Error adding EA to chart

 

I'm trying to add the 'Ichimoku5.mq4' EA to my chart and it's giving me a 'Ichimoku5 :-(' in the upper right hand corner of my chart. What's that mean? I'm using SBFX if it makes a difference....

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GoatT:
I'm trying to add the 'Ichimoku5.mq4' EA to my chart and it's giving me a 'Ichimoku5 :-(' in the upper right hand corner of my chart. What's that mean? I'm using SBFX if it makes a difference....

Read these threads:

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/172968

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/173826

 

Didn't work...still have my :-(

 
GoatT:
Didn't work...still have my :-(

Click on "Experts" (see image) to see. May be EA is asking for some indicator ("can not open Ichimoku.ex4 in ......./indicators ....").

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Same sad face...'experts' say it loaded fine....

To make my problem worse, NO ea seems to work...not just the Ichi one. I have several EA's on other charts....could that be the problem??

 
GoatT:
Same sad face...'experts' say it loaded fine.... To make my problem worse, NO ea seems to work...not just the Ichi one. I have several EA's on other charts....could that be the problem??

There are two things to look in this case:

- "Tools", "Options", "Expert Advisors" and clikc on 'Enable EA ...";

- when you attaching EA to the chart you will have the same "Enable ..." or something.

 

I can run the EA on the backtester and it will give me results (outstanding ones btw on the usdjpy 4 hr)....it seems to be that the lines don't show on the chart....??

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double click on the non-smiley face that will bring up ea properties in COMMON tab make sure enable live trading is checked, or like newdigital said go to options and do that..

 

I've added the EA to the indicator folder and now I can see it under indicators and it shows on the chart (YAY!)

Do EA's not show the lines on the chart and only an indicator does?

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New issue

The EA itself still doesn't seem to do everything....once I run the EA and push 'open chart' it doesn't show the buy/sells just the chart itself...and in the tabs it just shows the equity curve....see my previous thumbnails.

Am I missing something REALLY obvious??

 

Answer to my question was YES....I had the optimization box checked....sorry all, thanks.

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