Been using metatrader for years and thought I knew it pretty well but this one is confusing me.
Each EA loaded has option to "allow live trading" checked
BUT
in the main window of MT4 under Tools>Options>Expert Advisors
you can uncheck the "allow live trading"
But the smiley face stays.
So is it allowed or not if EA is checked yes, but tools>options is no.
I ask for this reason. i have an EA but it doesn't look at history, only going forward so if a condition is met while it is on then it will execute which is not what I want.
I tried leaving it on a chart and enabling when I want it to do something but that doesn't work as its the same as not being on the chart.
So I want it enabled and on chart but not trading. Checking and unchecking each EA on several charts is time consuming but I hope the Tools>Options>Expert.. will be the solution for me to allow me to leave my EA live.
Anyone know?
PH
Each EA loaded has option to "allow live trading" checked
BUT
in the main window of MT4 under Tools>Options>Expert Advisors
you can uncheck the "allow live trading"
But the smiley face stays.
So is it allowed or not if EA is checked yes, but tools>options is no.
I ask for this reason. i have an EA but it doesn't look at history, only going forward so if a condition is met while it is on then it will execute which is not what I want.
I tried leaving it on a chart and enabling when I want it to do something but that doesn't work as its the same as not being on the chart.
So I want it enabled and on chart but not trading. Checking and unchecking each EA on several charts is time consuming but I hope the Tools>Options>Expert.. will be the solution for me to allow me to leave my EA live.
Anyone know?
PH