I'm new to MT4 - where can I find manuals for a beginner - how did you all start out learning MT4?

 
Help! I'm new to MT4 and have been looking on the net for any information to help me get started writing EAs and indicators, etc, and I can't find much in these more advanced areas. Can I ask everybody out there ... how did you get started in MT4? Did you come from a computer programming background?
 

To learn how to program join the main MT4 forum forum.mql4.com ... get examples at http://codebase.mql4.com/

or you can use a graphic environment to create expert advisors, like Molanis Strategy Builder at http://www.molanis.com - No coding or MQL4 knowledge is needed.

 
To have the complete knowledge for the metatrader fx,you must visit at http://fxdialogue.com.
I am suggesting you this link because same queries for MetaTrader Fx also occurred in my mind when i was new to this field.
Best part of this link is that it will give you a complete package from learning to trading the stocks with the most advanced features that keeps you free from complexities of MT4 programming.
From this site you can download the Trading manual that will provide you the descriptive knowledge of all the Foreign trading exchanges.
Included this,file involves the examples that are described with the help of charts for making it easier at user end.
after getting knowledge about the MetaTrader Fx you can start making your strategies for the stocks with help of Forex Excel that means predict your stocks with help of Excel features.
 

cahatz,

check out mb trading www.mbtrading.com and their university. You can start your training there..

 
MetaTrader 4 Help
MetaTrader 4 Help
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For making a decision to trade, reliable on-line information is necessary. For that, quotes and news are delivered at the terminal in the real-time mode. On basis of on-line delivered quotes, it is possible to analyze markets using technical indicators and line studies. Expert advisors allow to work off routine of observing markets and the own...
 

Forum on trading, automated trading systems and testing trading strategies

Where Do I start from?

Sergey Golubev, 2017.07.25 15:57

And the last ones (the Signals and the Market).

Signals

Market


 

And just to summarize everything -

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1. User Memo

Forum on trading, automated trading systems and testing trading strategies

How to Start with Metatrader 5

Sergey Golubev, 2016.12.30 17:26

Just some reminding about how to insert code to the post (for new users/newbies) - read here, and read whole the article: MQL5.community - User Memo

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2. How to make a search on the forum/mql5 portal

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3. Summaries

3.1. How to Start with MT5, a summary ! (incl the previous thread:How to start with MetaTrader and forex, the beginning) 
    MetaTrader 4 Help - Client Terminal – User Guide 
    MetaTrader 5 Help - Trading Platform — User Manual

3.2. All (not yet) about Strategy Tester, Optimization and Cloud

3.3. ASCTREND SYSTEM summary (incl 2 good EAs)

3.4. BRAINTRADING SYSTEM HowTo

3.5. PriceChannel Parabolic system (incl 2 versions of the EA)

3.6. Market Condition Evaluation (2 EAs were created)

3.7. Ichimoku

3.8. Financial and trading videos - Table of Contents

3.9. All about Calendar tab and Macro Economic Events

3.10 All about MQL5 Wizard : create robots without programming

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4. First key article:
MetaTrader 5 - More Than You Can Imagine! 

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5. The second key article:
Limitless Opportunities with MetaTrader 5 and MQL5 

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6. How to add the broker to MT5:

6.1. MetaTrader 5 Help - Open an Account

6.2. MetaTrader 5 Android OS Help - Opening a Demo Account 

6.3. MetaTrader 5 iPhone/iPad Help - Connecting to an Account and Opening a Demo Account

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7. Signals

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8. Market

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9. MQL5 VPS for MT4/MT5

9.1. How to subscribe to VPS https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/187872#comment_4851530 

9.2. You can move your VPS subscription from one account to another 
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/172120#comment_4166892

9.3. MQL5 VPS description
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/172553#comment_4185979 

9.4. Monitor VPS 
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/188920#comment_4800677 

9.5. Synchronize - 
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/211508 

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10. Brokers

10.1. Find a Server by the Broker's Name:
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/9950/page88#comment_3981953  
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/214820

10.2. Help for beginners
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/214904

10.3. US brokers
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/12423/page500#comment_4736742

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11. Promotion:
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/9950/page88#comment_3982032  
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/9950/page88#comment_3982030  
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/9950/page88#comment_3982036  

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12. Freelance, decompilation, the rules, examples of the decompiled code:
https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/203200 

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13. General rules and best pratices of the Forum

13.1. Thread with the discussion

13.2. Forum rules

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14. The thread about threadswhat's going around the forum everywhere  
Good thread if you are looking for something new and modern (and free one)

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15. MT5, mql5, mql5.com suggestions for improvement thread

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16. How to subscribe to topic or  invite a person into the topic - the thread

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MetaTrader 4 Help
MetaTrader 4 Help
  • www.metatrader4.com
For making a decision to trade, reliable on-line information is necessary. For that, quotes and news are delivered at the terminal in the real-time mode. On basis of on-line delivered quotes, it is possible to analyze markets using technical indicators and line studies. Expert advisors allow to work off routine of observing markets and the own...
 

There are many videos on Youtube which teach you everything regarding Metatrader 4,5

It helps to learn visually. So, go to YouTube and search for "mt4 tutorial" or "metatrader 4 tutorial". You will see tons of videos explaining everything about Metatrader.

You can download the Metatrader for free. Create a demo account with your broker and practice everything that you see in the tutorial videos… That way you don’t risk anything.
 

Do we Really need to learn to trade by books?
Or we can get it by experience and risk.
I am learning in MQL5,But in this forum, I cannot come To know from where I can  read about currency and their trends .