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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
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 73): Building a Weekend Gap Trading Signal System in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
We extend the weekend gap toolkit with an indicator that turns gap structure into tradeable signals. When price confirms back into the gap, the indicator issues buy/sell arrows, sets TP at the opposite edge, and places SL using current-week extremes. It maintains non-repainting behavior
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 72): Building a Gap Fill Indicator in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
An EA-ready weekend gap-fill tool for MetaTrader 5 that detects gaps, confirms complete fills, and posts deterministic buy/sell values to indicator buffers. It reconstructs historical events, monitors live markets without repainting, and visualizes gap structure directly on the chart. Configurable
Engineering Trading Discipline into Code (Part 7): Automating Equity Protection Through Governance Logic for MetaTrader 5
Automated trading systems often focus heavily on signal generation while neglecting the mechanisms required to protect capital during periods of stress. This article presents an Equity Governance Framework in MQL5 that monitors drawdown conditions, evaluates equity pressure, and dynamically controls
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 71): Weekend Gap Structure Mapping in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
The article delivers an object-based MQL5 implementation that detects weekend gaps from time discontinuities and renders them directly on the chart. It manages graphical objects, tracks state transitions (fresh, partial, reaction, filled), and preserves completed gaps as historical zones. The result
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 70): Turning Flag Pattern Signals into Automated Trade Execution for MetaTrader 5
The article defines a buffer-based signal architecture for flag breakouts and an EA that consumes it. Breakout arrows and pole height are written to dedicated buffers only after confirmation, preventing repainting and ambiguity. The EA polls buffers with CopyBuffer(), validates signals using
Engineering Trading Discipline into Code (Part 6): Building a Unified Discipline Framework in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
The article introduces a unified MQL5 discipline framework that consolidates the symbol whitelist, trading‑hours and news filters, and daily trade‑limit modules under CDisciplineEngine.mqh. It explains centralized trade validation and state synchronization shared by a chart dashboard and an
Price Action Analysis Toolkit Development (Part 69): Flag Pattern Detection in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
This article shows how to convert subjective flag recognition into reproducible MQL5 logic for live charts. It combines ATR-normalized pole strength, retracement limits, consolidation structure checks, breakout confirmation, and overlap control. Readers gain a workable approach that renders adaptive
Engineering Trading Discipline into Code (Part 5): Account-Level Risk Enforcement in MQL5 for MetaTrader 5
We introduce an MQL5 discipline engine that enforces risk consistently at the account level. It continuously scans positions from any source, validates SL/TP, equity-based exposure, and target R:R, and automatically corrects deviations by setting levels or adjusting volume. The result is uniform