Category: MQL4 for Complete Beginners

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So, we have already learned about different types of variables including boolean variables. Today we will look at a variety of logical expressions. This is an important part of the decision-making process for automated trading system construction. In this short tutorial you will learn how to compare values using operators such as >, >=, <, <=, == and others, and assign and store the results in boolean variables. Let’s get straight into it!

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MQL4 Programming

Operations With Variables

In this tutorial I will explain how to use basic MQL4 programming techniques with variables such integers, doubles, strings, and others. We also touch on simple operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Finally, we learn how to concatenate strings.All illustrations are supported with working examples using the Alert() statement.

If even after the video tutorial you are still curious, then you can always find additional information on the official MQL4 website.

MQL4 Programming Video

This video is short, sharp and to the point. We learn by doing and there’s lots of practice. Also, you can write your own test code as much as you want! In fact, I encourage you to do so, because there is no better way to learn MQL4 Programming than by trying!

As always, the code for this tutorial is located underneath the video. Feel free to post any questions and / or feedback in the comments section at the end of the post. I am interested to hear from you!

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In this second tutorial I will show you what variables look like in MT4. We will understand the concept of a variable being a box, where data is kept. Different types of boxes (variables) have the capacity to store different data. This notion is also discussed in the tutorial. We will look at the following types of variables:

  • int
  • double
  • string
  • bool
  • color
  • datetime

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Welcome to the first video-tutorial on MQL4 programming for complete beginners! Hello World As Wikipedia states, a “Hello World” is by tradition often used to illustrate to beginners the most basic syntax of a programming language. That’s exactly what we will be doing today! In this tutorial we will get to know the MetaEditor programming environment, get […]

Welcome back to our course on Algorithmic Trading for complete beginners! Today we will be talking about MetaEditor. What is MetaEditor ? MetaEditor is the programming environment (or: software development environment, “SDK”) for creating Automated Trading Systems for the Forex Market. MetaEditor is a free SDK and it comes in any standard package of the MetaTrader […]

Hello there! If you landed on this page just by searching “Download MetaTrader 4”, then you’ve come to the right place. This video guide is part of a beginners’ course on Algorithmic Trading, however you can still use this video freely to help you install MT4, and then simply not continue with the course. I really […]

Why Learn MQL4? Welcome to the MQL4 Tutorial for Complete Beginners. In this course we will be talking about Algorithmic Trading on the Forex Market. You may be interested in taking this MQL4 Tutorial if you want to learn how to create your own Forex Robots for MetaTrader 4, or perhaps you have purchased a […]

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