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Marketplace activations

Hi, There is a new major Windows update (25H2) which has just been released. I know that I'll lose indicator activation after installation. As I understand it, MetaQuotes credits activations after major Windows updates. I just wondered how it works in practice. For instance, if I have the same

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CodeBase

Out of interest, does anyone actually review what goes into the codebase? Just recently, I've seen a number of low quality entries - code that doesn't match the description and even one that had a flashy MarketPlace type graphic (AI robot style), but the code was an empty OnTick() loop

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Backtest data quality

I've been backtesting a US30 EA strategy. The results seem promising, so I'm testing over a longer timer period. When I expanded the test date range to 2 years, I hit a snag where the data quality, according to the Strategy Tester backtest tab, dropped to 20% - obviously not good. Their US30 data

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Freelance negotiable budget

Hi, I'm creating a Freelance order right now, with negotiable budget, say 30-100 dollars. I don't have enough money in my account - in order to continue with the order, do I need at least 30 dollars in the account, or the full 100? Thanks

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Debugging with real data

Hi, I'm currently testing and debugging a MQL5 US30 strategy. The tester is set to work on a US30 chart and historical tests work fine. However, if I click the debugging on real data button, the terminal opens a EURUSD chart rather than US30. I assumed that it would automatically use the symbol set

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How to check if a Magic Number is already used?

In my EA, I use the following line of code to register its Magic Number: m_trade.SetExpertMagicNumber(Magic); The function has no return value, so is there a generic method to check whether a Magic Number is already in use? I'm looking to block an EA from loading if the Magic Number already exists

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Strategy tester journal

Hi, I'm using the Strategy Tester to debug an MQL5 EA strategy that inadvertently issues many PositionModify commands - the journal gets full of server messages and its hard to see the wood from the trees. When using the Strategy Tester, is it possible to (temporarily) block server messages - I just

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Visual Studio Code & Git source control

Hi, I've been using Visual Studio Code for a while and I'm quite happy with it - I want to add source code control, Git specifically ( Version control in Visual Studio Code ) and wondered if anyone had any tips or advice for its use with MQL5 projects, or better alternatives that work with VSC. I've

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Republished indicator

I tried to access an indicator that I had bought earlier from the Market place link, but it showed as unavailable. I think this means that either the author or Metaquotes removed it from the Marketplace - but I can still download and install it from the terminal. However, when I looked at the

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MT5 Strategy tester optimisation question

Hi, When using the strategy tester for optimisation, is it possible to ignore certain combinations? For instance, if I optimise the below parameters (example), the tester will test all combinations even if the first parameter is false: For example: Ideally, I only want combinations of Bollinger