EA Installation Guide

Welcome to the Quantdle Data Manager installation guide! This document will walk you through the steps for installing the Quantdle Data Manager EA in your MetaTrader 5 terminal.

Requirements

• MetaTrader 5 must be installed on your computer.
• Quantdle_EA.zip file downloaded from the Quantdle App.
  • Quantdle_Data_Manager.ex5 file (note the .ex5 extension).
  • Quantdle.dll file.

Downlading Quantdle EA Files

You can find the .zip file that contains both the EA and the DLL by clicking the “Download Data Manager EA” button in the ↗️ top-right area of the main dashboard.

Installation Process

Step 1: Unzip the files

1. Locate the Quantdle.zip file you downloaded from the Quantdle App.

2. Unzip the files to your Desktop folder (or any other folder that is easy to reach).

3. Now you should have the Quantdle_Data_Manager.ex5 and Quantdle.dll files ready to be copied.

Don't know how to unzip a file?

You can find more information on how to unzip a compressed folder in the Official Windows Support here.

Step 2: Open the MT5 Data Folder

1. Launch MetaTrader 5 on your computer.

2. Click on “File” in the ↖️ top-left menu and then choose “Open Data Folder”.

   

3. A new window will appear, showing the files and folders used by MT5.

MT5 Data Folder

This is where MetaTrader 5 stores important items such as Expert Advisors, Indicators, Scripts or logs, among others. Even though MT5 is installed in a particular folder on your computer, the data folder is usually stored elsewhere. The easiest way to open it is from within MT5 itself. You can also open it using Ctrl + Shift + D.

Step 3: Copy the Expert Advisor

1. In the newly opened window, locate and open the “MQL5” folder.

2. Inside MQL5, find the “Experts” folder.

   • DirectoryMQL5

     • DirectoryExperts

       • …
     • DirectoryFiles

       • …
     • …

3. Copy the Quantdle_Data_Manager.ex5 file from the folder where you unzipped the file.

4. Paste it into the “Experts” folder.

   

   • DirectoryMQL5

     • DirectoryExperts

       • Quantdle_Data_Manager.ex5 Paste the .ex5 here
     • DirectoryFiles

       • …
     • …

MT5 Experts Folder

The Experts folder (MQL5 > Experts) is where you should place any Expert Advisors you want MT5 to recognize.

Step 4: Copy the DLL File

1. Move back one level to the MQL5 folder (you should see other subfolders like “Experts,” “Indicators,” etc.).

2. Locate the “Libraries” folder.

   • DirectoryMQL5

     • DirectoryExperts

       • …
     • DirectoryLibraries

       • …
     • DirectoryIndicators

       • …
     • …

3. Copy the Quantdle.dll file from the folder where you unzipped the file.

4. Paste the Quantdle.dll file into the “Libraries” folder.

   

   • DirectoryMQL5

     • DirectoryExperts

       • …
     • DirectoryLibraries

       • Quantdle.dll Paste the .dll here
     • DirectoryIndicators

       • …
     • …

MT5 Libraries Folder

Located under MQL5 > Libraries in the data folder, this is where external DLLs (like Quantdle.dll) must be placed to be accessed by the Quantdle EA.

Step 5: Configure MT5 EA Options

1. Go back to the MT5 platorm, click “Tools” in the top menu and choose “Options” (or use Ctrl + O).

2. Go to the “Expert Advisors” tab.

3. Check the box “Allow DLL imports”.

4. Check the box “Allow WebRequest for listed URLs”.

5. Now, in the “Allow WebRequest for listed URLs” section, double click “add new URL like…”.

6. Enter the Quantdle API URL and hit enter. Then, you can also enter a Description for the URL. You an copy the URL here:

   https://api.quantdle.com

7. Your configuration tab should look like this:

   

8. Click “OK” to save your settings.

Tip: Deleting URLs

If you need to delete an URL from the WebRequests list, you just need to click it and hit the delete (del) key.

Allow Algorithmic Trading

As the Quantdle Data Manager EA will not perform any trading operations, it doesn’t need the Allow algorithmic trading check to be activated, but remember you will need to activate it if you plan to use any other EA that is intended for trading purposes.

Step 6: Refresh Advisors List

1. Return to your MT5 platform window.

2. In the Navigator panel on the left, right-click “Expert Advisors”.

3. Select “Refresh” to reload the list of available EAs.

   

4. If Quantdle Data Manager does not appear, close MT5 completely and reopen it.

Tip: MT5 Navigator

If you don’t see the Navigator window in your MT5, you can open it with Ctrl + N or by clicking “View” in the top menu, and then clicking on “Navigator”.

Step 7: Attach the EA to a Chart

1. In the Navigator panel, expand the “Expert Advisors” list.

2. Locate Quantdle Data Manager, click it and drag it onto an open chart (or double click it).

   

3. The EA’s “Dependencies” window will appear to show you which DLLs will be used.

   Authorization Failed Message

   If, by mistake, you clicked “OK” when the EA dialog appeared (instead of continuing to Step 8 just below), it’s completely normal to see an Authorization Failed message. This is because we haven’t introduced our API credentials yet.

   Just re-attach the Quantdle Data Manager EA to the chart and continue to Step 8.

Step 8: Navigate to the Inputs Tab

1. Click now on the “Inputs” tab to open the EA Configuration window.

   

2. At this point, the Quantdle Data Manager EA is ready to be configured.

   Next Steps for Configuration

   For more information on how to configure the EA, please refer to the next Configuration Section of the documentation.

Troubleshooting

• EA Not Appearing in the Navigator?
  Make sure you placed the EA file inside the correct “Experts” folder. If in doubt, repeat Step 2 and Step 3 to open the correct data folder.

• EA Not Appearing in the Chart?
  Check the chart window is wide enough. If the panel doesn’t fit in the chart space, it will minimize automatically.

• DLL Errors?
  Ensure “Allow DLL imports” is enabled in both the MT5 options (Step 5) and the EA’s properties window.

• Not Responding?
  A quick restart of MetaTrader 5 often resolves many issues where newly added EAs or DLLs are not recognized.