script,...

I have seen for loop here works tick wise. How to run the loop bar wise?  I want to add +1 pip from the low in per bar in 1 minute chart. I am creating Gann 1x1 Angles, where for each bar angle will rise +1 pip upto 120 bars.  if( LowT < HighT)  // If low formed first {     datetime i;     for( i =...

Is anyone else having problems with the Print() not working with a Demo or Real Account in Build 840 ? It works fine in the Tester and worked perfectly with other builds but in the journal this is all I get ... 0    14:51:49.584    '8735210': close order #178077577 sell 10.0 EURUSD at 1.10581 sl: 0...

Hi, I like to get candles highs & lows to calculate mfe&mae. I have written a script wich is getiing trade infos from history after magic number and symbol. The script is working properly until the code arrives to get the candle highs&lows. Here is the code, I have a problem with for ... I am...

After I read differences among MM, STP and ECN on the internet, I am more confused now except knowing there are mainly 3 types of accounts that are MM, STP and ECN. How to distinguish them simply and correctly? May I understand ECN>STP>MM ('>' here means 'better than')? Moreover, how do I know my...

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Hi  Apologies if these scripts are very easy to find, I've had a look around and had no luck so thought I'd try the forum. I'm writing an application in MVC to help me with my trading, and I need a script to use in MT4 that can read a text file that my application will dump out and create and close...

Hi Guys, whats wrong with the new MT4 setup? I cannot choose the installation folder for MT4. We have so many mt4 upgrades. With the new setup we are not able to install the MT4. The default installation under C:\programs\MetaQuotes ist not allowed, its a server-rule. Please help me. We need the old...