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  • #1
  • First Post: Nov 1, 2008 10:12am Nov 1, 2008 10:12am
i am writing an EA

in the EA there can be 1 Position open at a time MAX.

i am trying to make it so that at the beginning of each bar the TP and SL will be re-adjusted.

but i have to define if the current open position is a long or a short to do this.

any thoughts?
  • #2
  • Nov 1, 2008 10:19am Nov 1, 2008 10:19am
WAIT A TICK.

how about this:


if(OrderSelect(0,SELECT_BY_POS)==true)
{
if(OrderType() == OP_BUY)
{
Alert("the position is a buy");
}
if(OrderType() == OP_SELL)
{
Alert("the Positions is a sell");
}
}


Does that seem to work? am i using OrderSelect right?
  • #3
  • Nov 1, 2008 11:15pm Nov 1, 2008 11:15pm
Use this for determining the current pair's last open trade's side:

PHP Code
 for(int a=OrdersTotal()-1;a>=0;a--)
 if(OrderSelect(a,0))
  if(OrderSymbol()==Symbol())
   {
    if(OrderType()==0)Alert("buy position opened");
    if(OrderType()==1)Alert("sell position opened");
    break;
   }
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  • #4
  • Nov 2, 2008 5:43pm Nov 2, 2008 5:43pm
Hey, thanks alot.


would you use what you posted instead of this:

PHP Code
if(OrderSelect(0,SELECT_BY_POS)==true)
   {
    if(OrderType() == OP_BUY)
     {
      OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),NEGEMAIN,POSEMAOUT,Blue);
     }
    else
    if(OrderType() == OP_SELL)
     {
      OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),POSEMAIN ,NEGEMAOUT,Blue);
     }
   }
  • #5
  • Last Post: Nov 4, 2008 12:00am Nov 4, 2008 12:00am
Quoting nikolaou
Hey, thanks alot.


would you use what you posted instead of this:

PHP Code
if(OrderSelect(0,SELECT_BY_POS)==true)
   {
    if(OrderType() == OP_BUY)
     {
      OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),NEGEMAIN,POSEMAOUT,Blue);
     }
    else
    if(OrderType() == OP_SELL)
     {
      OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),POSEMAIN ,NEGEMAOUT,Blue);
     }
   }
perfect!
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