MT5 is short for MetaTrader 5 — the latest version of the Forex trading platform developed by MetaQuotes Software Corp. The first MetaTrader 5 beta has been released back in 2009. In 2010, the full version of MT5 platform was released. The posts that you can find below are related to this software product. You will find blog posts about custom indicators, expert advisors (EAs), and scripts coded for MT5 or converted from MQL4 to MQL5. Some of the posts describe important changes in the newer builds of the trading platform; others give useful tips to use the software.
2019
- Color Market Profile Based on Bullish/Bearish Bars
- Switch ATR Timeframes and Move SL/TP Lines Freely in New PSC
- [Poll] What Is the Best Way to Backtest?
- PSC Now Supports ATR SL/TP and Reverse Risk Calculation
2018
- Ignore or Append Saturday/Sunday Hours in Market Profile
- PSC Gets Ready for Volumes with 8 Decimal Places in Crypto
- New Market Profile Indicator — Focus on Stability and Performance
- New Position Size Calculator: SL and TP Which Follow Entry Line and Are Set in Pips
- Display Market Profile for Intraday Sessions in MetaTrader
2017
- Profile Persistence and Pip Value Display in Position Size Calculator
- Spread Display and Take-Profit Multiplier in Position Size Calculator
- Free Order Management EA with a Graphic Control Panel
2016
- PSC Panel Scaling for High-DPI Displays
- New: See Swaps Info, Control Trading Script via PSC Panel
- Major Fixing of Position Size Calculator + Symbol Leverage Display
- MetaTrader Panel for Position Size Calculator
- See Currency Rate Change in Percents on Your Chart
- MetaTrader Templates Tutorial — Copying Settings Between Charts and Platforms
- Will Hedging and Real Ticks Backtesting Sway You Toward MT5?
- How to Add Alerts to MetaTrader Indicators
- Hedging Positions in MetaTrader 5
- Display Weekly and Monthly Market Profile in MetaTrader
2015
- Another Expert Advisor to Trade the News
- Schaff Trend Cycle Converted for cTrader (+ Alerts)
- Pips Display in Position Size Calculator Indicator
- Traders Dynamic Index (TDI) Converted to MT5 and cTrader
- Calculate Maximum Potential Loss in MetaTrader
- Instant Execution vs. Market Execution
- Script to Place Orders with Position Size Calculator
- Position Size Calculator Is Now a Separate Window Indicator
- Margin Warnings When Calculating Position Size in MetaTrader
2014
- Track Portfolio Risk with Position Size Calculator
- Finally — Automated Way to Detect Channels
- ChannelPattern Script Update — One-Sided Breakouts
- Improving Wide Range Bars Indicator with Alerts
- Testing Weekly Range Breakout Opportunities with EA
2013
- Brute-Forcing Heiken Ashi EA Ideas
- Is MetaQuotes Doing a Right Thing by Merging MQL4 and MQL5?
- Tool for Measuring Daily and Weekly Gains
- Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Expert Advisor
- Backtesting Reversible Expert Advisor Based on Trend Persistence
- Get Alerted on Local Minimum/Maximum Breakout
- New Expert Advisor Can Help You Trade Chart Patterns
- MetaTrader 5 in Your Live Forex Account?
- Calculating Position Size for Any Trading Instrument
- Breakout Indicator for MetaTrader
2012
- Free Expert Advisor to Trade Forex Price Spikes
- Display Dollar Index in MetaTrader
- Forex Point-and-Figure Charting Solutions
- Do Not Forget to Register for ATC 2012
- MetaTrader Expert Advisors ECN-Compatibility
- Major Forex Broker Lists Update
- Calculate Forex Position Size in MetaTrader
- ATC 2012 Is on Its Way
2011
- Detect Pin-Bar Patterns with MetaTrader
- New Moving Average Expert Advisor — with 3rd Generation MA!
- Better MA — 3rd Generation of the Most Popular Indicator
- RTATC2011 — Day 8 — Forward-Testing and Final Back-Test
- ATR Trailing Stop Expert Advisor
- RTATC2011 — Day 7 — Reboot Safety & Trading Conditions
- RTATC2011 — Day 6 — Position/Order Volume Limits
- RTATC2011 — Day 5 — Multi-Currency Expert Advisor
- Bears vs. Bulls Forex Indicator
- ATC Criticism
- Register for Automated Trading Championship 2011
- Trend Indicator with Filtering Option
- MQL5 Market + MQL5 Wizard + Testing Quality
- MetaQuotes Tweaks MT5 Strategy Tester
- Classical Technical Indicator Based on Price and Volatility
- MT5 Build 381 Messes with Standard .Type() Methods
- Extrapolating Forex Curves Using Linear Algebra Methods
- Doug Schaff’s Trend Cycle (STC) — Now for MetaTrader!
2010
- Tom DeMark’s Oscillator — REI
- See Moving Average as Japanese Candlesticks
- OrderSend Error 134 (No Enough Money)
- Detrended Price Oscillator Indicator
- ATC 2010 Starts in a Week. Are You Interested?
- InstaForex — First Broker to Offer Real MetaTrader 5 Accounts
- Optimizing Your EA to Trade on Certain Weekdays
- Creating a Multi-Currency Expert Advisor for MetaTrader 5
- Bereavements and Mourning in Forex Trading? Yes, Since 1962!
- Market Profile Coded in MQL4 and MQL5
- Multi-Timeframe Indicator for MT5 — Trade Assistant
- Preparing Your EA for Maximum Performance in ATC 2010
- Murrey Math Lines Indicator for MT5
- Automated Trading Championship 2010 Registration Starts
- Will You Register for Automated Trading Championship 2010?
- News Trading EA — Now for MetaTrader 5!
- Trend Indicator with Fibo and DiNapoli Levels — Float
- Random Expert Advisor for MT5
- Bollinger Bands on MACD for MetaTrader 5
- MetaTrader 5 Strategy Tester Released
- Pivot & Fibo Indicator Now in MetaTrader 5
- Pattern Recognition in MetaTrader 5
- Support and Resistance Indicator in MetaTrader 5
2009
- ZigZag on Parabolic SAR for MetaTrader 5
- Forex Expert Advisor on Customizable Moving Average Cross
- Otkat Pull-Back EA — Now in MetaTrader 5
- Unresolved Function in MT5
- Easy Trend Visualization in MT5
- CCI Arrows Indicator in MT5
- Beginner Indicator in MT5
- Indicator Tutorial for MetaTrader 5
- Top & Bottom Indicator in MT5 — Aroon Up & Down
- Expert Advisor for AUD/JPY Strategy
- Displaying Variable Spread on Chart
- Trend Strength Indicator Laguerre in MT5
- MetaTrader 5 New Position System
- VarMovAvg Indicator Moves to MT5
- My First Histogram Indicator for MT5
- Price Alert Indicator Conversion to MT5
- Position System in MT5 vs. MT4
- The Biggest Problem of MetaTrader 5?
- My Experience with MetaTrader 5 Indicator Coding
- MetaTrader 5 Beta Testing Period
- OrderSend Error 129 — What to Do?