I had the problem with mt4 on Mac= "MQL5.community: authorization failed" seems its fixed now, the problem now  is with Notifications, note that i dont use any VPS or signals.. is the notifications using MetaquotesID directly from mt4, and now those are not working = "Notifications: failed send...

Hi, In the last few days MQL5 has "locked" my funds and won't allow any withdrawals.  I have sent a message to them but no reply yet. Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks Gary

Hello traders, If my signal that was started just few days back shows an average slippage of 6 and 9, which I guess is not that good... Does that mean my broker is not a good one and I must change to another broker to get a better slippage? Thank you

Dear friends/Brothers/Sisters, I want to start this post regarding Price Action. I want people to help about what I know. Please Respond this post, Share the way you know and learn the way I know. I am not a master but a trader like others and also like to know how others doing. Reply and Keep in...

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...

Do you have interest or hobby outside trading ?, or some jokes and humor for other forumer ? or maybe something else ?, Well, why don't show it here. Life is NOT all about trading or programming, and so is this topic, and you must participate in this topic ;D.

hi, i'm trying to withdraw with paypal but the button is disabled..  i withdrawed from paypal for 3-4 years.. something has changed?! 

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

Guys!  I would like to teach people how to trade.  For this I need an option ( tools) in MT4 that allows me to show only a part of the chart from the history.  The best will be to  load a chart on mt4 of a pair for a week ( per example)  - from the last monday till friday .  and show to the students...

Hi guys, lately I get frustrated with the hunting of pending orders. The hunting of Stop Losses is known for long time but nobody speaks about the vulnerability of pending orders. Does somebody has an EA for hiding SL and Pending Orders from market makers and brokers? Most of the time I put pending...

Is it possible to remove the price line on the chart and keep the price on the right side of the chart? Similar to the chart I attached?

In MT5, where is the price data stored?

Does any one have "perfect storm and range" expert advisor?  one that trades during ranges...

Hi Guys, I need to get the Moving Average value at the previous candle. I want to extract the value at the middle of candle. Currrently I have this code (MQL4): lastCandleMA = NormalizeDouble(iMA(_Symbol, _Period, MA_Period, 0, MA_Method, PRICE_CLOSE, 1), Digits); The returned value of the code...

Hello everyone I have a question Let say I have made an expertadvisor that I am renting to clients for a monthly subscription fee. Is there a way I can restrict the clients from selling the trades taken by ea, via a copy trade system? I am allowing only one account per license...

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...

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...

Yes, No, Maybe

Here is a new indicator I threw together this weekend. This is the beginning, I'm going to add more indicators to this one as I go along. Basically, this indicator gives buy and sell signals on multiple timeframes based upon stochastics and RSI. I was going to wait until I posted this one but even...

Hey guys! I wrote a small EA sending alerts to the terminal ,however, whenever the condition is met, it sends an alert every second.. Would you please help me have only one alert when the condition is met? Thanks a lot, the code is below! Martin #property copyright "Copyright 2019,...

Hi all what is your NFP strategy ? today is NFP FriAug 212:50amJPY Monetary Base y/y 38.0%43.2%36.0% 2:30amAUD PPI q/q 0.1%0.5%0.3% 7:00amGBP Nationwide HPI m/m 0.4%0.3% 8:00amEUR Spanish Unemployment Change -80.0K-127.2K 8:30amCHF SVME PMI 53.151.9 9:30amGBP Construction...

I was affraid to open this thread. Why? because it is difficult to manage many threads on one forum. Anyway - I will try :) So, we are talking about SIGNAL SYSTEMS

is there are profitable technical strategy that works across all pairs? what in your opinion is the best strategy throughout all market conditions to run?

Hello, I wonder if there are people here that use data science methods to test their systems, or if people are interested in that subject. Maybe it is possible to come to a higher level of reliability of indicators and EA's? Greetings, Henk Vedder

Good day.  I meet a friend of mine and he told me of a system using Bollinger bands peaks and troughs to determine levels of Support and resistance and also possible areas of consolidation.  where there is a peak/trough we expect the current price at that set peak (NB not of candles or market), to...

This thread won't be about a question or problem, but rather about the anouncement of the presentation and documentation of an exciting trading concept. I plan to do a series of postings here in order to keep you guys updated. Anybody who has an opinion on the topic, please don't hesitate to comment...

HELLO ! I need a straddle EA  or pending order EA for forex.

Description of trading system (zip'ed html file) and some indicators (with the description inside the code - use MetaEditor to read).

What features should be a good expert ?

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...

Hello, Can any one please suggest me the best indicator for binary options trading? Thanks...

Hello. I try to use the Strategy Tester to test my EA, buit get the message "no more than 1000 symbols can be selected" each time. I guess it's because my EA tries to trade more than  1000 stocks and the MT5 limits the max number of symbols that can be selected.  I tried to unselect the symbols 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...

Hey everyone, I`ve been trying to create a Custom Symbol that updates with the market. I tried using the Synthetic instrument formula but I get an "Unkown Parser Error" because the instrument starts with #. Does anyone know a way to circumvent this?

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...

Hello, Where can I find an example of EA to trade stocks or ETFs? An EA based on a moving average would be fine. Thanks in advance, Pierre

Just curious about anyone trading preferences, I mean what do you prefer to trade Forex, Stocks, Futures? Is well known that Forex is the greatest market hands down, but unfortunately it doesn't offer certain analysis tools such as true volume, the book or TRIN, TICK, VIX tools which can be very...

AAPL Technical AnalysisL daily bullsh with 120.35 resistance to be testing for the bullish trend to be resumed Daily share price is located far above 200 SMA in the bullish area of the chart: the price is on testing resistance level at 120.35 to above for the bullsh trend to be continuing. If the...

DJIA January-March 2017 Forecast: long-term bullish; resistance level at 19,987 is the key W1 price is located above Ichimoku cloud in the bullish area of the chart: the price is on testing 19,987 resistance lkevel to above for the primary bullish market condition to be continuing. The price is...

Dax Index January-March 2017 Forecast: flat within bullish with key resistance at 11,649 W1 price is located above Ichimoku cloud in the bullish area of the chart. The price broke 11,485 level to above on close weekly bar with 11,649 as a nearest bullish target to re-enter. Thus, the weekly price is...

Now and while bitcoin has extra ordinary movement who can suggest a reasonable strategy to forecast its next movement? it will break its current top or will it will be resistance in future?

Forum on trading, automated trading systems and testing trading strategies Press review Sergey Golubev, 2016.12.24 17:18 Nikkei Q1 2017 Fundamental Forecast: Bullish (based on the article) Fundamental Analysis  "The Bank of Japan has been buying stocks for over two years now. And in September, the...

Hi, anyone knows how to buy Dax future real-time data ? Thanks!!! 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange offers Currency Futures options and the historical data is available. Is there any backtesting tool for Currency Futures Options? I am looking at plotting the implied volatility of a constant delta options . For example the 30 day 25 delta for EurUsd futures contract...

Hi, I'm looking to make an EA works with multiple currencies, there's a lot of indicator that show a meter based on a score or a index. Unfortunately, none of them's code is available. I've googled to find the formula, but ... didn't find nothing. Anyone knows such a formula please ?

Does anyone know, I have activated <Product Name Removed>, I know this EA only opens 1 position for a particular pair, but I get weird about the EA, opening more than 5 positions for a particular pair. Can anyone help me overcome this problem.

Hi, is there any idea how to check an account is under investor mode / trader mode using a function in MQL4? I have used IsTradeAllowed but it is actually used to check AutoTrading button. Thanks.

Here is the Code void partialClose(int num)  {    //Print("partial close");    for(int i=PositionsTotal()-1; i>=0; i--)      {         int ticket =PositionGetTicket(i);                   if(num == 1)       {          //Print(ticket);         if (PositionGetDouble(POSITION_VOLUME)== 0...

Hi Please share useful code.

Basically, I want my EA to manage open trades with OrderModify(). My EA is programmed to take trades when 2 Moving Averages are crossing. Every time the 2 Moving Averages cross, it opens 2 trades. Trade 1: Take Profit = 1.0 * ATR Stop Loss = 1.5 * ATR Trade 2: No Take Profit Stop Loss = 1.5 * ATR...

What is difference between Symbol() and _Symbol? Any help would be highly appreciated. 

Hello, I've been building EA's for some time now and it seems (to me) like I've finally made it. However, Im kind of affraid of running my bot on live account. Many tests were proffitable, dropdowns are small and tick history is 98% quality [report attached (unfortunately not in English but should...

Hi, is there any body who can tell me how can I do not show the indicators in strategy tester visualization mode. I used IndicatorRelease() but it does not work at all. please advise

Hi, i am beginner with mql5 i have this function in MQL4  double get_Lot_from_last_ord(string SYM, int MAGIC){   double LastLot=0;   for(int i=OrdersHistoryTotal()-1; i>=0; i--)   {      if(OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_HISTORY))         if(OrderSymbol()==SYM && OrderMagicNumber()==MAGIC)...

Basically, I want my EA to manage open trades with OrderModify().  My EA is programmed to take trades when 2 Moving Averages are crossing. Every time the 2 Moving Averages cross, it opens 2 trades. Trade 1: Take Profit = 1.0 * ATR Stop Loss = 1.5 * ATR Trade 2: No Take Profit Stop Loss = 1.5 * ATR...

Hi fellow coders, Is there a way in MQL5 code (a global variable maybe?) to get the name of the SET file being used by the EA? I have searched the forum but cannot find any examples. I have coded an EA and I am testing the same EA on different accounts with different SET files and I want to...

Hi all, first post and am happy to join the conversation. I am having difficulty with a simple bot I am creating (not for live trading, just practice coding). The premise of the bot is simple: - It checks if the 2nd and 3rd last candles are either both bullish or both bearish - It checks if the last...

please help me with an ea of this indicator to automatically open orders on blue arrow/red arrow order should close automatically on next blue/red arrow at the same time open a new order.. Thanks the indicator is the white zigzag line on this picture below.....

Hello, I stumbled upon an issue during the development of an Expert Advisor and I was wondering if anyone had any idea that might help. I get an "Invalid Price" error in backtest when the Expert Advisor tries to close a position on XAUUSD on a specific broker. The error messages my Expert Advisor...

I am working on an indicator A that is supposed to operate on the values computed by another indicator B. I have implemented B with 6 buffers 5 of which are plotted. B works great when I attach it to any chart. It takes 8 parameters. The first 3 parameters are as for a moving average and then it...

How do I change the chart time axis display settings? For example on my lower timeframe charts such as 5 min or 15 min I would like there to be no date and only time values corresponding to the timeframe. If its an 8 hour chart then dates are fine.  Thank you!

On Balance Volume The on-balance volume indicator (OBV) is one of the most well-known momentum indicators and was developed in 1963 by Joseph E. Granville whose new book ‘HOW TO READ THE STOCK MARKET’ outlines his entire OBV theor The OBV stresses the importance of volume and its relationship to the...

Hi guys, New here and i'm looking for some information on MVI i'm looking to find out how it is calculated so i can improve the data into excel. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, adboy14

Hi, I am not sure if this question is in the correct space or not (please advise if not). Is it possible to accept the price feed in MQL5 and redraw the bars? I would like to remove the pipette data and have the pricing rounded to pips. This will make the bars a little more blocky but the aim is to...

Can someone guide me to some info on the use of this wild looking thing, I understand it can help determine the change in the slop of a MA.

Hi all, i'm learning MQL5 and i have a problem with a simple indicator. Indicator take the highest value of last 5 (you can change it by input window but it's default value) close candles for each period. Debugging the program show that all variables are correctly calculated but when i add the...

I have been trying to purchase a technical indicator using a debit card from Mastercard. Each time I entered the Card number the box is highlighted in red and when I click on Place Order it does not process. What could be the Problem? Is it that Mastercard is not accepted for payments on this site?...

Hello, I am trying to export just the today's data from every stock from my watch list (around 250 assets) using the following code (based on https://www.mql5.com/pt/code/1252). void OnStart(){        uint start = GetTickCount();//--- Get symbols from list        string strSymbols =...

Hi, I am having a few unexpected issues assigning previous values on a buffer. I get the array out of range error. I am sharing the code : for(int i=1;i<Bars(Symbol(),PERIOD_M1)-1;i++)        {        for(int k=ArraySize(info)-2;k>=0;k--)         {        // Print("1 ",info[k].symb," 2 ",info[k]...

Hello altogether, I used to trade via MT4 (that was a while back). Now I wanted to start trading again and installed the MT5 Software. Back in my MT4 times I used this indicator --> https://www.mql5.com/de/code/12266 <-- to display certain times in my chart, which was (and hopefully will be again)...

datetime openTodayTime=iTime(Symbol(),PERIOD_D1,0); datetime openYesterdayTime=iTime(Symbol(),PERIOD_D1,1); int openTodayBar=iBarShift(Symbol(),PERIOD_M15,openTodayTime);int openYesterdayBar=iBarShift(Symbol(),PERIOD_M15,openYesterdayTime);Print("openTodayBar="...

Hello Guys I need help in creating the Currency strength formula that works on comparing the correlation of 8 major pairs that looks like below 50 is neutral, below 40 is weak currency, above 60 is strong currency Anyone can help on giving the formula on how to calculate those? thanks

It seems that David Stendahl can not help him self Where his name appears "attached" to some indicator or TA way, it sure is worth trying it out and studying it. The basis for these were originally published in the Stocks & Commodities July 1996 issue (attached the original article here). Do not be...

Hi, I got a csv file with a list of data: Datetime, and values. These are the values of an indicator at certain moments, calculated in excel/mathlab. How can I import these data to appear on my screen (either oin the main window or separate one) ? Thnx in advance for you help ! Twoci

BARS Alligator: The Expert Advisor based on iAlligator (Alligator) indicator. Author: Vladimir Karputov

Training Chart Generator/Controller: Simple utility that makes use of offline charts to facilitate training by enabling bar-by-bar display - both forward and backward, as well as reset to a pre-defined date/time. Author: Seng Joo Thio

MQL5 Version of Position Size Calculator - Based on VP Money Management rules: MT5 (MQL5) Version of Position Size Calculator - Based on VP Money Management rulesThis version has been tested and works in both versions; in MT4 (MQL4) as well as in MT5 (MQL5).See the original MT4(MQL4) only version...

Export Summary Grouped by Trading Days (MT4): The script exports summary of closed trades grouped by each trading day to .csv file Author: amrali 

SeriesIntegerInfo and Rates Bar Information Utility, displays how many bars there are in all timeframes for any user selected symbol, and shows the 'CopyRates' information availablity for any bar: This utility is not a trading information utility. It will only have value for those getting...

Explosion5: Advisor scalper. Trading algorithm: Candle[0]> Candle[1] * 2. Taimeframe - 4H && Day. Author: Vladimir Baskakov

TradeTransaction Class: A base class to simplify coding of trade transactions in MQL5. Author: amrali

3sma: The EA based on three iMA (Moving Average, MA) indicators. Author: Vladimir Karputov

New article Error 146 ("Trade context busy") and How to Deal with It has been published: The article deals with conflict-free trading of several experts on one МТ 4 Client Terminal. It will be useful for those who have basic command of working with the terminal and programming in MQL 4. Author:...

Extreme_TMA_line_indicator: Extreme TMA Line indicator Author: Scriptor

Trade Multiplier: This expert will copy a trade with the preset volume on the same account, can be used with a signal. No cross-account functionality. Author: Voodookoop

Manual Hedging: Manual Hedging EA is an advanced hedging system.to trade manualy, each time you press the "Start" button, a sequence of trades begins ,When the market goes against you by certain number of pips, you open an opposite trade by a trade with slightly bigger lot size. Author: Aharon...

Cross_Line_Trader: The Expert Advisor opens positions when the price crosses line objects. Author: Scriptor

RSI Candles: Improved version inspired by RSI_candles by © mladen 2018 https://www.mql5.com/en/code/20968 Author: Soewono Effendi 

FiboPivotCandleBar: This indicator is a composite of several indicators: Fibonacci, Pivot Point, ZigZag, Stochastic and Relative Vigor Index, which are combined in this indicator. Author: 3rjfx

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...

Hello Everyone. I am an active member of this Forum and I have take many ideas from here to be implemented in my EAs and live trading but I was thinking that I never posted anything useful in retribution of this great community, I don't like the public section too much because of the spamming going...

Hello guys ! I paid for this coding and this guy didnt complete it. If anyone would like to help in finishing this project then i would be really thankful. So this is a News Trading EA, It opens trade in both direction but those are market orders but i need pending order. if you can keep...

Hi I want to make sure if every new trade ticket is greater than the previous ones. With the brokers which I tried before, it seems to me that this was always correct. But I want to make sure about it. i appreciate any help

Hello, i need some help.. i'm trying to get the value from indicator using icustom but it return emptyvalue which is 214783647.. i already try different indicators but i can't figure out why this currency indicator return emptyvalue, anyone pls help since i'm not a real coder.. I attach the...

Hello. I am new to coding, and am learning a lot, however I have struck something that I cannot get my head around at the moment. I am trying to call the result of a test in one of my indicators, to an ea, so it can add it to its own tests before placing a trade. The ea is a simple moving average...

Hi guys i wanna buy a chromebook, But i want understand  if i can install  the desktop version like windows ( i need to code custom mt4 indicator and expert advisor)... If yes what i need?  Developer mode on install linux and wine is correct? Or you have other solution?  Thanks you 

//Open Buy Order, instant signal is tested first   RefreshRates();   if(Cross(0,iStochastic(NULL,PERIOD_CURRENT,34,3,3,MODE_SMA,0,MODE_MAIN,0)>iStochastic(NULL,PERIOD_CURRENT,34,3,3,MODE_SMA,0,MODE_SIGNAL,0))      )     {      RefreshRates();      price=Ask;      if(IsTradeAllowed() &&...

Hi,  After I added the code below to my EA, my program just hanged without an error message. Can someone explain what is wrong with it? void OnTick()  {........... some code   while(OrdersTotal()==1)     {      if(BlueCurrent>RedCurrant)        {         ExitSellOrder();...

Is there any way to export trade history data in a read only format like PDF? They are usually a compliance must if you are an employee of an investment bank...

Hi friend , Is it possible to get High and Low of a candle by click on it? I need ti get information of a candle by click on it.

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...

Hi, please i am in search of a simple indicator to show me the number of pips currently running on my chart whether in profit or loss. It should be at the right hand top corner of the chart. It should be display below the Expert advisor symbol so they don't conflict. Thanks

Hi, Tried to get help for mt4 programming but all time i am  being redirected to mt5 website. Could anybody help me to let me know how can i put stoploss and takeprofit in my simple moving average EA? Thanks.