there is no "built-in trailing stop" function in metatrader, but it can be implemented using the programming language that is a part of the metatrader system(only on the pc, not on android) it is NOT available to write custom code to automate your ...

setup trade in MT4 without a TP

yes, i am aware that this post is sixteen years old. omg, this is pure nostalgia for me.. i can remember shaking my head as so many people ate this nonsense up like there was no tomorrow.. people were flocking to the 4xmadeeasy seminars and they ...

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no, the code snippet presented above by paulmf is not in any way ready for testing. 1) it doesnt check if you already have a trade open, instead that code will repeatedly open trades until your account is depleted of available margin. 2) it doesnt ...

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it is simple to have global variables that control the stop and takeprofit settings, but probably it would be better if you set these values as percentages of your account size as that would tend to keep things focused on something of a more solid ...

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i have scoured the ftmo.com website, looking high and low for a "clearly outlined" list of rules and restrictions, but i simply can not find it anywhere. i contacted the ftmo company, using their website's chat function, i asked them if they could ...

FTMO - For serious traders

i spoke to the office of FTMO and they gave me a link to their terms and conditions, which is a document that is almost four feet long and contains every reason under the sun to cancel my challenge, but i did not see anything detailing trading ...

FTMO - For serious traders

**PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POST IS ** **DIRECTED TOWARDS MR TOMAS** Hello Mr Tomas, My name is Moreno, I am attempting to conduct a bit of due diligence prior to my taking your company's trading challenge. i found the following comment online regarding ...

FTMO - For serious traders

and now i have added a few trading functions into the mix.. so we now have the basic core functions into place that are required to build an EA bot. #property strict //PlaySound("fishbubbles.wav"); int init() { ResetLastError(); ...

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i better try to get started at this, cuz it aint gonna write itself.. There are two types of programs that you can write in metatrader: 1) indicators 2) experts the basic difference between the two, as far as i have ever been able to tell, is that ...

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nice trade call on the gbpusd,sir.

I will teach you forex trading

image it wouldnt really be that difficult to add some real switches to control metatrader. just interface them thru a microcontroller, thats all. you could have a pushbutton to close all trades, a toggle switch to disable placing new trades, etc..

Indicators with ON/OFF buttons

ok, that was a bit of information overload for my taste... lets try this again.. let me show you what i am looking for from you, if you dont mind... i want to see a simple image like this that shows the bars enlarged so that i can see them.. and i ...

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Long ago i visited the mql5 forum, and after i crossed paths with whroeder i decided to not return.. he was so very rude, he talks down to people that ask simple questions about programming issues, and so i simply will not return to that place for ...

Removing some functions from metatrader

variables are not typically thought of as "constants" in C language. again, i am a self taught programmer, and i pretty much never use CONSTANTS, and cant really remember how to even define them, but it is something like this: const int x=43; ...

MT4 Variable Question

hmmm.. are you under the impression that a variable and a value are two different things? btw, i am pretty much ONLY a C language programmer, and the metatrader mql language is for all practical purposes a c language editor/compiler that has trading ...

MT4 Variable Question

my personal preference is that variables should be initialized.. i cant say for sure if this is the cause of your problem or not, as i am not entirely understanding your issue. double resulttotal=0; //just for fun, initialize this variable.. double ...

MT4 Variable Question

hello kasra, it shouldnt be that big of a deal to knock this out for you. would you mind providing me with an image of a single chart that shows the condition that you want to trade? ps.. candlesticks work for me. when you are ready, maybe just ...

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