As far as I know MT5 was specially designed to improve backtesting, but importing tick data from external sources simply doesn't work due to lack of synchronization. Could someone please tell me how to fix it? Thank you in advance.
The Platform hints is https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/2555#no_changes_in_modification_request at title of Sending a request to modify the levels without actually changing them.some error information as follow:
This isn't really a question per se. It's more of a comment on something that tripped me up for a bit. I found a work around, but maybe you can comment on a better work around. So, CArray has a Sort() method that looks like this: void CArray::Sort(const int mode) {//--- check...
I'm learning MQL4, but yet to understand array functions well. I have a piece of data which I retrieved with Webrequest function. It looks like this: {"error":false,"message":"","symbols":[{"name":"EURUSD","shortPercentage":8,"shortVolume":5239.1},{"name":"GBPUSD","shortPercentage":22,"shortVolume"...
Does anyone know if there is a support email? I think there is an update problem with one of the signals that I am following. Who can I contact about this?
I have subscribed MT4 Signal. "Synchronize positions without confirmation" is not ticked, so is disabled. Using VPS. When I close some trades manually using mobile version of MT4, the trades sync and reopen again with the Signal ones in few seconds. Any idea how to prevent this reopening? Thanks
hi guys, i finally finished my trading ea. and i would like to sell is. Therefor i have to register as a seller. I tried this but the site keeps rejecting my fotos bc my reslution of the uploaded documents is not high enough. so i checked the resolution of my phone and it should be higher than the...
Hello everyone, We know that the bigger the amount of bull figures in the news on investing.com will be the impact on the market in the currency equivalent, until then ok Now, regarding the coins in the image below: GBP; EUR; RUB USD; NZD; JPY and AUD what would your other pairs be? Thanks...
Hi Anyone using VPS ? When I upload the EA to the VPS Virtuel Private Server, the start VPS script disable Trading on my local PC as it is have to. Buy and sell orders are placed from vps ok, but it will "forget" that automated trading is allowed on vps and throw error 4109 ( Trading not allowed )...
Hi all,I recently purchased an EA and although happy with the mechanics of it I simply don't have the time to sit and watch it all day so would like to add an automated bot to it. My question is am I allowed to do this as I'll be effecting somebody else's work? I'll ask here before posting an add in...
A must ! Before using it or asking any question : please read the Online Help (Also accessible by F1 on your MT5 platform) Strategy Tester For Traders General overview of the possibilities. Overview of results : Visualize a Strategy in the MetaTrader 5 Tester , The general information about...
Hello, I never used a VPS but now I want to give it a try. My question is if I can run two MT4 instances at the same time on a VPS. The first instance should be a live account and the second one should be a demo account for testing purposes. Is that generally possible or do I need two VPS then?...
Hi all, My EA is running on EURUSD, GBPUSD, USDCHF, USDCAD and AUDUSD. My EA's traling stop doesn't work on only AUDUSD. It works well on the other currincies. It also works well about take profit and stoploss on AUDUSD. Have you never been face to face this problem. Best.
I place an order with take profit and stop loss within an EA. Is it possible to be notified of the stop loss execution of a placed order in the EA, without looking at the trade history? If I have to look at history, I must send a PostMessageA(main, WM_COMMAND, MT4_WMCMD_ALL_HISTORY, 0); that...
Hi, I have developed successfully scalping strategiesfor the 60/30/15 minutes EUR/USD charts (1:1 risk/reward scalping strategies).But because of the Spread I cannot find any winning strategies for the 1/5minutes charts. Can anyone give a hint of what to think about for1/5 minutes charts (using...
Hi all, I have publihed my EA's signal on the mql5 four days ago. I read that there is no data under the slippage tabs on my signal. We know that low slippages is more suitable for subscribers. However, what does "No Data" mean? Good or bad? Best, Murat Y.
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Discover in 15 Minutes: Watch the Video about Trading Signals in MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 The most frequently asked questions related to the Signals service will be collected and processed in this topic. The list of questions will be updated from time to time. Soon we will try to give answers...
I just started this thread as a continuation of the talking made on this topic (we can read it).
Or ...to make it shorter: it was some discussion about forecasting/predicting of the next candle or direction of the movement or market condition evaluation.
And it was around standard indiocators in...
Trading and training video (from youtube for example) about forex and financial market in general. thread for April 2013 - look at this thread, thread for May 2013 - look at here,for June 2013 is here.July thread 2013 is hereAugust thread 2013 is this oneSeptember thread 2013 is hereOctober thread...
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i have wanted to test some indicators from the market for MT4. but backtest engine produces error. as shown, it expects "EURUSD5" but correct sintax is "EURUSD,M5" this problem occures during the test of the indicators which is from the market. there is no problem for unprotected indicators. is this...
Hi everyone: I have absolutely no coding experience in mq4 indicators, and am asking for help in creating an indicator. The volatility trailing stop that uses a multiple of ATR has been of great use to me in Metastock when I used to trade equities, and I've been looking for an equivalent in...
Bitcoin vs USD January-March 2017 Forecast: key resistance level at 850.15 to be broken for the bullish trend to be continuing Weekly (W1) price is located above Ichimoku cloud in the bullish area of the chart. The price is on ranging within the following support/resistance levels: 850.15...
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Thenew representative office will be responsible for the promotion of theMetaTrader...
AMP Futures has officially announced the launch of the MetaTrader 5 platform for trading futures. AMP Futures is a US regulated Chicago-based Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) providing access to the global electronic futures markets for individual traders, as well as US and foreign Introducing...
Hi, I'm willing to put Sell Limit / Buy Limit with specified date on Exchange. I can do by the terminal manually but PositionOpen does not accept entering time. https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/standardlibrary/tradeclasses/ctrade/ctradepositionopen Only OrderOpen accepts entering time but it'll not be...
Introduction to Bonds (Part I) 1. Principal: This is the face value of the bond; the amount that the first bond buyer initially loaned to the company or government issuing the bond. This is also known as the par value. 2. Coupon Payment: This is the numeric amount of interest payments that are...
Forum on trading, automated trading systems and testing trading strategies Press review Sergey Golubev, 2016.12.25 06:50 Hang Seng Index Q1 2017 Forecast (based on the article) "Underlying sentiment surrounding Hong Kong stocks has remained negative with underlying concerns surrounding...
S&P 500 January-March 2017 Forecast: long-term bullish ranging within the narrow s/r levels for direction W1 price is located far above Ichimoku cloud in the bullish area of the chart. The price is on ranging within the following narrow support/resistance levels for the bullish trend to be resumed...
Stock Market A To Z: 26 Names, Themes And Trends To Watch (based on the article) A is for Apple "The stock trailed the broader market in 2016, but there may be tailwinds in 2017. Tax reform may include a provision that incentivizes the company to deploy its billions in foreign cash back to...
Hi all,
In my search for option stragy builders i came across this link HERE but i just cant find in my MT5 platform this option.
I cant find in builds news any update disabling this functionality.
So... How can i use the Option Strategy Builder in MT5 ??
Thank you guys
The weekly share price stopped the bearish reversal and it was bounced from 110.32 support level to above to came back to Ichimoku cloud to the ranging market condition. Fow now, the price is on testing 121.85 resistance level to above for the reversal to the trendy primary bullish market condition...
haii .. i have 2 problems i ask for help .. first i want to know why mt4 / 5 on pc can not be used to open an account InstaForex-USA2.com .. i new trader and real account is an InstaForex broker..when i open my account at MT5 pc, MT5 can not read my account ......... my second problem is demo...
Hello. In my EA I use comments to identify my orders. However when I partially close an order, it seems, that it closes the old order and opens new order with the remaining lot size, but the comment is no longer there. Is there a way how to carry on the comment when partially closing an order?
Hello, i want to catch market orders in OnBookEvent(). But all i get are limit orders of the market depth. My Code: //+------------------------------------------------------------------+//| testbook.mq5...
In MT4 to hide indicator during backtesting using this script inside EA : int init() { HideTestIndicators(TRUE); return (0);} How to write similar code in MT5?
Hello, I have a VPS and many EAs active on the latter. 30$ available on my mql5 account and I would like to know if it is possible to see if the VPS server is on autorenew mode ? Thanks in advance. Stefano.
hello, i have this EA and is not working in real acount, order are not open on real. i have the same broker. this is the code: //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| | //| //|...
I'm pretty sure I saw an EA a while ago (probably a year ago). I think it was a free EA. It checked the account and closed trades that were in a loss, but at the same time closing one that was in profit with around the same amount. So, if I had one trade with -10$ then it would close another trade...
I am currently testing an EA which I have converted from MQL4 code to new MQL5 code. Things generally work but the lot size calculation (based on a fixed risk percentage) is off: double subGetLotSize (const string sSymbol, const double dRiskPercent, const bool bAccountIsMicro=false)...
I'm studying OOP and I've come across the following problem. I use a class based on CAppDialog to build the interface. CDialog -> CAppDialog -> CfxwAppDialog. I want to change the appearance of the m_caption element. The m_caption element and the CreateCaption method belong to the CDialog class and...
Can I run 2 signals from the same PC? I share my laptop with my brother and he wants to use signals, is it possible for him to open his account and run it at the same time as mine in the same device? Thanks,
Hi all, I have an EA. It runs on 5 currencies (eurusd, gbpusd, usdchf, usdcad, and, audusd). When the EA has a trade or sometimes trades on a currency forexample on eurusd, it must not open trades on the other currencies. How can I code that? Best. Or, How can I manage total trades for above...
Hello, Is it possible to import an external data file(csv or excel for example) to MT5? Let's say that I have csv file with data about some symbol and I want to Import it to work with it on the strategy tester, is it possible? Thank you, Yu.
While testing an EA, I've got the following results. It's completely unrealistic and it mirrors a HUGE flaw at strategy tester, using every tick based on real ticks: when testing limit orders, orders are always placed at first at the book, so it's gets immediate execution. At demo accounts too. As...
Hello good day, i am trying draw line in the windows chart with the class CCanvas, want connect two points for one line, how follow: CCanvas miLineaUp; atrhighVal[2]=maVal[2]+atrVal[2]*2.5; // EMA(21) + ATR(14)*2.5 atrhighVal[1]=maVal[1]+atrVal[1]*2.5; // EMA(21) + ATR(14)*2.5...
Hi all, I have just seen that some EAs on the signal opens second trade when it has an opned trade. Forexample, An EA has EURUSD buy at 02:30. It sometimes opens second trade as EURUSD buy at 02:35 altough its first trade is open. Why?
Hey Guys Is there a function for an EA that gets triggered when a profit target is hit for a certain position? I can't find one :( Thanks for helping me out :)
I have a question about if something is possible on MT4 relating to Renko charts and a Currency Symbol Changer. This might not be possible like how I want it however. Is there a way to use Renko charts, but to use a Currency Symbol Changer so when I select a new FX pair on the Currency Symbol...
I need to study historical values of many indicators from metatrader. Is the a way to save for example in 1 minute interval , similar to format like in History center? Thanks for help.
Some of you might remember this one : originally it was a part of an expensive system. Than it was coded as dots because of the repainting problems in metatrader. Here is a version for metatrader 5 : slightly changed the look of it (Bollinger bands is drawn as the "shadow" in the background) Also...
Hi - I hope someone can help. I want to overlay an oscillator I've coded located in the bottom chart pane onto price - the top panel. The oscillator ranges between -10 and +10 with zero the centre point. When overlayed I'm not expecting it to align to price and will expect the line to 'float' over...
Hi everyone, It's a lot of time that I follow various threads here and you're so interesting! thanks for your indirect help! Anyway, now is the time to ask the comunity for a conspicuous help to build a personalized signal indicator based mainly on the Heikin Ashi and Demarker indicators! Can...
Hi all, Thanks for looking at this thread. I'm looking to develop a custom indicator and it appears to be printing out the correct value initially but it just stops when a new candle appears! I don't know why and this is giving me a real headache!!! Thanks for your help :)...
MetaTrader 5 provides two similar indicators: ADX and ADX Wilder. Apparently the latter is smoother. Which one is more useful? Is ADX Wilder less advanced, since it is the original version?
Hello friends, how are you? I'm a beginner and I'm creating a custom EA that opens and closes orders on the market by changing the color of the indicator line but I ran into "SetIndexBuffer" and "iCustom" to open buy and sell orders ... Has anyone ever gone through this obstacle? Anyone who has a...
What is wrong with this alert? That sound never ends and finally it freezes MT5. manageAlerts(time[rates_total-1],rates_total); return(rates_total); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ void manageAlerts(datetime...
I am looking for an indicator of the ADX that also has a MA in the indicator window. I want to be able to use it to say if ADX is above the MA(14) then it is okay to execute trades. I have been looking around for this but didn't have any luck. I am new here and if someone could help point me in the...
Hello, I am just getting started building indicators, and I am confused with indicator buffers. I understand that these are the values that are sent to the terminal and can be used by other indicators/expert advisors, but the documentation is confusing me. I am trying to create a very simple...
Hello everybody, I'm a beginner in the programmation, and I have a question. At each new bar, the text of my programm shifts a little more to the left, and I would like to keep it on the right side of the chart. Unfortunately I didn't found the solution. I know that's is simple but... Would someone...
Hello friends, is there a way of expressing the values of the classic Bears Power and Bull Power MT4 indicators into a 0 to 100 range oscillator (or histogram), where the level 50 would replace the level 0, like in RSI ? The purpose is to keep the characteristics of the values, and the basic...
Why do some signal provider ask to not check the option 'copy stop loss and take profit'? What is the worst that can happen? Will the stop levels not synchronise if the signal provider decides to change them during a trade? Will trades be closed anyway when they are closed in the provider account?
New article Analyzing trading results using HTML reports has been published: The MetaTrader 5 platform features functionality for saving trading reports and Expert Advisor testing and optimization reports. Trading and testing reports can be saved in two formats: XLSX and HTML, while the optimization...
New article How to Order an Expert Advisor and Obtain the Desired Result is published:
How to write correctly the Requirement Specifications? What should and should not be expected from a programmer when ordering an Expert Advisor or an indicator? How to keep a dialog, what moments to pay special...
New article MetaTrader 5 features hedging position accounting system has been published: The MetaTrader 5 platform was originally designed for trading within the netting position accounting system. The netting system allows having only one position per financial instrument meaning that all further...
JSON Serialization and Deserialization (native MQL):
Serialization and deserialization of JSON protocol. The code is ported from a high-speed С++ library.
Practical example: authorization on a website and parsing the response
CJAVal jv;jv["login"]="Login"; // loginjv["password"]="Pass"; //...
Multi Forex Scanner: Instead of having to analyze each pair individually, you can see at a glance what are the most promising pairs according to your own criteria. Author: Carlos Oliveira
New article Selection and navigation utility in MQL5 and MQL4: Adding auto search for patterns and displaying detected symbols has been published: In this article, we continue expanding the features of the utility for collecting and navigating through symbols. This time, we will create new tabs...
Hi, Mr. Guru could you please help me to constantly refresh an ea after each tick movement. I have tried everything, But I just can't make it refresh constantly. What lines of code must I insert to keep an ea and indicator refresh after every tick? Tnx
I have these code here to get ObjectGetValueByTime, for OBJ_REGRESSION https://docs.mql4.com/constants/objectconstants/enum_object/obj_regression https://docs.mql4.com/objects/objectgetvaluebytime it has been discuss before, and yet I still can't manage to get double return value, as it always...
Hello community, something unfortunate happened to me. I lost my phone SIM card and got a new one, but I forgot that my old number is still saved in here. Now I finally got accepted as a seller a week ago and remembered this issue. Is there any way to change my phone number without having access to...
I know it isn't a new problem but with new ESMA rules (about leverages) it became "interesting" for me. Generally now we have a different leverage for each symbol. But I know only the function AccountLeverage() (or with the same result AccountInfoInteger(ACCOUNT_LEVERAGE) ) that provides something...
Guys i need help with the following... I am trying to open a buy order 2 or 3 bars after fast ma crosses slow ma and when the rsi is greater than 50 as well as when both stochastic lines are greater than 50. A sell order for the opposite. The code below is an attempt at a buy order for the 1 minute...
I have just installed Meta trader 4 and copied ex4 files into the "MQL4/Experts" folder as instructed. After restarting the program I still can't see these indicators. Any suggestions?
Hello, I develop a simple little strategy that consists of opening 6 orders at a time from different pairs, and I want that when two pairs with the same magic number reach a certain profit on money together they close without touching the 4 remaining orders, after closing both first i also want them...
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If anyone could help...I run an expert advisor for 4 chart pairs, and for running it for the 5th, after loading succesfully, i have global initialization failed, and then removed... I would appreciate at least a guidance what to look for.. Thanks...
Hello, Does anyone know where I can find an indicator that takes in price values, which when reached or surpassed will cause the indicator to send a sound alert?
I have an indicator shown in a separate window and I want to place a text label in the window. The code I have is: void CreateTradeLabel(){ string name = "tradelabel"; int chart_ID = 0; if(ObjectFind(0,name) != 0) { if(!ObjectCreate(chart_ID,name,OBJ_LABEL,1,0,0)) { Print(__FUNCTION__...
I'm working with this library (https://github.com/dingmaotu/mql4-lib/blob/master/Collection/HashMap.mqh) And I need to create a dictionary with different types (the value could be a string, double or integer) I found out that there is a variant type for C++ (https://stackoverflow...