EA to automatically take "pictures" of your orders
This is a powerful addition to your MetaTrader 4 toolkit designed to optimize market analysis and performance. This Expert Advisor serves as automated trading software. It is utilized to monitor financial markets and execute trades based on predefined algorithmic rules, enabling precise position management without the need for constant manual oversight.
How to Setup and Use EA to automatically take "pictures" of your orders
1. Installation: Open the "File" menu, select "Open Data Folder," navigate to MQL/Experts, paste your file, and restart the terminal.
2. Activation: Drag the EA from the Navigator onto a chart, ensure "Allow live trading" is checked in the Common tab, and verify the AutoTrading button is green.
3. Optimization: Right-click your chart, choose "Expert List," click "Properties" to adjust inputs, and save your preferred setup as a set file for future use.
4. Maintenance: Regularly check the "Experts" tab in the terminal window to monitor trade logs and potential execution errors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why is my EA not opening trades? A: Check the "AutoTrading" button, ensure "Allow live trading" is enabled, and verify your broker allows automated trading on your account type.
Q: Can I run multiple EAs on one chart? A: No, each chart can only host one active EA; however, you can open multiple charts for different currency pairs to run several EAs.
Q: What does the "smiley face" icon mean? A: A smiley face in the top-right corner of the chart indicates the EA is successfully running; a frowny face means it is disabled.
Description & Settings
mapick
I developed this EA to keep pictures of my orders, i.e. to publish or explain them, or to see if something strange happens... when I'm not in front of my MetaTrader
The use is very simple, you launch the EA on the graph or on every graphs you operate, and it takes the pictures
You can easily take the 2 functions
takePics()
and
print()
and include them in your EA to take the images every time it opens or closes an order, to check errors or for your recording
In backtesting, the pics are saved in
TESTER\FILES
directory, in real or demo they're saved in
EXPERTS\FILES
27/02/2012:
This is an update that DOESN'T PRINT MESSAGES on the graph and it counts only already open BUY and SELLS, not the STOP/LIMIT orders
