How do you calculate moving average in MQL5?

[gr101]

Hi,

I'm porting code across from MQL4 to MQL5 and am battling on what I thought would be quite simple.

I want to work out the moving average.

In MQL4 it was:
double movingAverage = iMA(m_symbol, m_timeFrame, period, index, m_maMethod , PRICE_CLOSE, 0);

In MQL 5 we now get:

double firstMA = iMA(Symbol(), PERIOD_H1, maSize, index, MODE_SMA, PRICE_CLOSE);

The help file: https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/indicators/ima

Seems to show how to set the moving average... I'm after the value of the moving average (i.e. the average close is 1.2030) , not it's handle or how to set it.

Please can I example of how to get the moving average.

Thanks

[Alain Verleyen]

https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/43

[gr101]

Thanks!

I put a simple example at the bottom of the article in the comments.

Please tell me if it's wrong and I'll amend it.

Much appreciated.

[gr101]

Nope... it didn't work in a function on the USDCAD. All the values in the array were zero. When I ran it on #MSFT it worked.

Have a look at my comments on that article.

I'm doing something wrong but don't know what it is. I'm just after the moving average... nothing fancy.

[gr101]

Figured it out...

The OnInit() code initializes the indicator.

Then the OnTick() calls it. The two bits of code need to be separate.
I put an example in the comments section on that post (https://www.mql5.com/en/articles/43)