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  • #1
  • First Post: Mar 26, 2008 7:42am Mar 26, 2008 7:42am
Hi all,

anyone knows if there is an EA which opens a trade on a specified time, where I could also set if long/short, and possibly S/L, T/P and trailing stop?

Thank you very much
Mattia
  • #2
  • Mar 26, 2008 7:53am Mar 26, 2008 7:53am
Here you go
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File Type: mq4 TimeBasedEA.mq4   3 KB | 2,210 downloads
24 hours in a day – 24 bottles of beer in a case – Coincidence? I think not
  • #3
  • Mar 26, 2008 8:28am Mar 26, 2008 8:28am
Quoting matrixebiz
Here you go
Thanks a lot..
Could you also tell me how can I set the Entry time? for default it's 900, with no separator.. if, for example, I wanted to set the entry at 22.30, would it be possible?
  • #4
  • Mar 26, 2008 8:36am Mar 26, 2008 8:36am
Quoting coocosnest
Thanks a lot..
Could you also tell me how can I set the Entry time? for default it's 900, with no separator.. if, for example, I wanted to set the entry at 22.30, would it be possible?
yep, just put 2230
24 hours in a day – 24 bottles of beer in a case – Coincidence? I think not
  • #5
  • Mar 26, 2008 8:54am Mar 26, 2008 8:54am
Quoting matrixebiz
yep, just put 2230
I did it, but it opens only short positions, I don't know why..
  • #6
  • Mar 27, 2008 6:24pm Mar 27, 2008 6:24pm
I took a quick look at the code. It is checking if the last closed bar (the previous bar) closed higher or lower. It will sell if it closed lower, and buy if it closed higher. This is "hardwired" into this EA. This EA could be adjusted pretty easily by even a novice... if they have just a little time. I'm sorry, I'm working on something else right now and can't give you any further help at this time.

Perhaps someone will help if you can explain what kind of orders you are trying to place. At a specific price? Are you trying to place a buy and a sell at exactly the same time, so that both positions are open at the same time? That's what it sounds like right now. A bit more of an explanation and you might get the help you need.
  • #7
  • Mar 28, 2008 6:49am Mar 28, 2008 6:49am
Quoting Qman
I took a quick look at the code. It is checking if the last closed bar (the previous bar) closed higher or lower. It will sell if it closed lower, and buy if it closed higher. This is "hardwired" into this EA. This EA could be adjusted pretty easily by even a novice... if they have just a little time. I'm sorry, I'm working on something else right now and can't give you any further help at this time.

Perhaps someone will help if you can explain what kind of orders you are trying to place. At a specific price? Are you trying to place a buy and a sell at exactly the same time, so that both positions are open at the same time? That's what it sounds like right now. A bit more of an explanation and you might get the help you need.
Thank anyone for the help.

What I'd need it's a very simple EA that could open a short or a long trade at market, not a specified price, but a specified time. And the possibility to set S/L, T/P and trailing stop. I've found an EA which is almost what I'd need, but it doesn't set the trailing stop, I have to do it manually. I attach it.
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File Type: mq4 TimeEntry.mq4   5 KB | 2,343 downloads
  • #8
  • Mar 28, 2008 3:40pm Mar 28, 2008 3:40pm
Hi,

Have you thought about using a the ManageTP EA on a seperate chart to manage your SL and TPs??


Just a thought. One to enter and one to manage your trades.
  • #9
  • Apr 1, 2008 7:54am Apr 1, 2008 7:54am
it's a nice EA, but I'd need only a simple trailing stop included in that EA..


Quoting jumpmanz5
Hi,

Have you thought about using a the ManageTP EA on a seperate chart to manage your SL and TPs??


Just a thought. One to enter and one to manage your trades.
  • #10
  • Sep 4, 2009 7:37pm Sep 4, 2009 7:37pm
This is exactly what I have been searching for all over the internet. I know this thread is old but I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me where to get an EA that is described in this thread. For example, instead of having an EA to trade at specific prices I just want an EA to open trades according to what I input, either long or short, at specific TIMES. And this EA would also have the ability to have a stop loss, trailing stop and take profit inputs also. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
  • #11
  • Sep 13, 2009 5:40pm Sep 13, 2009 5:40pm
I am no coder but I have added a trailing stop to this one.. it should work but I didn't test it.
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File Type: mq4 TimeEntry_trailingStop.mq4   7 KB | 2,078 downloads
  • #12
  • Sep 14, 2009 7:04am Sep 14, 2009 7:04am
Quoting asgard2
I am no coder but I have added a trailing stop to this one.. it should work but I didn't test it.
Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.
  • #13
  • Edited 11:35am Nov 9, 2009 6:06am | Edited 11:35am
Quoting asgard2
I am no coder but I have added a trailing stop to this one.. it should work but I didn't test it.
Oh, thanks for sharing..I confronting 3 problems with the EA,

SELL & BUY order setting

I have set it open at 2300 says, it did open trade at 2300, but when i restart mt4 with EA enabled...it open trade again = ="" even though it already 2330...

Anyone can make a setting for it to open once only? thanks

TrailingStop

Another question is about the trailing stop, i understand the function of TS, but dun understand the setting parameter...

how to set BuyTrailingStop OR SellTrailingStop?
and the StepTrailingStop i set 15, means every pip profit above 15pips will move up 1 pips for stoploss, am i rite?


Slippage

Slippage, this really don't understand.


Thanks...

Happy Pipings~
  • #14
  • Jan 27, 2010 1:53pm Jan 27, 2010 1:53pm
Hi Im new to EAs. I have problem geting them running. I have enabled them in options. Is there any more place I should enable something or do before I get them working? also backtesting results only errors. Which screenshot should I include?

Thanks!
  • #15
  • Sep 17, 2010 1:06am Sep 17, 2010 1:06am
please add ma at the time based EA please........
  • #16
  • Sep 20, 2010 1:53pm Sep 20, 2010 1:53pm

Dear Sir ,
I have got this indicator from one of the forums and it has a problem not closing the operation during issuing opposite signal , the order is taken repeatedly whenever the signal is repeated in the same direction , so kindly try to amend the same to be as follows :-

- The deal should be opened order when first issuing first wav signal indicator only and if repeated again to be ignored
- After we open the deal in the raise indicator buy or sell to be closed one there is the opposite signal and open a new other order .
-The opened deal is one for each currency
- Total no. of open deals as per total capital to be controlled as per no. pf open indicators for each currency
- Time of programmed operating remains as it is
- The programmer to run on all indicator .
- Attached the programmer EA and the 2 indicators

please do the above amendments for better performance
best regards
raidr([email protected])

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File Type: ex4 ###QQE_Alert_MTF_v2###.ex4   9 KB | 506 downloads
File Type: ex4 QQE Alert v1.ex4   7 KB | 538 downloads
File Type: mq4 MR.dollar_adeel EA.mq4   9 KB | 687 downloads
  • #17
  • Nov 6, 2018 10:15am Nov 6, 2018 10:15am
Quoting asgard2
I am no coder but I have added a trailing stop to this one.. it should work but I didn't test it. {file}
I know this is an old thread, however I have to thanks the guys here because I was looking for a time entry EA for enter order on Sunday, when I do weekly and daily researches on what I expect for incoming week.
This EA is helpful to place pending orders when market is closed: it can place multiple limit and stop orders with their own TP and SL.
I suggest to set entry time not right at open because spreads are bigger so just place them after some minutes.
Hope someone find this useful.

Next improvement will be to hide SL and TP to broker.
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File Type: mq4 SundayOrders.mq4   10 KB | 502 downloads
  • #18
  • Apr 12, 2020 11:46am Apr 12, 2020 11:46am
Dear all,
funnily I was looking for a very similar EA. Well, in the meantime I got to code one by myself which works in the backtest well so far. Although mine opens only long positions (its wanted).

Still I am missing a point. Specifically I want to open a long trade at a certain time and close it when it hits the tp (this works well so far). Still I want to close the position at the end of the day.

So far I am struggling with that in my EA. This part doesn't work.

Can someone please tell me how to add this feature (close at a specific time in the EA)

Thanks a lot
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File Type: mq4 8 am and close at 10 pm.mq4   3 KB | 366 downloads
  • #19
  • Last Post: Jul 30, 2025 1:49pm Jul 30, 2025 1:49pm
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