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Metatrader 5 TKC file format. Conversion / import of tick data possible?

Hello, I am currently testing MT5 with a stock exchange broker that does not provide historical data in-built MT5. So, I would love to be able to import my own tick data. The problem is that TKC file format seem to be proprietary and compressed. I would love to know if someone has more information

Any broker with access to CME and COMEX through MT5?

Hello, I currently read about companies developing CQG and Interactive Brokers bridges for MT5. And this is great news, something that I have actually been waiting for a long time. But besides the announcement I still found no broker offering access to the CME and COMEX via MT5? Does anyone know

Real EveryTick BackTest on Metatrader 5

Hello, I have recently started transitioning from MT4 to MT5 because of some extra possibilities offered by the MT5 environment. However one point seem critical to be: the ability to use real historical tick data in backtests. On Metatrader 4, some external apps like Tickstory or Birt's CSV2FST

TP and SL on Pending Orders >> Major Problem when orders are slipped.

Hello MQL5 community, I have started developing my own MT4 EAs in 2015 and today I just realized a major MT4 problem. The problem can be harmless in normal conditions, but when slippage occurs on entries, it might be very annoying actually. Many times I get slippage on activation of pending orders

Automatically disabling EAs during News

Hello guys, I had some work developing a News Filter that I integrate into my EAs. Now I would like to know if there is a command that would allow me to disable AutoTrading and readable it programatically. Like this I would be able to filter news for other commercial EAs that I don't have access to

EA Forward Test group

Anyone interested in making a big EA forward test group here? My aim is to get many traders united in order to forward test as many EAs as we can. Together we will be able to share our VPSs and EAs qe have acquired in orther to find the most profitable ones. I can forward test at least 10 different