Why is there NOT a Multi-MagicNumber Manager EA?

Hi, all

Searched the forum, didn't find such an EA that can monitor/watch multiple magicnumbered trades.

that is, this manager EA can watch/handle multiple baskets of trades placed by various EAs (thus there will be multiple magicnumber to pick up by this manager EA).

Steve's MPTM seemingly can only watch one basket? what if I want to have 4 or 5 baskets (with different magicnumber) all under watch?

Anyone know about if such an EA exists or not? Really hate to re-invent the wheel if it exists.

just make it yourself. it's not hard. that's half the point of magic numbers. one, so you can segregate them from other ea's and manual orders, and two, so you can do with trades whatever you please and know which trades belong to what strategy or basket or whatever way you group them.

ea's like you describe probably exist somewhere, but aren't prevalent since most people are only looking to have their ea's do very specific things. having different strategies etc is beyond what most people want from their ea's. that is not to say that it can't be done, because it can and easily. you just have to write it how you want it.

keep in mind most people writing ea's barely know how to use a for loop, so anything beyond the basics is asking too much of most people.

It wouldn't take much to modify any Order manager to do this task,

Just add however many magic # you need to watch in external parameters
extern int magicA= 3;
extern int magicB= 5;
extern int magicC= 8;

and add
if (OrderMagicNumber() == magicA)
{
manageAwithTheseSetting;
}

void manageAwithTheseSetting()
{
order manager's logic
}

Why don't you run multiple trade managers on different charts?

wow, thanks, ur logic is pretty different from mine, yet simpler, i might just take yours then.

too many charts and EAs might slow down the overall MT4 performance.

since they are from similar systems, so i feel it may be a good idea to have a console EA to watch all these systems performance(positions).

i only plan to make the console EA to display floating P/L for each magicnumber, as now i just don't believe in doing anything more complicated may help.

that's as simple as writing an indicator or script. you don't need an ea to do this. indi's just can't send orders or change orders, but they can sure read them.