Last updated: March 25, 2025 at 05:49 AM
Summary of Reddit Comments on "ea mt4"
Converting EAs:
- Users suggested converting EAs between different platforms like MetaTrader (MT4/5), pinescript, MQL5, and Python.
- Some users offered to help convert EAs, with varying levels of expertise and pricing.
- One user highlighted the benefits of MT4/5 over other platforms for trading, such as more power, broker connections, freedom, and flexibility.
Considerations for EAs:
- Challenges: EAs may not fully account for ask/bid differences, spreads at market/session opens/closes, slippage, and latency.
- Advice:
- Caution against trusting systems with hidden code or ones that increase size as losses occur.
- Encouragement to build a basic system that is understood rather than relying on unfamiliar systems.
VPS Providers:
- User recommendations for VPS providers included Kamatera and ForexVPS.
- A user mentioned using Strato as a reliable server provider but noted it might be location-dependent.
Expert Advisor Development:
- A user with experience in developing EAs shared insights on identifying good expert advisors.
- They also mentioned testing multiple EAs at a brokerage firm, implying none were consistently successful.
Other Related Comments:
- A user mentioned issues with backtesting multi-currency EAs in MT4.
- A solution involving Mini Mouse Macro for automating the restart of MetaTrader 4 with previously opened charts was shared.
Other Products Mentioned:
- Space X Prop EA
- Delta IA
- Funded Quantum
Overall, the comments provided a range of insights on converting EAs, considerations for EAs, VPS providers, expert advisor development, and miscellaneous related discussions on automating processes and utilizing different platforms for trading activities.