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MT4 - Java comminication of data.

Hey, I'm want the MT4 terminal to feed price data into an external program through an EA, the external program will then carry out calculations and feed buy/sell instructions back into the terminal. Which would be a better language for the external program, c++ , c# or java? I'm asking the question

Dukascopy tickstory issue

I was beginning to implement volume in my back testing with some tick counting and categorising code(well I wanted to, but I then realised some fundemental flaws, such as assumptions about broker ticks and actual ticks). Now I followed all of tickstory's instructions, however after doing so I

Best for backtesting.

Which do you use for backtesting MQL4 MQL4 Birts MQL5 This questions is primarily for those who use MQL4 for algotrading, I have in the past converted my EA into mql5 for purposes of backtesting accuracy and I am considering doing so again. Regards MNt

Low DD, Large Turnover, Low win rate.

I've been modifying one of the systems I developed and used for a rather long time. Some of the results were interesting, for example in many cases the turnover increased by about 2 - 3 times, in almost all cases the DD was reduced to a third, however the win rate was rather low. Now I have always

Mql4 Report

Hey, I've tried to search for a solution to this but I have been unable to find a solution, even with a broad google search. Recently I've been making detailed reports on my performance, the EA has been functional for well over a year (perhaps 16 months), but my report only goes back 10 months. When

Freelance

For some reason I'm unable to apply to orders, I'm a verified user but I can only apply to orders which others have applied to for some reason

Turned on my MT4 platform and non of my symbols came on automatically

Is there any specific reason why this happened, is it to do with some sort of update? It's a real pain because I'm constantly streaming my trades

How can I allow an EA on one currency to communicate with the EA on another?

I was considering sending out orders across currencies that would act as some sort of message but I also realised that this would not be possible with some brokers. Is there another way to do this? Would I have to use some sort of dll

Can you use the "for loop" in initiation?

I was just wondering if it was possible to do so because I have been having trouble with it. Nvm, the problem persists