Thread: Alternate Buys and Sells Please HELP!!

Hi All,

I'm trying to get it to alternate between Buys and Sells.

I'm using "j" as the qualifier. "j" starts as "1", then after the "Buys" run we add "1" to "j" ("j" is two at this point) The Sells are passed by until orders close and adds another "1" to "j" and it the becomes a "3".... so the Buys don't execute but the sells which wants to have a "3" does....after the sells runs "j" is reset to zero... after the sells close orders close "j" gets 1 added to it and the Buys execute and the process starts again. The only problem is it doesn't work !! It appears that the problem is somewhere in the close trade area...because when I put in Print() the results are it keeps adding and adding and adding ...it doesn't stop at 3. What have I done wrong?? Please help Thanks in advance


int i = 1;
int j = 1;

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//----

//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//----

//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
//----




if(TradeLong)
if (j == 1)

if(ActionsPerBarLong == True)
{

//----
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,LE1, Ask,5,Ask-sl1*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(2);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT, LE2, Ask-sh2*Point,5,Ask-sl2*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT, LE3, Ask-sh3*Point,5,Ask-sl3*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT, LE4, Ask-sh4*Point,5,Ask-sl4*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT, LE5, Ask-sh5*Point,5,Ask-sl5*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT, LE6, Ask-sh6*Point,5,Ask-sl6*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT, LE7, Ask-sh7*Point,5,Ask-sl7*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT, LE8, Ask-sh8*Point,5,Ask-sl8*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT, LE9, Ask-sh9*Point,5,0,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
ActionsPerBarLong =False;


j++;

}



//----

//----

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+


if(TradeShort)

if (j == 3)

if(ActionsPerBarShort==True)
{
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,LE1, Bid,5,Bid+sl1*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
Sleep(2);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT, LE2, Bid+sh2*Point,5,Bid+sl2*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE) ;
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT, LE3, Bid+sh3*Point,5,Bid+sl3*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE) ;
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT, LE4, Bid+sh4*Point,5,Bid+sl4*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE) ;
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT, LE5, Bid+sh5*Point,5,Bid+sl5*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE) ;
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT, LE6, Bid+sh6*Point,5,Bid+sl6*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE) ;
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT, LE7, Bid+sh7*Point,5,Bid+sl7*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE) ;
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT, LE8, Bid+sh8*Point,5,Bid+sl8*Point,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE) ;
Sleep(20);
OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELLLIMIT, LE9, Bid+sh9*Point,5,0,0,"",255,0,CLR_NONE);
ActionsPerBarShort=False;
j--;
j--;
j--;
}

//----



if(AccountEquity()-AccountBalance()>=AcctPrftClseAllRestart*OrdersTot al()*1.5)

{
for(i=OrdersTotal()-1;i>=0;i--)
{
OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS);
int type = OrderType();

bool result = false;

switch(type)
{
//Close opened long positions
case OP_BUY : result = OrderClose(OrderTicket(),OrderLots(),MarketInfo(Or derSymbol(),MODE_BID),Slippage,Pink);
break;

//Close opened short positions
case OP_SELL : result = OrderClose(OrderTicket(),OrderLots(),MarketInfo(Or derSymbol(),MODE_ASK),Slippage,Pink);
case OP_BUYLIMIT : result = OrderDelete( OrderTicket() );
Sleep(10);
case OP_BUYSTOP : result = OrderDelete( OrderTicket() );
Sleep(10);
case OP_SELLLIMIT : result = OrderDelete( OrderTicket() );
Sleep(10);
case OP_SELLSTOP : result = OrderDelete( OrderTicket() );
Sleep(600);


j++;

}


}


}



if (OrdersTotal()==0)
{
ActionsPerBarLong =True;

ActionsPerBarShort =True;
}


return(0);
}