Not Good — Expert44, you are asking for us to say good things. We are telling it like it is. MQL5 definitely has some features that are superior to MQL4, but 99% of the traders could care less. Probably 95% don't even know what OO is. Even ...

MT5 discussion

My Thoughts — MT5 is more than several months away; I would put my money on a year plus. Look on the bright side of the upgrade, about 90% of the MT4 code won't make it. I think this will be a well needed die off of the lame and badly ...

MT5 discussion

Different — The 4H and Daily charts will vary by broker because they have different times of the start of the trading day by GMT.

Simple Simon Balance Line Trading

No — The indicator is in this thread and the code in post #1 is the most recent. The Pips2MA was the old indicator. url

Simple Simon Balance Line Trading

Answer — This is from the MT4 documentation and there is no way to do it programmatically via a script. Of course you can disable the Chart Shift completely. The "Chart Shift" option shifts the latest bar from the right screen border to the ...

Meta Trader 4 chart shift customization

Don't Know — I have never heard of a macro recorder in MQL4. I have done that in Excel, but nothing like that in MQL4.

Need help with indicator on sound/arrow alert

Calm Down — I find your comments argumentative and disrespectful. There is a way to make your point without being obnoxious. You don't seem to understand that people don't post perfect rules and that a little of interpretation and past ...

Simple Simon Balance Line Trading

Problem — I suspect you are seeing the same thing I have observed with regards to objects (arrows) and alerts. MT4 seems to give a lower priority to handling those kind of events which involve calls to the operating system than it does to the ...

Need help with indicator on sound/arrow alert

Don't Do Anything — If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

EA Refinement

Try This — From another Canuck, but not a Canucks fan. You can do exactly what you asked for in Strategy Tester; I do it all the time. Find an EA that doesn't open many trades and find a setting to prevent any from opening. The trading ...

Visually backtest custom indicators?

Answers — #1 - depends on how the TS was written. Your expectation is correct, but the person coding it may have had a different idea. #2 - only one EA can be attached to a chart. You probably need to open a second chart for the same currency ...

Simple trailing stop question

Out of Date — From the crash report, it appears that you are running an ancient version of MT4 - build 217 from 2008. My platform from FXDD is build 402 of May 2011. I believe most brokers are on build 390 or higher. I am surprised that you ...

SS Balance Line Dashboard Indicator

Answer — Jan, I responded to your suggestion on the other thread in Platform Tech.

Simple Simon Balance Line Trading

My Thoughts — Jan, First of all, I don't write for an individual's wishes - at least not for free. The code I have written and posted is general purpose and meant for many people. I also don't write trade signal / trigger code for the general ...

SS Balance Line Dashboard Indicator

Try This — If you are interested in learning, you can try to make the change like this example: extern int SL // in pips to extern double SL // in pipettes. This changes the user inputs. So find the one you want and change it - simple to do. ...

No decimal numbers?

Try This — This is much better. url

Simple Simon Balance Line Trading

Yes — That is indeed repainting. And if you are not familiar with the idea, I suggest you get up to speed soon. There are several good threads on it and some not so good. But ultimately it is on you to learn about. My suggestion is get very ...

NINA indicator does repaint?

Here It Is — I posted it on the other thread a couple of days ago. This is the single currency version, the multi currency one is still on my list and my list has gotten longer. url

EMA crossover Email Alert

Fixed Spreads - No Longer — I have been with FXDD for over 3 years. I always liked their liquidity and fast response. But the main thing I liked about them was their fixed spreads. Not any more. This week's opening hours had crazy spreads. The ...

Sunday gap trading: brokers opening at 5pm EST Sunday?

Fixed Spreads - No Longer — I have been with FXDD for over 3 years. I always liked their liquidity and fast response. But the main thing I liked about them was their fixed spreads. Not any more. This week's opening hours had crazy spreads. The ...

What do you think about FXDD?