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Can an EA run on a custom timeframe?

Hi folks, Does anyone know if I can run an EA on a custom time frame? I mean run a live EA that places real orders. If you google it, you find plenty about using a custom time frame in Strategy Tester . But I have not come across anything about using one live. I have tried to attach an EA to a

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MT4 Strategy Tester: more options for the spread value?

Hi there, does anyone know a way to get more values for the Strategy Tester spread than the currently offered 2, 5, 10, 30, 50, and 100? Might there be a jury rig? Thanks and best, Jeff

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Bid/ask "boxes" (top left of MT4 chart) have disappeared

Hi all, I have MT4 running with the same account on two laptops. On one of them the bid/ask "boxes" have disappeared - the two boxes on the top left of a chart that show the bid and ask in large font. Please see the attached image file. I have searched the settings and googled the issue endlessly

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Download maximum historical data in MT4?

Hi all, I am downloading historical data from MT4 History Center to use in an Excel-based backtest program. I am able to download about 1000 bars in each timeframe. At the same time, however, I see something like the following at the top of History Center: "Databases: 1003 / 2795 records". To me

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EA doesn't work properly when attached to multiple charts (MT4)

Hi all, I have asked a few questions in the forum lately and very much appreciate the responses I have gotten. I am hoping for the same kind of luck again. I have written an EA that works perfectly on Strategy Tester . But I when open it in my live account on two different charts (two different

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OrderModify() error 3

I am completely stumped and would welcome any ideas. The below code is part of a larger and fairly complex logical sequence, but because of the printing I can see that the logical structure is functioning properly. However the OrderModify function is generating error 3. Is it not correct to use

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In an EA, how to determine the difference between a position (filled) and an open order (not filled)

Hi everyone, I am coding my first EA (so MQL4 newbie, but I have decent experience in VBA) and I need a way to distinguish existing positions (filled orders) from pending (unfilled) orders. I imagine there is a way to do this using one of the parameters of the OrderSelect() function, but the