Simple tick data collector
This is a powerful addition to your MetaTrader 4 toolkit designed to optimize market analysis and performance. This technical indicator acts as a specialized analysis tool designed to visualize market data. It helps traders identify emerging trends, momentum shifts, and key support or resistance levels by plotting statistical calculations directly onto price charts.
How to Setup and Use Simple tick data collector
1. Installation: Place your file in the MQL/Indicators folder via "Open Data Folder" and restart your terminal.
2. Loading: Find the indicator in the Navigator, drag it onto your chart, and configure the input parameters in the popup window.
3. Customization: Press Ctrl+I to open the indicator list, select your tool, and click "Properties" to change colors, levels, or visual styles.
4. Updating: Replace the old file in the Indicators folder with the new version and restart the platform to apply changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Why is my indicator not showing? A: Verify the file is in the MQL/Indicators folder, or try right-clicking the "Indicators" tree in the Navigator and clicking "Refresh."
Q: Do custom indicators slow down the platform? A: Too many complex indicators can impact performance; remove unused ones via the "Indicator List" (Ctrl+I).
Q: Can I use MT4 indicators on MT5? A: No, MQL4 and MQL5 are distinct languages; ensure the indicator is compiled specifically for your platform version.
Description & Settings
Many people don't have high-frequency forex data (every minute for example) for discovering new strategies or backtesting an trading idea.
Here, I write a simple tick data collector in MQL4 for you to collect tick data on any symbol you choose. You need to use it as an indicator though it doesn't draw anything on the chart on which you drop it. It works for you silently, saving every tick into a file in subfolder "experts\files".
Symbol is used as part of the file name, for example, EURUSD_tick.csv. The tick data are save for the period from the moment you drop it on a chart until you remove it from the indicator list.
A sample of the saved csv file is shown as below:
datatime,open,high,low,close,volume 1317642960,1.54739,1.54739,1.54697,1.54697,20 1317642960,1.54739,1.54739,1.54697,1.54701,21 1317643020,1.54705,1.54705,1.54705,1.54705,1 1317643020,1.54705,1.54709,1.54705,1.54709,2 1317643020,1.54705,1.54716,1.54705,1.54716,4 1317643020,1.54705,1.5472,1.54705,1.5472,5 1317643020,1.54705,1.54723,1.54705,1.54723,6 1317643020,1.54705,1.54731,1.54705,1.54731,8 1317643020,1.54705,1.54731,1.54705,1.54723,10 1317643020,1.54705,1.54731,1.54705,1.5472,11 1317643020,1.54705,1.54731,1.54705,1.54716,12 1317643020,1.54705,1.54731,1.54705,1.5472,13 1317643020,1.54705,1.54731,1.54705,1.54723,14 1317643020,1.54705,1.54731,1.54705,1.54727,15 1317643020,1.54705,1.54731,1.54705,1.54731,16 1317643020,1.54705,1.54735,1.54705,1.54735,17 1317643020,1.54705,1.5474,1.54705,1.5474,18 1317643020,1.54705,1.54744,1.54705,1.54744,19 1317643020,1.54705,1.54744,1.54705,1.5474,20 1317643020,1.54705,1.54748,1.54705,1.54748,22 1317643020,1.54705,1.54748,1.54705,1.54744,23 1317643020,1.54705,1.54748,1.54705,1.5474,24 1317643020,1.54705,1.54748,1.54705,1.54744,25 1317643020,1.54705,1.54748,1.54705,1.5474,26 1317643020,1.54705,1.54748,1.54705,1.54744,27 1317643020,1.54705,1.54748,1.54705,1.54748,28 1317643020,1.54705,1.54752,1.54705,1.54752,29 1317643020,1.54705,1.54756,1.54705,1.54756,30 1317643020,1.54705,1.54756,1.54705,1.54752,31 1317643020,1.54705,1.54756,1.54705,1.54756,32 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.5476,1.5476,1 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54757,1.54757,2 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54757,1.5476,3 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54757,1.54757,4 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54753,1.54753,5 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.5474,1.5474,8 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54732,1.54732,10 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54728,1.54728,11 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54724,1.54724,12 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54724,1.54728,13 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.54724,1.54724,14 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.5472,1.5472,15 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.5472,1.54723,16 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.5472,1.54727,17 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.5472,1.54723,18 1317643080,1.5476,1.5476,1.5472,1.5472,19
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