1) yes 2) maybe due to sunday, make sure you have connection - sometimes you must select refresh all data in properties. 3) 4h is 240 minutes

some tech questions about ninja trader

Search my posts with attachments with keyword "tick". There are some programs for loading different timeframe data into hst files. You can modify any of them for the timeframe you want. These programs assume you already have the data on file. The ...

Operate Metatrader without broker but from another source?

Yes, it can be done. Real time or end-of-day? Build a hst file (which might have to be named something in the MarketWatch window) of the incoming data. There are programs around here to do that. Open the chart (maybe necessary to open it offline). ...

Operate Metatrader without broker but from another source?

Also, Stops are frequently used to exit a trade (ie StopLOSS). Limits are used to TakePROFIT.

Why there is difference between buy limit and buy stop?

See Michael Jenkin's website "StockCyclesForecast" (dot) com... He has numerous books, all excellent.

Book recommendation needed

I never saw this on a close, but I think it's possible. I did have it on the open side of a MBTrading demo with a PayForLimits account.

Unexpected splitting of trade volume

It is posible, probably a bit difficult. See code by zznbrm (? I think) for automating the selecting and updating of charts. I don't have a link. Cross platform communication can be done with disk files or if you get really creative ...

MT4 Platform Master and Slave Idea Help Please!

Two approaches: 1) Convert the csv data to hst as an offline chart. There are programs around that have the formats and code to do that, but I do not have a link at the moment. 2) Import your csv data into a supported symbol that you are not using. ...

Simple way to add any instrument's data to mt4?

Back when I used TS200i I had eSignal as data provider. Not sure they have cash fx tho. A better choice now is free NinjaTrader, get free real-time futures data from AMP futures (demo account, renewable), Not sure where to get free fx data, but ...

FX Data (real time) for Trade Station 2000i

If the expiry month is not listed, then it is the front month (ie the most active).

Questions on Commodities Trading

AMP, you get a renewable demo with NinjaTrader and live data feed. ampfutures dot com

Grain Futures Platform?

Look in the Comments field of the closed piece. I'm not sure if this is true on all brokers, check it out, but some put the "to" split orderid in the comments, and the "from" orderid in the new tickets comment.

Partial OrderClose()

see Named Pipes for MT4 url

Exporting data from Metatrader into Excel in real time

see "Named Pipes for MT4"

Pulling Data from MT4 using API

bump excel to mt4 both ways ipc = interprocess communication

Named Pipes for MT4

This is well documented in the Renko threads.

how to program EA to run on offline chart

IPC — InterProcessCommunication Several of us have posted FREE code to do this. Perhaps the best was done by sangmane. Search for Pipes (no not the smoking kind) and MailSlots (no not the letter kind).

Can an EA communicate with Excel?

Open price — Reh: The first price on a new day/* is the open. It's also the close of the previous day (well, as close as you can get). day/* (or whatever your bar represents) If you really must have the exact numbers, use a script to write ...

Importing Data To Excel

ETFs — Look into ETFs for long term. I think one is OIH (not sure).

Futures contracts- do I need to close at the end of the contract?

NOT like options — Never ever wait for your broker to close a position. Commissions are not much nowadays. The Sep crude contract terminates about the 20th of August. But the volume dries up before that. Close your Sep contract when this ...

Futures contracts- do I need to close at the end of the contract?