TakeProfit & StopLoss Problem

I have myself throughly confused...my EA has a StopLoss=20 and TakeProfit=40. Since I have IBFX I have to modify the order to add those values. I'm not sure exactly how to convert the StopLoss and TakeProfit numbers to price. I'm using this code for a buy:

int ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,Lots,Ask,3,0,0,NULL,0,0,Green);
if(ticket>0)
{
OrderSelect(ticket,SELECT_BY_TICKET);
OrderModify(ticket,OrderOpenPrice(),Bid-(StopLoss*Point*10),Ask+(TakeProfit*Point*10),0,Green);
}

But when I print the StopLoss and TakeProfit values after the modify they are not what they should be. I'm sure this is something simple but my brain is mush trying to figure normalization, point, and digits...

Thanks for any help

I figured out why the StopLoss and TakeProfit values were different. At one point I clicked on Expert Properties in the Strategy Tester and changed the StopLoss and TakeProfit values. Those values keep overriding what I change and re-compile in the actual mq4 file.

Even if I delete the EA out of the list within MT4, re-save, and re-compile the EA with the new values the same old values keep coming up when I look in the Expert Properties! How are those things still in there when I delete everything restart MT4 and re-compile??

It stores the settings used in an .ini file with the same name as the expert you're testing. These are in the MetaTradertester folder.

If you delete that (or rename it if you feel safer) it should then use the default settings you have coded in the EA.

Also, some broker's servers are fussy on the values passed, I would suggest using the NormalizeDouble function to avoid this issue. In your example above you would need this for the TP and SL.

e.g. NormalizeDouble(Bid-(StopLoss*Point*10), Digits)
same idea for TP

Regards, Paul.

I don't see where the ini files area at (I have IBFX)...much appreciated!