Algorithmic Trading in MQL5 Course
Algorithmic Trading in MQL5: Code Robots & Free Up Your Time
The trading robot (expert advisor) is provided with the course.
You will learn:
How to build a completely automated trading robot that can trade different markets (Forex, CFDs of cryptocurrencies, indices, stocksβ¦)
A well-known popular trading system
How to send orders and modify and close positions
How to code in the most popular language for trading in the financial markets (MQL5)
How to read and interpret the markets with algorithms
How to backtest and optimize trading robots in Metatrader 5
How to connect your trading to a VPS
This course includes:
10 hours
3 articles
7 downloadable resources
Full lifetime access
Access on mobile and TV
Certificate of completion
MQL5 Course Description
In this course you will learn how to completely automate your trading coding a trading robot (expert advisor) in MQL5, which is the MT5 programming language. We will develop an expert advisor from scratch that can trade on different financial markets, such as forex, crypto, stocks, indices, or futures.
Metatrader 5
In the first section we will review the Metatrader 5 platform (MT5) and the types of accounts that MT5 offers. We will also make our first contact with the MQL5 language and we will see what type of applications we can do, in addition to trading robots.
Before the end of this section, you will have had your first experience with coding and you will have seen how easy is to code for MT5.
MQL5 Language Fundamentals
Sections 2 to 5 focus on the MQL5 language fundamentals. During these sections we will cover all the MQL5 language basic features, namely: variables and data types, types of operations, control flow operators and functions.
We took care of providing the course with many trading-related examples and assignments. This will keep the content engaging while brief enough to speed you up to the most exciting part of the course, sections 6 to 12.
Expert Advisors and trading systems
In section 6 we will introduce you to expert advisors and a well-known and popular trading system that has been used extensively in the past. In sections 7 to 11 we will apply all the knowledge acquired in previous lectures to code a trading robot that trades with our trading system.
We will make a well-structured layout for our expert advisor and we will code everything it needs to apply the system, from how to read and get price and indicator data to how to send orders and open, modify and close positions, and much more.
Backtest, revision and deployment
In the last section we will backtest and deploy the trading robot in different markets to review that it applies the trading system correctly. Finally, we will learn about VPS and we will give you next steps to keep growing as an algorithmic trader.
At the end, you will have a trading robot that automates a trading system and trades non-stop while the markets are open and, more importantly, you will have a good skill set to code your own robots.
Requirements:
- Only requirement: willingness to learn
- Trading knowledge is not required
- Programming experience is not required
Who is this course for:
- Traders of any experience that desire to free-up their time from monitoring the charts
- Traders who want to improve their trading performance through quantitative automated trading
- Anyone who would like to learn how to program in MQL5 and similar programming languages like C++, C# or java
MQL5 Course Content
Section 1: Introduction
1- Why Upgrade To Algorithmic Trading
2- Algorithmic Trading Technology
3- Introduction To Metatrader 5
4- MT5 Position Accounting systems
5- MT5 Demo Account & Installation (i)
6- MT5 Demo Account & Installation (ii)
7- MQL5 Applications
8- Introduction To Metaeditor
9- Coding Our First Program
10- MQL5 Syntax
11- Identifiers
12- Comments
Section 2: Variables & Data Types
13- Introduction To Section 2
14- Variables
15- Integer Types
16- Boolean Type
17- Color Type
18- Datetime Type
19- Enum Type
20- Real Types
21- String Type
22- Array Type
23- Struct Type
24- Constants
25- Typecasting
26- Predefined Variables
27- Scope Of Variables
28- Input Variables
29- Assignment: Variables & Data Types
Section 3: Operation Types
30- Introduction To Section 3
31- Arithmetic Operations
32- Assignment Operations
33- Relation Operations
34- Boolean Operations
35- Assignment: Operation Types
Section 4: Choice & Loop Operators
36- Introduction To Section 4
37- The if-else Operator
38- The Ternary Operator
39- The Switch-case Operator
40- The Do-while Operator
41- The For Operator
42- Assignment: Choice & Loop Operators
Section 5: Functions
43- Introduction To Section 5
44- Function Declaration & Definition
45- Function Call
46- MQL5 Predefined Functions
47- Assignment: Functions
Section 6: Expert Advisors & Trading Systems
49- Preprocessor Directives
50- MQL5 Event Handlers
51- Expert Advisor & Trading System Workflow
52- A Trading System For Your Expert Advisor
Quiz: Expert Advisors & Trading Systems
Section 7: Expert Advisor General Settings & Bar Opening
53- Introduction To Section 7
54- EA Layout
55- EA External Inputs & Global Variables
56- Rationale For Controlling Bar Opening
57- How To Control Bar Opening
Section 8: Expert Advisor Indicators & Trading Signals
58- Introduction To Section 8
59- Entry Signal: Price
60- Entry Signal: Price Normalization
61- Assignment (i): Accessing Price Data
62- Entry Signal: Moving Average Indicator (i)
63- Entry Signal: Moving Average Indicator (ii)
64- Assignment (ii): Price & Moving Average Entry Signal
65- Multibuffer Indicators: Bollinger Bands
66- Assignment (iii): Moving Average Exit Signal
Section 9: Expert Advisor Order Placement
67- Introduction To Section 9
68- Types Of Order Execution
69- Order Placement
70- Order Placement (ii): Filling Policy
71- Assignment: Order Placement Function
72- Check Of Placed Positions
73- Close Trades Function
Section 10: Expert Advisor Position Management
74- Introduction To Section 10
75- Stop Loss Function
76- Assignment: Take Profit
77- Trade Modification Function
78- Trailing Stop Loss Function
79- Break-even Function
80- Stops Levels Functions
Section 11: Expert Advisor Changes For Netting Accounts
81- Introduction To Section 11
82- Netting EA: Check Of Placed Positions
83- Netting EA: Order Placement
84- Netting EA: Trade Modification
85- Netting EA: Close Trades
86- Netting EA: TSL & BE
Section 12: Expert Advisor Backtesting & Put in Place
87- Introduction To Section 12
88- Include Files
89- Backtesting: Does The EA Trade As Expected?
90- Backtesting In MT5
91- Optimization In MT5
92- Optimization: Risk Of Overfitting
93- MT5 Set-up For Algorithmic Trading
94- Review Of The Hedging EA Operative
95- Review Of The Netting EA Operative
96- About VPS (i)
97- About VPS (ii)
98- Course Conclusion