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Tell my EA to not trade on NFP day!

I've been using an EA (ichimoku5_1) and it was doing GREAT until today. How can I tell an EA to not take positions on the first friday of the month? Is there an easy way to make that an input

Error adding EA to chart

I'm trying to add the 'Ichimoku5.mq4' EA to my chart and it's giving me a 'Ichimoku5 :-(' in the upper right hand corner of my chart. What's that mean? I'm using SBFX if it makes a difference

Having a rough time w/strategy tester

I'm trying to use the UniversalMACrossEa file.... I've placed it on the chart, added the ma's....but it's finding any crosses, which is just plain wrong! I've attached 2 screen shots...if you need others to see inputs let me know...was unsure of what to include. Is there something really obvious I

Learning to code for autotrading

Hi everyone. I was going to buy a book to learn how to write code for MT4 to have it autotrade for me. My question is two fold: 1) Is MT4 C based or C++? If I were buying a book, should I get a C or C++ one? 2) Can anyone recommend a good book to begin with? I saw C++ Primer Plus (5th Edition) by