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Building a Future Swing Projection Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
We implement a Future Swing Projection indicator in MQL5 that analyzes historical swing structure and estimates the next move from recent price behavior. It locates six alternating swing points, measures five completed legs, and uses their average distance to project a target five bars ahead. The
Building a Volume-Based Liquidity Heatmap Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
This article implements an MQL5 Liquidity Heatmap that infers likely liquidation zones from price and volume. It qualifies bars with a rolling volume SMA, computes leverage-based liquidation levels from candle extremes, ranks signals across two volume modes, and manages chart objects (lines and
Building a Synthetic Custom Symbol in MQL5 Using Multi-Symbol Price Averaging for MetaTrader 5
This article shows how to build a synthetic custom symbol in MQL5 by averaging OHLC data from multiple instruments into a single derived price series. It covers symbol collection and validation, custom symbol creation and configuration, timestamp alignment, historical reconstruction, and lightweight
Building a Traditional Daily Pivot Point Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
This article develops a rule-based daily pivot point indicator in MQL5 that uses the previous trading day's high, low, and close values to generate pivot, support, and resistance levels. It details historical data retrieval, pivot computation, chart object management, configurable label rendering
Building Automated Daily Trading Reports with the SendMail Function for MetaTrader 5
We build an MQL5 Expert Advisor that emails a structured daily trading report. The article shows how to configure SMTP in MetaTrader 5, collect and filter closed trades for the previous day, compute totals for profit, wins, losses, and trade count, and assemble account details into the subject and
Building an Internal and External Market Structure Indicator for MetaTrader 5
The article presents a structured approach to external and internal market structure in MQL5, from swing identification to CHoCH/BoS validation within an established trend. It explains refining true highs/lows, enforcing “first internal signal” logic, and rendering lines, labels, and markers on the
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
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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