Expert Advisors and Automated Trading - page 189

Hello, I am running this ExpertMAMA and it is showing small but generally consistent profits.  It is a quite complex code but has been around at least since 2011.  The issue I am having is that every now and then it shows a large loss and when I review the code I could not figure out how to...

I copy a trader in MT5, but would like to adjust the .01 trade size up a bit. I'm pretty sure I've read all available documentation on signal copying and if this info is there, I missed it. (Possible.) Is this possible? If so, how do I do it? TIA... Chop

i am using the below code to check for existing positions and opening a trade but the ea still keeps opening multiple orders, help please. //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| ProjectName | //|

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Hi, I have been using python module of mt5 succefully to trade fx. Recently, I added equity stocks to my portfolio and made changes to my python cods to do 'ordersend' for trading equities as well.however, the order send function is failing to execute. I have used exactly same function that I use

Hi, I have some code which is responsible for risking x% of capital, based upon the intended stop loss. The code responsible for this operates fine on the live MT5 accounts, and the equivalent MT4 code functions fine on both live and the tester. However, on MT5, using custom symbols, the value of a

this my code: void ListAllSymbols() { bool flag= true ; string ret= "" ; int n= SymbolsTotal ( flag ); int i; // string strTemp=strSymbol; // StringToLower(strTemp); string str= "" ; int all= 0 ; for (i= 0 ;i<n;i++) { string name= SymbolName (i,flag); //

I am having difficulty with the following code: bool LabelCreate( const string name= "Label" , // label name const int x= 10 , // X coordinate const int y= 10 , // Y coordinate

Hi. I used one activation of an EA on the wrong server. I should have bought/activated on a different server... Is it possible to cancel that activation? Anyone

Can i sell a free ea with my own set file

hi i made a OBJ_BUTTON that if i push im it will show at other OBJ_BUTTON the current Ask but sometimes there is a delay of couple second untill he show me the Ask why there is a delay ? //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //|

Hey forum , question , if I subscribe to a signal service on here via my MT5 terminal , do I need to be logged in to the account for the copying to happen ? Or not

Dear everyone, Recently, I've decided to back test an EA advisor from the CodeBase section called Three timeframes. I ran the test on different time frames on EURUSD and I was happy with the results, but it turned out that after I have attached the strategy to EURUSD 1 minute chart it made 10

Hello, I tried to compare results of optimization and result from an EA in Live mode. To be able to have same result in both mode, we need to share the same prices between StrategyTester and EA running in Live mode (even on past data), and I realized that values sent bu SymbolInfoTick and

How would I go about coding Fibonacci placement based on my entry point and taking it to the previous low or high in the market

Hi guys, i'm currently using a pretty good manual strategy involving the fib levels which i have customised the inputs to enhance optimisation of entries. Anyways, i was thinking of automating it but, for me not having a clue how someone can code an EA to trade fib levels it really is off-putting as

Hello I bought signal from provider 2 weeks ago and see that owner is still trading but unfortunatelly nothing is trading on my account. I wrote message to the author but he not responded. I have VPS and also money on account. What could be wrong

I have written a method for close the position bool ClosePosition_real( int currentMagic, double &_profit) { MqlTradeRequest tradeRequestClose; MqlTradeResult tradeResultClose; int total= PositionsTotal (); // number of open positions for ( int i=total- 1 ;

Hi I am new to MT4/MT5 and I'm trying to backtest some EAs. There are a couple EAs I've tested that will place trades like the <Deleted> bot but I tried 4-5 others and they all fail to place any trades. I noticed in the journal that the bots do not initiate any buy trades but has many sell trades

Hello, How can I write this MQL4 code in MQL5? for(int r=1; r<11 ; r++) ATR_SUM=ATR_SUM+(iATR(Symbol(),Period(),14,r)); ATR_TP=(ATR_SUM/10); in MQL4 there is shift parameter which is not on MQL5! MQL4: double iATR ( string symbol , // symbol int timeframe

Hi, Using SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE) I can get pip value only for current time but I cannot do it in past. (SYMBOL_TRADE_TICK_VALUE is a on the standard lot, in the currency of the account. For instance is 1$ in USD currency account at EURUSD, if the lot is 100000,...

Highest rated by clients. Because I see some traders that make massive gains but the actual reviews are ******* on it for not having actually helped out

I followed the video to a tee & I have my system in, but I don't see the "test expert" option under the navigator. I tried to redo it at first, thinking I must've not made it, but it gave me a message of if I wanted to rewrite my ea.. so I know it's there, but what gives? It's a demo by the way

I know there posts about this.. but none of them actually gives and answer. I want to take a screenshot when doing a back test. I've tried visual mode and non visual mode. When doing a screenshot the file is 0KB? I've tried all the code snippets I could find on the forum. Below is the one I'm

hi im using MQL5 and i want delete the tp of the position and to know what was the tp before [virtual_tp], and then to use is at the future 1. i tried to set a array for the ticket but the number of the ticket is too large , the max is 7 digits and the ticket digits in 8+ its work for me ok because

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hi guys, wondering is there anyway to use fileopen with absolute path?! as far as i see in help document any sort of path result with error even if it means same subfolder as using file w.o absolute address i tried with local address & network path same result getting this error Failed to open the

void CChannelBreakout::GetHighestHighAndLowestLow( int &BarsHigh, int &BarsLow) { //+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ //|Firstly, declare the arrays to hold the candlesticks highs and lows | //+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

hi Im using send order with function MqlTradeRequest and its allowed me to send a order just with ENUM_ORDER_TYPE_FILLING of FOK when i trade stocks cant i send a order with ENUM_ORDER_TYPE_FILLING of IOC when i trade stocks

Hello, im creating a cost averaging system that increments lotsize if the previous order was a loss. I'm having a problem though, how do i select the next order? Here is the pseudocode, but i do not know the syntax on how to do it: if (previousTrade == "Loss" ){ selectNextTrade;