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Two possible flaws in current MT4 Terminal. 1) It appears that MetaTrader 4 Terminal M1 tick data received is stored in RAM. How fast memory is used is proportional to number of pairs running . When MT4 is re-started, this memory stored tick data is

I am investigating if it is possible to write mql code to emulate spread changes in the MT4 Strategy Tester . I assume that Brokers do not manually change spread values and the spread is automatically calculated on the server as trading parameters

How do I code EA to only trade from "StartTime" to "StopTime" on next day? int StartTime = 19; //19:00 to start trading int StopTime = 4; // 04:00 to stop trading next day. Thanking you in advance

When using the MetaTrader MT4 build 211 History Center download function , is the data adjusted in anyway according to which broker is being used ?? Assuming that 2 brokers with different server time and both are using the same History Center

I've been a Mac proponent since 1984. And, for over a year, have run MT4 platforms on my PowerBook G4 using MicroSoft Vitrual PC (Windows emulation software). The con was the very slow Optimization speed. Since build 210 on my Dell laptop, auto

I use this OrderSend () code in ATC2007 Contest EA, MetaQuotes Demo, FXDD Live & IBFX Demo without problems (no errors). I started a Demo with a Swiss ECN Broker and I get "Error opening Sell order: 130". Does anyone have idea as to why

I read this posting in the Russian mql4 forum. This is a AltaVista Bagel Fish (Russian to English) translation of that posting. Why not simultaneously post English version of this important ACT 2007 information? If before September 21, some results

I think most MT4 programmers have had EA that performs well with one Broker, but not so well with another Broker. One of my EA takes High and Low values as a Bar is developing to calculate order entry position. And as such, Bar OHLC values between

I started a contest Demo and I get this message in Journal. 2007.07.16 14:58:41 '449118': trading attempt in the investor mode I used the Demo password. Account number: xxxxxxxx Server address: demo.metaquotes.net:443 Master password: xxxxxxx Demo

Does anyone have a report template or other method to report total time that orders were open? In Statement, DetailedStatement and StrategyTesterReport, it would be useful to scan a report that has a column that shows the total time that orders were

I have coded an EA to place order at specific hour (ServerTradetTime) during the day. I want to have both Server and Local TradeTime on chart via Comment() function . The following code works OK, but I would apprciate if someone could advise if

When I use this string function , string local = TimeToStr ( TimeLocal () , TIME_MINUTES ) ; Comment ( " Local Time - " , local ) ; and my local time is 07:21 EST, I get this output. 7:07:21. Instead of "hh:mm "format, I get

I use SendMail () for when orders open and when close by EA code. This is a Buy open example. I need advise as to using SendMail() when orders are closed by TakeProfit or Stoploss from the Broker's server. Do I need to use OrderSelect with

When I run the following code within an EA on the MT4 Strategy Tester , it works OK. But, if I use Visual Mode, Error 4059 on ordersend attempts. 4059 is "Function is not allowed in testing mode". Why does this code run OK in normal

Is it possible to set Comment() text color in an EA? Wackena

With 3 Bar TrailingStop, I need ideas to code this: 1. Buy Trailing Stop - Set 1 pip below lowest bar in previous 3 bars excluding Inner Bars. Inner Bar is when one bar's high and low are within previous bar high and low. If this happens, exclude

All my MT4 Live and Demos accounts have intermitten data feeds. This can be seen as the clock in the Market Watch pane continiously freezes for a few seconds to a few minutes. Is this common? Can this interfer with trading? Wackena

I'm getting repeated error message in my FDXX Demo Terminal window expert tab. "Expert Name".USDJPY,M15: OrderModify -Error # 1 mql error code 1 is "No error returned, but the result is unknown." Could someone advise what could

I need an example of how to set expiration time in a pending order . In this example, the expiration time is 0. I need example of pending order "Good for the Day Only". ticket = OrderSend ( Symbol () , OP_BUYLIMIT , 1 , 1.3104 , 3 , Ask -

I used MACD-Sample EA to backtest 3 brokers on same USDCHF. Bokers are FXDD, IBFX, NF. 1. Downloaded latest History Data from Alpari History Data Center. 2. used Period_Converter script to convert M1 data to remaining timeframes for each Broker. 3