Charles Rademacher

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Unable to download any of the free experts

I have 7 MT4 accounts and have tried this on all 7 of them without success. I am logged into MQL5 on each of the accounts. I go to "markets", select any of the free experts and click "download". Nothing happens. This has to be a simple problem to solve, but it's frustrating me. Any help would be

Is it possible to set backtest initial capital?

Every backtest that I run starts with $10,000 initial capital. For various reasons, I would really like to be able to test with a starting figure that more closely resembles my current account balance . If the backtest was able to actually determine and use my current balance, that would be a bonus

Which EA executed the trade?

I have six EA's running on my PC and all are actively trading. Other than the "not so friendly" expert logs, is there a way to see which EA executed any trade? Is there a report I can generate that shows the magic number associated with each trade? Thanks to those of you who have answered my other

Is it possible to access indicator values from an EA?

I would like to be able to access two values from an indicator within an EA written in MT4. I don't have the source code for the indicator. Is this possible? If I had the source, does that improve my chances? Thanks

Multiple timeframes?

G'day from downunder, Firstly, is it possible for the EA to control the timeframe (hour, day, etc.) or does the EA use the timeframe of the underlying chart? In other words, can an EA running on a 5-minute chart be using a one- hour timeframe for its decision making? If it is possible for the EA to

Backtesting - how are "bid" and "ask" simulated?

I've been all through the archives and all I can find is more people asking this question with no answers. The question varies and is usually related to "non-reproducible backtesting results". It is just become obvious to me that "bid" and "ask" are not stored in the data. Since data is frequently