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  • #121
  • Edited 4:52am Sep 26, 2025 4:23am | Edited 4:52am
Quoting GhosTraderGT
{quote} Ok WMax. IS there a way I can get to know more about your bid-ratio calculations maybe some link or materials to understand it better and figure out how it reflects index strength. Thanks.
It's very simple. A percentage value that shows where the closing price is within the entire candle.
Unlike RSI, this gives a proportional result.
  • #122
  • Sep 26, 2025 6:37am Sep 26, 2025 6:37am
Quoting WM4X
{quote} It's very simple. A percentage value that shows where the closing price is within the entire candle. Unlike RSI, this gives a proportional result.
so why then do you have value range from 0-100 and not -100 to +100 now if we are looking at % of closing price within the candle. so for instance above candle open, closing price +% and below candle open, closing price -%?


Because 0 could mean flattening and not give real candle strength just like you stated for the RSI.
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  • #123
  • Sep 26, 2025 6:39am Sep 26, 2025 6:39am
Quoting GhosTraderGT
{quote} so why then do you have value range from 0-100 and not -100 to +100 now if we are looking at % of closing price within the candle. so instance above candle open +% and below candle open -%? Because 0 could mean flattening and not give real candle strength.
Check out the "How to read" part here.
  • #124
  • Edited Sep 27, 2025 4:39am Sep 26, 2025 6:54am | Edited Sep 27, 2025 4:39am
Look at these two images and it will become clear. The top image is NZDUSD, the bottom is XAGUSD, both are MN1.
If there were a "USDUSD" pair, it would be 50%, since every moment is equal to itself. This is why the USD is always 50.
In other words, anything that is as strong as the USD has a bid ratio of 50. (This is why the "USDUSD" is 50.)
I hope that clarifies things.
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  • #125
  • Sep 26, 2025 7:06am Sep 26, 2025 7:06am
Gas is at 51%, which means it is practically as strong as USD on the given TF (MN1).
Remember, the bid-ratio takes into account the entire candle, not just the body (so bullish/bearish doesn't matter here).
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  • #126
  • Sep 26, 2025 7:23am Sep 26, 2025 7:23am
Let me put it another way: this is a comparative list based on a reference point (USD).
If something is maximally stronger than the reference point, its value is 100.
If something is maximally weaker than the reference point, its value is 0.
If something is exactly as strong as the reference point, its value is 50.
I cannot explain it any more clearly than that.
  • #127
  • Sep 27, 2025 12:52pm Sep 27, 2025 12:52pm
WM4x

Why does this happen?

Anyone with similar experience?
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  • #128
  • Sep 27, 2025 1:01pm Sep 27, 2025 1:01pm
Quoting GhosTraderGT
WM4x Why does this happen? Anyone with similar experience? {image}
Follow the Troubleshooting and after that try to reproduce the issue.
If you 'succeeded', write down exactly how it happened, and I'll take a look.

Update:
Did MT4 crash before, and did you experience this after restarting MT4?
  • #129
  • Sep 27, 2025 3:03pm Sep 27, 2025 3:03pm
Quoting WM4X
{quote} Follow the Troubleshooting and after that try to reproduce the issue. If you 'succeeded', write down exactly how it happened, and I'll take a look. Update: Did MT4 crash before, and did you experience this after restarting MT4?
No, I dont think I experienced any crash. But reloaded again.
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  • #130
  • Edited Sep 28, 2025 7:09am Sep 27, 2025 3:10pm | Edited Sep 28, 2025 7:09am
Quoting GhosTraderGT
{quote} No, I dont think I experienced any crash. But reloaded again.
I am almost certain that it was caused by some kind of abnormal shutdown (freeze, crash) of MT4.
Under normal circumstances, this should not happen.
In any case, if you can reproduce it, let me know.

To everyone who uses any of my dashboards:
WM4X dashboards use a very sophisticated mechanism to ensure proper operation. To make this mechanism work well, it uses Global Variables. If the handling of these GVs is compromised for some reason, the program may malfunction. Such problems can be caused by poorly written third-party programs that indiscriminately delete all GVs, not just their own.
Furthermore, poorly written programs can cause MT4 to freeze or crash, in which case the program parts that run when MT4 closes normally cannot do their job, which can also cause problems for the dashboard when MT4 is restarted. The program cannot be prepared for these cases.

So the bottom line is: only use programs that do not cause MT4 to crash and do not delete GVs and objects indiscriminately. If you do encounter problems running the dashboard because of this, follow the Troubleshooting guide and avoid using the programs that caused the problem.
  • #131
  • Sep 29, 2025 10:16pm Sep 29, 2025 10:16pm
[quote=WM4X;15406983]{quote} I am almost certain that it was caused by some kind of abnormal shutdown (freeze, crash) of MT4. Under normal circumstances, this should not happen. In any case, if you can reproduce it, let me know. To everyone who uses any of my dashboards: WM4X dashboards use a very sophisticated mechanism to ensure proper operation. To make this mechanism work well, it uses Global Variables. If the handling of these GVs is compromised for some reason, the program may malfunction. Such problems can be caused by poorly written third-party programs that indiscriminately delete all GVs, not just their own. Furthermore, poorly written programs can cause MT4 to freeze or crash, in which case the program parts that run when MT4 closes normally cannot do their job, which can also cause problems for the dashboard when MT4 is restarted. The program cannot be prepared for these cases. So the bottom line is: only use programs that do not cause MT4 to crash and do not delete GVs and objects indiscriminately. If you do encounter problems running the dashboard because of this, follow the Troubleshooting guide and avoid using the programs that caused the problem.[/quot

not necessarily freeze or crash. I guess while shutting down or put pc to sleep mode and while the charts with indicators are on and I close mt4 without exiting the templates first. Happened again. No additional indicators or programs on chart.

Also noticed the dashboards do not stay in place (fixed corner) when I open template will have to move them to place again and again.
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  • #132
  • Sep 29, 2025 11:43pm Sep 29, 2025 11:43pm
Quoting WM4X
{quote} I am almost certain that it was caused by some kind of abnormal shutdown (freeze, crash) of MT4. Under normal circumstances, this should not happen. In any case, if you can reproduce it, let me know. To everyone who uses any of my dashboards: WM4X dashboards use a very sophisticated mechanism to ensure proper operation. To make this mechanism work well, it uses Global Variables. If the handling of these GVs is compromised for some reason, the program may malfunction. Such problems can be caused by poorly written third-party programs that...
Hello, I'm also a programmer. I encountered a similar problem. My solution was to remove the following instruction in OnDeinit():
Inserted Code
//if (reason == REASON_CHARTCHANGE || reason == REASON_CLOSE)
I don't know the reason, but it worked.
  • #133
  • Sep 30, 2025 4:43am Sep 30, 2025 4:43am
Quoting kimku
{quote} Hello, I'm also a programmer. I encountered a similar problem. My solution was to remove the following instruction in OnDeinit(): //if (reason == REASON_CHARTCHANGE || reason == REASON_CLOSE) I don't know the reason, but it worked.
This is by no means a good solution, because these are also used by other functions that are necessary.
  • #134
  • Edited 5:50am Sep 30, 2025 4:45am | Edited 5:50am
Quoting GhosTraderGT
not necessarily freeze or crash. I guess while shutting down or put pc to sleep mode and while the charts with indicators are on and I close mt4 without exiting the templates first. Happened again. No additional indicators or programs on chart. Also noticed the dashboards do not stay in place (fixed corner) when I open template will have to move them to place again and again.
I managed to modify the dashboards so that they can now handle MT4's freezing and crashing caused by other programs (soon I will update them). I don't use sleep mode, but I assume that it won't be a problem either, since the previous issues have been resolved.
"Do not stay in place": this is the price of convenience. When moved, the dashboards save the coordinates in the GVs, which of course change with every movement. When loading a template, MT4 basically applies the settings that are in Inputs. However, when you move the dashboard, it cannot overwrite the changed coordinates in Inputs, as this is not possible.
I am thinking about whether this can be solved somehow.
  • #135
  • Sep 30, 2025 5:49am Sep 30, 2025 5:49am
I use the following code to save the coordinates, everything works fine

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void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
   //if (reason == REASON_CHARTCHANGE || reason == REASON_CLOSE) {
      int panelX = MyDialog.Left();
      int panelY = MyDialog.Top();
      GlobalVariableSet("_PanelX", panelX);
      GlobalVariableSet("_PanelY", panelY);
   //}
   MyDialog.Destroy(reason);
  }
  • #136
  • Edited 6:24am Sep 30, 2025 6:10am | Edited 6:24am
Quoting kimku
I use the following code to save the coordinates, everything works fine void OnDeinit(const int reason) { //if (reason == REASON_CHARTCHANGE || reason == REASON_CLOSE) { int panelX = MyDialog.Left(); int panelY = MyDialog.Top(); GlobalVariableSet("_PanelX", panelX); GlobalVariableSet("_PanelY", panelY); //} MyDialog.Destroy(reason); }
That's irrelevant. It just saves the coordinates in GV, nothing more. That's not the crux of the problem.

The problem is that the program cannot read the 'x_distance' and 'y_distance' values of objects recorded in the template because it does not have access to the template file. The GVs are deleted when the program is removed, so they are also not available when the template is loaded. I hope that makes sense.
  • #137
  • Sep 30, 2025 6:44am Sep 30, 2025 6:44am
Quoting GhosTraderGT
Quoting WM4X
{quote}...
...
Those are bugs inside the default classes provided by MetaQuotes in Include/ChartObjects.
.ex4/.ex5 files can't be fixed or modified / I'm not a coder!
  • #138
  • Edited 10:50am Sep 30, 2025 10:29am | Edited 10:50am
OK, I finally found a workaround to the “template problem.” To do this, the user needs to copy the saved template to the Files folder as well, because then the program can read the coordinates from the template file.

So, there are two versions:
1. I do not incorporate the above method. In this case, when you load the template containing the dashboard, you must move the dashboard to the desired location from its default position (that's how it is in the current version).
2. I incorporate the above method. In this case, the saved template must also be copied to the Files folder, and then the dashboard will automatically be placed in the position specified in the template.
There is no other solution. Both require some intervention on the part of the user.
I think the first version is more practical. It is easier to drag the dashboard to the desired location than to set the template name in the Inputs and copy a template file into an other directory.

UPDATE:
I have thought it through carefully and decided to reject the second version, as it requires a lot of work and has no real benefit.
I will upload the new versions asap, which are capable of handling MT4 problems (crash, freeze).
  • #139
  • Oct 1, 2025 1:05am Oct 1, 2025 1:05am
Quoting WM4X
...There is no other solution. Both require some intervention on the part of the user...
Maintaining coords of objects on template loading? Sure there are other solutions, and none should require the user to do anything.
  • #140
  • Edited 6:26am Oct 1, 2025 4:14am | Edited 6:26am
Quoting jeanlouie
{quote} Maintaining coords of objects on template loading? Sure there are other solutions, and none should require the user to do anything.
Solutions. Show me even one.

There are three ways to save data:
1. Template > you cannot read the contents of the template file because you cannot access it through the program (you cannot read its contents)
2. GV > it is deleted by the program when the indicator/chart is closed, so it is not available when the template is loaded
3. Files folder > I wrote about this above, it can be solved, but it is complicated and requires user intervention
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