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MT4 EA No Input Tab, Pls Help

I got someone to create an EA (MT4) for me along with some parameters For them, they can see the Inputs tab under Expert Properties For me, I have the EA loaded up and selected, but cannot find the Input tab I installed on my Laptop and it worked just fine but the only difference is that on my

Sending Profiles To Different MT5's

I have multiple OS's running MT5 and have a profile created on one that I would like to share to all of them so I do not have to setup the profile multiple times. I saved the profile I need in my MT5 and can see it in my MT5 profiles folder

Max # Of Charts MT5?

What is the max number of charts you can have open at one time in MT5? If you hit the max, are there any work arounds

MT5 EA & VPS RAM Question

Right now I am looking at a VPS for my MT5. The biggest concern I have right now is how much RAM will my trading system and all my EA's/charts take up. How many charts/EA's could you have have open with only say 4GB of RAM? I read that an MT5 VPS can have up to 3GB of RAM. Any info helps thanks

Spreads On Custom Symbols

When importing a 3rd party CSV tick data file into MT5, or when requesting ticks from a custom symbol, it shows you the Bid vs Ask. My question is: Is the difference between the Bid vs Ask show in MT5, is that the spread that you pay for each deal in the backtest ? Furthermore, is that difference in

Backtesting on Multiple Timeframes

[MT5] I was wondering if it is possible to code a custom system/ea to apply to my strategy that can search and take trades on multiple timeframes at once and return the results on one backtest report/equity graph? Does anyone know if this would be possible? or if not, what are the specific MT5

MT5 Backtesting Problem

When using a custom symbol or 3rd party data (CSV File) I sometimes get this when trying to run the backtest. Does anyone know why this happens

Bid Vs Ask Spread MT5, 3rd Party CSV

When importing a 3rd party CSV EUR/USD data file to backtest in MT5, it loads the Bid and Ask prices... Just wondering, how are the Ask prices higher than the Bid prices? The Ask is always higher than the Bid is it not? Also, the difference between the Bid and Ask as shown above is typically around

Custom Symbol Set Spread...?

Repost with photos... I am using a custom symbol with imported tick data and am testing the spread option where it lets you input your own desired spread number. But for me I have found that no matter what I input in that spread box, either 1 or 100, the results in the backtest do not change. I have

Custom Spread In MT5 With Custom Symbols

Does anyone know how/have any experience with setting a custom set spread # in MT5. In MT4 this was a built in feature but in MT5 the spread is "Floating". Is it possible to set/code in a custom spread number to your liking in MT5 if you are using a custom symbol ? ^MT4 Set Spread