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Indicator values correct from Script, but struggling from EA

I have this test indicator : #property version "1.00" #property strict #property indicator_chart_window #property indicator_buffers 2 #property indicator_color1 Lime #property indicator_color2 Red #property indicator_width1 1 #property indicator_width2 1 #define BuyBufferIndex 0 #define

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Custom Indicator - draws fine on historical data, not on real-time data

Hi Playing with swing highs and lows - LL,LL,LL,HL,HL for Swing Low and HH,HH,HH,LH,LH for Swing High. If I drop it on a chart... does what I expected it to do. However, doesn't paint entries in real-time and if I test it through an EA, opens trades at wrong entry points. I suspect the indicator is

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.net C# dll export Marshalas string not working

I am trying to invoke this method in MQL: #import "Trading.dll" int GetSymbolCount( string symbol); #import The C# code is as follows: [DllExport( "GetSymbolCount" , CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)] public static int GetSymbolCount([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string symbol) I

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Custom Indicator: iCustom - MQL4 returns correct values, MQL5 returns incorrect values

Hi To get the buffer values of a custom indicator of the last closed candle in MQL4 - which returns correct values : for ( int i = 0 ; i < 27 ; i++) Print (i + ": " + iCustom ( Symbol (), Period (), "Currency Strength Multimeter" , 250 , 5 , true , false , i, 1 )); To get the buffer values of

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Custom Indicator working on CHART and from SCRIPT - BUT NOT FROM EA

Hi Guys I have a custom indicator , which works fine when I attach it to a chart. When I attempt to get the values from the indicator, they are retrieved correctly as per the chart, when getting it from a script. If I use the same code that works in the script from an EA - I get values, but they are

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HELP: Trailing Stop with Break Even - Need help with my script

Hi Below is my attempt at a trailing stop. Need help making it smarter and more reliable. I would like it to break even after 5 pips profit and thereafter trail by 5 pips. Please help. //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Expert trail stop order function

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Breakeven Trailing Stop Algorithm Script

Hi I need a script that was add a stop loss at open price +1, if market has moved by 5 pips in my favour. Then I would like to trail the order by 5 pips at a time. Would appreciate any help

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Custom Indicator: iCustom values do not correspond to values on chart

Hi All Newbie MQL developer, so bare with me please. Created a custom indicator which plots what I need, exactly as I need it on the graph. However, when I try to get the values at a particular bar, through iCustom - I don't get the same values as the chart and I can't understand what I am doing

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1 Min Exponential Scalper EA: Need advice on backtest results...

Hi I have developed a 1 minute scalping ea. Below is the results of the back test on a 1 minute chart from the beginning of this year to Friday, 7 November 2014. It is designed for EURUSD on ECN Brokers. The strategy is profitable even after taking into account commission costs. Please advise on

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Help needed to improve my scalping ea.

I've written an EA with simple money management and trailing stop, based on 5 EMA High and 5 EMA Low. The idea is to sell when overbought and buy when oversold. If you run the EA with 0.3 or 0.4 spread, i.e 3 to 4 points it is profitable. Thanks to trailing stop i get about 88% success rate. The