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Building a Traditional Point and Figure Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
This article implements a custom Point and Figure indicator in MQL5 that maps price movement into X/O columns using a fixed box size and three-box reversal logic. We define the base price, convert prices into box intervals, manage trends and reversals, auto-scale the indicator window, and render
Building an EquiVolume Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
We implement an EquiVolume indicator in MQL5 that converts standard candlesticks into volume-weighted boxes. The workflow includes selecting volume type, detecting the maximum volume within a lookback range, normalizing all values against it, and mapping them into proportional box widths. The result
Building a Megaphone Pattern Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
Build a megaphone pattern indicator in MQL5 that detects expanding structures on the chart. The article walks through swing identification and refinement, trend line validation, breakout confirmation, and SL/TP projection, with chart objects for lines, labels, and signals. As a result, you get a
Creating a Custom Tick Chart in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
Learn how to implement a tick-based chart in MQL5 where each bar is built from a fixed number of ticks instead of time. The article covers creating and configuring a custom symbol, capturing real-time ticks, forming OHLC values, and pushing data with CustomRatesUpdate. This approach produces
Building a Liquidity Spectrum Volume Profile Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
Build a Liquidity Spectrum Volume Profile in MQL5 that allocates volume to equal price bins over a chosen lookback using candle close prices. The guide covers data retrieval with copy functions, binning and normalization, and drawing rectangles and POC lines with chart objects and time offsets to
File-Based Versioning of EA Parameters in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
This article explains how to implement parameter versioning in MQL5 using binary files and packed structures. It shows how to write and read fixed-size records with FileWriteStruct and FileReadStruct in FILE_BIN mode, including version numbers, timestamps, and a checksum. You will also see how to
Creating a Traditional Renko Overlay Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
Create a traditional Renko indicator in MQL5 that converts candlestick closing prices into fixed-size blocks displayed on the main chart. We calculate the movement from the closing price of the last block, create new blocks of a user-defined size, confirm reversals using the two-block rule, manage
Building a Volume Bubble Indicator in MQL5 Using Standard Deviation for MetaTrader 5
The article demonstrates how to build a Volume Bubble Indicator in MQL5 that visualizes market activity using statistical normalization. It covers how to work with tick and real volume, compute the mean and standard deviation over a rolling window, and normalize volume values to identify relative
Introduction to MQL5 (Part 43): Beginner Guide to File Handling in MQL5 (V) for MetaTrader 5
The article explains how to use MQL5 structures with binary files to persist Expert Advisor parameters. It covers defining structures, accessing members, and distinguishing simple from complex layouts, then writing and reading entire records using FileWriteStruct and FileReadStruct in FILE BIN mode
Introduction to MQL5 (Part 42): Beginner Guide to File Handling in MQL5 (IV) for MetaTrader 5
This article shows how to build an MQL5 indicator that reads a CSV trading history, extracts Profit($) values and total trades, and computes a cumulative balance progression. We plot the curve in a separate indicator window, auto-scale the Y-axis, and draw horizontal and vertical axes for alignment
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EA not executing trades for client
Hello MQL5 family. I recently sold an Expert Advisor (EA) to a client, which has been working perfectly for other customers. However, for this particular client, the EA is not executing any trades. I have ensured that all the necessary settings are in place, including enabling algorithmic trading