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Happy 5th Bday MT4Professional: a look back at the origins...

Happy 5th Bday MT4Professional: a look back at the origins...

MT4Professional is hitting a significant milestone this year: 5 years of helping people improve their daily trading! On the occasion of this special 5th anniversary, it is a worthwhile exercise to meditate on the past, present, and future of MT4Professional.

The first MT4Professional 3 update

The first MT4Professional 3 update

After 3 months we released the first patch version of MT4Professional. In fact, there were a few minor issues discovered by you in these months. So we waited to collect some of them to perform only one patch. Let's see together what changed.

What is Moving Average in forex trading? On MT4?

What is Moving Average in forex trading? On MT4?

If you have been looking into forex trading, you must have come across the term Moving Average quite often. Forex traders keep a keen eye on the Moving Average or MA to determine the market condition. But what exactly is the Moving Average in forex trading? Let’s find out.

#1 Online Annual MT4Professional Market Scanner Workshop - One week after

#1 Online Annual MT4Professional Market Scanner Workshop - One week after

One week ago, we had the #1 online annual MT4Professional market scanner workshop! How was it? What did we cover? What did we learn from this experience? Which are the plans for the future? Are there new courses or workshops on the roadmap?

Forex Fundamental vs Technical Analysis? On MT4?

Forex Fundamental vs Technical Analysis? On MT4?

The topic of fundamental vs technical analysis has been a reason for debate among many forex traders. What should you be? A fundamental trader or a technical trader? Both these market analysis techniques have their own merits, and you could miss out on them by choosing one over the other.

What is Forex Technical Analysis? And on MT4?

What is Forex Technical Analysis? And on MT4?

When should you enter the market and when is it time to get out? Success in forex trading comes down to spotting trading opportunities and avoiding a loss or at least preventing it from getting worse. Knowledge, discipline and practice can help you make winning trades on a more consistent basis.

Scan the MACD on MT4 with alerts

Scan the MACD on MT4 with alerts

The moving average convergence divergence (aka MACD) is one of the most used indicators. However, there are different ways to use it (such as crossovers and divergences), so it's very useful to scan the entire market using MACD. We see how to achieve this on MT4 sending alerts notifications.

Scan the RSI on MT4 with alerts

Scan the RSI on MT4 with alerts

The relative strength index (aka RSI) is one of the most used indicators, it tells us if the asset is overbought or oversold. So it's very useful to scan the entire market to immediately see which symbols are overbought or oversold. We see how to achieve this on MT4 sending alerts notifications.

Scan the moving average cross on MT4 with alerts

Scan the moving average cross on MT4 with alerts

The moving average (aka MA) is one of the simplest indicators used in trading. However, there are different ways to use it. Sometimes detecting a cross/crossover (MA vs MA or MA vs price) is needed. We see how to achieve this on MT4 sending alerts notifications.

How we migrated from MQL4 to MQL5?

How we migrated from MQL4 to MQL5?

If some years ago MT5 was used very few, now having an indicator/ea version for MT5 is a must. Since 2018 no new MT4 broker server licenses are sold, but only MT5 ones are. Let's see how we have achieved this with the minimum effort, maintaining both versions.

How to implement MT4 synced crosshair

How to implement MT4 synced crosshair

Today looking at multiple charts is a must, especially if you want to perform multi-timeframe analysis. To have charts synced and be sure to look at the same point, a synced crosshair is needed. We see how to build it for MT4/MT5 since there is no native solution.

What is an MT4 Market Scanner? - Part 3: Why on MT4/MT5?

What is an MT4 Market Scanner? - Part 3: Why on MT4/MT5?

Professional trading platforms have a native market scanner, MT4/MT5 doesn't. Is it really needed? If so why can't you just use professional platforms? There are a lot of reasons to use MT4/MT5 so you need a market scanner on MT4/MT5. We see which are the cases and what a market scanner is.

What is an MT4 Market Scanner? - Part 2: How it works

What is an MT4 Market Scanner? - Part 2: How it works

Professional trading platforms have a native market scanner, MT4/MT5 doesn't. Is it really needed? If so why can't you just use professional platforms? There are a lot of reasons to use MT4/MT5 so you need a market scanner on MT4/MT5. We see which are the cases and what a market scanner is.

What is an MT4 Market Scanner? - Part 1: Introduction

What is an MT4 Market Scanner? - Part 1: Introduction

Professional trading platforms have a native market scanner, MT4/MT5 doesn't. Is it really needed? If so why can't you just use professional platforms? There are a lot of reasons to use MT4/MT5 so you need a market scanner on MT4/MT5. We see which are the cases and what a market scanner is.

One month of MT4Professional 3.0.0🎂: a quick general update

One month of MT4Professional 3.0.0🎂: a quick general update

One month ago we released MT4Professional 3.0.0, the best MT4Professional ever. See together what changed during this month (not only the new version) and the next roadmap.