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MQL4 Language for Newbies. Technical Indicators and Built-In Functions [ ru ] Introduction This is the third article from the series MQL4 Language for Newbies. In the first two articles we learned the fundamentals of MQL4, the basis of further development. Now we will learn to use built-in functions and functions for working with technical indicators. The latter ones will be essential in the future development of your Expert Advisors and indicators. Besides we will see on a simple example, how we can trace trading signals for entering the market, for you to understand, how to use indicators correctly. And at the end of the article you will learn something new and interesting about the language itself. Mathematical Functions Let us start with the most simple, but still used and helpful mathematic functions. MathAbs Function Prototype: double MathAbs(double value) It is a very simple function, which returns the absolute value (number module). It means, if you, for example, use it for a negative number, as a result you will get a positive number.Example of its usage: int a=-10; double b=-20.0; double c=7.0; a=MathAbs(a); // now a is equal to 10 b=MathAbs(b); // now b is equal to 20.0 c=MathAbs(c); // the value of c will not change, for it was positive MathCeil, MathFloor and MathRound Functions prototypes: double MathCeil(double x) double MathFloor(double x) double MathRound(double value) These three functions are very much alike: all they round off a number to the whole number. But each of them has its own peculiarity:MathCeil rounds up in such a way, that even if we have one thousandth of a whole number (for example, 1.001), it is considered a whole number. I.e. a number is rounded up to a higher value. For example: double a; a=MathCeil(1.001); // a=2.0, even one thousandth is rounded off to a whole number a=MathCeil(1.999); // a=2.0 a=MathCeil(-1.001); // a=-1.0, it is correct, because -1.0 is more than -1.001 a=MathCeil(-1.999); // a=-1.0, it is correct, -1