Can I have a signal and an expert working in the same account?

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Hi, I make an EA that analyze all symbols that show in market watch and then make a decision to entry market, I test it on my MT4 and it works, But when I buy MT4 VPS for run it on market and push synchronize it, It doesn't works. Can MT4 VPS analyze all symbols that show in market watch (Symbols...

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...

I want to know how many people from Indonesia is joining this forum. If you're from Indonesia, please comment this topic..Thank you..

Hi! I was wondering if it is possible to "change the logic" of a strategy to work with OHLC parameters. I'm looking forward this because I have to very different results with the same code on different backtesting modes. So what I understand is that "the market is telling me that I should do the...

Hey so i recently started using metatrader4 for trading currencies. Today i noticed they charged me $207 for some "cash adjustment- swap"!! i dont know what that means. If anyone does, can you please enlighten me? 

Hi, I want to rent a VPS in MT4, but when I select a payment method, an error occurred , This Error notify mw that " An Error occurred in the script of this page" The screenshot of it is attached, Please help me to solve this. Best regards

Is there a problem with android app mt4 and mt5 with push notifications? I will only receive the notifications when i open the app. Anyone having problems?

Hi everyone, I wanted to build a new pc for real-time trading but I'm really undecided on which cpu to take for my use. I premise that the idea would also be to keep the PC for 7/8 years and the main use at the time I would do would be to run 10/12 MT4 (no backtesting,10 to 50 open real time charts...

My friend deposits $18 via credit card for test use, she wants to withdraw $18 but she can't find a way to withdraw it. Only two options (Webmoney & Paypal) are available but can't proceed. Could you do me a favor?

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Edit: Was my bug, sry ! --- The code below triggers a warning called:  expression has no effect FX5.mq5 547 64 However FX5_CloseAll() may close all orders and positions, and if it did so, line 547 will become relevant.

Hello; can someone explain to me what i received from a broker that have no sens for me about MT5 and buy limit and sell limit? https://forum.ampglobal.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011785174-MetaTrader-5-MT5-Order-Types-Order-Execution-Logic Thks

hi there.  i am trying to create a trendline with an angle. for example, if i wanted to draw a trendline from point (x1,y1) with specified angle to point (x2,y2). how would i calculate y2 coordinate assuming that i know time(x2)? i would greatly appreciate any help. 21:

Hi all, I don't know if FxPro is 5-day New York Close Charts? Anyone can help? Thanks

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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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 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...

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...

Anyone help me to how to delete my signals ?

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...

Is it possible to disable manual trading (i.e. closing EA opened positions) when the EA is running in order to not interfere with the EA?

I am looking for MT5 version of the OSMA divergence. Attached is the MT4 version: Can anyone help? Thanks

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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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...

Hello,Is their any broker who provide LME product to trade on mt5. Lead,zinc,aluminium, copper,nickel...

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...

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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

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A Bullish RSI14 Reversal Signal for Dow Jones Industrial.

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...

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, 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: //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //|                                                        | //|                    //|...

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 :)

hello everybody, if i have more then 1 sell orders opened, i want to set TakeProfit for all sell orders except the highest one, any idea how can i do that? below is my code but it failed aswell ... double highest(int op)   {    double c=0;    for (int cnt=0; cnt<OrdersTotal(); cnt++)      {...

Hi Every one... I have a system that works semi-automatic and I need to be able to click on the tester chart and change the angle of trend line but it seems that the CHART_CONTEXT_MENU is false while testing and ChartSetInteger(0,CHART_CONTEXT_MENU,true); does not work any idea what can i do about...

Hi everyone I rent a server with MT5 and i migrated chart and EA on that. One of the product that i trade expire every month and i need to realod EA monthly. My question is easy: If i reload ONLY the EA for this product, i need to reload the others? (the others are FX and didn't expire) Thx to all

Hello Community, has anyone else experienced that the Chart options Fixed Maximum and Fixed Minimum are not working at all? Regardless what values I put, after closing and reopening the Option panel, the set values are gone and replaced by the current visible min and max seen in the chart. This...

I am having problem with Comment Blocks being inserted into the code every time I compile. It appears to happen after For Loops. else statements, and other random locations. Using MetaEditor Version 5.00 Build 1384, in  MetaTrader 4, Build 1010. Is there a way to prevent it? 

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...

I'm trying to find a good indicator(s) to use for daytrading. Most indicators I've seen out there are lagging indicators.

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?

Hello, can someone tell why I can not check previous colored bar(ColorT[bar+1], ColorT[bar+2], etc...) Indicator is using ADX values and according to them colors solid candles. I would like to play with these colored candles. Do I need another loop for this or how to solve it? for(bar=limit; bar>=0...

TryME: try me... Author: Antonis Michos

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...

Aroon oscillator - multi time frame version: Aroon oscillator - multi time frame version Author: Mladen Rakic

Aroon - multi time frame version: Aroon - multi time frame version Author: Mladen Rakic

ConsecutiveRSI: Set the number of consecutive candles along with RSI level for a valid signal. Author: John Davis

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...

Kalman filter velocity: Kalman filter velocity Author: Mladen Rakic

555 Scalper: 555 Scalper EA trades with two 5 exponential moving averages works on 5 minute frame major forex pairs. Author: Aharon Tzadik

MACD 1 MIN SCALPER: MACD 1 MIN SCALPER uses two moving averages and "MACD" indicator on 1 min time frame Author: Aharon Tzadik

Kalman filter - with candles or bars: Kalman filter - with candles or bars, multi time frame version Author: Mladen Rakic

Export trade history to CSV v2: This script will export the trade history from MT5 selected between two dates. The resulting file is CSV that can be opened/imported with any spreadsheet software. Current version 1.0 does not add the takeprofit and stoploss. Any advice to improve this is welcomed....

Kalman velocity - multi time frame version: Kalman velocity - multi time frame version Author: Mladen Rakic

for( int n=0; n<total; n++ ){      if( !OrderSelect(n,SELECT_BY_POS,MODE_TRADES) )      if(OrderMagicNumber()!=333 && number_of_buys == 7) OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,50,Bid,3,0,0,"hedged",333,0,clrRed);      if(OrderMagicNumber()!=334 && number_of_sells == 7) OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,50,Ask,3,0,0...

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...

how to get the account balance of the last 10 trades? thank you

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...

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...

Good day,  I want to be notified of any change in account balance so I made a function that is called on every tick and checks if there is any difference in account balance between consecutive ticks.  The function is then suppose to send a push notification on mobile device but no notification is...

I am trying to display text on a chart with OPAQUE background but no luck so far. I will appreciate anysuggestions.

Hello I want to Disable / Enable Expert (Auto Trading) button programmably as if i click on it to enable or disable Expert according to condition. I am searching MQL4 code to do that but i did not find. Any help please.

People who uses MT4 ou MT5 on Apple System can't download EA or Sygnals from the website. When you click the button to confirm, nothing happen. Is ther any other way?

Hello,  If I want to open a trade after x amount of bars ( say 10 bars )  , then close it after y amount of bars (say 20 bars ) , is that possible  How to achieve that while avoid placing trades during Saturdays / Sundays and a void having the trade open though the weekends 

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...

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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