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  • #1
  • First Post: Dec 5, 2006 12:28pm Dec 5, 2006 12:28pm
Is it possible to send an email to metatrader to put in a trade?

I have a 3rd party company that sends email signals, and I want to automate it into an EA of sorts. Can I send the email directly to metatrader?

Does anything like this exist?
  • #2
  • Dec 5, 2006 3:12pm Dec 5, 2006 3:12pm
Quoting SwitchJohnny
Is it possible to send an email to metatrader to put in a trade?

I have a 3rd party company that sends email signals, and I want to automate it into an EA of sorts. Can I send the email directly to metatrader?

Does anything like this exist?
I don't think such a capability is available in the current version of MetaTrader. However, some of the solutions that come to my mind are as follows:

  1. Use remote access tool like "GoToMyPC" and place the order remotely.
  2. Install the MetaTrader on a VDS aka VPS (Virtual Dedicated/Private Server)
  3. Use the PDA version of the MetaTrader and use your PDA like BlackBerry to have access to your account

It would be great if I hear from others if there are other solutions available or if it's really possible to place an order true an email.

Good Luck,
Al

  • #3
  • Dec 5, 2006 4:32pm Dec 5, 2006 4:32pm
don't know if there's an easier way but you can always resort to this:

http://www.metatrader.info/node/150

http://www.metatrader.info/node/152

just write a dll to check a pop server periodically and call the dll from the EA.
  • #4
  • Dec 5, 2006 4:47pm Dec 5, 2006 4:47pm
Quoting ycomp
don't know if there's an easier way but you can always resort to this:

http://www.metatrader.info/node/150

http://www.metatrader.info/node/152

just write a dll to check a pop server periodically and call the dll from the EA.
Hi ycomp,

Thanks for sharing these with us. This method is really good to extend the power of MetaTrader 4.

Have a good day,
Al
  • #5
  • Dec 5, 2006 5:23pm Dec 5, 2006 5:23pm
Good idea for those that need this kind of service...
Suggestion on how to do-it:

You will need a software(Pop reader:Email reader) that will read incomming email, and send the information in a formated text(or xml format) and put the file in the MT4 directory. Then it would be easy to read the file(lets says every minutes) and do what ever you have to do with the information.

Quoting SwitchJohnny
Is it possible to send an email to metatrader to put in a trade?

I have a 3rd party company that sends email signals, and I want to automate it into an EA of sorts. Can I send the email directly to metatrader?

Does anything like this exist?
Sorry for my bad english translation
  • #6
  • Edited 7:00pm Dec 5, 2006 6:47pm | Edited 7:00pm
yeah, I did the same kind of thing (file polling) to parse FXCM IFR recommendations and draw them as colorful S/R lines on my charts.

It looks pretty cool, unfortunately I haven't figured out how to make money with it.

It's cool to see all these different charts updating as soon as I cycle through each Symbol's page in the FXCM terminal's News section. (note: to do this last part I used RoboTask to strip the FXCM html and put it in the Metatrader clients' experts files folder.. then the SR_Parser indicator I created would load the file and parse it if it was modified)
  • #7
  • Dec 5, 2006 6:49pm Dec 5, 2006 6:49pm
Quoting ycomp
yeah, I did the same kind of thing to parse FXCM IFR recommendations and draw them as colorful S/R lines on my charts.

It looks pretty cool, unfortunately I haven't figured out how to make money with it.

It's pretty cool to see all these different charts updating as soon as I cycle through each Symbol's page in the FXCM terminal's News section.
What are "FXCM IFR recommendations"? Could you explain?

Thanks,
Al
  • #8
  • Dec 5, 2006 6:50pm Dec 5, 2006 6:50pm
The FXCM News plugin (Thomson provides the service... I forget what IFR stands for, but IFR's the name for it)
  • #9
  • Dec 5, 2006 6:56pm Dec 5, 2006 6:56pm
Here is one chart... but actually I can have it working with multiple charts per metatrader client. And multiple clients running.

The recommendations are dated because I don't have RoboTask running. I stopped following these weeks ago. But when it is running it will update these as soon as I switch to another page in the FXCM news plugin. Or if I leave the FXCM terminal running, then the symbol whose page I leave it on will be automatically updated on the fly (e.g. if I leave EURUSD displayed in the FXCM Terminal, then it will update constantly in my chart - when there is new info to display)

This chart even shows the text from FXCM when you hover over a line... e.g. for 0.7630 it says "0.7630(M): Daily Low Nov 15 | Buy Bounce, Sell Break"
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  • #10
  • Dec 5, 2006 7:10pm Dec 5, 2006 7:10pm
ok, because it was drawing data that was a few weeks old on the AUD chart, it doesn't make sense.

Here is a current example for GBP
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  • #11
  • Dec 5, 2006 7:11pm Dec 5, 2006 7:11pm
that produces this:
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  • #12
  • Dec 5, 2006 8:01pm Dec 5, 2006 8:01pm
Quoting SwitchJohnny
Is it possible to send an email to metatrader to put in a trade?

I have a 3rd party company that sends email signals, and I want to automate it into an EA of sorts. Can I send the email directly to metatrader?

Does anything like this exist?
I've developed a piece of software that takes e-mail signals from GFSignals.com and executes them in metatrader. Currently testing it right now, it works pretty well.

It's easy enough to modify to work with other providers. Hit me up with a PM if you're interested in it.
  • #13
  • Dec 5, 2006 8:52pm Dec 5, 2006 8:52pm
Quoting ycomp
that produces this:
thanks for the info. Is it available for who are not fxcm customers?
  • #14
  • Dec 6, 2006 3:04pm Dec 6, 2006 3:04pm
sure, just sign up for the demo. I think the demo resets itself every month. At least my password stops working after a while. So you need to signup for a new account. But it is easy. The signup page doesn't even require you to confirm your email address from your email program. Just enter the info on the signup page and then the next page shows your ID & password. If I remember correctly.

so you will need to install FXCM program and the newsplugin also. You don't need the chart plugin.

Quoting aparsai
thanks for the info. Is it available for who are not fxcm customers?
  • #15
  • Dec 6, 2006 3:35pm Dec 6, 2006 3:35pm
this would be easy to do...

just need a program that can check mail and write to file (i guess you could writ a program for this too but its just easier to find one)
  • #16
  • Dec 7, 2006 6:35am Dec 7, 2006 6:35am
Quoting ycomp
sure, just sign up for the demo. I think the demo resets itself every month. At least my password stops working after a while. So you need to signup for a new account. But it is easy. The signup page doesn't even require you to confirm your email address from your email program. Just enter the info on the signup page and then the next page shows your ID & password. If I remember correctly.

so you will need to install FXCM program and the newsplugin also. You don't need the chart plugin.
Thanks. I'll give it a shot.
  • #17
  • Sep 2, 2010 2:55am Sep 2, 2010 2:55am
4xCoder Im really interested to find out more about your email to metatrader software please can you post more info.

Cheers
  • #18
  • Dec 26, 2010 11:00am Dec 26, 2010 11:00am
Quoting 4xCoder
I've developed a piece of software that takes e-mail signals from GFSignals.com and executes them in metatrader. Currently testing it right now, it works pretty well.

It's easy enough to modify to work with other providers. Hit me up with a PM if you're interested in it.

Hey 4xCoder,

Have you successfully completed the email to mt4 EA? Some people on this thread suggested that the email would have to first be read by an email reader and made into a text file before MT4 reads it. But MT4 has an inbox built right into it so can't the emails be sent directly to MT4? How does your software read the email, as a text file from your computer or directly from the emails sent to MT4's inbox?
Is your program able to open many trades and only close specific trades, so for example if the email sent an order to open "1 lot Long" and labels that order as "X" and then another email to open "1 lot Long" labeled "Y", then another email to "close Y", would your program close just Y and keep X? And if it then got another email to "close Z", but Z is not even open, would it then correctly do nothing and not by mistake close out X which should still stay open?

Thank you.
  • #19
  • Feb 2, 2011 10:35pm Feb 2, 2011 10:35pm
Quoting 4xCoder
I've developed a piece of software that takes e-mail signals from GFSignals.com and executes them in metatrader. Currently testing it right now, it works pretty well.

It's easy enough to modify to work with other providers. Hit me up with a PM if you're interested in it.
Would you be able to post the code that takes e-mail signals here. Exactly what i am after.

Thanks
  • #20
  • May 25, 2011 10:57am May 25, 2011 10:57am
Any updates on this?

Ive been looking for a software that does exactly this, copy email signals to MT4.
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