This is an example of writing an expert advisor using a very basic strategy. The key information here is the comparison of 2 indicators which occur at different times. The strategy and detail about the code are explained fully in the video. This covers both MT4 and MT5, there are some sections that are modified […]
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This is a function that you can use in your MT5 expert advisor to apply a standard points based trailing stop For the MT4 verison click here A trailing stop is nothing more than a stop loss that moves as price changes. For this standard trailing stop the rules are simple: No stop loss is
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This is a function that you can use in your MT4 expert advisor to apply a standard points based trailing stop For the MT5 verison click here A trailing stop is nothing more than a stop loss that moves as price changes. For this standard trailing stop the rules are simple: No stop loss is
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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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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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If you have a custom indicator and a strategy for buy and sell this video will show you how to add buy and sell arrows to your custom indicator for both MT4 and MT5. The video uses a tripple moving average ribbon from earlier tutorials as the basis and adds buy and sell arrows to
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In the previous video I used a key value pair to store values in a dictionary. In this video I expand the capability of that key value pair to also store objects of any type. See the previous video here. All downloads in this series
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This video takes the Key Value pair class created in the earlier video on telemetry and enhances the functionality to be more generic and able to store additional data types without extensive rework. See the earlier article which builds the initial KVP class here All downloads in this series
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In this video I show how to create a telemetry class and set up your VPS so that your client computer can monitor your remote EA without needing to log onto the VPS MQL4 OOP – Telemetry classes to monitor your VPS remotely
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This is the tenth part in the OOP series and the third developing an EA. In this part I take the EA developed earlier and extend the functionality to manage open trades, still using OO techniques. The sample files used in this and the earlier videos are available for download below the video Download the
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