Mobile trading

Hello, I just wanted to start a new thread about any advice you might have about mobile trading and MT4(or others?) on a blackberry or any other device. I was hoping to get something here pretty soon and would love to here from people who have already tackled the subject.

Thanks for any info.

There are 2 mobile version. MetaTrader4 for pocket pc and MetaTrader4 for smart phone.

Try to use Metatrader4 for pocket PC. As far as I can tell, some features (like trailing stop) is not available in smart phone version.

jackt

I use custom indicators and scripts and have found that what works for me is the following setup.

 

1. I use wyse pocketcloud on my windows.

1. Tightvnc server on my windows pc

1. I use android vnc app on my mobile phone(its android based)

1. wyse pocketcloud app on my android based phone (the free version... i know the iphone and ipad have the pocketcloud app but as of today i don't think the blackberry app store has the wyse pocketcloud app)

1. data plan(mine is a 2gb plan with which i can download and do just about anything)

(Instructions for setting up tightvnc/wyse pocketcloud/android app/remote login and vnc use for mac/ text message or email alerts on metatrader) can easily be found on their respective websites or the net

I have the android vnc app installed on my phone.( I guess different vnc clients and apps will have different setup instructions so please follow accordingly.

 

1. I run the pocketcloud on my laptop and login using my gmail account. I then login on the wyse pocketcloud app on my phone and it connects me to my desktop. I usually leave metatrader and several excel spreadsheets that i use to monitor the market running.

So if I happen to get an alert either from my excel

(alerts from my excel come from using an add-in called spinnaker alerts. its free for 2 weeks so you can see if it works for you) or my metatrader sends an alert to my phone (i have previously configured MT to send me text messages - details on how to do that can be found aplenty on the web)

I then log in using the pocketcloud app, (connection time after putting in my password is about 15secs

Click on my metatrader that i can see on my desktop and trade as though I am right in front of my computer screen.

I trade on a daily chart with H4 being my lowest time frame but the maximum lag time I've ever gotten between clicking something on my phone and seeing it done on my computer is about 6seconds, so I wouldn't advice you to scalp using this method but anything else is pretty great.

For a mac one method is to go to system preferences>sharing click screen sharing and click on computer settings and click on vnc users with password.

Instructions for setting up on a mac can be found on the wyse pocketcloud website while instructions for remote login and screen sharing (its under system preferences>sharing) can be found on the net.

this however is for trading platforms that can be downloaded and run from a mac, metatrader 4 which i use can't and so you either use crossover or parallels.... this i found just didn't work out well for me) , my alternative was to do this.

I simply have a small partition on my mac for windows that I could install metarader on. This is done using boot camp. Instructions for doing this can be found on the apple website. I then downloaded and setup tightvnc and wyse pocketcloud on the new partition.



Hope this helps even one person.

There may be other methods that work for you but this works for me. I don't pay for vps hosting or anything like that so my monthly cost is basically the cost of my data plan since all the stuff i use can be found for free.

have found that just using remote desktop is faster than using vnc (at least for me) so i removed the vnc option from my list of computers in the pocketcloud app and just use the remote desktop. as such there is no longer any lag.

I don’t think it is possible to make reasonable decisions just by looking at a 3" screen. I use mobile platforms just to get updates or change stop orders etc, but not for opening new positions.

I don’t think it is possible to make reasonable decisions just by looking at a 3" monitor. I use mobile platforms just to get updates or change stop orders etc, but not for opening new positions.

the software i use allows me to scroll through my desktops screen so i am able to see it quite well as you can increase the magnification of your phones screen.I always have a trading plan, so once the alert is given when all my filters are good i trade. my trades are based on alerts that are sent from my excel sheet to my phone.so once that happens i simply login remotely to my computer. scroll to my metatrader window,scroll down to my scripts and double click to open several orders at the same time. i am not saying this method would be comfortable for everyone but its working great for me.you can also use the remote desktop software on a tablet with more screen space if you prefer.if you google remote desktop videos using ones phone you might just be surprised how easy it is.

the software i use allows me to scroll through my desktops screen so i am able to see it quite well as you can increase the magnification of your phones screen.I always have a trading plan, so once the alert is given when all my filters are good i trade. my trades are based on alerts that are sent from my excel sheet to my phone.so once that happens i simply login remotely to my computer. scroll to my metatrader window,scroll down to my scripts and double click to open several orders at the same time. i am not saying this method would be comfortable for everyone but its working great for me.you can also use the remote desktop software on a tablet with more screen space if you prefer.if you google remote desktop videos using ones phone you might just be surprised how easy it is.