Category: MT5 Coding

MT5 Coding

How to Design a Trading Tool That Avoids Repainting and Misleading Historical Signals

A precise definition of repainting, the code patterns that cause it and a practical test you can run yourself. Oct 9, 2026 · 5 min read

MT5 Coding

How to Add a Higher-Timeframe Trend Filter to a Trading Indicator

Why shift 1 matters, why index alone is not enough for history, and two ways to build the filter without repainting. Oct 5, 2026 · 5 min read

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How to Create an MT5 Expert Advisor That Sends Alerts Without Placing Trades

An alert-only EA with no order code: new-bar detection, duplicate protection and notification limits. Oct 4, 2026 · 6 min read

MT5 Coding

How to Develop a Bollinger Bands Breakout and Retest Indicator

Turn the words breakout and retest into closed-candle rules and a small state machine that never repaints. Oct 3, 2026 · 6 min read

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How to Create an MT5 Alert Tool With Popup and Push Notifications

Set up a MetaQuotes ID, respect the 2 per second and 10 per minute limits and fire one alert per candle. Oct 2, 2026 · 5 min read

MT5 Coding

How to Code a Support and Resistance Indicator for MT5

Detect swing highs and lows, draw clean levels and understand why confirmation always arrives late. Oct 1, 2026 · 6 min read

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How to Build a Forex Trend Scanner Using 15-Minute and 30-Minute Charts

A script that checks trend on two timeframes for several pairs, with an ATR-scaled margin and honest handling of missing data. Oct 1, 2026 · 5 min read

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How to Create a BUY, SELL and NEUTRAL Signal Indicator for MetaTrader 5

A three-state signal label built from two moving averages, read only from closed candles so it never changes its mind. Sep 30, 2026 · 6 min read

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How to Build Your First MT5 Indicator: A Beginner’s Guide to MQL5

Build a moving average indicator from scratch and learn buffers, OnCalculate and prev_calculated in plain language. Sep 30, 2026 · 5 min read