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Seriously MetaTrader !!!?! This is at least a 6 year old issues!  As the subject states, iCustom should return -1 (INVALID_HANDLE) for an indicator that returns `INIT_PARAMETERS_INCORRECT` in it's `OnInit` function. Does anyone have a strategy to detect a failed iCustom?

read above... I want too save time during backtests, so I only want to check it in OnInit(). Is that possible? Sadly the following doesnt work:( int OnInit()  {StartOrder =OrderSend (Symbol(),OP_BUY,Lot,Ask,10,0,0,"StartOrder",EA1_MagicNummer,0,Orange); //<-for testing purposesSet_SL=OrderModify...

I created a Signal Demo account, it's been 10 weeks. Today is November 1, featuring a 13% growth percentage. On October 31, it showed growth of 1074%. What's wrong with my Signal?

Hi everyone, I know my question might be a bit stupid to those of you more experienced but I really need help with an issue I have run into. I am reasonably new to coding, and I have been spending the past 4 hours looking through the forums and google for how to do this and I can't find an answer I...

Hi is there perhaps a free RSI dashboard indicator that automatically updates for MT4

MetaTrader 4 MultiTerminal, as a new component of the MetaTrader 4 Online Trading Platform, is intended for simultaneous management of multiple accounts. MetaTrader 4 MultiTerminal will be helpful for those managing investors' accounts and for traders that use multiple accounts simultaneously...

I am trying to report a bug in the Metatrader latest version. See the image and the code that I am trying to implement:   The code that I am using to replace the quotes is:   rates_add[0].time = Time_For_Rates;rates_add[0].open = NormalizeDouble(double(s[2]),_Digits);rates_add[0].high=...

I'm wondering: in the future MT4 will not work anymore on new operative systems (ie:Windows 11), or brokers that provide MT4 accounts can have access to the software in order to make it work on new OS, so that MT4 will last forever even if it will not be updated anymore by Metaquotes?

Yesterday I moved my VPS Webzila Frankfurt from a ForexChief account to ICMarkets because the Webzila servers were in trouble and I moved to that other account in an attempt to make it work but the situation remained the same. Hours later the VPS went back to work and I moved back to the ForexChief...

How to verify if the market is closed. What's the function?

I realised that when I turn off my MT4 terminal, the copy trading is disabled. It would only be able to copy trades when I open my MT4 terminal. Anyone else having this issue?

I swear mql5 has the worst subscribing sytem I`ve ever come across!! There was not one single month when I didn`t have some problem so far!! I`m now trying to subscribe to a signal but it seems impossible. If I click on the green "subscribe" button on the signal`s page it wants to install MT5 on my...

i have an expert  i installed it from mql4 in my terminal and when instslled it comes with utility i try to work it  no way to doing it what i can do for working thanks

Hi, My broker 2 hrs behind from other brokers and facing 4hr candle reading , is there any solution or template to fix this issue ?

I am testing mt5 platform in signals I subscribe a signal which is working for first copied after a while I get this errors 2018.10.31 13:56:04.857 Signal '50324550': synchronization is postponed, processing of trade actions disabled

Hi, Can somebody help me with a MT5 Code that can get Profit/Loss value of Last 2 position. For Example:  if I have 5 open buy positions but I want to know total profit or loss of only last 2 buy positions (the 4th and 5th buy position only) Thanking you!!

Hi, This just happened few hours ago, I have subscribed signal on mql5 and normally it only trades 0.8 - 1.25  lots.  Suddenly in a few minutes I have got 13.62 lot! of order that was placed by mql5 signal luckily the trade wasn't in lost but I have to close it manually. Here is the log : RO 0 13:38...

Why I can't report issue to: a) mql4? b) mql5? In case that I trying to click login on mql4.com then I'm redirected to mql5.com @MetaQuotes Software Corp. @MetaQuotes Brazil Office You made soo big mistake here on mql5.com that is amaizing.. Before mql5 was integrated with mql4 we search in google...

Dear traders When I backtesting my EA for EURUSD on Sep 1- Sep 12 then which code determine Bid value for EURGBP during  Sep 1- Sep 12? iClose("EURGBP",0,0) isn't working Sincerely,

i read that in rules you cannot put expiry or time period or account number etc, then how can i limit the buyer from using more than a month if he only subscribes to monthly ....and he can use ea on different accounts if i dont do licensing with account numbers ? 

Hello,  Is there exists some simple solution to test connection on broker before user save hes data to database. User have a form to enter, broker name, account number, password. How i can communicate with broker ? Send, get response ?

hi whroeder1 and all, a while back as per this thread https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/108481  u have suggested some code for finding min and max atr value but as price keep moving on, the min atr value does not update its value eg. if when first launched ea let's say min atr is at 0.25 but after...

I want to change the indicator to EA model, and then print it out in the EA, how to change? //+------------------------------------------------------------------+//|                                                            7.mq4 |//|                        Copyright 2018, MetaQuotes Software Corp....

Hello dear traders, i hope you fine, this is my first topic in mql5 community, i have a live account, i want to backtest my EA in different pairs but i have different result for the same pair and same settings i have tested other broker with mt4 and problem still present, i don't know what to do :s...

Deleted my old email address due to multitude spam etc. and created a new one. Now i am trying to change my mql5 email because i want to post a freelance job. Unfortunately it needs a link send to my non-existing email address. Any solutions here ?

I bought a EA for MT4, and it seems to be working but uninstalls when I open a different MT4 account. The EA is registered for only one account. Is there a way around this? I tried installing a second instance of MT4 but it just seems to overwrite the existing one, keeping all my accounts. Cheers A

I thank you in advance for the help you can give me. I have created an EA for scalping in MQL5, when I do tests in back testing EURUSD it generates very good results only if the Volume indicator with Real Volume indicates that it has values but if there is no volume loses more than what it earns,...

Hello everyone. I would like to know if there is an ADR free indicator for MT5. Thank you all

I can't find it online.