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Questions on combining signals with leading / lagging indicators (in my MT4 EA)

SUMMARY In my (fully working) MQL4 EA, when i have an indicator that detects a trend early, how best can I confirm it with another indicator that detects a trend at a later time (at a different bar)? If the second (lagging) indicator is coming late, should i even bother confirming it with one that

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How to recover cached optimization data after system crash?

I had been running an optimization for some days and it was running fine. Plottign an optimization graph and showing results. I had about 30 minutes left, when i went for a walk and came back an hour later to see my system had crashed. After rebooting I opened up MT4 and as expected, I dont see any

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Software engineer looking for *skilled* MQL5 developer

Hi all, I've got an EA I wrote in MQL4 that I need to migrate to MQL5, but I don't have time. I want to outsource this work but I'm not sure where I can find * really good * mql5 developers. I'm a software engineer so I'm looking for a certain level of code quality and the use of well structured

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(Old posts dont help) MT4 Optimization results not matching Backtest results

Hi, I need some help fixing my optimizer so I can resume the optimization of my EA. My optimization results are useless because they are showing me trillions of dollars and insane profit factors. The actual backtest results for the parameters are completely different. Sometimes even negative. There

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Is it advisable to use order comments to store metadata?

In my EA, there are certain circumstances in which in clone orders, and will have to later identify them as cloned orders. I thought about using an array to store the order Ticket Numbers of the cloned orders, but this comment functionality seems like it might be simpler and more efficient. I can

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What are some cloud computing options for massive / complex MT4 optimizations?

I am writing an MQL4 EA that I am frequently optimizing. Recently, the number of combinations are increasing exponentially . Soon my 16GB of RAM will no longer be sufficient, unless I want to wait months to optimize. I know MT5 has cloud CPU solutions, but I can't find anything for MT4. Can anyone

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How can I use multiple time frames to improve my trend detection?

I've been coding EAs for a few months now, and using different indicators to detect trends. Eg multiple moving averages combined with ADX, or RSI combined with Bollinger bands . In the forums, I often see people discussing using "MTFs" (multiple time frames) for their trading systems and EAs. How

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Why does the backtest optimizer sometimes stop before running all simulations?

Hi, I've been running backtests with optimization, and it's been great a tool to analyze my EA's performance. Today i just noticed that the number of results are less than the number of combinations I expected, especially with more complex tests (with more optimization variables). For example, my

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Orders disappear from chart after backtest.

When I am running a visual backtest on my EA, I can look at my chart and see orders being opened and closed. It's very helpful. However, once the backtest is complete, the order markings (on the chart) have disappeared, so I can't scroll back to review them. Does anyone know why this would happen

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Backtest Visual Chart displays wrong annotations/drawings for my orders. (MT4)

Today I have been editing and visually backtesting an EA. In between tests, I recompile my EA and I restart MT4. All of a sudden, I noticed my chart is showing the wrong annotations/drawings for my current backtest orders. In the screenshot attached, you can see: The Results table shows that I only