MT5 Terminal Configuration
Before receiving trading signals from TradingView, your MetaTrader 5 terminal needs specific configuration to allow automated trading and external connections.
Skip any of these steps and your automated trading won’t work! Each setting is crucial for proper operation.
Essential Settings
Open Settings Window
- Open MetaTrader 5
- Click on Tools in the top menu
- Select Options
- Navigate to Expert Advisors tab
- Configure the settings to look like this:
Enable these checkboxes: - ✅ “Allow algorithmic trading”
- ✅ “Allow DLL imports”
- ✅ “Allow WebRequest for listed URL”
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🔗Add the following URLs to the WebRequest list:
pinetrader.iomqtt.pinetrader.io - Configure the settings to look like this:
Configure Expert Advisors
After downloading the MT5 connector from your dashboard you can add it to ONE chart.
You only need to add the connector to one chart, not on every chart.
For exemple, I might dedicate “EURUSD” 1 Minute chart to hold the connector.
- ✅Allow Algo Trading on here too
Chart Settings
Once added to the chart, make sure you see:
MT5-connector_vX.Xwith a BLUE hat- If the hat is not blue Look for the AutoTrading (“Algo Trading”) button in your MT5 toolbar:
- 🟢 Green: Automated trading enabled
- 🔴 Red: Automated trading disabled
- If the hat is not blue Look for the AutoTrading (“Algo Trading”) button in your MT5 toolbar:
Verify Connection
- To validate that the connection was successfull navigate to the expert tabs.
- Check for a message saying:
Establishing secure connection... - After some time it will connect and the following messasge will appear:
Waiting for trades...
Common Issues
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