MT5 connectorTerminal

MT5 Terminal Configuration

Before receiving trading signals from TradingView, your MetaTrader 5 terminal needs specific configuration to allow automated trading and external connections.

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Skip any of these steps and your automated trading won’t work! Each setting is crucial for proper operation.

Essential Settings

Open Settings Window

  1. Open MetaTrader 5

  2. Click on Tools in the top menu MT5 options menu

  3. Select Options

  4. Navigate to Expert Advisors tab

    • Configure the settings to look like this: Expert advisor settings Enable these checkboxes:
    • ✅ “Allow algorithmic trading”
    • ✅ “Allow DLL imports”
    • ✅ “Allow WebRequest for listed URL”
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    Add the following URL to the WebRequest list: pinetrader.io

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.
  • Allow Algo Trading on here too

MT5 Expert Advisors Settings Window

Chart Settings

Once added to the chart, make sure you see:

  • MT5-connector_vX.X with a BLUE hat
    • If the hat is not blue Look for the AutoTrading button in your MT5 toolbar:
      • 🟢 Green: Automated trading enabled
      • 🔴 Red: Automated trading disabled Top bar of the MT5 Terminal: Algo Trading On/Off button

Verify Connection

  1. To validate that the connection was successfull navigate to the expert tabs. Expert tabs in your MT5 terminal
  2. Check for a message saying: Establishing secure connection...
  3. After some time it will connect and the following messasge will appear: Waiting for trades... MT5 Connecting to the server

Common Issues

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Trading Not Working?

Check these common problems:

  1. AutoTrading button is red
  2. WebRequest URL missing
  3. DLL imports disabled
  4. Expert Advisors disabled

Need additional help? Contact our support team or visit our documentation.

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