This book was written for all of those that have wondered if they could possibly learn to write their own programs for Metatrader4. If you are an absolute beginner and know nothing about programming languages or where to even begin, this book is for you.
Five years ago I was where you are now, wanting to learn how to automate my manual trading strategy into a trading robot so that I could spend less time in front of the computer and more time living life.
After several years of persistent studying, I was able to write my own programs for myself and others and share them with friends. Some of them have been marketed successfully all over the world and are still in use to this very day.
A couple of years ago I began putting videos on Youtube under the name of Jmdandy1958. I discovered something about myself that I did not know. Not only do I get a great satisfaction from teaching, but, I also seem to be able to make the complicated seem simple to my students.
After much demand I put up a site called JimdandyForex.com where my viewers could download the files that I wrote in my Youtube videos. As demand grew, I decided to develop a more structured video series at JimdandyMql4Courses.com that starts with the fundamentals and works it's way up to the writing of robust trading programs. By progressing through the 4 levels of that course, students are able to program their own software as well as download some valuable trading programs that I have written.
Along the way, many times my students have asked for written material. This book in a way is an experiment. I am really interested in knowing if I can in fact, accomplish in writing what I am able to convey in my videos. Can I really make it easy for you to learn this language?
This language underwent a major change in February of 2014 causing a great deal of confusion. Any book written on the subject before that date will contain outdated information that no longer works. Even my youtube videos and some of my tutorial videos became outdated because of the new way of coding.
What I hope to accomplish with this book is to convince you that this language is not too complicated for you to learn and to inspire you to want to learn more by coming to my tutorial site and sign up for the first level of my course. At the same time it will let you know if you are really capable of learning to program or not. And if not, you will not be wasting your money on courses that you can not understand.
In this book I will be teaching you some basic fundamentals about programming such as:
What are the basic kinds of programs can we write?
Where are they kept on my computer?
What functions do each type of program use?
How is the code different than it was before February 2014?
What really happens when we compile a file?
After answering these and many other questions, we will actually sit down together and write a simple Expert Advisor. Then we will later turn it into a Custom Indicator that is really useful. I keep it on all of my charts. This is not a simple "type what I type" book. I will explain what we are doing and why we are doing it, every step of the way. You will not only write a program, but you will fully understand what you wrote. Then you are free to experiment with it.
We then learn how to put a button on our charts and program it to do what we want.
I also explain to you in simple terms one of the most difficult to understand concepts about programming, in an effort to assure you that you CAN learn this.
It is my hope that you will sit down with this little Ebook on your kindle or Ipad at your computer and follow along and learn what fun this can be! Depending on the response I receive and the reviews I receive here on Amazon, I will decide to continue on with the next book in the series. I hope you enjoy my 'first attempt' and find something that you can use to better your life.
PipPip ... JimDandy {|;-)
Five years ago I was where you are now, wanting to learn how to automate my manual trading strategy into a trading robot so that I could spend less time in front of the computer and more time living life.
After several years of persistent studying, I was able to write my own programs for myself and others and share them with friends. Some of them have been marketed successfully all over the world and are still in use to this very day.
A couple of years ago I began putting videos on Youtube under the name of Jmdandy1958. I discovered something about myself that I did not know. Not only do I get a great satisfaction from teaching, but, I also seem to be able to make the complicated seem simple to my students.
After much demand I put up a site called JimdandyForex.com where my viewers could download the files that I wrote in my Youtube videos. As demand grew, I decided to develop a more structured video series at JimdandyMql4Courses.com that starts with the fundamentals and works it's way up to the writing of robust trading programs. By progressing through the 4 levels of that course, students are able to program their own software as well as download some valuable trading programs that I have written.
Along the way, many times my students have asked for written material. This book in a way is an experiment. I am really interested in knowing if I can in fact, accomplish in writing what I am able to convey in my videos. Can I really make it easy for you to learn this language?
This language underwent a major change in February of 2014 causing a great deal of confusion. Any book written on the subject before that date will contain outdated information that no longer works. Even my youtube videos and some of my tutorial videos became outdated because of the new way of coding.
What I hope to accomplish with this book is to convince you that this language is not too complicated for you to learn and to inspire you to want to learn more by coming to my tutorial site and sign up for the first level of my course. At the same time it will let you know if you are really capable of learning to program or not. And if not, you will not be wasting your money on courses that you can not understand.
In this book I will be teaching you some basic fundamentals about programming such as:
What are the basic kinds of programs can we write?
Where are they kept on my computer?
What functions do each type of program use?
How is the code different than it was before February 2014?
What really happens when we compile a file?
After answering these and many other questions, we will actually sit down together and write a simple Expert Advisor. Then we will later turn it into a Custom Indicator that is really useful. I keep it on all of my charts. This is not a simple "type what I type" book. I will explain what we are doing and why we are doing it, every step of the way. You will not only write a program, but you will fully understand what you wrote. Then you are free to experiment with it.
We then learn how to put a button on our charts and program it to do what we want.
I also explain to you in simple terms one of the most difficult to understand concepts about programming, in an effort to assure you that you CAN learn this.
It is my hope that you will sit down with this little Ebook on your kindle or Ipad at your computer and follow along and learn what fun this can be! Depending on the response I receive and the reviews I receive here on Amazon, I will decide to continue on with the next book in the series. I hope you enjoy my 'first attempt' and find something that you can use to better your life.
PipPip ... JimDandy {|;-)
