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Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 81): Adding Persistent Historical Bookmarks to an MQL5 Navigator for MetaTrader 5
We introduce a persistent bookmark layer for the MetaTrader 5 History Navigator. Bookmarks capture a chart's symbol, timeframe, and historical position with a name and notes, write them to a CSV file, and reload them later without manual date entry. The implementation integrates bookmark management
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 80): Building a History Navigator for MetaTrader 5 for MetaTrader 5
We implement a History Navigator for MetaTrader 5 that jumps the chart to an exact historical period by date and time. The dialog validates inputs, converts them to datetime, and searches bar times with a binary-search routine before centering the selected candle. The navigation logic is separated
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 79): Extending the Indicator Search Panel with Dynamic Input Parameter Configuration for MetaTrader 5
We integrate parameter configuration into the indicator search workflow in MQL5. A central repository describes each indicator's inputs, a dynamic dialog renders controls from those definitions, and the dialog validates entries and converts them to MqlParam. The chart launcher then creates the
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 78): Extending the Indicator Search Panel with Symbol Selection in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
We continue enhancing our modular indicator search panel by adding symbol selection capabilities. The implementation allows users to search for built-in indicators, choose a destination symbol, and attach the selected indicator without opening multiple charts or running separate Expert Advisor
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 77): Building a Searchable Indicator Panel for MetaTrader 5 for MetaTrader 5
A modular indicator search system for MetaTrader 5 that replaces manual navigation through built-in indicator categories with a searchable interface. The application integrates an indicator catalog, search engine, chart launcher, and graphical panel, allowing indicators to be located, filtered, and
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 76): One-Click Symbol Dashboard for Centralized Multi-Chart Management in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
Learn to assemble an MT5 Expert Advisor that hosts a chart management dashboard written in MQL5. The guide walks through shared definitions, symbol acquisition and filtering, chart lifecycle functions, and a UI panel with search, scrolling, and state indicators, all driven by events and a timer. The
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 75): Building a Modular Multi-Symbol Trading Panel in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
A structured MQL5 implementation of a multi‑symbol trading panel with clear separation of concerns: symbol handling, trading logic, and GUI. Integrated into an Expert Advisor, it validates symbols, exposes centralized controls for opening and positions managing across symbols, and applies SL/TP
Building a Broker-Agnostic Symbol Resolution Layer in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
We implement a symbol resolution framework that abstracts broker naming differences in MetaTrader 5. Using a persistent mapping store, layered resolution with validation, a hash-indexed registry, and a cache, it returns selectable symbols with live market data and logs unresolved cases. Practically
Engineering Trading Discipline into Code (Part 8): Building a Setup Confirmation and Trade Authorization Layer in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
This article introduces an MQL5 trade authorization framework built around CDisciplineLayer, CDisciplineGuardian, and CDisciplinePanel. The framework manages setup lifecycles, signal freshness, session restrictions, setup expiry, and global trading locks through a centralized authorization layer. It
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 74): Building an MQL5 Expert Advisor from Indicator Buffers for MetaTrader 5
This article implements an MQL5 Expert Advisor that connects to a weekend gap indicator via iCustom and CopyBuffer, reading six buffers for buy/sell signals and SL/TP. It validates broker stop-distance rules, handles closed-bar confirmation and duplicate-signal control, and executes orders with a