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Creating a combo box for an EA

Hi, How can I create a combo box for different symbols? For example I would like a dropdown box from which I can select different symbols to trade? I am trying the following and it is not working... input string Currency1= "GBPUSD.SBg" ; enum Currencies{ GBP= "GBPUSD.Sbg" , EUR= "EURUSD.Sbg" , };

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Trading the same chart on multiple instances

Hi, I noticed something interesting on MT4. I opened 2 charts, both are Crude M1. Then I attached the same EA to both charts, however each chart has a different magic number and different set of parameters for the EA. I found that the second chart tends to do only 1 trade and then it does not open

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Downloading historical tick data in MT4

Hi, I am trying to download historical tick data in MT4, as when I install it, it only shows the last 3 days of candles. When I go to the history center and try to download the data, I get the following error. Any way to get around this? Thx

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Does anyone make any money out of auto trading??

Hi, I have tried loads of my own EA ideas, buying "commercial" EA's, spent thousands of hours analysing indicators all with the net result of losing about £50k. So my simple question is this - Do any of you out there make any money at all from your EA's

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opening orders on multiple instruments from a single EA

Hi, I am currently trying out a pairs trading EA on GBPUSD-EURUSD. The EA is attached to the GBPUSD chart on live trading (not backtesting). I have the following code ... if (Condition ...) { Ticket = OrderSend ( "GBPUSD" , OP_SELL, Lots, Bid, Slippage, Ask+StopLoss* Point , Bid-TakeProfit*

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Whats wrong with this Fisher Indicator?

Hi All, I came across this Fisher indicator recently, however it does not work like a typical indicator. When I add it to a chart, it looks different as from the backtest. Any idea how to get them to line up properly and how to call this indicator properly in iCustom? The funny thing about this

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OrderClose 4051 error

Hi, I am using the following code to close my trades. It manages to close about 60% of the open trades but get 4051 errors on the remaining ones. Would greatly appreciate any assistance in overcoming this. ----------------------------------------------------------- int TotalOrdersOpened = 0;