Adaptrade Builder makes it easy to discover, code, and test thousands of unique and complete MetaTrader trading strategies in minutes. Builder can discover and code trading systems for automated trading of forex, futures, stocks, ETFs, and other markets on any bar type supported by MetaTrader 4. Adaptrade Builder generates complete MQL4™ (MetaTrader 4 language) strategy code in open format, ready to be copied into the MetaTrader 4 platform for execution.

MetaTrader 4 is free-of-charge trading platform supported by a wide variety of brokers and oriented towards automated trading of the forex markets, though also compatible with other markets. Builder has been designed to generate strategy code that can be directly executed in the MetaTrader platform, including day trading strategies for automated trading.

Builder has been designed to read and process files of price data exported directly from the MetaTrader 4 History Center. Builder will generate trading strategies for any market you can create a chart for in MetaTrader 4. Builder includes automatic out-of-sample testing and features designed to increase robustness and prevent over-fitting. After the strategies are built, simply copy the strategy code to the MetaTrader 4 MetaEditor, as shown below, and click Compile to save and compile the strategy.

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