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Learn how to build your own MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor from Scratch!

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# Build Your Own MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor
Have you ever wanted to build your own trading bot on MetaTrader 5? Got an idea for an algorithm you would love to bring to life, but not sure where to start?

This repository contains a collection of MQL5 (MetaTrader 5) code snippets, algorithms, and unique ways of putting them together to turbocharge your development.

Almost all my content is paired with helpful YouTube and Blog posts to make it super simple to follow along, and much of it is filtered through my company [TradeOxy](https://www.tradeoxy.com/).

If you ever get stuck, then join our awesome [Discord](https://discord.gg/wNYYGaMGfd) community for some help.

Don't forget - the best is yet to come!

## Join Us
I love hearing from my followers, so please reach out using the links below. You can also check out the platform I'm building with my team and get some sneaky early discounts.

- [Discord](https://discord.gg/wNYYGaMGfd)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/TradeOxySupportBot)

## Helpful Content on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@tradeoxy)
### Indicators, Algorithms, and Strategies
1. [Build Your Own Expert Advisor](https://youtu.be/QzGBGO968V8)
2. [Integrate the RSI into Your MT5 EA with Ease!](https://youtu.be/1OXOzkj78pM)
3. [Upgrading Your RSI Indicator to Be Super Advanced in MetaTrader 5](https://youtu.be/I3rnPu6I18A)
4. [The Simplest RSI Algorithm for Your MT5 Expert Advisor](https://youtu.be/KrBgG1r2L5c)
5. [Ultimate Guide to Automating Your EA's Trading on MetaTrader 5](https://youtu.be/rAPwg8RgqJQ?si=914m1AROTB_TgFBg)
6. [How to Backtest and Optimize Your Expert Advisor](https://youtu.be/AnhGOmGCxWY)
7. [Ultimate Doji Star Detector for MetaTrader 5 EA's](https://youtu.be/yEs2DCHWizI)
8. [Long-Legged Doji Star Detector](https://youtu.be/LUepwqMmPwY)
9. [Gravestone Doji Star Detector](https://youtu.be/SU1hw-IM5Hk)
10. [Dragonfly Doji Detector](https://youtu.be/8_hDbwHsrtM)
11. [Omni Doji Detector](https://youtu.be/zDKawRmweKk)
12. [Auto Trade Monitoring](https://youtu.be/fUNIMBcNZJ0)
13. [How to add the Exponential Moving Average (EMA) indicator to Your MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor](https://youtu.be/XyMOPMWm0WE)
14. [How to add the Envelopes Indicator to Your MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor](https://youtu.be/H8FVk7Fu4CQ)
15. [How to detect New Candles in Your MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor](https://youtu.be/UaWb0zmffqs)
16. [How to add the Money Flow Index to Your MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor](https://youtu.be/k6UVUD2BIyY)
17. [How to detect the Bullish Engulfing Candle in Your MetaTrader 5 Expert Advisor](https://youtu.be/6twr_aAs-TY)

### AI Powered Dev Environment
1. [Supercharge MT5 EA with GPT-4 and GitHub CoPilot](https://youtu.be/4GCwJAbrSVY)

### Tips and Tricks
1. [How to Enable AutoTrading on MetaTrader 5](https://youtu.be/AO2lF8KOPJs)
2. [How to Add an EA to your MetaTrader 5 Chart](https://youtu.be/k8ZffZDfcBQ)
3. [3 Simple Ways to Stop your EA from Autotrading on MT5](https://youtu.be/njS7nVkj9Xk)

## List of Episodes on My Blog
1. [Build Your Own AutoTrading MetaTrader 5 Expert Advsior](https://www.thedisruptioncontinuum.channel/build-your-own-autotrading-metatrader-5-expert-advisor/)
2. [The Easiest Way to Add the RSI Indicator to Your MetaTrader 5 EA](https://www.thedisruptioncontinuum.channel/the-easiest-way-to-add-the-rsi-indicator-to-your-metatrader-5-ea/)
3. [The Easiest RSI Algorithm for Your MetaTrader Expert Advisor](https://www.thedisruptioncontinuum.channelthe-easiest-rsi-algorithm-for-your-metatrader-expert-advisor/)
4. [The Easiest Way to Place BUY and SELL Orders with your MetaTrader EA](https://www.thedisruptioncontinuum.channel/the-easiest-way-to-place-buy-and-sell-orders-with-your-metatrader-ea/)
5. [The Simplest Way to Manage Your Expert Advisor Trades on MetaTrader](https://www.thedisruptioncontinuum.channel/the-simplest-way-to-manage-your-expert-advisor-trades-on-metatrader/)
6. [Four Simple Steps to Backtest and Optimize Your EA on MetaTrader 5](https://www.thedisruptioncontinuum.channel/four-simple-steps-to-backtest-and-optimize-your-ea-on-metatrader-5/)

## List of Indicators Covered
- [Doji Super Detector (all Doji's Combined!)](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/doji_super_detector.mq5)
- [Doji Star MQL5](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/classic_doji_star_detector_mql5.mq5)
- [Dragonfly Doji MQL5](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/dragonfly_doji_detector.mq5)
- [Gravestone Doji MQL5](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/gravestone_doji_detector_mql5.mq5)
- [Long-Legged Doji MQL5](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/long_legged_doji_detector_mql5.mq5)
- [Relative Strength Indicator (RSI) MQL5](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/rsi_indicator_mql5.mq5)
- [Envelopes Indicator MQL5](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/envelopes_indicator.mq5)
- [Exponential Moving Average (EMA) MQL5](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/exponential_moving_average.mq5)
- [Money Flow Index (MFI or Volume Weighted RSI)](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/money_flow_index_indicator.mq5)
- [Bearish Engulfing Candle Detector](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/bearish_engulfing_candle_detector.mq5)
- [Bearish Engulfing Candle with turnaround detection](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/bearish_engulfing_candle_turaround_detector.mq5)
- [Bullish Engulfing Candle Detector](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/bullish_engulfing_candle_detector.mq5)
- [Bullish Engulfing Candle with turnaround detection](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/bullish_engulfing_turnaround_detector.mq5)
- [Bollinger Bands](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/bollinger_bands.mq5)
- [Bollinger Bands distance calculator](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/bollinger_bands_distance_calculator.mq5)
- [Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Histogram(MACD Histogram)](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/macd_histogram.mq5)
- [Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Signal (MACD Signal)](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/macd_signal.mq5)
- [Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Histogram Zero Cross](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/macd_histogram_zero_cross.mq5)
- [Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Signal Zero Cross](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/indicators/macd_signal_zero_cross.mq5)

# Some Helpful Functions
- [How to Detect a New Candle using MQL5](https://github.com/jimtin/build-your-own-mt5-ea/blob/main/helper_functions/next_candle.mq5)

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