This repository is a collection of educational expert advisors for MetaTrader 5, developed as part of an introductory MQL5 programming series. It includes multiple standalone robots utilizing common technical indicators such as moving average crossovers, Bollinger Bands, and the Relative Strength Index. The primary exp
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MQL Basics Collection
MQL Basics Collection is an educational repository for MetaTrader 5, providing a wide array of scripts and expert advisors designed to teach the fundamentals of MQL5 programming.
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Last update3 years ago25 Feb 2023
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Overview
MQL Basics Collection includes over fifty files covering essential operations such as opening and closing positions, retrieving account information, and integrating technical indicators like the RSI. The collection demonstrates various trade management techniques, including trailing stops, break-even logic, and martingale lot scaling. While focused on teaching, it provides practical examples of mean-reversion entries and basic risk controls. The documentation and file structure serve as a step-by-step guide for aspiring developers.
- Educational MQL5 code examples
- Position management logic
- Technical indicator integration
- Trailing stop and break-even functions
Details
Author
tHeStRyNg on GitHub
Type
Collection
Platform
MetaTrader 5 (MQL5)
Strategy
Mean reversion, Martingale, Multi-strategy
Markets
Any symbol
Timeframes
Any timeframe
Risk profile
- Uses martingale lot scaling: losses can grow fast
- Trades without a fixed stop loss
EA files
- 9. Positions/7. Closing positions.mq5
- 9. Positions/2. Only one position open.mq5
- 9. Positions/6. Position info.mq5
- 9. Positions/5. Opening positions.mq5
- 9. Positions/1. Opening positions.mq5
- 10. Modifying a position/5. Trailing stop.mq5
- 10. Modifying a position/4. Break even.mq5
- 10. Modifying a position/3. Openning positions.mq5
- 8. Working with Indicators/8. Simplifying the code.mq5
- 12. Custom indicator, account and history/6. Martingale.mq5
About 52 expert advisors in this repository. See them all on GitHub.
How to install it
- 1Download the sourceUse "Download source (.zip)" above, or clone tHeStRyNg/mql_basics from GitHub, and unzip it.
- 2Open the data folderIn MetaTrader choose File, then Open Data Folder, and go to MQL5/Experts.
- 3Copy the filesCopy the .mq5 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.
Third-party code. ForexR did not write, test or endorse this EA, and the summary above was generated automatically from its README and code. ForexR lists only repositories with readable source code and never hosts files. Read the code, backtest it and use a demo account first; automated trading can lose money quickly.
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