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Controlling the Time an EA Works - help needed

  • #1
  • First Post: Feb 14, 2008 2:43am Feb 14, 2008 2:43am
I'm working with an EA that is set up to trigger only when the 4 hr & Day bars meet the required criteria. I want to include the 15 minute bar also but it is creating other issues.

To allow a trend to gather steam it is also set up to only check for trades when a new bar begins. ... that's where the issue lies.

I would like to control the EA so that it ONLY looks for trades with a new 4 hour bar. When I included the 15 minute condition for entry it checked the entry criteria when a 15 minute bar opened up. This flat didn't work.

Sample parts of the EA are included below ... your thoughts, coding threads etc are all welcome.

Thanks.

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if (NewBar())

{// if a new bar has opened
// check condition to open trade
int TradeDirection=0;
if ((ADXC15>ADXthreshold && ADXDIPC15-ADXDIMC15>DIthreshold) &&
(ADXC240>ADXthreshold && ADXDIPC240-ADXDIMC240>DIthreshold) &&
(ADXCst>ADXthreshold && ADXDIPCst-ADXDIMCst>DIthreshold)) TradeDirection=1;// long

}// end new bar

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The code is kinda paraphrased but I've tried to capture the key part of this. In summary , would very much like to include the 15 minute as a part of the analysis but to ONLY do so when the 4 hour bar begins.
  • #2
  • Feb 14, 2008 7:00am Feb 14, 2008 7:00am
Check the current time if it is not 0000,0400,0800,1200,1600 or 2000 then don't execute the EA. Your 4 hour candles will always fall on those timeframes. Place the following code at the beginning of your Start function. If the current time does not fall within the 6 times a day the 4 hour candle starts then the code will simply (by way of the return statement) exit back out of the code. Since an EA only executes once per new bar your code will only execute when the time is right.

Hope this helps:

Inserted Code
 int whattimeisit = TimeHour(TimeCurrent()) *100 + TimeMinute(TimeCurrent());
   bool runexpert=false;
   switch (whattimeisit){
   case 0000: runexpert=true;
              break;
   case 0400: runexpert=true;
              break;
   case 0800: runexpert=true;
              break;
   case 1200: runexpert=true;
              break;
   case 1600: runexpert=true;
              break;
   case 2000: runexpert=true;
              break;
   default: runexpert=false;
   }
   if(!runexpert) return(0);
   /* Insert rest of your code here. 
   */
  • #3
  • Feb 14, 2008 1:58pm Feb 14, 2008 1:58pm
Thank you magnumfreak. Your input makes sense (which I like) and looks like it will work (which I will like even more).

Would you mind looking at my other question on this EA?

http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=70161

Trying to move the S/L to break even ASAP and it's not triggering.
  • #4
  • Feb 14, 2008 2:35pm Feb 14, 2008 2:35pm
I replied to your post on the ea. May just be a minor issue.
  • #5
  • Last Post: Feb 14, 2008 3:00pm Feb 14, 2008 3:00pm
Thank you ...
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