# mt5cli Command-line tool for MetaTrader 5 data export. ## Overview mt5cli is a CLI application that exports MetaTrader 5 trading data to multiple file formats. It is built on top of [pdmt5](https://github.com/dceoy/pdmt5), a pandas-based data handler for MetaTrader 5. ## Features - **Multi-format export**: CSV, JSON, Parquet, and SQLite3 output formats - **Auto-detection**: Format detection from file extensions - **Comprehensive data access**: Rates, ticks, account info, symbols, orders, positions, and trading history - **Flexible timeframes**: Named timeframes (M1, H1, D1, etc.) and numeric values - **Connection management**: Optional credentials, server, and timeout configuration ## Installation ```bash pip install mt5cli ``` ## Quick Start ```bash # Export account information to CSV mt5cli -o account.csv account-info # Export EURUSD M1 rates to Parquet mt5cli -o rates.parquet rates-from --symbol EURUSD --timeframe M1 \ --date-from 2024-01-01 --count 1000 # Export ticks to JSON mt5cli -o ticks.json ticks-from --symbol EURUSD \ --date-from 2024-01-01 --count 500 --flags ALL # Export symbols to SQLite3 with custom table name mt5cli -o data.db --table symbols symbols --group "*USD*" # Export with connection credentials mt5cli --login 12345 --password mypass --server MyBroker-Demo \ -o positions.csv positions ``` ## Commands ### Rates | Command | Description | | ---------------- | ---------------------------------- | | `rates-from` | Export rates from a start date | | `rates-from-pos` | Export rates from a start position | | `rates-range` | Export rates for a date range | ### Ticks | Command | Description | | ------------- | ------------------------------ | | `ticks-from` | Export ticks from a start date | | `ticks-range` | Export ticks for a date range | ### Information | Command | Description | | ------------------ | --------------------------------------- | | `account-info` | Export account information | | `terminal-info` | Export terminal information | | `version` | Export MetaTrader 5 version information | | `last-error` | Export the last error information | | `symbols` | Export symbol list | | `symbol-info` | Export symbol details | | `symbol-info-tick` | Export the last tick for a symbol | | `market-book` | Export market depth (order book) | ### Trading | Command | Description | | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | | `orders` | Export active orders | | `positions` | Export open positions | | `history-orders` | Export historical orders | | `history-deals` | Export historical deals | | `order-check` | Check funds sufficiency for a trade request | | `order-send` | Send a trade request to the trade server (`--yes` required) | Use `order-check` to validate a request payload before running `order-send --yes`. ### Bulk Collection | Command | Description | | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `collect-history` | Collect rates, ticks, history-orders, and history-deals for one or more symbols into a single SQLite database (optional cash-event/position views) | ```bash mt5cli -o history.db collect-history \ --symbol EURUSD --symbol GBPUSD \ --date-from 2024-01-01 --date-to 2024-02-01 \ --dataset rates --dataset history-deals \ --timeframe M1 --flags ALL --if-exists append --with-views ``` `collect-history` options: | Option | Default | Description | | -------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `--symbol/-s` | _required_ | Symbol to collect (repeat for multiple). | | `--date-from` | _required_ | Start date in ISO 8601. | | `--date-to` | _required_ | End date in ISO 8601. | | `--dataset` | all four | Repeatable: `rates`, `ticks`, `history-orders`, `history-deals`. | | `--timeframe` | `M1` | Rates timeframe; recorded in a `timeframe` column on the `rates` table. | | `--flags` | `ALL` | Tick copy flags forwarded to `copy_ticks_range`. | | `--if-exists` | `fail` | `append`, `replace`, or `fail` when a target table already exists. | | `--with-views` | off | Add `cash_events` and `positions_reconstructed` views (requires the `history-deals` dataset). | History orders and deals are fetched per symbol and concatenated, so the symbol filter is applied consistently across all datasets. The `cash_events` view is derived from symbol-filtered `history_deals`, so account-level cash events with empty or non-matching symbols may be excluded. The `positions_reconstructed` view excludes positions with no closing deal, uses volume-weighted open/close prices, and reports reversal deals (`DEAL_ENTRY_INOUT`) via `volume_reversal` / `reversal_count`. ## Global Options | Option | Description | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | `-o, --output` | Output file path (required) | | `-f, --format` | Output format (auto-detected from extension if omitted) | | `--table` | Table name for SQLite3 output (default: "data") | | `--login` | Trading account login | | `--password` | Trading account password | | `--server` | Trading server name | | `--path` | Path to MetaTrader5 terminal EXE file | | `--timeout` | Connection timeout in milliseconds | | `--log-level` | Logging level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR) | ## Requirements - Python 3.11+ - Windows OS (MetaTrader 5 requirement) - MetaTrader 5 platform ## API Reference Browse the API documentation for detailed module information: - [CLI Module](api/cli.md) - CLI application with export commands and utility functions ## Development This project follows strict code quality standards: - Type hints required (strict mode) - Comprehensive linting with Ruff - Test coverage tracking - Google-style docstrings ## License MIT License - see [LICENSE](https://github.com/dceoy/mt5cli/blob/main/LICENSE) file for details.