Convert MT4 indicator to MT5

[Enivid]

Hi All!

Can anyone please convert this mt4 indicator to mt5?
Thank you in advance!

An .ex4 file cannot be used to convert an indicator from MT4 to MT5. One needs a source file (.mq4) to do so. Furthermore, this indicator uses custom a DLL file, which could not only hinder any conversion process, but it may also contain malicious code.

 

[Lakatos98]

An .ex4 file cannot be used to convert an indicator from MT4 to MT5. One needs a source file (.mq4) to do so. Furthermore, this indicator uses custom a DLL file, which could not only hinder any conversion process, but it may also contain malicious code.

Thank you for your answer!
Here is the mq4 file.

 

[Enivid]

Thank you for your answer!
Here is the mq4 file.

Doesn't looks like the correct file to me - it is just the empty indicator template from MetaEditor.

 

[robertomargot]

HI EVERYONE, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CONVERT THIS INDICATOR FOR ME TO WORK ON MY MT5 PLEASE

 

[Enivid]

HI EVERYONE, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CONVERT THIS INDICATOR FOR ME TO WORK ON MY MT5 PLEASE

That doesn't look like proper MQL4 code to me.

 

[robertomargot]

It's this one? can someone convert to mt5

https://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=866769

 

[doyathink]

There is no fully automatic tool, but it is possible to convert indicators from MT4 to MT5 using special libraries I've shared in this post. It doesn't require in-depth knowledge of MQL4/5 coding.

Thankyou for that! Could you please explain where to place all these files?
And after that do we just paste our MT4 mql files in the indicators folder, or is there more to do?
And do these go in MetaEditor or the MT5 platform?
I'm very new to MT5, so please forgive my ignorance...

 

[Enivid]

Could you please explain where to place all these files?

You place them in /MQL5/Include/.

And after that do we just paste our MT4 mql files in the indicators folder, or is there more to do?

At the very least, you need to rename the file from .mq4 to .mq5 and include the libraries there using the #include directive. After you try compiling the new indicator there might be a list of errors to fix.

And do these go in MetaEditor or the MT5 platform?

What do you mean? MetaEditor is just a code editing software and a compiler.

 

[doyathink]

You place them in /MQL5/Include/.

At the very least, you need to rename the file from .mq4 to .mq5 and include the libraries there using the #include directive. After you try compiling the new indicator there might be a list of errors to fix.

What do you mean? MetaEditor is just a code editing software and a compiler.

Thanks... that clarifies things for me! I'll work on it soon.... Ignore the platform/editor question... Cheers!

 

[Lucky97]

Someone please convert this for me

 

[Enivid]

Someone please convert this for me

You know, the code looks to be written to be compatible with MT5. Did you try renaming the file to .mq5 and compiling it in MT5?

 

[Lucky97]

You know, the code looks to be written to be compatible with MT5. Did you try renaming the file to .mq5 and compiling it in MT5?

Yes I did

 

[Enivid]

Yes I did

And?

 

[gonnabetter]

I don't believe in volume trading in Forex, but these indicators have been very interesting to convert from MT4 to MT5. I also took the liberty to convert some of the input parameters to enums.
Here is the Candles Suite with PVA display:
View attachment 15956

And here is the Volume Suite with the default PVA view:
View attachment 15955

@aphong Please test it and let me know if it works for you.

wow , I was looking for PVRSA MT5 version indicators for a long time, thanks for sharing these gems .

 

[gonnabetter]

I don't believe in volume trading in Forex, but these indicators have been very interesting to convert from MT4 to MT5. I also took the liberty to convert some of the input parameters to enums.
Here is the Candles Suite with PVA display:
View attachment 15956

And here is the Volume Suite with the default PVA view:
View attachment 15955

@aphong Please test it and let me know if it works for you.

It seems that there is a difference in the formula you used in MT5, in the lower TFs there are a lot of difference between the original indicator and the one you converted to MT5 , here is a screenshot of my platforms which both are from the same broker with the same volume for each candle but as you see the colors are different :

I would be thankful if you take a look at your MT5 source code and see what is the problem .

ps : this is the original formula of candles :

Situation "Climax": When volume >= 200% of the average volume of the 10 previous chart TFs or where the product of candle spread x candle volume is >= the highest for the 10 previous chart time Tfs. (Default Colors: Bull bars are green and bear bars are red. )
Situation "Volume Rising ": When volume >= 150% of the average volume of the 10 previous chart Tfs. (Default Colors: Bull bars are blue and bear are blue-violet. )

 

[Enivid]

It seems that there is a difference in the formula you used in MT5, in the lower TFs there are a lot of difference between the original indicator and the one you converted to MT5 , here is a screenshot of my platforms which both are from the same broker with the same volume for each candle but as you see the colors are different :

I would be thankful if you take a look at your MT5 source code and see what is the problem .

ps : this is the original formula of candles :

Situation "Climax": When volume >= 200% of the average volume of the 10 previous chart TFs or where the product of candle spread x candle volume is >= the highest for the 10 previous chart time Tfs. (Default Colors: Bull bars are green and bear bars are red. )
Situation "Volume Rising ": When volume >= 150% of the average volume of the 10 previous chart Tfs. (Default Colors: Bull bars are blue and bear are blue-violet. )

I'll look into it. Thanks for reporting!

 

[Enivid]

It seems that there is a difference in the formula you used in MT5, in the lower TFs there are a lot of difference between the original indicator and the one you converted to MT5 , here is a screenshot of my platforms which both are from the same broker with the same volume for each candle but as you see the colors are different :

I would be thankful if you take a look at your MT5 source code and see what is the problem .

ps : this is the original formula of candles :

Situation "Climax": When volume >= 200% of the average volume of the 10 previous chart TFs or where the product of candle spread x candle volume is >= the highest for the 10 previous chart time Tfs. (Default Colors: Bull bars are green and bear bars are red. )
Situation "Volume Rising ": When volume >= 150% of the average volume of the 10 previous chart Tfs. (Default Colors: Bull bars are blue and bear are blue-violet. )

The formulas are the same in MT5 and in MT4 versions. However, are you sure that the volumes are the same in your MT4 and MT5 platforms? They might look the same but be quite different. For example, in my MT4, gold has volume of about ~1000 per bar:



While, my MT5 gold has volume about ~100 per bar:

 

[Jideofor11]

I need help converting this mt4 indicator to mt5. I have no idea about coding please

 

[Enivid]

It is impossible to convert an indicator from MT4 to MT5 without its source code (.mq4 file). What you attached here is a compiled file (.ex4).

 

[gonnabetter]

I checked this issue, the number of ticks ( volume ) is different in MT4 and MT5 but the length of histogram is just the same in my broker when I compare MT4 and MT5 volumes , and as you know this indicator works based on the 10 bars moving average and I believe it doesn't matter if the volume is multiple of 100 or 1000 .