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MT4 question about input in live trading.

  • #1
  • First Post: Edited Aug 19, 2009 12:01am Aug 18, 2009 10:15pm | Edited Aug 19, 2009 12:01am
Hi,

can someone tell me if it's possible to change the input in the EA while the trade is going on?

For exemple, if I set the "trailer stop" to 20pips in the first time, and, I want to change it to 30pips, can I just open de EA window in MT4 and just change it manually? Will this action will apply immediately for the current trade?

I gave "trailer stop" as exemple but it could be anything else like the "Take Profit" or "the Break Even"...

Thank you very much!
  • #2
  • Aug 18, 2009 10:20pm Aug 18, 2009 10:20pm
its probably ok, if the ea is coded correctly, youl be resetting the ea, with most thats fine, if its not, the ea has bugs

Quoting Melisky
Hi,

can someone tell me if it's possible to change the input in the EA while the trade is going on?

For exemple, if I set the "trailer stop" to 20pips in the first time, and, I want to change it to 30pips, can I just open de EA window in MT4 and just change it manually? Will this action will apply immediately for the current trade?

I gave "trailer stop" as exemple but it could be anything else like the "Take Profit" or "the Breack Even"...

Thank you very much!
  • #3
  • Aug 19, 2009 12:00am Aug 19, 2009 12:00am
Quoting trendchaser
its probably ok, if the ea is coded correctly, youl be resetting the ea, with most thats fine, if its not, the ea has bugs
Hi Trendchaser,

first, thank you for your quick answer.

So, basically, you think that the EA itself doesn't have to have some special code in it, but, instead, just be coded correctly.

In other words, it doesn't need any special code to "reset" the EA, is that correct?

Tanks!
  • #4
  • Aug 19, 2009 12:29am Aug 19, 2009 12:29am
When you hit 'OK' you reset the values. It basically resets the EA with the new inputs.
  • #5
  • Last Post: Aug 19, 2009 3:31am Aug 19, 2009 3:31am
Quoting Melisky
Hi Trendchaser,

first, thank you for your quick answer.

So, basically, you think that the EA itself doesn't have to have some special code in it, but, instead, just be coded correctly.

In other words, it doesn't need any special code to "reset" the EA, is that correct?

Tanks!
Well, if the EA have floating order(s) and you want the new "TrailingStop" to take effect to the currently floating order(s), the the EA need to be able to continue managing that floating order(s) after the EA reseted(due to input changes)
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