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Darwinex Advanced MQL Samples

by darwinex

This collection of MetaTrader 5 expert advisor samples supplements the Darwinex educational video series on advanced MQL5 programming.

GitHub stars131
Forks67
Last update4 years ago20 Sep 2022
LicenceBSD-3-Clause

Overview

Darwinex Advanced MQL Samples provides technical implementations for multi-symbol trade management and institutional-grade risk controls. The codebase includes specialized modules for calculating custom performance metrics, such as Pearson correlation coefficients and CAGR over mean drawdown, to refine backtesting optimization. Users can choose between fixed, minimum, or relative lot sizing methods. The repository serves as an educational resource for developers building robust trading systems with integrated diagnostic logging and advanced statistical analysis.

Details

Author

darwinex on GitHub

Type

Collection

Platform

MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)

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.

Input parameters

Read from custom-perf-metric-coeff-correlation.mq5. Defaults are the author's; change them in the EA's Inputs tab.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
PositionSizingMethodENUM_POS_SIZE_METHODRELATIVE_LOT_SIZEPosition Sizing Method
CustomPerfCriteriumENUM_CUSTOM_PERF_CRITERIUM_METHODCOEFF_CORRELATION_RCustom Performance Criterium
DiagnosticLoggingLevelENUM_DIAGNOSTIC_LOGGING_LEVELDIAG_LOGGING_LOWDiagnostic Logging Level

How to install it

  1. 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone darwinex/advanced-mql-programming from GitHub, and unzip it.
  2. 2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL5/Experts.
  3. 3Copy the filesCopy the .mq5 file into Experts, and any .mqh files into the Include folder the code expects.
  4. 4Compile in MetaEditorOpen the file in MetaEditor and press Compile. Fix any missing includes the compiler reports.
  5. 5Test before you tradeRun it in the Strategy Tester, then attach it to a demo chart and allow algorithmic trading.
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