Buttons EA and Trading Dashboard Col…: Free MT4 EA

Overview

The included dashboard enables manual execution with automated trade management features such as hidden virtual stop loss and take profit levels, profit locking, and multiple trailing stop modes. Risk management is handled through customizable lot sizing based on account percentage. The collection also includes an ADX and moving average crossover robot for automated trend trading, though the README documentation is minimal.

On-chart manual trading buttons

Server-side or hidden virtual SL and TP

Multiple trailing stop calculation methods

Profit lock break-even functionality

Automatic risk-based lot size calculation

Details

Author

codingfordummies911 on GitHub

Type

Collection

Platform

MetaTrader 4 (MQL4)

Strategy

Trend following, Indicator crossover

Markets

Any symbol

Timeframes

Any timeframe

Risk Profile

No grid, martingale or hedging logic was found in its code or README. That says nothing about how it performs: backtest it first.

EA Files

Topics

expert-advisorsindicatorsmq4mt4

Source

github.com/codingfordummies911/EA-MT4

Input Parameters

Read from Buttons EA v3.51.mq4. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.

Name	Type	Default	Description
`note1`	`string`	`//////////////// Lot settings ////////////////`	[ SL & TP SETTINGS ]
`add_start_LOT`	`string`	`0.01`
`RiskPercentage`	`double`	`99`
`PendingOrderDistance`	`int`	`10`
`note2`	`string`	`//////////////// SL & TP settings ////////////////`	[ SL & TP SETTINGS ]
`add_start_SL`	`string`	`150`	Manual Stop Loss
`add_start_TP`	`string`	`200`	Manual Take Profit
`AutoStopLoss`	`int`	`250`	Auto Stop Loss
`AutoTakeProfit`	`int`	`500`	Auto Take Profit
`SLnTPMode`	`ENUM_SLTP_MODE`	`Server`	SL & TP Mode
`note3`	`string`	`//////////////// Profit Lock settings ////////////////`	[ PROFIT LOCK SETTINGS ]
`LockProfitEnable`	`ENUM_LOCKPROFIT_ENABLE`	`LP_ENABLE`	Enable/Disable Profit Lock

Show all 40 inputs

Name	Type	Default	Description
`LockProfitAfter`	`int`	`7`	Target Points to Lock Profit
`ProfitLock`	`int`	`6`	Profit To Lock
`note4`	`string`	`//////////////// Trailing Stop settings ////////////////`	[ TRAILING STOP SETTINGS ]
`TrailingStopMethod`	`ENUM_TRAILINGSTOP_METHOD`	`TS_STEP_DISTANCE`	Trailing Method
`TrailingStop`	`int`	`7`	Trailing Stop
`TrailingStep`	`int`	`1`	Trailing Stop Step
`note5`	`string`	`////////////// Main settings /////////////////////`
`Reverse_only_last_order`	`bool`	`false`
`Recover_any_way`	`bool`	`false`
`note6`	`string`	`////////////// Other settings /////////////////////`
`Magic`	`int`	`8888`
`ChartSymbolSelection`	`ENUM_CHARTSYMBOL`	`AllOpenOrder`
`point_multip`	`int`	`10`
`SlippagePoints`	`int`	`5`
`MaxSpreadPoints`	`int`	`20000`
`CommissionValue`	`double`	`4.59`
`comment`	`string`	`Manu`
`MaxAttempts`	`int`	`16`
`pause_if_busy`	`double`	`0.2`
`_corner`	`const ENUM_BASE_CORNER`	`CORNER_RIGHT_UPPER`
`Move_X`	`int`	`0`
`Move_Y`	`int`	`0`
`window`	`int`	`0`
`miliseconds_run_code`	`int`	`220`
`use_confirmation_press_button`	`bool`	`false`
`note7`	`string`	`//////////////// Rectangle settings ////////////////////`
`Rectangle_main_plus`	`int`	`20`
`Rectangle_main_plus_Ymult`	`int`	`5`

How to Install It

1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone codingfordummies911/EA-MT4 from GitHub, and unzip it.

2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL4/Experts.

3Copy the filesCopy the .mq4 file into Experts.

4Compile in MetaEditorOpen the file in MetaEditor and press Compile. Fix any missing includes the compiler reports.

5Test before you tradeRun it in the Strategy Tester, then attach it to a demo chart and allow algorithmic trading.

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