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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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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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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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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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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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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This is an update to the earlier article about developing telemetry components for MT4 and updates the code to work with both MT5 and MT4. Use the telemetry class to capture information from your EA and monitor the health and performance remotely. The original MT4 article is here.
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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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