Sferica Integration

Automate MetaTrader 4 Trading

Automate forex and CFD trading on MetaTrader 4 brokers using the Sferica MQL4 EA bridge. Lot sizing from TradingView and TrendSpider alerts.

Overview

MetaTrader 4 remains the dominant platform for retail forex and CFD brokers worldwide. Sferica connects to MT4 via a native MQL4 Expert Advisor that receives TradingView signals and places orders on your MT4 broker account. Works with virtually every MT4 broker, including prop-firm challenges that still run on MT4 and partner brokers like Ultima Markets.

Key Features

• Compatible with virtually every MT4 broker

• Native MQL4 Expert Advisor bridge

• Forex, indices, commodities CFDs

• Compatible with most prop-firm MT4 challenges that allow EA-based automation (always confirm your specific prop firm's current rules)

• Risk-based lot sizing per strategy

Setup in 3 Steps

1. Generate your MT4 connector pointer

   In your Sferica dashboard, open TradingView Connector Configurations and create a new pointer with MetaTrader 4 selected as the target platform. Sferica returns a unique pointer string — you'll plug it into the Sferica Connector EA in step 2 and reference it in the TradingView alert in step 3. Full walkthrough in the MetaTrader Connection docs.

   Open connector configurations→MetaTrader Connection docs→

2. Install the Sferica Connector EA on MT4

   Download the Sferica Connector EA (MQL4) from your dashboard and attach it to any chart in your MetaTrader 4 terminal. Paste the pointer from step 1 into the EA's input settings so it knows which incoming alerts belong to your account. For 24/7 execution, run MT4 on a Windows VPS so the EA keeps running while your computer is off.

3. Create the TradingView alert

   Open a Sferica strategy detail page, click through to the chart on TradingView, and create an alert. Build the alert message using the structure documented in "Setting Up TradingView Alerts" and include the pointer from step 1 — that's what routes the alert through Sferica to your MT4 Connector EA. Once saved, every alert executes on your broker account automatically.

   Browse Sferica strategies→Alert structure docs→

Frequently Asked Questions