General - page 1681

I'm new to programming. I've read the (great) book at mql4.com andsome other tutorials (coders' guru, etc). I've also traded on my own inMT4 for two years now. I've used periodconverter.mq4 in the past to geta different look at the markets and consider it a very valuable toolfor several reasons. I...

build 220 genetic algo is checked using open prices i was running some optimizations this morning and the optmizer is behaving oddly. yesterday it worked OK. no matter what time frame length i choose there is nothing. the journal says * optimization started * optimization stopped, 322 cache...

I don't no weather that is the right term. but I would like to know how to change this indicator so the calculations are reversed. Cheers Beno

i am very new to coding world. i have coded an ea but it can only give you buy and sell signal. i want some one to edit the ea like this stoploss is recent low/high of the bar when order was triggered. and trade should close on the bar close. also audible alert when trade is opened and closed. i...

Hello, just wondering if anyone knows how a broker knows whether an order was placed by an EA or Manual entry? Is it when we use Comments in the OrderSend command from the EA? Thanks

How many hedge funds blew up in the last 12 months? How many of these supposed blow-ups were to really disguise carefully crafted ponzi schemes? How easy would it be to tell investors that you simply made some bad bets rather then telling them that you stole their money? If you are someone like...

(IHS) - buy IHS Inc, said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 33 percent as sales grew across all business segments. (APOL) - buy Apollo Group Inc, said that its quarterly profit rose 29 percent as enrollment hit a record. The company said it earned $180.4 million, or $1.12 per share, in its...

Hi, I recently downloaded MT4 and started developing my own scripts. I ran the Strategy tester on some simple expert adviser. Here are some lines from the report produced by MT4: (I removed some of the non relevant information) Line# Date & TimeID Lots Rate...

Ok, spreads kill some pairs. but is theire away to place trades in the middle of a spreads. This way we can save pips and make more money. i have this code and can it be changed to modify the order to chart price not bid ask? void PlaceBuyOrder() { double BuyOrders, Lots; double LowestBuy = 1000,...

Can someone please tell me. To have accounts with different Brokers using MetaTrader do I need to download the platform for each broker and save it in a different folder on my computer?

I have been using MetaTrader for several months now and have installed MetaTrader 4 on my new PC in Thailand but have the following problems :- 1. I have no data between 19:45 31/12/2008 until 01:00 05/01/2008 2. My charts are ticking 2 hours ahead of GMT. Current time = 00:00 (Midnight), chart...

is anyone using squared trader from squared financial? i checked their demo recently prices look nice i'm hesitating between this and fxcm. any feedback appreciated...thanks

Hi, from some time ago my mt4 is closing any trade i open manually after few seconds or few minutes.It is demo acc. with Neuimex group. I checked ,i have no EA open to close trades. Did any one had same problem

I have a good indicator combination.It has earsed false signals.It was repainting.But i used object instead of chart buffer line.So its signals are pretty good for me.I want to share all of my work here but i dont know how to put files here..thank you please show me the way so you will be happy when...

When I place a trade with 0.2 lots and then can close it with only 0.1lot and leave the rest in game. Now I'm doing it manually. Is there anyway to set it up like buy stop or sell stop etc. So I don;t have tomonitor the trade all the time?

Hi. i have searched through the posts, but I still cant figure out where I went wrong. I have Vista x64 Ultimate, 8GB RAM, 1.5TB HD. I am running 5 MetaTraders at the same time, all installed in different directories. I get a crash, and then this on a BSOD: 'systemt_service_exception' Then...

Hello everyone, I'm trading futures, mostly GC. I have a question. Does someone who trade also futures uses some software to track market volume? I mean the software such as Bloomberg or something.. I'd like to find people on this board who trade using volumes. I think together we could spread our...

Hello all, I am an old user of metatrader and like very much your software. Since few days i bought a new laptop with windows vista 32 bits, and all my metatraders crashes (i tried several brokers with different demos). Here is the message it comes with the crashes : There has been a critical...

Hi Guys Does anyone here have an experience with GARCH models on metatrader? I would like to start build up a system with econometric and/or physical methods, but I am too lazy to start from a scratch. I am looking rather for practical applications not for theory. I do not want to use external...

Sorry, I am having trouble figuring out what my hour difference should be for my program. I live Pacific time zone . Am I suppose to put in the hour difference where I live from GMT or where my broker is? If it is broker then what is difference for MetaTrader to GMT? I am obviously a newbie. Thanks

$10 by the summer. People in the south / mid-west love this crap.

My EA uses external functions programmed as libraries, for example Fn1.mqh and I put them in experts/include directory. I would like to enable other people to create their own functions without seeing the source code of the EA. Is it possible that executable version of EA uses custom programmed...

Bank of America plans to sell up to $2.8bn of China Construction Bank shares, less than a month after scrapping an earlier attempt to raise money from its three-year-old stake, reports Bloomberg. BofA is selling 5.62bn shares in China’s second-largest lender at HK$3.92 apiece, a 12% discount to...

Hey fellow traders, I'm a technical trader and i opened this thread to put my trading signals for free. My best.

I wonder if there is a way to get quotes for USD and Euro from different servers or companies at the same time. From what I understand, some may be fast and some may be slow. I would like to compare them at the same time and do calculations at the same time too. Is that possible?

Hellow! Is there a method of judging the display and non-display of the cursor point in the program though the cursor point is displayed when clicking on the object? Regard.

Hellow! How should I do to find the chart that has been selected by using the program when two or more charts are displayed? My best regards.

Hi, I am currently using daily forex signals and I have to key in manually into the account. Is there a template I can use to direct input the signals for autotrading? The signals gives the following: Currency Pair Entry Price Stop Price Take Profit 1 Take Profit 2 Please advise. Regards...

Bloomberg.com: Worldwide Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s natural gas dispute with Ukraine worsened, shutting off fuel shipments to Europe for the first time in three years and driving energy prices higher Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the cuts as gas shipments from OAO Gazprom through...

My two best picks are GOOG (330) and GE (16.50). By year end i believe both will double. Opinions? Also what are your top picks?