Thread: NewBar

Hi! I've tried many methods to let the ea only open a new position after a new bar, but sometimes when I close the position manually, normally the EA will open a new position before a new bar, why does it happen? How can I change it? Thanks in advance for any help.

Originally Posted by szmvscla

Hi! I've tried many methods to let the ea only open a new position after a new bar, but sometimes when I close the position manually, normally the EA will open a new position before a new bar, why does it happen? How can I change it? Thanks in advance for any help.

Probably you just record bar change in your code, but you don't record trade activities (buy/sell) after it done.

Declare lastime as a datetime variable on Global Scope.

Then, in the start() function:

if (Time[0]!=lastime) {
//Do what you need to do here
lastime=Time[0];
}

Originally Posted by jezzer1961

Declare lastime as a datetime variable on Global Scope.

Then, in the start() function:

if (Time[0]!=lastime) {
//Do what you need to do here
lastime=Time[0];
}

Thanks a lot! Is the following code right?

in the start() function:

if(Time[0]!=lastime)
{
newbar=true;
lastime=Time[0];
}
else
{
newbar=false;
}

and then use the result to validate the opening of a new position.

Originally Posted by szmvscla

Thanks a lot! Is the following code right?

in the start() function:

if(Time[0]!=lastime)
{
newbar=true;
lastime=Time[0];
}
else
{
newbar=false;
}

and then use the result to validate the opening of a new position.

newbar=false;//Global variable
in the start() function:

if(Time[0]!=lastime)
{
newbar=true;
lastime=Time[0];
}
/*
else
{
newbar=false;//your ea will not trade except your ea trade exact in the new bar
}
*/
//always check newbar variable before executing any trade
if(newbar){
if(buylogic){
int ticket=ordersend(...);
if(ticket>0)newbar=false;//it is the key to protect ea execute any trade after first trade in the same bar
return;
}
// your sell logic here
}

Originally Posted by szmvscla

Thank you very much! I was taking a look at your blog and I found your EA, is it only for EURCHF and EURGBP? Does the EA set time for GMT 0 or +2(AlpariUK)?

Yes EG/EC, and default time set is GMT +2.

Originally Posted by szmvscla

Is the EA for TF15?

Yes, it woks on 15 Minutes TF.