Custom indicator to an EA! Indicator isn't visible and it's not trading

[mrdamond]

I want the indicator to buy when a Bull candle crosses buffer 1 and sell when a Bear candle crosses buffer 0. I also want to have it visible so I can see it perform

https://fxdreema.com/shared/bB9O3K6Id

[ambrogio]

@mrdamond where is the indicator? upload it

[mrdamond]

HI! I have it under conditions and it's called F Box. Also, I have it under indicator visible because I wanted to see it on the chart while it operated. So far I can't get it to show up visibly or take a trade.

[ambrogio]

@mrdamond please, upload here your F box indicator

[mrdamond]

0_1549689239399_SSG Bline.mq4 This is the indicator. I just called it F Box

[mrdamond]

https://fxdreema.com/shared/9BPxw0KKd This what I have now

[ambrogio]

@mrdamond you can test the indicator to see how it works on tester, as you can see the candle never cross the blue or red line but instead blue point and red point appear

so it is advisable to use the "indicator appears" block

[ambrogio]

this is to display the indicator when the test is finished

you can also drag the indicator on the chart while you are doing visual mode

[mrdamond]

Thanks a lot! I see the indicator display in the tester at the end now!

I still don't know how to make it buy or sell when my buffers appear. Can you give me an example please. I'm going to look in the forum for help also

My goal is to make this indicator an Expert Advisor

[ambrogio]

@mrdamond oh, this is your project, only change two blocks

[ambrogio]

@mrdamond buffer 4 to buy and buffer 5 to sell

[ambrogio]

https://fxdreema.com/shared/x1pgaRCE

[mrdamond]

Hi!!! You have helped me a lot. Now I realize that my MT4 program isn't recognizing the indicator in the EA. When run a test the indicator never operates. I can't even make adjustments. I got the indicator from someone so I don't know if it has something in it that's blocking me from making it to an EA or not

[damsiboko]

Can someone help solve such situation with indicator not working with EA?

[FXtyer]

try to copy your indicator from wherever you you placed it. Then open your mt4/mt5 data folder and paste it under the ...\MQL4\Indicators folder, do not paste it under a subfolder of this folder. Refresh your Navigator window in your mt4/mt5 and then run your EA in the strategy tester and see if it takes trades. Hope it helps