when I try to run a backtest I get this msg 2019.01.19 20:22:26.233 TestGenerator: file "C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\MetaQuotes\Terminal\DA3C92B1779898CC0CACD726A655BECB\tester\history\EURUSD1440_0.fxt" cannot open [5] a few days ago I downloaded some data and now I cant backtest anymore it seems...

Hello MT5 newbie here i'm about to subscribe to a trade signal provide, My question is would i be able to receive trade signals on the MetaTrader 4 or the MetaTrader5 mobile app since i don't always have access to my PC or is it only on the desktop applications i can receive trade signals

Any new software inevitably contains bugs that are not alwayspossible to detect even under the most rigorous in-house testing. Wetherefore attach great importance to all user reports about issues inour programs and try to answer each one of them. In order to improve feedback from MetaTrader 5 end...

Hi, I am setting up my product page to sell a utility . Why does it say minimum sales price $30 when I see a lot of products sold for $10 in the market. Thanks Mike.

I have Metatrader 4 installed on a Mac, the Line studies window has become undocked, how do I dock this ?

Hi, I am trying to register a server but I am be stuck on migration process. There is the following msg information: your enviroment is not synchonized with hosting server 'MQL5 New York 6' for account  0000(number) on 'XPMT5-Demo' What should I do? Thanks

é possivel proibir que o expert advisor em mql5 rode no testador de estrategias? gostaria de bloquear o ea para uso em modo visual e tb aprender a bloquear para nao funcionar no strategy tester seria possivel? ================ hi, is possible we block a expert advisor, into the code, for the expert...

GBP/USD April-June 2017 Forecast: ranging below Ichimoku cloud for direction W1 price is below Ichimoku cloud for the bearish ranging market condition within the following support/resistance levels: 1.2569 resistance level located near and below Ichimoku cloud in the beginning of the secondary rally...

Hi there ! Hope you are doing great and I wish you a happy and full-of-profits 2019 ! I just tried to login to my mql5 community in order to download my EAs and install the mql5 VPS on a new MT4 interface and there is no way I can get authorization although I have tried to enter it on several places...

I am following [...] signal since January 2019. I am using same broker as trader's broker (IC Markets) and already using Metatrader VPS. I notice that the execution price on my account is not the same as execution price on trader's account. And I have told it to the trader and yes She said that...

I want to try the free 1 day VPS server native on Metatrader 5 but it doesn't work. I prepare for the migration (have only the symbols I want on Market Watch, and only charts with expert advisors I will trade). And then connected with my account en MQL5.com and connected to the VPS, it give me the...

Trying implement  the On tester function.  Where does it go?  

Hello,  I found a program that will allow me to detach charts and move to a separate monitor in MT4 but can not find any way to do that in MT5.  Is there an option for that out there that anyone knows of? 

This link provided to me by RaptorUK, give me the idea that it would be interesting to have a place here on the site to share such links. So I opened a new topic, it will be moderated to follow the rules as usual, but also about the content. Everyone can post but have to provide a quote and the...

Hi, some time ago I bought the EA <Deleted>. One week later the EA disappeared; I even did not had the possibility to activate it. Now I got 5 activations, and I cannot activate them... Can I get a refund for the EA that I bought?! The Coder said, when the EA was still there, some new updates will...

I'm developing a trend following system. So far is good, but I need to make better filters for the trades. As any trend following system, the win rate is bellow 50% (way bellow) but Risk to Reward compensate for the losses. I want to apply simple filters (no more than 3 input variables) in order to...

What are the best exit strategies for trading 1m chart? In short - how to not exit if you shouldn't. The first one that comes to my mind is a return from overbought/oversold territory, but sometimes such return doesn't even mark a retracement and the trend keeps going. So is there a way to tell the...

hello Does anyone know what wrong when all paid indicators do not download the free demo version of all paid indicators?

For quite some time I have been working on a multi currency EA. It is a trend following architecture  that buys dips in an uptrend and sells peaks in a downtrend. A lot of work has gone into the code. It si built so as to run optimzation one pair at the time and then when running in "multi" reading...

Hi, I have developed asoftware that finds patterns and trends in big data. Currently, I have try iton the Future Markets and it finds “tons” of interesting backtesting results. However, I have no experience in Live Trading – Can I trust thebacktesting results or is there something else I should...

This is the thread about books related for stocks, forex, financial market and economics. Please make a post about books with possible cover image, short description and official link to buy (amazon for example). Posts without books' presentation, without official link to buy and with refferal links...

I asked this stupid question in r/forex,no response. If you are using tick data but set your ea to only open and close trades when it normally would but you wait for the 1min candle close and then take the trade, is that the same as using the default 1min candle closes on mt4? I hope that makes...

It is 20 pips per day per pair trading system. It means you may have 20 pips every day from one pair only. Or you may generate the trading signals. It is EA. But this EA is not for autotrading. This EA is for trading manually or to generate the trading signals for you or for everybody. You will have...

Hello dear friends I'm looking for a system Which I can work with 20 pip Who could also work in the any  market condition do not matter in sideway ,trending  weak market  if u have this any system ,indicator, logic ,  pls sharing me 

Hi. I want to try the signal subscription feature, but I can't get it to work. 1) I went to the signal subscription website, and looked for one I liked. I subscribed with my login: 2) But when I go into my terminal, to enable "Signal subscriptions", I get: "not connected, select from the...

Renko Ashi Trading System 2 Please read the pdf manual for this system. Good luck everyone. PS: Reuploaded the fixed ma in applied price indicator. Special thanks to FXchaser PS: Reuploaded the fixed macd alert indicator. Special thanks to Puzzlebird PS: Reuploaded a Special Settings Template for...

Dear ALL Is backtest using M1 time frame (derived from tick data suite) reliable ?  I mean 99.9% quality ? Is it trustworthy ? 

Hi, I have an EA that should be used on netting, due to coding specifications , what should i change to make it run on a hedging account exactly equal it runs on netting? Thanks!

Hi, In the Stochastic Indicator that you can find in MT4, there is a recurring if statement  pos=InpKPeriod-1; if(pos+1<prev_calculated)      pos=prev_calculated-2; which I do not understand. Why does it subtract -2 ? what the point of the code above? This is the onCalculate() function to give a bit...

Here is a suggestion for a possible trading system... System one is MT4-Xard777.rar and System two is XARD-BOX.rar Enjoy... All the best Xard777

Hello Community, do you know that there are a lot of advantages useing api functions from exchanges: 1. you can buy and sell faster and easier 2. you do not always need to log in to the exchange 3. you can disable withdrawals 4. you can automate strategies, you can do signal trading 5. you can easy...

The Worst Stocks Of 2016: First Solar It was decreased from 72 to 28 for this 2016!

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...

A Bullish RSI14 Reversal Signal for Dow Jones Industrial.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Hello all, I am new to this forum and I have recently downloaded MT5. Now I want data for Indian Stocks. Can someone help me who are authorized data vendor for India Exchange NSE for MT5. There are many data vendors for Amibroker and Ninjatrader in India but not for MT5. How I can import historical...

The Best Stocks Of 2016: Nvidia (based on the article) The price was increased by 10% just for December only!

You must be willing to be open to a good working relationship. I am still somewhat a novice trader but I have two years experience. I'm self taught so just hmu with your cool with this.

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

Google April-June 2017 Forecast: weekly ranging to be stated or the secondary correction to be continuing; 853 resistance is the key The weekly shares price is on secondary correctional movement within the primary bullish market condition: the price is located above Ichimoku cloud for the correction...

Hello, I am currently using MT5 for futures and I was wondering if there would be any updated version where I can use charts based on volume or tick and not time. Ninjatrader, or TradeStation, Sierra all have this capability, but not Metatrader 5. Any help would be appreciated!

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How can I code this? 

Hi, I'm new to this and just wondering what functions in MQL4 I could use to make an EA place a stop loss above/below a reversal candle before the entry order is placed? Does anyone have some example code maybe? All help much appreciated, thank you!

Hello everyone, I just subscribed to a signal and currently copying the trade but this puts a different lot size as planned to my trading account. Thus, which to confirm if I can alter the lot sizes in my trading account for all subsequent trades that will be entered. I look forward to all possible...

Hi I have 2 questions. 1-How can I check the last order ,closed with takeprofit or closed manually ? if closed with take profit, for example do something . 2-for every new order , ea check the other open orders ,if difference between ASK price and any order open price is higher than certain amount ,...

Hello everybody, the function SymbolInfoTick get the current Tick information. It is possible to get a range of ticks? For example in current time (today) I want to get all ticks for yesterday on specified symbol.

Hi everybody, I want to solve one task with linear regression: I have the function y = ax1 + bx2 + cx3 + dx4 + ex5 + fx6 y and x1 to x6 are known and I have the matrix with their empiric values (100 examples). I want to calculate the approximation of a to f. I download the library "alglib.mqh" which...

Hi Guys, I tried to migrate code from mql4 to mql5 using info in https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/81. I replaced "int WindowFind(string name)" with "int WindowFindMQL4(string name)" . int WindowFindMQL4(string name)  {   int window=-1;...

I am learning MQL4, and I do not know why when I put this code where I assign the value of an array, it takes me out of MT4 and does not print the comment, could you help me please? double fmh[]; int numBar[]; int start() {      ArrayInitialize( fmh, EMPTY_VALUE);    // empty the chart...

Hello Everyone I have a problem in optimization passes. I've searched a lot but non of questions nor the answers in the forum was the one solving this problem. The problem is that i have some bool parameters in my inputs which when they are set as false there is no need to optimize some other...

Hi there! I've been trying to create my first EA without much success. I'm not an expert in programming and my almost forgotten php programming skills doesn't help either because I have the feeling that I'm trying to program my EA the way I would program a php so apologies for the mistakes both in...

This seems to effect optimizations only for some reason. At the top of my inputs, I have a sinput named note with this string entered in the inputs tab "Trendline.m60.2012/11 bOOS" which effectively renders all other sinput strings null at runtime. When I change my sinput named note to "Trendline...

 I rented VPS for 1 month. But MT 4 does not copy the signals. Someone help me pls..

Hi everyone! First - i`m sorry for my bad english. I`m searching for someting that can change my sl to the entry point after reach 60 pips in profit. Floating sl is not an option.

Hello all pro Coders, Im new to coding & just wondering that: IS IT POSSIBLE to code an Indicator that will open a  profile with selected name by clicking on a button created on current chart when the indi is attached ? so when I want to change to the other profile ... I just have to click on the...

Hello, does anyone know away to save and load settings for mt4 or mt5 fib tools (ret, fan, channels, timezone and arcs), please regards,

Hello, I have a serious problem with ccanvas If I use mycanvas.Destroy() in OnDeinit() it will reset all my globals variables. If I don't use it I will keep all in same place but I loose all information about my canvas ofcourse. It must be created a new time by OnInit with a new object because it...

What are some well-known RSI modifications or adaptations? What could be added to this list? * Laguerre RSI * Apirine Slow RSI * RSI within Bollinger Bands.

Hello guys; I have an issue, I am trying to code an Arrow indicator for Moving Average crossover, but I always encounter an "Array out of Range Error" on any line with [i+2], and when i cooment out this lines, I later have the same "Array out of Range Error" on any line with [i+1] && [i+3]. I have...

hi any body help me to calculation about correlation in the code. for example EURUSD, USDCHF How much percentage correlated to each other. Regards Muhammad Mudasir

Hello, does anyone should share (or code) this such simple indicator for MT5? I just would like to add to the standard ATR oscillator 1 more ATR line of an ATR value multiplied by n. . Does anyone can help me? Many many thanks.

hey all.. i am new to trading and since i do not have a back ground in programming can anyone help in converting the below linked indicator from MT4 to MT5? https://www.mql5.com/en/code/7786 thank in advance.

Does anyone have an Awesome Oscillator scanner, which could scan all symbols from the market watch and alert in case of zero line cross or signal line cross. Any scanner or dashboard will be great.

All the indicators which are helping the detection the trend please post here. The first indicator is sinTrend. The value of about zero is the float, the trend is started if the value of indicator is equal or above 0.0015 or minus 0.0015, the value of above 0 is uptrend, below 0 - downtrend.

Does anyone know any gool for mearusing maket sentiment? I have the tool on smart trader from pepperstone, but i would like to know what the profesionals use, even if it's paid for. (like a blomberg terminal) Or is there anything else that whould give me an accurate picture as to who's buying what...

Post all MA indicators here.

Hello Does anyone know if it is possible to conver this indicator in a no-repaint arrow indicator with push alerts? Just asking before I perhaps put in on the freelance section. It's really the repainting I'm concerned with as I'm more than happy to pay a coder to realise it, if it is possible....

Some indicators with alert/signals with author's comments: - EMA-Crossover_Signal: Enter two Exponential Moving Average periods and it'll tell you when they crossed. - SMA-Crossover_Signal: Enter two Simple Moving Average periods and it'll tell you when they crossed. - SMMA-Crossover_Signal: Enter...

Hi, I was wanting to see if there was some quick coding shortcuts to find the 3 most recent DOWN and to be able to see if I can find the highest open of these 3 candles. These candles do not necessarily have to follow each other. Alternatively I wish to find the Lowest Open of the three most recent...

Dual differentiator: Dual differentiator Author: Mladen Rakic

QQE: The QQE (Quantitative Qualitative Estimator) indicator consists of a smoothed Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator and two volatility-based trailing levels (fast and slow). The Fast Trailing Level (TL) and Slow TL are constructed by calculating the average range of the smoothed RSI...

New article Interview with Andrey Barinov (ATC 2012) is published: It was on Friday of the Championship's first week that the trading robot of Andrey Barinov (Wahoo) occupied the fifth place in TOP-10. Andrey is a newcomer in the Championship but he has already managed to execute more than 100...

New article Interview with Enbo Lu (ATC 2012) is published: "Be sure to participate in the Automated Trading Championships, where you can get a truly invaluable experience!" - this is the motto of contestant Enbo Lu (luenbo) from China. He appeared in the TOP-10 of Automated Trading Championship...

Renko EA: Renko EA with comment Large Label support for large screens, wall mounted screen and easy viewing requirements. Author: file45

Position Size Calculator - Based on VP money Management rules: This indicator is based on the Money Management approach used by VP from <deleted> It uses ATR to calculate Stop Loss, Take Profit and Volume you should enter into a trade based on the percentage of your Equity you want to risk. Author:...

Demarker Martingale: This Martingale EA trades with "Demarker" indicator, it is considered relatively safe because it takes a single trade at a time. Author: Aharon Tzadik

Dual differentiator adaptive EMA: Dual differentiator adaptive EMA Author: Mladen Rakic

MACD with on-chart SR levels: MACD with on-chart SR levels Author: Mladen Rakic

RSI Slowdown: The indicator is based on the idea that before the price and the indicator itself turn, the indicator rate slows down first and only then turns. Author: Yurij Izyumov

Smoothed WPR with floating levels and on chart support / resistance levels: Smoothed WPR with floating levels and on chart support / resistance levels Author: Mladen Rakic

Smoothed WPR with floating levels: Smoothed WPR with floating levels Author: Mladen Rakic

Smoothed WPR: Smoothed Williams percent range Author: Mladen Rakic

New article Econometrics EURUSD One-Step-Ahead Forecast has been published: The article focuses on one-step-ahead forecasting for EURUSD using EViews software and a further evaluation of forecasting results using the programs in EViews. The forecast involves regression models and is evaluated by...

ThreeBreaky: Multisystem of Volatility Breakout Author: Fabio Cavalloni

We have coded expert advisor with dll. This EA can post all your orders with SL and TP from MetaTrader 4 to your Twitter with delay about 1 sec. (you can increase delay), you also can post profit with with a given frequency ( 1 time per week for example). 1) Open file run.bat with any text editor...

Hi everyone, I'm a beginner and I'm trying to learn. I have a problem, in this practice expert, I insert the stop loss exactly on the minimum of the candle and I would like the RR ratio to be 1 to 1. I'm trying to calculate the difference in pips between the maximum and the minimum and then add it...

Hello everyone, I'm not really understanding this error message atm.       string LOW=DoubleToStr(MarketInfo(symbol,MODE_LOW),digits);      string HIGH=DoubleToStr(MarketInfo(symbol,MODE_HIGH),digits);      string OPEN=DoubleToStr(MarketInfo(symbol,MODE_OPEN),digits);  // 'MODE_OPEN' - improper...

The following code compiles in MT5 without errors, in MT4 it reports a "not boolean expression" warning - which is wrong. But when the code is changed in a way that it compiles without errors, only the half of the functions is executed....

They say that an average trader can work for about twothree years. Then he has enough money to buy Ferrari and spend the rest of the money on psychoanalyst and antidepressants. Well, drive your Ferrari and save the rest of the money by reading our next column. Making money is one of the funniest...

Hi all, I'm trying to write an .mqh file to find the highest H1 Open for the daily bar. Could you help me? Thank you! double HIGHEST_H1_OPEN;       double HIGHEST_H1_OPEN()        {   for(u=Hour()-1; u==0; u--)   if ( ???? )       {      HIGHEST_H1_OPEN  = iOpen(NULL,PERIOD_H1,u) ;      u =...

Hey guys, does anyone know a template (or maybe the correct terminology is framework) for expert advisors?  A template(framework) that deals with all the order execution, Validation and so on and you just have to write down the Exit&Entry&Trailing stop rules. Thanks! 

Hi, One of the major limitations of the Metatrader products this that they don't have access to the orderbook information via MQL. Could this feature be added to make the product even better? Thanks.

Hi guys,  I need to download a lot of data on my metatrader 4 using TickStory lite for backtesting, but my free space on C:  is small than the amount of data need to download. Then need to move the datafolder to another partition. How can I move the datafolder to D: or anoter disk with more free...

I'm trying to figure out how to export the Account History and get it into an (Excel) Spread Sheet for Analysis. I did a search, but didn't find a solution. Thanks to any and all for any assistance.

Hello am facing a problem that mt4 stops for few seconds and no connection comes  and it connects automatically after 2-4 sec can anyone let me know how to solve this problem ? Thanks

Is there a way to use paid indicator in metatrader 4 when installed in linux via wine. The problem is that the market is the only thing that does not work and so far i havent found a way to run my purchased indicator cause when i try it gives me an error  and there is no way to download the...

If I insert a pause of one hour in my EA after a position has taken the StopLoss, does this pause also occur in the backtest or only in real? I ask you why, I read that the Sleep function does not suspend the robot execution in the strategy tester. Thank you all for your help. Greetings, Giuseppe. 

hi guys  , after blackout , i restart my platform but , in taskmenager  see  terminal.exe  with cpu usage 99% , but not show nothing , whats wrong ? any one can suggest somnthings  thankz