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• April 9, 2013 | Howtos

DAY6: IN-Trade Management

Introduction

Welcome to Blog No 6 in this miniseries of 10 daily blogs in which I will exploit MT4GUIs functionalities.

I hope you find it both interesting as well as valuable!

Sincerely

Thommy Tikka

DAY6: Objective

Find it hard to use MT4s built in Terminal for your IN-trade management!?
Want to have an easy way to move your Stoploss- & Takeprofit levels?
Lets look how MT4GUI can help you out with quick buttons as well as visual lines!

DAY6: Functions covered

MT4GUI

MT4GUI checkbox (enable/disable IN-trade button panel)

MT4GUI buttons (enable/disable visual lines, move TPs and SL-breakeven

Look and feel (Size, color, positioning etc of GUI objects)

MT4 (MQL4)

Usage of different colored horizontal lines (movable) for TP/SL

EA property inputs (set default TP/SL-levels and GUI panel Y-position)

CODEBASE:

// mt4gui-INTradeManagement.mq4
// Created by Thommy Tikka (thommy_tikka@hotmail.com) 
// Version 0.1, 20130409

// Include library file with common functions for mt4gui
#include <mt4gui.mqh>

// Declare global variables
int hwnd = 0;
int enableINTradeBtn, visualLinesBtn, bEBtn;
int tP1Btn, tP2Btn, tP3Btn;
int gUIXPos;
double actualTP, actualSL;

//Set default IN-trade variables, possible to change in the EA Properties
extern int  DefaultTP = 200, 
            DefaultSL = 100,
            TPLevel1  = 300,
            TPLevel2  = 200,
            TPLevel3  = 100,
            
// Y-Position the guiButtons
            gUIYPos   = 50;       


// MT4 function called during the module initialization
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
  {
	hwnd = WindowHandle(Symbol(),Period());	
	guiRemoveAll(hwnd);	
	
	// Automatic X-Postion to the right 
   gUIXPos = guiGetChartWidth(hwnd)-180;
	
	// Delete visual lines from chart
	DeleteVisualLines();

   // Add screenshot button to chart function call
   CreateButtons();
   
   // Disable all gui Buttons
   ChangeINTradeState();
  
   return(0);
  }

// MT4 function called during deinitialization of the module
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
  {
   // Very important to cleanup and remove all gui items from chart
   if (hwnd>0) guiRemoveAll(hwnd);   	
   guiCleanup(hwnd);
   
   // Delete visual lines from chart
   DeleteVisualLines();
   
   // Remove eventual Comment
   Comment ("");
   
   return(0);
  }

// MT4 function called on every MT4 tick
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
   // Call function ManageEvents on every MT4 tick
   ManageEvents();
   
   // Call function Move TPSL based on lines
   ChangeTPSL();
   
   // Show actual SL and TP settings if not 0  
   if (actualTP!=0 || actualSL!=0) Comment ("Actual TP: "+ DoubleToStr(actualTP,5)+ "\nActual SL: "+DoubleToStr(actualSL,5));
   else Comment ("");
  }


// MT4GUI functions to create Button
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
void CreateButtons()
{
	// Position and size of the button ,x ,y ,a ,b (x, y = position from top left corner. a, b = size of button)
	enableINTradeBtn	= guiAdd(hwnd, "checkbox", gUIXPos, gUIYPos, 120, 30, "Enable INTrade"); guiSetBgColor(hwnd, enableINTradeBtn, LightGray);guiSetTextColor(hwnd, enableINTradeBtn, Black);	

   // Add visual Lines Btn
	visualLinesBtn = guiAdd(hwnd, "button", gUIXPos, gUIYPos+30, 120, 30, "TP/SL-lines");

   // Add BreakEven button
	bEBtn = guiAdd(hwnd, "button", gUIXPos, gUIYPos+120, 120, 30, "BreakEven");
	
	// Add Radio 1-3 for TP-move
   tP1Btn = guiAdd(hwnd, "button", gUIXPos, gUIYPos+60, 120, 20, "TP1 ("+TPLevel1+")"); 
	tP2Btn = guiAdd(hwnd, "button", gUIXPos, gUIYPos+80, 120, 20, "TP2 ("+TPLevel2+")"); 
	tP3Btn = guiAdd(hwnd, "button", gUIXPos, gUIYPos+100, 120, 20, "TP3 ("+TPLevel3+")"); 	
}


// MT4GUI functions to capture Button Events
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
void ManageEvents()
{		

	// If IN-Trade Btn is checked, enable IN-Trade actions
	if (guiIsChecked(hwnd, enableINTradeBtn)) {guiSetBgColor(hwnd, enableINTradeBtn, Green);}
   else {guiSetBgColor(hwnd, enableINTradeBtn, Aqua);}
   ChangeINTradeState();

   // If visualLinesBtn is clicked call function to draw lines
   if (guiIsClicked(hwnd, visualLinesBtn)) 
   {
      PlaySound("click.wav"); 
      if (ObjectFind("INT.TPLine")==-1)
         DrawVisualLines();
      else
         DeleteVisualLines();
   }

   // If tPButtons are clicked call function to move TP
   if (guiIsClicked(hwnd, tP1Btn)) {PlaySound("click.wav"); ChangeTP(1);}
   if (guiIsClicked(hwnd, tP2Btn)) {PlaySound("click.wav"); ChangeTP(2);}
   if (guiIsClicked(hwnd, tP3Btn)) {PlaySound("click.wav"); ChangeTP(3);}

   // If beBtn is clicked call function to move SL to BreakEven
   if (guiIsClicked(hwnd, bEBtn)) {PlaySound("click.wav"); MoveSLBE();}
}


// MT4 function draw TP/SL visual lines
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
void DrawVisualLines()
{
      if (actualTP==0) ObjectCreate("INT.TPLine", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, Bid+DefaultTP*Point);
      else ObjectCreate("INT.TPLine", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, actualTP);
      ObjectSet("INT.TPLine", OBJPROP_STYLE, 1);
      ObjectSet("INT.TPLine", OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet("INT.TPLine", OBJPROP_COLOR, Blue);
      ObjectCreate("INT.TPLineLabel", OBJ_TEXT, 0, Time[5], ObjectGet("INT.TPLine", OBJPROP_PRICE1) );
      ObjectSetText("INT.TPLineLabel", "TP", 8, "Arial", Blue);
  
      if (actualSL==0) ObjectCreate("INT.SLLine", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, Bid-DefaultSL*Point);
      else ObjectCreate("INT.SLLine", OBJ_HLINE, 0, 0, actualSL);
      ObjectSet("INT.SLLine", OBJPROP_STYLE, 1);
      ObjectSet("INT.SLLine", OBJPROP_WIDTH, 1);
      ObjectSet("INT.SLLine", OBJPROP_COLOR, Red);
      ObjectCreate("INT.SLLineLabel", OBJ_TEXT, 0, Time[5], ObjectGet("INT.SLLine", OBJPROP_PRICE1) );
      ObjectSetText("INT.SLLineLabel", "SL", 8, "Arial", Red);
}


// MT4 function delete TP/SL visual lines
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
void DeleteVisualLines()
{
   for(int i = ObjectsTotal(); i >= 0; i--)
     if(StringSubstr(ObjectName(i), 0, 4) == "INT.")
       ObjectDelete(ObjectName(i));
}


// MT4 function move SL to BreakEven (add your own move SL to BreakEven function here)
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
void MoveSLBE()
{
   actualSL= Bid; //Just an example where the SL & the SL line changes based on variable
   ObjectMove("INT.SLLine", 0, Time[0], actualSL);
}


// MT4GUI function, change button states
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
void ChangeINTradeState()
{
   if (guiIsChecked(hwnd,enableINTradeBtn))
   {
      guiEnable(hwnd, visualLinesBtn, 1);
      guiEnable(hwnd, bEBtn, 1);
      guiEnable(hwnd, tP1Btn, 1);
      guiEnable(hwnd, tP2Btn, 1);
      guiEnable(hwnd, tP3Btn, 1);
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, bEBtn, LimeGreen);
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, visualLinesBtn, LimeGreen);
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, tP1Btn, MediumSpringGreen);
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, tP2Btn, MediumSpringGreen);  
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, tP3Btn, MediumSpringGreen);   
   }
   else
   {
      guiEnable(hwnd, visualLinesBtn, 0);
      guiEnable(hwnd, bEBtn, 0);
      guiEnable(hwnd, tP1Btn, 0);
      guiEnable(hwnd, tP2Btn, 0);
      guiEnable(hwnd, tP3Btn, 0);
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, bEBtn, LightGray);
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, visualLinesBtn, LightGray);
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, tP1Btn, LightGray);
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, tP2Btn, LightGray);  
      guiSetBgColor(hwnd, tP3Btn, LightGray); 
      DeleteVisualLines();
   }
}


// MT4 function, change TP/SL based on visual line move
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
void ChangeTPSL()
{
   if (!ObjectFind("INT.SLLine")==-1) actualSL = ObjectGet("INT.SLLine", OBJPROP_PRICE1);
   if (!ObjectFind("INT.TPLine")==-1) actualTP = ObjectGet("INT.TPLine", OBJPROP_PRICE1);
   ObjectMove("INT.SLLineLabel", 0, Time[5], ObjectGet("INT.SLLine", OBJPROP_PRICE1));
   ObjectMove("INT.TPLineLabel", 0, Time[5], ObjectGet("INT.TPLine", OBJPROP_PRICE1));
}


// MT4 function, change TP based on radio button
//+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
void ChangeTP(int level)
{
   if (level==1) actualTP = Bid+TPLevel1*Point;
   else if (level==2) actualTP = Bid+TPLevel2*Point;
   else if (level==3) actualTP = Bid+TPLevel3*Point;
   ObjectMove("INT.TPLine", 0, Time[0], actualTP);
}

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