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  • #761
  • Apr 9, 2013 9:22am Apr 9, 2013 9:22am
Hello hanover,

Thanks starting this interesting thread. I'd like your advice (and others too) on how to stop trend lines from moving out of their place. I find that after the weekend all the trend lines drawn no longer retain their places and have to be redrawn. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks again.
  • #762
  • Apr 10, 2013 5:03pm Apr 10, 2013 5:03pm
If you attach the trend line's first and third hot spot to a high, low or close of a candle/bar. It will remain as placed.
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  • #763
  • Apr 12, 2013 12:26pm Apr 12, 2013 12:26pm
Is there a way to remove the mt4 bubbles. They have no value and are super annoying..

Thenks,
Sammy
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  • #764
  • Apr 12, 2013 1:05pm Apr 12, 2013 1:05pm
Quoting Lambert
Hello hanover, Thanks starting this interesting thread. I'd like your advice (and others too) on how to stop trend lines from moving out of their place. I find that after the weekend all the trend lines drawn no longer retain their places and have to be redrawn. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks again.
Swamp Yankee already gave you a solution. However, the explanation for why it happens is this: You are drawing trendlines (or other objects) with 1 or more of the object points placed on the chart at a time in the future (to the right of the current bar!).

Open an hourly chart. If not already true, click on the icon "Chart Shift" so you will see blank space to the right of the current bar. Right click on your mouse, and move the crosshairs cursor to the right of the current bar, and look at the dates for those future bars. As today is Friday, you will readily see dates for projected future bars on Saturday and Sunday.

But come Sunday/Monday, when the very next bar comes in, all those late Fri, Saturday, early Sunday dates will disappear from the chart. The last Friday bar will be exactly adjacent to the first Sunday/Monday bar. The space in between disappears.

If you have drawn any object which used a future time beyond the last Friday bar, then after the weekend, those weekend times disappear which is going to change the slope/placement of your object.

If you draw your objects and anchor them to specific OHLC prices, as Swamp Yankee said, your objects won't move due to the weekend.

But in more general terms, just realize that if you draw all your object points anywhere at-or-left-of the current bar, then those objects won't shift at all due to the weekend.
  • #765
  • Apr 13, 2013 11:05am Apr 13, 2013 11:05am
Anybody have experience with Windows 8 and installing indicators to MT4?
I'm the administrator and everything is checked off as such, yet I get the message saying I need permission from the admin. WTF??
  • #766
  • Apr 13, 2013 11:15am Apr 13, 2013 11:15am
Quoting Bryan
Anybody have experience with Windows 8 and installing indicators to MT4? I'm the administrator and everything is checked off as such, yet I get the message saying I need permission from the admin. WTF??
Crappy win8, uses UAC, which treats you like a child and blocks file writes if the exe is in program files.

Try installing MT4 outside of program files, eg try: C://MyPrograms/MT4, then you should be able to write to experts/files folder, for example.
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  • #767
  • Apr 14, 2013 1:55am Apr 14, 2013 1:55am
I also had the problem with Win8.
I could not even upload mq4 files to any Forums.

Here is a link on how to solve the Admin UAC.

http://www.eightforums.com/system-se...nistrator.html
  • #768
  • Apr 15, 2013 6:52am Apr 15, 2013 6:52am
Hi,

New to FF and glad I found this thread. Would be grateful for any help on loading an indi on GKFX MT4.
It is a rectangle shape to show S/R in different colours based on Dadas thread. I am doing it manually at
the moment. I have got it in navigator so far but I can see I have to do more to correctly show on my chart.
Don't know how to display different colours-have two lines which I can move up/down but I don't want to mess thinks up by doing the wrong thing. It is called Custom Zone Candle-http://www.mql5.com/en/charts/167228...spread-trading
Thanks for any help.
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  • #769
  • Apr 15, 2013 1:26pm Apr 15, 2013 1:26pm
POSSIBLE WARNING(!!!) to all MT4 developers/users with programs that call DLL's:

I hate to falsely raise a fuss if this amounts to nothing, but there is some discussion in other forums that imply that external DLL calls will/may(?) be disallowed by MT4 starting April 15th (today)! If true, this has the potential to disable a whole lot of useful Indicators and EA's, my popular "P4L Clock" among them.

See 3rd-party-developer-gets-red-card-as-metaquotes-re-acts

Stratman's thread here first brought it to my attention.

I have taken steps to backup my existing MT4 installations (v482 or before), and I won't be allowing updates until the impact of this change is understood.

Does anyone have further information to confirm or deny the rumor and what is the true impact?
  • #770
  • Apr 15, 2013 1:37pm Apr 15, 2013 1:37pm
I also use a DLL in my news app (in signature), but if you look at the picture below, this may only apply to brokers who license MT4 from MetaQuotes then add loads of shit before passing it onto retail via their websites as a [Download MT4] button.

If they disable DLL imports in the next build, then MT4 will lose market share, but this quote is so subjective:

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You will also not create other software based on the MetaQuotes’ software.

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  • #771
  • Apr 15, 2013 2:36pm Apr 15, 2013 2:36pm
Quoting FiatFap
I also use a DLL in my news app (in signature), but if you look at the picture below, this may only apply to brokers who license MT4 from MetaQuotes then add loads of shit before passing it onto retail via their websites as a [Download MT4] button. If they disable DLL imports in the next build, then MT4 will lose market share, but this quote is so subjective: {image}
DLLs are not being disabled/disallowed . . . Read this: http://forexmagnates.com/3rd-party-d...uotes-re-acts/
20 pips a day isn't too much to ask . . .
  • #772
  • Apr 15, 2013 3:18pm Apr 15, 2013 3:18pm
Quoting RaptorUK
DLLs are not being disabled/disallowed . . . Read this: http://forexmagnates.com/3rd-party-d...uotes-re-acts/

What would be the point of posting the same URL I gave in my "possible warning" post? I read it already. I can see that it *appears* to be targeting a particular broker who has customized the look and feel to a great extent, but what exact (technical) steps will MetaQuotes take to disable such things? Is it specific to this broker, or are they talking about a general implementation, such as preventing external calls to DLL's.

Plenty of people have written add-ons to MT4 that would behave exactly like what Forex.com (in the article) shows. While MetaQuotes can stop a specific broker with whom they have an official business relationship, what are they planning to do to stop the 3rd party developers from doing the exact same things?

The article mentions an announcement made on a "Support Portal" of MetaQuotes, but I haven't found it yet. Anyone?
  • #773
  • Apr 15, 2013 6:04pm Apr 15, 2013 6:04pm
Quoting pips4life
What would be the point of posting the same URL I gave in my "possible warning" post? I read it already. I can see that it *appears* to be targeting a particular broker who has customized the look and feel to a great extent, but what exact (technical) steps will MetaQuotes take to disable such things?
It appears that FiatFap hadn't read it . . .

It may be that MetaQuotes simply removes the license from the Broker that it alleges has breached the Terms of the License. If that happens that particular Broker will no longer be able to offer the MT4 platform. Or simply make the threat of removal of license to get the Broker to remove the modified MT4 build.
20 pips a day isn't too much to ask . . .
  • #774
  • Apr 20, 2013 8:46am Apr 20, 2013 8:46am
Can anyone help me, how to move directly to a certain bar (not date/time)? i.e bar 1000.
Thanks for any help.
  • #775
  • Apr 25, 2013 3:25pm Apr 25, 2013 3:25pm
I've been away and that's why I haven't replied. Thanks Swamp Yankee and pips4life - I will check this weekend to see if your information will solve the problem. Thanks again and good trades.
  • #776
  • Jul 2, 2013 12:10pm Jul 2, 2013 12:10pm
Great Thread. Is there a way (hotkey, script, other) to change the pairs of all open charts e.g. from EURUSD to GBPJPY other than setting up profiles for every currency pair? If already anwsered, excuse, any help welcome. Michael
  • #777
  • Jul 2, 2013 5:19pm Jul 2, 2013 5:19pm
Quoting Michael PB
Great Thread. Is there a way (hotkey, script, other) to change the pairs of all open charts e.g. from EURUSD to GBPJPY other than setting up profiles for every currency pair? If already anwsered, excuse, any help welcome. Michael
What possible need is there for this?

There are 8 time frames in MT4, so I'm thinking you want 8 charts, different time frames, and then switch to different pairs?

You still have to click on each chart to view it, so may as well have all pairs open, then change time frames as you analyse each pair

Changing templates & time frames of every open chart is possible with scripts

It takes a lot for me to IGNORE you, but you can try.
  • #778
  • Jul 3, 2013 6:27am Jul 3, 2013 6:27am
After a lot of time and frustration, I am now starting to make some modest money.

It would be great if an audio alert sounded when the price approached within a given distance of the target price. This would recall one to the screen to possibly increase the profit target if the price action looks strong.

Is this possible? I have read many threads in Forex Factory and cannot recall such a facility, but I may have missed something suitable.
  • #779
  • Jul 3, 2013 7:56am Jul 3, 2013 7:56am
Quoting lumbco
After a lot of time and frustration, I am now starting to make some modest money. It would be great if an audio alert sounded when the price approached within a given distance of the target price. This would recall one to the screen to possibly increase the profit target if the price action looks strong. Is this possible? I have read many threads in Forex Factory and cannot recall such a facility, but I may have missed something suitable.
You can always use the mt4 alerts feature, just set it to a price a bit before your target. Right click on the chart, trading, alerts
  • #780
  • Jul 3, 2013 10:57am Jul 3, 2013 10:57am
Quoting Erebus
{quote} What possible need is there for this? There are 8 time frames in MT4, so I'm thinking you want 8 charts, different time frames, and then switch to different pairs? You still have to click on each chart to view it, so may as well have all pairs open, then change time frames as you analyse each pair Changing templates & time frames of every open chart is possible with scripts
It would be easier to set up 25 pairs, each with 15 Charts (yes, I know that's nonsense) to check whenever I get a signal on my parallel trading account. A simple way of changing the currency pair of all open charts would save me a lot of time, Michael
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