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trying to understand the suignal line component of the standard MACD.mql4 code

Hello forum, I was looking at the standard MACD.mql4 code using the MetaEditor, as I try to learn to code by example. It all seemed straight forward for the calculation of the ExtMacdBuffer, but I am confused as to how "double ExtSignalBuffer[];" is calculated or is populated by SimpleMAOnBuffer

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copying custom indicators to a new MT4 installation question

Hello Forum Each time I try and check the properties of a custom indicator on my chart, the MT4 pltform freezes and needs to be closed via the task manager. I thought this might be an issue with one indicator but it happens no matter which indciator I try to check the properties of.... I'm wondering

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Looking for good explanation of smoothing and weighting

Hello Forum, I've read countless articles on indicators, but am struggling to understand how smoothing or weighting works with respect to moving averages. Before I try and code what I want, I would like to understand the maths. Could anyone point me to a good article or description of smoothing etc

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data set: what happens when each new bar updates?

Hello forum would someone mind pointing me to the appropriate reference that explains what happens to the data set when new bars are formed. If a finite amount of information is stored by the platform,does data just get overwritten with each new tick or bar. i am trying to work out if it is possible

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hoping to hear actual experiences, have you suceded or failed using a tablet to access MT4 via remote, example VPS

Hello Forum. I am just wondering as technology has improved and got quicker, whether anyone has been able to use effectively a Tablet (android or ipad) to trade in real time. There seems to be plenty of information to say that technically this is all possible, but not a lot of feedback from those

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labelling issue with code and scaling question

Hello forum, I put this indicator together to allow me to mark some local times on my charts that I have interest in. Seems to work fine except for the labelling. The lines draw where they should, but only 3 of the 6 labels work the way I hoped and I can't see the error or difference between working

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not sure why channel indicator not drawing for past bars

Hello forum, hope you might help with this quick question I have tried to create from scratch a simple indicator that draws a channel for the high or low values of a specified period of bars. Yes I know there are versions of this available, but trying to learn to do myself. Seems to work well in

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moving average on another indicator question

Hello forum After applying a moving average to another indicator in the separate chart window and seeing the value of this. I now want to calculate the value of that moving average of the other indicator to use in an idea I am working on. But I need help with a couple of newbie questions. What is

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2 simple questions but do not know the answers

Hope someone might clarify these 2 quick questions for me: What is the difference between the Bid price and Close[i] during the current bar? And also I had a blank chart with a single 20 Period Exponential Applied to Close Moving Average on it. The chart was an Index Chart (Australian Share Price

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need some help to clarify when objects update

Hi forum, had it recently pointed out to me by one of our esteemed moderators (THANK YOU RAPTOR) That I writing my code such that my indicators were updating every tick . Have just found the time to start looking at this and hopefully re writing some code to ease load on CPU, but I am a bit confused