int oldTime; int init(){ oldTime = Time[0]; return(0); } int start(){ if(oldTime != Time[0){ // first tick of new bar found // do something useful oldTime = Time[0]; return(0); }
I know this is an old post, but I'm stuck and need some help with this very issue. Here is my code:
#property copyright "Matt Wilson" #property link "" extern int StopLoss=15, TrailingStop= 15, TakeProfit= 30, PauseToReEntryMinutes= 15; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| expert initialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int oldTime; int init(){ oldTime = Time[0]; //---- //---- return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| expert deinitialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int deinit() { //---- //---- return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| expert start function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int start() { if(oldTime != Time[0) { // first tick of new bar found // do something useful oldTime = Time[0]; //---- //---- } return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
I am receiving the error '/end_of_program - unexpected square bracket' error and I think it's pretty much the same as the code indicated above no?
Also, what I'm hoping to accomplish here is to close out any existing trades when it recognizes a new bar, then create a new order right away. To do this, would I just enter my "close all open orders" and "buy/sell conditions" in the "do something useful" part ? Thanks a lot
I know this is an old post, but I'm stuck and need some help with this very issue. Here is my code:
I am receiving the error '/end_of_program - unexpected square bracket' error and I think it's pretty much the same as the code indicated above no?
Also, what I'm hoping to accomplish here is to close out any existing trades when it recognizes a new bar, then create a new order right away. To do this, would I just enter my "close all open orders" and "buy/sell conditions" in the "do something useful" part ? Thanks a lot
phy - in year 2008 - made some syntax error in his code.
Here's the correct one of phy code in start() function
int start() { if(oldTime != Time[0] ) { // first tick of new bar found // do something useful oldTime = Time[0]; } return(0); }

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Does anyone have code that can detect the open and close of a bar? It's preferable that either be set up to set true an Open/close bool, or be arranged in if statements, as long as I can figure out how to expand it.
Thanks
Kremmy
EDIT:
I've got the bar open detection from phy @ 'How to trigger order on the next bar open (or on current bar close)', but it doesn't seem to work well for close of the bar detection.