I'm trying to code an EA (using some already made codes) which does the following:
I have the following issues:
- Opens two pending orders, a sell stop and a buy stop, at a specific time (in this case 23:00), both with an SL and a TP.
- Expires the pending order at a certain time (for example at 10:00).
- If two trades are opened and one reaches the SL, the other has its TP increased (I think an OrderModify will solve something like this).
So far I have this:
PHP Code
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| TimeBasedEA.mq4 | //| Copyright © 2008, MetaQuotes Software Corp. | //| http://www.metaquotes.net/ | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //changed by: "[email protected]" // Time frame: M5 and higher extern int MagicNumber = 20080122; extern double DistancefromAsk; extern double DistancefromBid; extern double TakeProfit = 34; extern double StopLoss = 55; extern double Lots = 0.1; extern int StartHour = 2300; // Open Trade time extern bool OpenBuy = true; extern bool OpenSell = true; extern int NumBuys = 1; extern int NumSells = 1; extern int Slippage = 2; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| S T A R T | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int start() { int cnt, ticket, total; int ct; //-------------------------------------+ if(Bars<100) { Print("bars less than 100"); return(0); } //-------------------------------------+ if(TakeProfit<10) { Print("TakeProfit less than 10"); return(0); // check TakeProfit } //-------------------------------------+ ct = Hour() * 100 + Minute(); total=OrdersTotal(); if(total<1) { // no opened orders identified if(AccountFreeMargin()<(1000*Lots)) { Print("We have no money. Free Margin = ", AccountFreeMargin()); return(0); } // check for long position (BUY) possibility if(ct == StartHour && Close[1]>Open[1] && OpenBuy) //if(ct == StartHour && High[1]<Open[0] && OpenBuy) { for ( cnt = 0; cnt < NumBuys; cnt++) { ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYSTOP,Lots,Ask+(DistancefromAsk*Point),Slippage,Bid-(StopLoss*Point),Ask+(TakeProfit*Point),"",MagicNumber,TimeCurrent()+39600,CLR_NONE); ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLSTOP,Lots,Bid-(DistancefromBid*Point),Slippage,Ask+(StopLoss*Point),Bid-(TakeProfit*Point),"",MagicNumber,TimeCurrent()+39600,CLR_NONE); if(ticket>0) { if(OrderSelect(ticket,SELECT_BY_TICKET,MODE_TRADES)) Print("BUY order opened : ",OrderOpenPrice()); } else Print("Error opening BUY order : ",GetLastError()); } return; } // check for short position (SELL) possibility if(ct == StartHour && Close[1]<Open[1] && OpenSell) //if(ct == StartHour && Low[1]>Open[0] && OpenSell) { for ( cnt = 0; cnt < NumSells; cnt++) { ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLSTOP,Lots,Bid-(DistancefromAsk*Point),Slippage,Ask+(StopLoss*Point),Bid-(TakeProfit*Point),"",MagicNumber,TimeCurrent()+39600,CLR_NONE); ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYSTOP,Lots,Ask+(DistancefromBid*Point),Slippage,Bid-(StopLoss*Point),Ask+(TakeProfit*Point),"",MagicNumber,TimeCurrent()+39600,CLR_NONE); if(ticket>0) { if(OrderSelect(ticket,SELECT_BY_TICKET,MODE_TRADES)) Print("SELL order opened : ",OrderOpenPrice()); } else Print("Error opening SELL order : ",GetLastError()); } return; } } return(0); } // the end.
- Only one pending order (either sell or buy) is opened at the time specified, while I need two orders opened. (Resolved thanks to ixbone).
- I'm a noob at coding MQL so I have no idea how to code the expiry (also resolved).
- All that's left is to sort out the modifying part.
If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated as I think this EA is nearing completion as it is so it might as well get done.
Thanks,
madmax3
