COmbining Stochastic and MA on Stochastic in an Expert
Answering a quick tips request, how to combine the Stochastic and 2 moving averages on the stochastic into an Expert Advisor.
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MQL By Request #6 – An EA with ATR Take Profit and Stop Loss
How to add stop loss and take profit to your EA. This covers simple point based as well as an example using ATR multiples. If you have not seen the earlier parts where the framework is developed the links below will take you to those articles. Part 1 built the EA template and the expert
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MQL By Request #5 – Using the EA Framework V2
I’ve been using a common framework Version 1 in this by request series. The framework is evolving as the series moves along and was never intended to be a commercial product. The framework has always been intended for use to support tutorials. That means that the framework is more of a kit or toolbox and
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MQL By Request #4 – Moving Average Cross EA
How to write a Moving Average Cross EA using the EA framework. This is in answer to a subscriber question on how to write a moving average cross EA for MT5. It is also a good example for first use of the EA framework developed in parts 1-3 of this series. To write the EA
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Build a custom indicator in 10 minutes using iMAOnArray
Following up on a comment asking how to use iMAOnArray in an indicator this video shows how to build a complete working indicator in 10 minutes using iMAOnArray
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MQL By Request #3 – Building an EA framework part 3 (final)
This part of the MQL By Request series completes the initial framework by adding support for indicators and trade functions. Part 1 built the EA template and the expert class which take care of managing the expert. Part 2 added trade signals. Part 3 completes the framework ready for use. The latest version framework including
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MQL By Request #2 – Building an EA framework part 2
The framework started in part 1 is missing 2 critical elements, signals and a trade handler. Part 2 adds the signal base classes to the framework explaining how the framework will ultimately operate by plugging components rather than complex branching logic. The latest version framework including base classes is available for download.
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MQL By Request – Building an EA framework part 1
This is the first in a series of articles answering your requests. I’m starting by building a common expert advisor framework to use when answering your questions. Come back for parts 2 and 3 as I finish building the framework before moving on to answer questions. If you have requests you would like to see
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Using iCustom to write Expert Advisors
As a follow up to an earlier article on using iCustom this article explains iCustom in more detail using more complex examples. While iCustom may not be the most efficient function it can be very useful in a first cut creation of an expert advisor or where you don’t have access to the source for
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How to Calculate Lot Sizes and Risk Pricing with MQL4 and MQL5
If you are trading with a risk management approach then you need to calculate the amount you are prepared to risk and from that the lot size to trade if you have a fixed stop loss or the stop loss price if you want to fix lot sizes. The calculations are really very simple and
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