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  • #1
  • First Post: Aug 30, 2017 11:52am Aug 30, 2017 11:52am
Hi, I was wondering if there is a script or someone would be able to write on that can take and save a screenshot of each trade execution automatically for you. This would be useful in two situations. For day traders that enter many positions and don't have time to take entry and exit screenshots of each trade, or for swing traders who may have pending orders that get filled when they are away from the computer.

What I would need the script to do is to take a screenshot and save the pic in a directory each time a trade is executed, which would eliminate the need to manually do so. I keep journal with screenshots, so this is a really important feature for me. Thanks in advance.
  • #2
  • Edited 3:56pm Aug 30, 2017 1:23pm | Edited 3:56pm
Here's an EA I just wrote after reading your post... A script is not going to do the trick because it works only for one tick and as you need something that constanly monitors the positions...

Hope it will help !

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File Type: mq4 SyCapture_v0.1.mq4   3 KB | 1,096 downloads

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File Type: mq4 SyCapture_v0.2.mq4   3 KB | 1,717 downloads


Edit = The screenshots are gif files placed in \MQL4\Files\ScreenShots !
Edit 2 = v0.2 -> Added "Entry" and "Exit" suffixes to the screenshots name
  • #3
  • Aug 30, 2017 1:42pm Aug 30, 2017 1:42pm
Symph just beat me to it :-(

Here is my indi to do the job.

M.

EDIT: Need Indi on each chart you need to record trades from.
Did not use EA as this would prevent using other EA's on the chart
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If you think I'm mad, I must be mad
  • #4
  • Aug 30, 2017 3:09pm Aug 30, 2017 3:09pm
wow three of you have beaten me , so ha ha i will not code it.....
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  • #5
  • Aug 30, 2017 3:19pm Aug 30, 2017 3:19pm
Ahh... you both beat me to it...

Quoting Symphoenix
Here's an EA I just wrote after reading your post... A script is not going to do the trick because it works only for one tick and as you need something that constanly monitors the positions... Hope it will help ! {file} Edit = The screenshots are gif files placed in \MQL4\Files\ScreenShots !
This is a nice implementation, however, it assumes that only one order is placed at a time on one chart only. It will pose a challenge when you have multiple orders closing at once or an order on an unrelated symbol or magic will trigger more unrelated screenshots.

Here's one that tracks tickets that match symbol and magic-number in order to take screens of related entries and exits. It also draws a line on the exit since it doesn't exist on the chart when the screenshot is taken.

Edit: took it down for a min to fix a bug on re-init, all good now.
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File Type: mq4 ScreenShotOnTrade.mq4   4 KB | 1,308 downloads
  • #6
  • Aug 30, 2017 4:05pm Aug 30, 2017 4:05pm
Just for the fun of it... here is a version that runs as an indicator on one chart only, but will take screenshots of any unopened chart of any trade regardless of the pair.
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File Type: mq4 UniversalTradeScreenShot.mq4   5 KB | 1,592 downloads
  • #7
  • Aug 30, 2017 4:06pm Aug 30, 2017 4:06pm
You are both right : your respective indicators are a good way to allow an EA to work simultaneously.

Nicely done !

I'm just offering an easy solution to the problem described in the initial post...

In order to "see" the entire trade at the closing, I suggest using Ordini.

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  • #8
  • Aug 30, 2017 6:38pm Aug 30, 2017 6:38pm
Wow thanks so much guys! I am overwhelmed by the responses! This is exactly what I was looking for! That is so awesome! You guys rock! I've tried Symphoenix's version so far and it works really great! I can't wait to try some of the others that address a few of the mentioned drawbacks later in the post. I will update again once I have tested them all! Again thanks so much to everyone and their contributions!
  • #9
  • Sep 14, 2017 8:23am Sep 14, 2017 8:23am
Thank you all once again for your contributions to this request! All the indicators are amazing and do the job very well! Sorry that it took a while to test them all, but I have been pretty busy the past few weeks. Here is my feedback.

Quoting Symphoenix
In order to "see" the entire trade at the closing, I suggest using Ordini. {file}
Ordini is pretty nice. It seems that it marks buy and sell points on the chart for you! I love that! Thanks for the recommendation!

Quoting Nicholishen
Ahh... you both beat me to it... {quote} This is a nice implementation, however, it assumes that only one order is placed at a time on one chart only. It will pose a challenge when you have multiple orders closing at once or an order on an unrelated symbol or magic will trigger more unrelated screenshots. Here's one that tracks tickets that match symbol and magic-number in order to take screens of related entries and exits. It also draws a line on the exit since it doesn't exist on the chart when the screenshot is taken. Edit: took it down for a...
You hit the nail on the head here. When testing Symphoenix's EA, I ran into issues with an indicator I was running called pipvalue calculator. It did not allow the indicator to display the pip values and replaced them with the EA information. The other issue I noticed was that when I had multiple trades open, it kept taking additional unwanted screenshots as I would open and close trades. This became very confusing to find the screenshots I wanted and sometimes I could not find them at all. One thing I did like about it was the timestamp in the file name. Do you think you could implement a version of your indicator that includes the timestamp in the name as well in addition to the pair name, date, and entry/exit?

Quoting Symphoenix
Here's an EA I just wrote after reading your post... A script is not going to do the trick because it works only for one tick and as you need something that constanly monitors the positions... Hope it will help ! {file} {file} Edit = The screenshots are gif files placed in \MQL4\Files\ScreenShots ! Edit 2 = v0.2 -> Added "Entry" and "Exit" suffixes to the screenshots name
Thanks for your help on getting the ball rolling here! Your work was great and improved upon even more by some of the later additions! Can't thank you enough!

Quoting Nicholishen
Just for the fun of it... here is a version that runs as an indicator on one chart only, but will take screenshots of any unopened chart of any trade regardless of the pair. {image} {file}
This I like the best I think, because I don't even have to have a chart open. The issue with this version is that it captures the default chart with 15 min time frame. Is there a way to code a version in which you can specify the chart template and timeframe to be captured? Even without the necessary drawings it could still prove useful I think.

Again thanks again to everyone for making this possible! It's been very useful to me and I am sure it will be to many other traders as well!
  • #10
  • Sep 22, 2017 3:41pm Sep 22, 2017 3:41pm
Quoting Nicholishen
Ahh... you both beat me to it... {quote} This is a nice implementation, however, it assumes that only one order is placed at a time on one chart only. It will pose a challenge when you have multiple orders closing at once or an order on an unrelated symbol or magic will trigger more unrelated screenshots. Here's one that tracks tickets that match symbol and magic-number in order to take screens of related entries and exits. It also draws a line on the exit since it doesn't exist on the chart when the screenshot is taken. Edit: took it down for a...
Hi Nicholishen, I appreciate all your help with this indicator. I am currently using this version, but there is one thing that seems to be triggering the screenshot indicator a bit early. When I set an alert for a trade, it triggers the indicator and then I get an entry shot, but it does not take one of the actual entry. Is there a way you can fix this when you get the chance?
  • #11
  • Oct 7, 2017 11:14am Oct 7, 2017 11:14am
Quoting Madinvestor
{quote} Hi Nicholishen, I appreciate all your help with this indicator. I am currently using this version, but there is one thing that seems to be triggering the screenshot indicator a bit early. When I set an alert for a trade, it triggers the indicator and then I get an entry shot, but it does not take one of the actual entry. Is there a way you can fix this when you get the chance?
Try this and let me know if it works.
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File Type: mq4 UniversalTradeScreenShot.mq4   5 KB | 1,016 downloads
  • #12
  • Oct 9, 2017 6:27am Oct 9, 2017 6:27am
Quoting Nicholishen
{quote} Try this and let me know if it works. {file}
Thanks. I tried this one before, but the issue I had with this one is that it doesn't capture the chart template that I am using. It uses a default chart with default zoom level, no indicators, etc. The Screenshotontrade indi worked great with the exception of the entry shot. Do you have any idea what causes that issue with the entry shots being taken early? I am stumped.
  • #13
  • Oct 9, 2017 9:40am Oct 9, 2017 9:40am
This should fix it.
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File Type: mq4 ScreenShotOnTrade.mq4   4 KB | 946 downloads
  • #14
  • Oct 11, 2017 5:04am Oct 11, 2017 5:04am
Quoting Nicholishen
This should fix it. {file}
Unfortunately, I am still having the same results. Here's an example of a trade I took yesterday with screenshots that were taken.

Entry
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Notice that entry point is at around 148.181, yet the order has not yet filled.

Exit
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This is accurate. The trade was stopped out. You can see the red arrow just loaded showing the exit point. Now you can see the entry arrow as well.

The issue that is stumping me is why is the entry shot being taken so early?
  • #15
  • Oct 11, 2017 6:10am Oct 11, 2017 6:10am
Ok... I think I know what you're saying now, finally. It looks like it's taking screenshots of limit orders when they're placed and you don't want that. This should fix that issue.
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File Type: mq4 ScreenShotOnTrade.mq4   4 KB | 1,321 downloads
  • #16
  • Oct 11, 2017 7:45am Oct 11, 2017 7:45am
Quoting Nicholishen
Ok... I think I know what you're saying now, finally. It looks like it's taking screenshots of limit orders when they're placed and you don't want that. This should fix that issue. {file}
Yes!!! I think that is exactly what the issue is! Unfortunately, the newer version I just tested is not taking any screenshots now
  • #17
  • Sep 22, 2018 12:32am Sep 22, 2018 12:32am
Is it finally working now?
  • #18
  • Dec 12, 2018 4:07pm Dec 12, 2018 4:07pm
Is there any indicator script to save the screenshot on a name that only reflects chart name? Also I need it just custom and not when I place or exit a trade.
  • #19
  • May 20, 2019 3:58pm May 20, 2019 3:58pm
Quoting Nicholishen
Just for the fun of it... here is a version that runs as an indicator on one chart only, but will take screenshots of any unopened chart of any trade regardless of the pair. {image} {file}
Thanks for this. Works great. I've sent a pm abt what might help me more, if possible. Thanks again.
Trade-Emperor
  • #20
  • Mar 5, 2020 12:58am Mar 5, 2020 12:58am
Quoting Symphoenix
You are both right : your respective indicators are a good way to allow an EA to work simultaneously. Nicely done ! I'm just offering an easy solution to the problem described in the initial post... In order to "see" the entire trade at the closing, I suggest using Ordini. {file}
This indicator is good to record live/active trade

is it possible also record pending orders when placed? after that trade active one
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