Add a Delay Between Trades
How do you prevent your EA from placing trades too soon after each other but still allow other functions like trailing stop and closing to go ahead
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Heiken Ashi Stochastic Expert
In this video I show how to write an expert combining Stochastic as a trigger and Heiken Ashi candles as a trend reversal confirmation
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Bollinger Squeeze Robot
The Bollinger Squeeze Strategy is a technical analysis trading strategy that attempts to exploit the squeeze that occurs when volatility tightens and the bands contract.
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Ichimoku Cloud Expert
This is a starter expert for the ichimoku cloud using only the Senkou Span A and Senkou Span B lines. The strategy uses a basic assumption that when price enters the cloud it will generally cross to the other side. The expert here uses the Orchard Framework 3, specifically 3.02 https://youtu.be/Uf5_CkeVbdU The expert shows how
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Grid Trading Expert for MQL4/MQL5 using Orchard Framework 3
This is my first tutorial on writing a grid trading expert. Caution – grid trading can lead to very large drawdowns. It is high risk. This covers the standard buy/sell at each level grid. It is a foundation for other grid trading tutorials to come. The expert here uses the Orchard Framework 3, which I
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Starting 2022 with a new framework – Framework 3
Starting 2022 with a new Framework. Framework 3 is still in early stages but will grow as new features are needed.
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MACD EMA Expert for MT4 and MT5
This is the classic MACD crossover strategy with the combined moving average trend filter. Use the tutorial as the basis for building your own trading robot. This video uses classes developed in my earlier video “Use Common Classes to Write MQL4 and MQL5 Experts”. The key functions used are shown below, the video will explain
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Use Common Classes to Write MQL4 and MQL5 Experts
When I make videos about writing experts or indicators I usually make them for both MQL4 and MQL5. This naturally leads to some code that has to be conditional due to the differences. The conditional code that bothers me most is the difference in the way technical indicators are handled and I think dealing with
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5 Minute Scalping Expert
This is a tutorial based on a scalping strategy for 5 minute charts. I have had this strategy for a long time and don’t know the origin but the strategy itself is not extraordinary. I would expect it to be break even, possibly losing over time due to spreads and commissions. However, it is a
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Using Custom Indicator Chart Objects in an Expert
I have covered using iCustom to make custom indicator information available in your EA several times but there is one question that keeps appearing. If you have an indicator that actually draws signals on screen, like buy and sell arrows, how can you use that information in an EA? It’s difficult because these indicators often
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