Expert Advisor & Computer Off

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After attaching an Expert Advisor to a chart, must I have the computer on 24 hours for EA to activate the trades? I'm asking because I attached an EA to a chart yesterday, then I turned off my computer. 24 hours later I turned my computer back on and this EA already opened a position while my computer was off. Is this possible? PLease advise. Thanks.

[Slava]

No. This is impossible. Experts don't work when computer is turned off.

You need to analyze your logs - client_terminal_directory\logs\YYYYMMDD.log and client_terminal_directory\experts\logs\YYYYMMDD.log

[onewithzachy]

kdmql4:
After attaching an Expert Advisor to a chart, must I have the computer on 24 hours for EA to activate the trades? I'm asking because I attached an EA to a chart yesterday, then I turned off my computer. 24 hours later I turned my computer back on and this EA already opened a position while my computer was off. Is this possible? PLease advise. Thanks.

Hi kdmql4,

Gives us update of your proble.

How its going ???.

[ambri]

computer need to turn on 24 hours ( on market open ), if computer turn off, EA will not work.

[Brian Dee - Random Trader]

KD

> this EA already opened a position while my computer was off

Only possible if a pending order had been placed before computer switched off

-BB-