What is Magic Number

[jondubrick]

What is this exactly and should it be manipulated? I thought is was some sort of tracking number for BOT to remember trades.

 

[matter2003]

it appears to be some settings that is given when the bot is created to identify it in code...at least in my looking into the metatrade 5 language and playing around with things in there. I am a senior software engineer so I plan on dabbling with some things in there to try and optimize more.

 

[jondubrick]

If up to sharing your optimizations, I'd be interested. I'd will share also.

 

[matter2003]

If up to sharing your optimizations, I'd be interested. I'd will share also.

Haven't gotten too far as of yet, I will let you know when I have something more substantial and tested.

 

[terrabola]

Best I can tell:

It's a number that should be unique to each instantiation of the GFX Expert Advisor on a chart, so GFX can use a common library set, but take unique actions. From a Sw Engr perspective, it's allows different instances of the GFX Expert Advisor, using common functions.

It's also important that if you are using the strategy tester, that it use a unique number as well, versus live trading EAs.

Make sense?

 

[matter2003]

Best I can tell:

It's a number that should be unique to each instantiation of the GFX Expert Advisor on a chart, so GFX can use a common library set, but take unique actions. From a Sw Engr perspective, it's allows different instances of the GFX Expert Advisor, using common functions.

It's also important that if you are using the strategy tester, that it use a unique number as well, versus live trading EAs.

Make sense?

It seems to be autogenerated when you create a new bot/expert by MetaTrader. Seems like it's their version of an Expert_Id.