A System: AIS1 Advanced Indicator Instruction Modification: 10317 Release date: 27.02.2009 Content 1. Introduction 2. Installation 3. Basic information 4. Control 5. Conclusion 1. Introduction 1.1. AIS1 Advanced Indicator is MQL4 program for MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal. 1.2. This instruction refers to original code http://codebase.mql4.com/5337. 2. Installation 2.1. AIS1 Advanced Indicator has following filenames: 2.1.1. "AIS1AI.MQ4" is name of MQL4 code file; 2.1.2. "AIS1AI.EX4" is name of executable file. 2.2. Download "AIS1AI.MQ4" file. 2.3. Find MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal directory that thereafter is denoted "%MT4%". 2.4. In most cases MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal directory is "C:/Program Files/MetaTrader 4". 2.5. Copy "AIS1AI.MQ4" file to "%MT4%/experts/indicators" directory. 2.6. Run MetaTrader 4 Client Terminal that thereafter is denoted "MetaTrader". 2.7. Press to run MetaEditor. 2.8. In MetaEditor press to view "Open" dialog box. 2.9. Open "AIS1AI.MQ4" file in "%MT4%/experts/indicators" directory. 2.10. Inspect modification in line 7. 2.11. Inspect release date in line 8. 2.12. Press to compile code. 2.13. Press to return in MetaTrader. 2.14. In MetaTrader press to view "Navigator" window. 2.15. Select "Common" tab of "Navigator" window. 2.16. Open "Custon indicators" list. 2.17. Find "AIS1AI" item. 2.18. "AIS1AI" is short name of "AIS1AI.EX4" executable file. 2.19. Drag-and-drop "AIS1AI" on the chart. 2.20. "Custom indicator - AIS1AI" will appear. 2.21. In "Custom indicator - AIS1AI" window: 2.21.1. in "Common" tab let all options be as is; 2.21.2. in "Colors" tab let all options be as is; 2.21.3. in "Visualization" tab set "All timeframes"="On" and "Show in Data Window"="On". 2.22. Push [OK] button of "Custom indicator - AIS1AI" window. 2.23. Label "AIS1 Advanced Indicator" and color objects will appear on the chart. 2.24. Press to view "Options" window. 2.25. In "Charts" tab of "Options" window set "Show ask line"="On". 2.26. Push [OK] button of "Options" window. 2.27. Press to view "Properties of the chart" window: 2.28. In "Properties of the chart" window: 2.28.1. in "Common" tab set "Show Ask line"="On"; 2.28.2. in "Colors" tab set "Ask line"="Blue". 2.29. Push [OK] button of "Properties of the chart" window. 2.30. Ask line will appear on the chart. 2.31. Note that on large timeframe charts Ask and Bid lines may look like single line. 2.32. Installation has been completed. 3. Basic information 3.1. AIS1 Advanced Indicator displays extended data set of AIS1 Trading Robot. 3.2. There are fout groups of displayed data: 3.2.1. line metrics; 3.2.2. open orders trading levels; 3.2.3. native and synthetic timeframes; 3.2.4. volatility meter. 3.3. Line metrics display important price levels and time points. 3.4. Open orders trading levels feature indicate Take levels with green makig indication more informative. 3.5. Native timeframes display real width of "Ask" and "Bid" chart bars. 3.6. Synthetic timeframes is useful feature to monitor data of different timeframes simultaneously. 3.7. Volatility meter at the top of the chart indicates: 3.7.1. "Ask" and "Bid" timeframes overlap size; 3.7.2. average value of the overlaps; 3.7.3. maximum price volatility in native timeframes of the chart. 4. Control 4.1. In MetaTrader press to view "Global Variables" window. 4.2. There are 5 items: 4.2.1. "AIS10315.Setup.Metrics" controls line metrics plotting; 4.2.2. "AIS10315.Setup.ChartFrames" controls native timeframes of the chart plotting; 4.2.3. "AIS10315.Setup.SynthFrames" controls synthetic timeframes plotting; 4.2.4. "AIS10315.Setup.SynthSize" controls size of synthetic timeframes; 4.2.5. "AIS10315.Setup.OrderLevels" controls open orders trading levels plotting. 4.3. Value "1" of control items p.4.2.1-4.2.3. enables plotting. 4.4. Value "0" of control items p.4.2.1-4.2.3. disables plotting. 4.5. Value of "AIS10317.Setup.SynthSize" resets size of synthetic timeframes; allowed ones are: 4.5.1. 1, 4.5.2. 5, 4.5.3. 15, 4.5.4. 30, 4.5.5. 60, 4.5.6. 240, 4.5.7. 1440, 4.5.8. 10080, 4.5.9. 43200. 4.6. Size of synthetic timeframes is measured in 1 minute timeframes. 4.7. Values of "AIS10317.Setup.OrderLevels" mean: 4.7.1. "0" - enable all open orders trading levels plotting; 4.7.2. negative values - disable trading levels plotting; 4.7.3. positive values - enbale trading levels plotting for orders with specified "magic" number. 5. Conclusion 5.1. To remove AIS1AI Indicator from the chart: 5.1.1. press to view "Indicators on the chart" window; 5.1.2. open "Main chart" list; 5.1.3. select "AIS1AI" item; 5.1.4. push [Delete] button of "Indicators on the chart" window; 5.1.5. push [Close] button of "Indicators on the chart" window; 5.1.6. label "AIS1 Advanced Indicator" and indicator lines will disappear. 5.2. Remove and rerun AIS1AI Indicator if any embarrassment is occured. 5.3. Always check that you are using latest modification of AIS1 Advanced Indicator. 5.4. Latest modification is stored in http://codebase.mql4.com/5337.