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RSI, Stochastic, Awesome Oscillator Indicator Values Storage

Learn to store RSI, Stochastic, and Awesome Oscillator indicator values in MQL4 for programmatic use. This beginner MQL4 guide covers parameter definition and v

Published · Archived · Methodology: Technical Indicators

  • Algo score: 70%
  • Discretionary score: 10%

This strategy was decoded from a public trading video but did not clear Strategy Decoder's codifiability bar: the extraction could not pin the rules down precisely enough to be turned into a reviewable specification. It is kept here as a reference post-mortem rather than as a strategy you can trade or backtest.

Part of: RSI Strategies

  • Methodology: Technical Indicators
  • Content type: educational
  • Timeframes: Current timeframe (0)
  • Markets: Not specified (implied Forex/CFD given channel content)

Indicators mentioned

  • RSI
  • Stochastic Oscillator
  • Awesome Oscillator

Why this strategy was archived

RSI, the Stochastic Oscillator and the Awesome Oscillator are three of the most widely used momentum readings in retail trading — each measuring a slightly different facet of how fast price is moving and where it sits inside its recent range. Before any of them can drive a decision inside an automated system, their values have to be pulled off the chart and held in code. This entry decodes "Almacenando valores de indicadores necesarios" from Trading Forex TV's MQL4 programming course, a lesson devoted to exactly that step: reading and storing the indicator values a robot needs on the current chart timeframe.

**Why this entry is archived.** Our extraction scored this video below the codifiability bar. It identified the structural pieces — the three oscillators and the current-timeframe scope they are read on — but the trading logic itself stays out of frame: the video is concerned with how to obtain and store the values, not with which readings constitute a signal. Thresholds, crossover conditions, confirmation order, stops and targets are referenced only in passing, not specified precisely enough to automate without guesswork. Nor does the material commit to a specific instrument. An entry we cannot code faithfully does not belong in the active catalog, however sound the underlying instruction is.

**What it still offers.** Considerable practical value, just not as a strategy. This is implementation teaching: the plumbing between an idea and a working expert advisor, where most self-taught algo traders stall. If you are learning MQL4, the lesson covers the mechanics of getting RSI, Stochastic and Awesome Oscillator values into variables you can actually evaluate — the prerequisite for coding any oscillator rule set you find elsewhere. Treat it as coding reference rather than a signal source, and see the oscillator and momentum concept hubs in the active catalog for entries where the rule sets themselves were fully extracted.

Source video

Decoded from: ▷Almacenando valores de indicadores necesarios⚡️ Curso de Programación MQL4 by Trading Forex TV — watch the original

Key timestamps:

  • 0:19 - Introduction to storing indicator data
  • 0:50 - Defining parameters for Stochastic and RSI
  • 1:45 - Assigning buffers for indicators
  • 2:40 - Calling indicator functions (Awesome Oscillator, RSI, Stochastic)
  • 4:30 - Compiling and testing the code
  • 5:00 - Verifying indicator values

Frequently asked questions

Why is this RSI, Stochastic and Awesome Oscillator entry archived?

Our extraction identified the indicators and the timeframe scope, but the source is a programming lesson on storing indicator values rather than a defined strategy. Entry, exit and confirmation conditions are not specified precisely enough to automate without guesswork, so it scored below our codifiability bar.

Is the video still worth watching?

Yes — as MQL4 coding instruction. It covers how to read and store indicator values inside an expert advisor, which is the step that turns a written rule into executable code. That skill applies to any oscillator strategy you decide to implement.

Do RSI, Stochastic and Awesome Oscillator work well together?

They are all momentum readings, so they can overlap rather than confirm each other. Whether a given combination adds information depends entirely on the specific conditions applied to each — which is precisely what this source does not define.

Where can I find codifiable oscillator strategies?

The active catalog and the momentum and oscillator concept hubs list decoded video strategies with complete entry, exit and risk rules extracted.

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