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How to use my EA to handle a specific trade that was opened manually?

  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 10, 2010 2:57pm Oct 10, 2010 2:57pm
Hi,

If I opened a trade manually, it would be magic number 0.

How do I use my EA to manage the trade specifically while still opening other trades?

Can I modify the magic number after the order is placed?

Or if not, what other options do I have? Do I handle the trade with Ticket Number? Or Time of Order? How do I do that with my EA? What is the If/Else statement to use, and in which part of the code?

Thanks a lot if you can help me
  • #2
  • Oct 10, 2010 3:46pm Oct 10, 2010 3:46pm
Magic number is a bad way to handle manual trades because that assumes that every manual trade is to be handled in the same manner. Using the ticket number is much better in my mind because it gives you the opportunity to differentiate between trades. OrderTicket() retrieves the ticket number after using OrderSelect() in the normal manner. No different than any other trade management code.
  • #3
  • Oct 10, 2010 8:50pm Oct 10, 2010 8:50pm
This is the code for my Order Close, how should I change it so that it only closes by a particular ticket number?


Inserted Code
         if (Order == SIGNAL_CLOSESELL && ((EachTickMode && !TickCheck) || (!EachTickMode && (Bars != BarCount)))) {
               for (cnt = Total ; cnt >=0 ; cnt--)
               {
               OrderSelect(cnt,SELECT_BY_POS,MODE_TRADES);
               {
               if (OrderMagicNumber() == MagicNumber && OrderType() == OP_SELL)
               {
                     InTrade = false;
               Ticket = OrderClose(OrderTicket(), OrderLots(), Ask, Slippage, DarkOrange);
  • #4
  • Oct 10, 2010 10:46pm Oct 10, 2010 10:46pm
where it says

if (OrderMagicNumber() == MagicNumber && OrderType() == OP_SELL)

change it to


if (OrderTicket() == ticket && OrderType() == OP_SELL)


then put this at the top with your other settings
extern int ticket=0;

that eliminated the mn
you could do
if (OrderTicket() == ticket&&OrderMagicNumber() == MagicNumber && OrderType() == OP_SELL)
  • #5
  • Last Post: Oct 10, 2010 11:54pm Oct 10, 2010 11:54pm
Ok thank you!
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