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Cannot load expert

Hi there, I am trying to attach an expert that i used to run till couple of weeks ago however I receive in the Experts tab a message: "cannot load C/.....Roaming/MetaQuotes/Terminal/..../MQL4/Experts/Market/Robot.ex4. I have not changed a thing on my MT4 implementation, any idea of what is causing

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How to place a sl/ tp at the upper bollinger band

Hi, I am trying to place my SL/TP at the UPPER BOLLINGER BAND. if (Highes_ >BOLLYUpper)TakeProfit =Highes_ if (UseTakeProfit) TakeProfitLevel = TakeProfit ; else TakeProfitLevel = 0.0 ; Ticket = OrderSend ( Symbol (), OP_BUY , Lots, Ask , Slippage, StopLossLevel, TakeProfitLevel, "Buy(#" +

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How to wait 20 new bars for checking for a signal

Hi, I have an EA which is based on 3 steps. Once the first 2 steps satisfied i need to wait for the 3rd step to come along. Ideally i would wait 15/20 bars for the 3rd step to show up. The problem that i have is: how do i check for the last 15-20 bars if the 3rd signal has been satisfied? I am using

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Chart Symbol different from EA symbol, what are the issues?

Hi, I was wondering what are the issues ,if any when we run an EA based on indicators with specific currencies, let s say "EURUSD" e.g iHigh("EURUSD",PERIOD_D1,1); on a chart that runs a different symbol than the EA's, let s say "GBPUSD" chart. What are the implications of this divergence? Thanks

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EA profitable on Daily backtest but not in hourly

Hi, I created a basic EA that makes profit when I run on a Day timeframe but it makes losses on intraday trading. It s based on ATR and MA 20 candle period where both symbol and timeframe are set to NULL. What am I supposed to do to make my EA work on the Hourly trade? How do you make your EA work

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ArraySetAsSeries meaning

Hi, What does ArraySetAsSeries? I read the documentation but i have not grasped full its potential. Sometimes buffers in indicators work only when transforming them e.g ArraySetAsSeries(myBuffer,false) What does it do

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explanation of Stochastic

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

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My own Stochastics in an EA

Hi, I am trying to recreate the Stochastic so that I can use the crossovers between the main and the Signal line . This should be the formula: %K = (Current Close - Lowest Low)/(Highest High - Lowest Low) * 100 %D = 3-day SMA of %K However the results of my code does not match the indicator

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Recreating Stochastic

Hi, I am trying to recreate the Stochastic for fun. This should be the formula: %K = (Current Close - Lowest Low)/(Highest High - Lowest Low) * 100 %D = 3-day SMA of %K However the results of my code does not match the indicator provided by MQL4. can you help me understand where the error is? This