MQL4 and MetaTrader 4 - page 679

Hi all.  I'm experienced trader, but quite new to automated trading. I'm trying to automate my trading strategy and test it using strategy tester. The issue I have is that my strategy looks at all availble fx pairs and then chooses just 1 pair to trade based on my given parameters. But strategy...

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Hi there,  I am trying to compare a couple of EAs based on results in the strategy tester. I attach the results (test64 versus test92). Note that test92 is broken into two tests, but when you combine them you get the same timeframe as test64. In summary, test64 generates more profit over the (26...

Hi,   May I know how to print message to a file instead of to the expert log?   Thanks 

Hi all A very basic question i'm sure for someone. I'd like to have an indicator window open but don't want the values to appear on the screen or in the box. for e.g if it was MACD on 12, 21, 9.....when i put it up it shows those values on my screen....how do i have that setting but not have the

Hi there I use prerrt coomon logic to calc lot size extern double Depo        = 0;extern double RiskPercent = 80;extern double Lots        = 0;extern int    Magic       = 113355;extern int    Slippage    = 3;extern double StopLoss    = 100;extern double TakeProfit  = 50;int OnInit()  {...

Hello everyone, I have been working on some EAs lately and I want to merge these EAs and test and use them as a whole. the point is that if some of the EAs are losing, probably the others are profiting and the overall result will be positive too. I want the EAs to work completely independently and...

Hi,  I would like to  use the iAC indicator in my EA. The iAC indicators adds a graph with colors bars (green or red, reagarding of the movement). How to know in my program, which is the color of the iAC current bar and the previous one ?   Thank you fore your help  Max 

Dear sir, I had developed an indicator using object create and object set ( that is INDICATOR WITH BUY AND SELL ARROW ) , my indicator works fine after compile i got the ex4 file but the ex4 not is working ( i had copied the ex4 file to the expert directory , i had also check that "allow live

Hi guys,  I need some help please. I am looking at finding an open price for a specific candle as reference for a trigger; if the current price is a certain amount from that candle. I cannot use Open[], obviously. I am also aware that if it passes that price and comes back passed it and then passes...

MT4 is updated version 798. But there is nothing that has been changed.How can i stop update automatically?I don`t need to update.It is a good-for-nothing. STOP! USELESS UPDATE!!! It is really annoying.

Previous installers for mt4 allowed the user to uncheck "launch terminal automatically after installation is complete". I just installed one from http://files.metaquotes.net/squared.financial.services/mt4/squaredmt4setup.exe and it appears that the mt4 installer menu has changed slightly. Now you

hello   I'd like know how I should to do to get a customer support, to ask questions like how much is it the roll over taxes!?   thanks in advance   Adrian Wanamaker 

Hi guys, I have a problem with setting the x and y coordinates of an HLINE. I want to do it like a Label, that the Line is constantly placed for example 80 pixel on the x-axis and y-axis in a subwindow. Like when you set the parameters of a TextLabel on the mt4 platform. Here is my code

Hi. I wonder if other people are having the same sorts of inconsistent results that I have, or am I not using the optimiser correctly? (I'm new to this activity). I have 3 pairs of EA parameters , which I've called TP/SL, ma1/ma2 and p/q, and to get an optimised set I've optimised TP/SL and ma1/ma2

Hi, I am learning about how to capture the value of a trendline and then use it as a trigger for a buy/sell order. So I made a very very simple EA. I have this small piece of code to place a buy order. The idea was that I would manually draw a line in a chart, change its name to "my_trendline" and...

Hi, I have problem with use MathPow(X,3) or even X*X*X. I use in this calculation: 5 closes of currency A and B mean1 of 5 closes of each currency mean2 of 5 currency A*mean1 difference mean1 and mean2 All above calculation  give  X.  problem appeaer if I try power X.

Hi quys, I have EA preparing for optimize process and my EA create new file for each variant input parameters EA. How create unique file name for every step optimization process? example: 1th   setting input parameters => filename: "optimize_step_0001.csv" 2nd  setting input parameters => filename:...

Please refer to the screenshot below after back testing. 3 questions on the strange things are shown in the picture too. I read iCustom usage and check my EA and indicator again and again, finally can't find the root cause. Please help urgently and thanks a lot ! (*. You can click the screenshot to

Hi, This question might sound basic... What can I do in my EA if I would like to be able to recognize a line in my chart. I mean, the idea would be to draw (by hand) a line in a chart in MT4, then the EA shold trigger an alert when, for example, the price touches this line. Not really sure if that...

I'm trying to write an EA that finds signals, display them on screen and user decides whether or not to trade them (besides, it handles all open positions and do some stuff). When I have done almost everything, Ive encountered two problems and I don't find anywhere a solution.    First of all, I...

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Guys, Please help me. I have been using 2 scripts which was running on my previous opened demo accounts . however, when i use the same script with similar settings in new demo i opened today, it is not running at alla. I really can't understand the problem. Please help me to solve this.

I've heard that you need to enable on option called "Live Trading" to get the scripts to start running. However, the "Live Trading" button does not exist where it is supposed to be. I've seen many other screenshots of the . Also, the trading boxes will never update. Here's a screenshot of the...

extern double LotSize = 1;extern double StopLoss = 0;extern double TakeProfit = 0;extern double MALength = 5;extern double TrailingLimit = 0;extern double TrailingStep = 0;extern int MagicNumber = 1;extern double Buffer = 3;//============= Global Variablesint LongTicket;int ShortTicket;double...

TimeDaylightSavings () . It depends on the time settings of my computer(local time). How to get TimeDaylightSavings on server time ? Thank you

hi,guys,I'm a newbie to learn mql4,recently,I downloaded mt4 from here,registerd a demo account and try the following code on EURUSD M1,my origial goal is to know what price function OrderOpenPrice() would return when the order is pending,so the BUYSTOP order price is set to be 5000, but i got a...

Cheers, i was not aware that decompiling job is not allowed, and my account now is banned after i post a decompiling job. How i return my account now?? Regards

In my indicator I create vertical lines with this code string line_name = INDI_NAME + "_" + (string)Period() + "_" + (string)time[i];ObjectCreate(0, line_name, OBJ_VLINE, 0, time[i], NULL);ObjectSetInteger(0, line_name, OBJPROP_STYLE, line_style);ObjectSetInteger(0, line_name, OBJPROP_COLOR,...

...Compiling passed if there is neither double quotes nor semicolon. ...Compiling failed if double quotes were completed and semicolon added. ...Please refer to the screenshots below.