Backtesting help

[ryan]

Can't figure out why this code won't backtest properly. The backtest runs, but no results and no trades occur. The code seems correct to me. Anybody have any ideas?

int start()
{
 
double PosHigh =  High[iHighest(NULL, 0, MODE_HIGH, iBarShift(NULL, 0, OrderOpenTime()), 0)];
int ticket = 0;
 
if(ticket == 0)
   {
   if (Close[PERIOD_M1] >  Open[PERIOD_M5])
      {
      ticket = OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,1,Ask,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,0,Green);
   }
}
      
if(ticket != 0)
   {
   if (PosHigh < (Bid * 0.75))
      {
      OrderClose(ticket,1,Bid,3,Red);
   }
}
   
return(0);
}

[ryan]

These are the journal messages I'm getting:

basic buy EURUSD.spot,M1: OrderSend error 134
tester: PrevBalance: 10000.00, PrevPl: 0.00, PrevEquity 10000.00, PrevMargin: 0. 00, NewMargin: 200000, FreeMargin: -190000.00
Tester: not enough money for buy 100.00 EURUSD.spot at 1.3862 sl: 0.0000 tp:0.0000[2007. 09.17 23:58]

Do I have to enter in a positive amount of free margin somewhere?

[Ray]

"The code seems correct to me"

Look again.

[ryan]

Okay. I changed to code a little bit. I thought the close order might be mathmatically incorrect. But that doesn't explain why no orders are being opened and I'm still getting the same "not enough money" errors.

new code:

int start()
{
 
double PosHigh =  High[iHighest(NULL, 0, MODE_HIGH, iBarShift(NULL, 0, OrderOpenTime()), 0)];
int ticket = 0;
int PosStart;
 
if(ticket == 0)
{
   if (Close[PERIOD_M1] >  Open[PERIOD_M5])
   {
      ticket = OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,5,Ask,3,NULL,NULL,NULL,0,0,Green);
      PosStart = Ask;
   }
}
      
if(ticket != 0)
{
   if (Bid > (PosStart + 0.008))
   {
      if (Bid < ((PosHigh - Bid) * 0.75))
      {
         OrderClose(ticket,1,Bid,3,Red);
      }
   }
}
   
return(0);
}

[ryan]

I changed the send order info to what is given in the manual:

(Symbol(),OP_BUY,1,Ask,3,Ask-25*Point,Ask+25*Point,"My order #2",16384, 0,Green)

But what do I put for slippage, tp, and sl, if I don't want to use any of those features? That is, if I only want the order to go through with no slippage, no tp, and no sl? It appears that NULL doesn't work. help?

[Ray]

Use 0 for no slippage, 0 for no stoploss, 0 for no takeprofit

Reduce the number of lots if you don't have enough money, or open a demo with more democash