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Limit Timeframe to only work on 1hr chart

  • #1
  • First Post: Mar 1, 2022 4:48am Mar 1, 2022 4:48am
Hi,
Is it possible within the EA (MT4) to only work on user input TimePeriod i.e to only work on the 1 hour chart.

The reason simply is because whenever I change, to a lower timeperiod for analysis, my EA places more trades which I didn't want it to do. I only want it to work on 1 timeframe, hour.

PG
  • #2
  • Mar 1, 2022 8:48am Mar 1, 2022 8:48am
Quoting pgtips
Hi, Is it possible within the EA (MT4) to only work on user input TimePeriod i.e to only work on the 1 hour chart. The reason simply is because whenever I change, to a lower timeperiod for analysis, my EA places more trades which I didn't want it to do. I only want it to work on 1 timeframe, hour. PG
Never a good idea to switch timeframe while an EA is running on chart.
MT4/MT5 EAs/Indicators/Alerts coder
  • #3
  • Mar 1, 2022 9:02am Mar 1, 2022 9:02am
just put EA on 1H Timeframe and don't change timeframe and if you want analyze additionally open another chart in same currency
  • #4
  • Mar 1, 2022 9:34am Mar 1, 2022 9:34am
Quoting pgtips
Hi, Is it possible within the EA (MT4) to only work on user input TimePeriod i.e to only work on the 1 hour chart. The reason simply is because whenever I change, to a lower timeperiod for analysis, my EA places more trades which I didn't want it to do. I only want it to work on 1 timeframe, hour. PG
If you have the .mql4, at the beginning of the EA you can write something like:
Inserted Code
if (Period()!=60) return;
There are difference ways to do it, you could also set to check the condition only on the hourly candles before OrderSend()
  • #5
  • Last Post: Mar 8, 2022 3:24am Mar 8, 2022 3:24am
Quoting jojofx
{quote} If you have the .mql4, at the beginning of the EA you can write something like: if (Period()!=60) return; There are difference ways to do it, you could also set to check the condition only on the hourly candles before OrderSend()
Thank you everyone. I understand not good to change TF with EA running, I was trying to keep objects on chart but it was not good.

JojoFX I will look into this, might save me :-)
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