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Trying to add a Moving Average to indicator but need help

Can someone see why this does not work? I have added MA's before but this time the indicator will not even load and makes MT4 unresponsive. Any help greatly appreciated. //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Complex_pairs.mq4 | //| SemSemFX@rambler.ru | //|

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Small problem with Alert

I know alerts are a popular question and I have read how to do an alert and faithfully followed an example that seemed a good fit for what I seek to do with an indicator I am working on. I have lines that "cross" and assign a value 1 to a "Long" cross and -1 for a "Short" cross. My alert correctly

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How do I call the buffers for Bollinger Bands when applied to Previous Indicators Data?

Hello, I have an indicator in a separate window and I apply the default MT4 Bollinger Band indicator in this Window i.e Applied to Previous Indicators Data. It works well for me seeing when the line goes outside the Bollinger Bands. I can see the two sets of data in DataWindow, but I would like to

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How do I change the code to automatically correct for an issue of 5digit v 3 digit

Hello, I am still learning and am writing an EA. The simple format of the trade logic is if the absolute value of Open[1] - Close[1] is greater than a defined minimum value open an order. I don't use this in isolation - there are other filter conditions. My big problem is it works fine until I have

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A question about which is correct ...

I have tried to find a definitive answer to this query from codebase and e-books I have and am still uncertain about whether these two are functionally identical or if there is an important difference. High[ 1 ] or iHigh ( NULL , 0 , 1 ) I am using High[1] because this is what Forex EA Generator

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Can some kind person tell me where I am wrong?

I am trying to solve a problem. **** I have corrected errors based on feedback from Raptor and deVries *** Values from the indicator Long Buffer 0 +ve (iCustom(NULL, NULL, "Signal_Indi",12,0,1) Short Buffer 1 -ve (iCustom(NULL, NULL, "Signal_Indi",12,1,1) For Long I test for "Bulls" Buffer 0 >

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Where have I gone wrong?

deleted by request, with apologies. I have an indicator that has a curve type moving average and I applied user definable "bands" above and below the MA. It worked well. I want to modify an indicator that is similar but is a straight line trend indicator. I have added the buffers and it compiles

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How to complete this to add moving averages of the indicator values?

Thanks for your help Raptor. I'll keep reading and trying

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Fix display of deciimals in Comments

Hello, I am developing an EA and have a display problem. string temp = "Signals\n"; temp = temp + "--------------------------------------\n" + "Up_Op " + UpSignalOpen + "\n" <- example output is 0.12345000000 + "Up_Cl " + UpSignalClose + "\n" <- example output is 0.12345000000 +

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Is it possible to append the pair symbol in trade comments for ease or sorting by pair later?

Hello, I am a "newbie" to programming and am enjoying learning, even though it is MT4 stuff. I have made an EA to work off my indicator and trade plan and would like to get the trade comment to include the pair so I can sort easily and see which pairs work well and those that don't. This is the line