Thread: How can I let the EA doesn't open a new positon in the same pair?

Hi! I would like to know how I can let the EA doesn't open a new position in the same pair after it already traded the pair.

Example:

EA sold EU - SL = 30 - TP = 20 - If the TP or SL is hit - The EA will not open a new position for the pair until a new restart/loading of the MT4 platform.

Thanks a lot for any help!

If I have code that needs to run in the main start() routine but I only want it to run once I use a boolean variable that I set in init(). For example:

Code:

bool startup;

int init(){
   startup=true;
}

int start(){
   if(startup){

      //open your trade here.

      startup=false;
   }
}

startup will only run once when MQL4 is initiated. Does that help??

Paul

Originally Posted by ppentz

If I have code that needs to run in the main start() routine but I only want it to run once I use a boolean variable that I set in init(). For example:

Code:

bool startup;

int init(){
   startup=true;
}

int start(){
   if(startup){

      //open your trade here.

      startup=false;
   }
}

startup will only run once when MQL4 is initiated. Does that help??

Paul

Thanks a lot, just one question, do I need to write the whole code in the StartUp function?

Honestly I'm not sure. I've never tried to open a trade in init(), but I think it has to be in start(). You can always try it in init() and if it doesn't work, move it to start!

Originally Posted by szmvscla

Hi! I would like to know how I can let the EA doesn't open a new position in the same pair after it already traded the pair.

Example:

EA sold EU - SL = 30 - TP = 20 - If the TP or SL is hit - The EA will not open a new position for the pair until a new restart/loading of the MT4 platform.

Thanks a lot for any help!

I got around this with an EA that I wrote, but putting a time out feature of 360 minutes in my EA.