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EA behave differently based on MqlTick()

YouTrade, 2014.05.10 03:31

Hi,

Does anyone know why an EA behave differently based on MqlTick() position.

Is it mandatory to have MqlTick() declaration inside OnTick() ? 

#include <Trade\Trade.mqh>
#include <Trade\PositionInfo.mqh>

   MqlTick price_info; 1st situation: Declared HERE (Global) and used in OnTick()
   
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

void OnTick()
  {
   MqlTick price_info; 2nd situation: Declared in OnTick() and used in OnTick()
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

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is only technical analysis or fundamental analysis is enough for trading?

burakumitvar, 2014.05.14 17:10

do you thing 1 analysis is enough for trading ?

only technical can be enough to make money?

or only following news releases is enough ?

or how to combine them together ?

 

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How do you prefer moderation here?

figurelli, 2014.05.23 08:03

  • Short answers
  • Detailed answers
  • Eventualy participating in the topics
  • Actively participating in the topics
  • Specialist vision
  • Generalist vision
  • Act immediately rather than speculate
  • Brainstorming spirit
  • Stand firmly by rules
  • Zero tolerance about repetitive or obvious answers
  • Patient about repetitive or obvious answers
  • Other (please specify)

 

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List of changes in MetaTrader 5 Client Terminal builds

MetaQuotes, 2014.06.19 17:41

Beta Version of MetaTrader 5 Platform Build 955 on MetaQuotes-Demo server: Smart Search, OTP and Money Transfer between Accounts

On Friday, June 20 2014, a new beta version of MetaTrader 5 Client Terminal build 955 will be published on MetaQuotes-Demo server. The update contains the following changes:
  1. Terminal: Completely revised built-in search. The new search is a smart and powerful system. Search results are now conveniently arranged by categories.

    As you type in your search query, the system instantly offers possible options:



    In order to search by one of the previous queries, place the cursor to the box and click Down Arrow key to open the query history. Selection of a search area is not available in the search box any more, as the system automatically selects the most relevant results arranging them by categories conveniently:



    For better representation, search results now contain not only texts but also avatars of articles, books and applications. Use the top panel to view the search results by MetaTrader Appstore Products, Code Base, Signals, MQL5.community Forum and Documentation. If a category has no results, it is highlighted in gray.

  2. Terminal: Added the OTP authentication feature. Use of OTP (one-time password) provides an additional level of security when working with trading accounts. The user is required to enter a unique one-time password every time to connect to an account.

    One-time passwords are generated in the MetaTrader 5 mobile terminal for iPhone. The same one-time password generation option will be added in the mobile terminal for Android soon.

    How to enable OTP
    To start using one-time passwords, you should bind your trading account with the password generator, which is the MetaTrader mobile terminal 5 for iPhone.
    The use of the OTP option should be enabled on a trade server. OTP can be used on the MetaQuotes-Demo server.
    Go to the Settings of your mobile terminal and select OTP. For security reasons, when you first open this section, you will be required to set a four-digit password. The password must be entered every time you access the password generator.



    In the window that opens, select "Bind to account".



    Next, specify the name of the server on which the trading account was opened, the account number and the master password to it. The "Bind" should be kept enabled. It must be disabled, if you are going to unbind the specified account from the generator and stop using one-time passwords.

    After you tap the "Bind" button located in the upper part of the window, your trading account will be bound to the generator, and an appropriate message will appear.



    Likewise, you can bind an unlimited number of accounts to the generator.

    The one-time password is displayed at the top of the OTP section. Underneath, a blue bar visualizes the password lifetime. Once the password expires, it is no longer valid, and a new password will be generated.

    Additional Commands:

    • Change Password - change the generator password.
    • Synchronize Time - synchronize the time of the mobile device with the reference server. Accuracy requirement is connected with the fact that the one-time password is bound with the current time interval, and this time should be the same on the client terminal and the server side.

    How to use OTP in the desktop terminal
    After binding a trading account to the generator, a one-time password will be additionally requested when connecting to it from the desktop terminal:




  3. Terminal: Added an option for transferring money between accounts within the same trade server. To transfer funds from the account to which you are currently connected, go to Navigator and select the account you want to transfer money to. In the context menu, select "Transfer funds".



    In the dialog box, check the account you want to transfer money to, or choose another one. The transfer amount is specified in the deposit currency of the current account. It cannot exceed the current balance and the current amount of free margin of the account. In the "Comment" field enter a comment that will be added to the respective balance operations.

    Transfer of funds is provided in the form of balance operation: a withdrawal operation on the current account and depositing operation on the recipient account.

    • The money transfer option should be enabled on the trade server. Depending on the settings, there are some restrictions on the accounts, between which transfer is allowed. In particular, money transfer can be allowed only for accounts with identical names.

    • Funds can be transferred only within the same trading server and only between the accounts of the same type. From a real account funds can be transferred only to another real account, from a demo one - only to demo.
    • The accounts, between which funds are transferred, should use the same deposit currency.
  4. Terminal: Added an option for changing the password of any trading account in the "Navigator" window. Previously, it was possible to change the password only for the currently connected account.

    Now you can select any account in the "Navigator" window and change its passwords by clicking the appropriate command in the context menu:




  5. Terminal: Added the possibility to set SL and TP levels on the chart by dragging the trade level of the corresponding position (using drag'n'drop). Hover your mouse over the level of the position on the chart. Click the left mouse button and hold it to move the level up or down.



    For long positions dragging down allows to set stop loss, up - take profit. And vice versa for short positions. When you drag the level, you will see the profit/loss in pips and currency, which you may have when this level triggers.

  6. Terminal: Changed the location of commands in the "Window" menu. Now the "Tile window" option is displayed first, hotkeys Alt+R have been assigned for this command. This command has also been added to the standard toolbar.




  7. Terminal: In the "Navigator" categories "Indicators" and "Custom Indicators" have been combined into one category "Indicators".



    All custom indicators, examples, and indicators purchased from the MetaTrader AppStore are now shown together with the built-in technical indicators. Four categories of built-in indicators are always displayed first.

  8. Terminal: Revised the Navigator's context menu.

    Login has been renamed to "Login to Trade Account". You can log in to MQL5.community not only via the terminal settings but also via the context menus of the "Accounts" section and its subsections.



    The following changes have been implemented to the account's context menu:
    • Moved "Open an Account" command to the first position.
    • Added "Change Password" feature.
    • Added "Register a Virtual Server" command.

  9. Terminal: Fixed display of Label and Bitmap Label graphical objects with the anchor point located in one of the bottom corners of a chart.
  10. MQL5: Added WebRequest function for working with HTTP requests allowing MQL5 programs to interact with different websites and web services.

    The new function allows any EA to exchange data with third-party websites, perform trades based on the latest news and economic calendar entries, implement analytics, generate and publish automatic reports, read the latest quotes and do many other things that could previously be achieved only by using third-party DLLs of questionable reliability. The new feature is absolutely safe for traders, as they are able to manage the list of trusted websites the programs have access to.

    WebRequest function sends and receives data from websites using GET and POST requests. To allow an MQL5-program to implement such requests, you must enable the "Enable WebRequest for the following URL" option in the terminal settings and explicitly manually define URL-addresses of trusted sites.




    This option is disabled by default for security reasons.

  11. MQL5: Added access to signals database and managing signals subscription from MQL5 applications.

    Now, you can receive the list of signals, evaluate them according to your own criteria, select the best one and subscribe to it automatically from an MQL5 program. In fact, it means the advent of the new class of trading robots that periodically look through available signals and subscribe to the one that is most suitable at the moment.

    To do this, the new families of functions have been added to the MQL5 language:

    • SignalBase*() — functions for accessing the signals database.
    • SignalInfo*() — functions for receiving signal settings.
    • SignalSubscribe() and SignalUnsubscribe() — subscription management functions.

    Thus, you are now able not only to copy trades but also to select signals for copying. Both processes are automated.

    By default, a trading robot is not allowed to change signal settings for security reasons. To enable this function, tick the "Allow modification of Signals settings" option in Expert Advisor settings.




  12. MQL5: Added new properties of the client terminal that are available through the TerminalInfo* functions:
    • TERMINAL_MQID - the property shows that MetaQuotes ID is specified in terminal settings.
    • TERMINAL_COMMUNITY_ACCOUNT - this property shows that MQL5.community account is specified in the settings.
    • TERMINAL_COMMUNITY_CONNECTION - shows connection with the MQL5.community website.
    • TERMINAL_COMMUNITY_BALANCE - value of balance on the MQL5.community account.
    • TERMINAL_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED - shows whether sending notifications through MetaQuotes ID is allowed.

  13. MQL5: Added functions for working with cryptographic algorithms: CryptEncode and CryptDecode. These functions allow you to encrypt and decrypt the data, for example, when sending data over the network using the WebRequest function. They also allow you to calculate checksums and make data archiving.

    Function signatures:
    int CryptEncode(ENUM_CRYPT_METHOD method,const uchar &data[],const uchar &key[],uchar &result[]);
int CryptDecode(ENUM_CRYPT_METHOD method,const uchar &data[],const uchar &key[],uchar &result[]);
    A new enumeration ENUM_CRYPT_METHOD has been added for working with the functions:
    CRYPT_BASE64,      // BASE64 encryption (re-encoding)
CRYPT_AES128,      // AES encryption with 128-bit key
CRYPT_AES256,      // AES encryption with 256-bit key
CRYPT_DES,         // DES encryption (key length is 56 bits - 7 bytes)
CRYPT_HASH_SHA1,   // calculation of HASH SHA1
CRYPT_HASH_SHA256, // calculation of HASH SHA256
CRYPT_HASH_MD5,    // calculation of HASH MD5
CRYPT_ARCH_ZIP,    // ZIP archive

  14. MQL5: Added an option for changing the size of the properties dialog of MQL5 programs.




  15. MQL5: Added ability to debug the template functions.
  16. MQL5: Added definition of the custom indicators that are executed too slowly. If the indicator is slow, "indicator is too slow" entry appears in the Journal.
  17. MQL5: Fixed the value returned by the IsStopped() function. This function is used for determining the forced stopping of MQL5 programs in custom indicators. Previously, this function always returns FALSE.
  18. MQL5: Fixed verification of input parameters of MQL5 programs by data type. In particular, for the parameter type uchar, one could specify a value greater than 255.
  19. MQL5: Fixed an error in StringConcatenate function.
  20. MQL5: Fixed FileSize function for files that are available for writing. Previously, the function returned the file size without considering the latest write operations.
  21. MQL5: File operations have been revised. Work with files has become faster.
  22. Signals: Fixed copying of SL and TP values of trade positions in case the number of decimal places in the symbol price of the signal source differs from that of the subscriber.
  23. Signals: Fixed copying of trade positions from signal providers with incorrect settings of trade instruments on the side of the trade server.
  24. Signals: Fixed closing of positions opened by a trading signal when account Equity value falls below the value specified in the signal copying parameters. In some cases, closing of positions could lead to terminal crash.
  25. MetaEditor: Optimized work with large source text files (tens of megabytes). Increased operation speed and reduced memory consumption.
  26. MetaEditor: Fixed navigating through a source code using "Ctrl + -" and "Ctrl + Shift + -" shortcuts.
  27. Fixed errors reported in crash logs.
  28. Updated documentation.
The update will be available through the LiveUpdate system.

 

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MQL5.com Freelance: Developers' Source of Income (Infographic)

MetaQuotes, 2014.07.03 15:06

Four years have passed since the launch of the MQL5 Freelance service. In June 2010, it was launched together with the Payments service allowing users to order and pay for the development of MQL applications without leaving the MQL5.com website. The service was then called Jobs, and nobody could imagine what the future had in store for it. 

On the occasion of the MQL5 Freelance Service fourth birthday, we have prepared an info-graphic demonstrating the service results for the entire time of its existence. The figures speak for themselves: more than 10 000 orders worth about $600,000 in total have been executed to date, while 3 000 customers and 300 developers have already used the service.

Check out the interesting data collected. These figures have never been published before. A similar info-graphic about the Market service results will be also provided soon.



 

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Forex interest over time. downtrend?

figurelli, 2014.07.05 16:56

Forex interest over time trend, after 2008 crisis, is a downtrend, if we check it using Google Trends (below).

What are your opinion about? It's right? If so, what are the reasons? 

www.google.com/trends/explore#q=forex

 


 

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MetaQuotes Software Is the Sponsor of the Brazilian Trading Championship Campeonato de Traders 1ª Edição

MetaQuotes, 2014.07.22 08:49

The largest Brazilian brokerXP Investimentos is holding its first trading championship - Campeonato de Traders 1ª Edição. The event is arranged with the help of MetaQuotes Software Corp. XP Investimentos has recently started offering MetaTrader 5 trading platform to 80 000 of their clients. 

The competition is open to everyone. Participants are required to sign up, open a trading account with XP Investimentosand deposit 5 000 Brazilian reais to it. According to the contest rules, participants will trade BM&FBovespa mini-indexes within 4 weeks. The traders with the highest profit from initial deposit win the contest.

MetaQuotes Software Is the Sponsor of the Brazilian Trading Championship

You can register as a participant of Campeonato de Traders from the 14th of July until the 5th of August. The championship is to be held from the 11th of August to the 5th of September.

The winners will be awarded the following prizes:

  • First place - a trip to Las Vegas,  $3 000 worth of credits on the MQL5.com account from MetaQuotes, 1 year of free brokerage service for trading mini-indexes, 8 hours of online coaching on MetaTrader 5 from Rogerio Figurelli, 7 000 Brazilian reais as a money certificate for XP Educação training courses, and 1 year of free online courses from Leandro & Stormer

  • Second place - a trip to Rio de Janeiro,  $2 000 worth of credits on the MQL5.com account from MetaQuotes, 6 months of free brokerage service for trading mini-indexes, 6 hours of online coaching on MetaTrader 5 from Rogerio Figurelli, 5 000 Brazilian reais as a money certificate for XP Educação training courses, and 6 months of free online courses from Leandro & Stormer

  • Third place - a trip to Rio de Janeiro, $1 000 worth of credits on the MQL5.com account from MetaQuotes, 3 months of free brokerage service for trading mini-indexes, 4 hours of online coaching on MetaTrader 5 from Rogerio Figurelli, 3 000 Brazilian reais as a money certificate for XP Educação training courses, and 3 months of free online courses from Leandro & Stormer.




You can find the competition rules here.

Download MetaTrader 5, sign up for the Championship and compete for a trip to Las Vegas!

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