New Bar detection help.

[joeflextronic]

i wanted to create an EA that only trade when new early of the current candle bar. i have already code it to detect new bar been form. but.... when i test it on 5 minutes chart. seems that sometimes it can alert new bar been form, and sometimes it cannot. i cannot figure it out.... blur.... can someone help me? thanks.

My code :

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| my_bar_change.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2010, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//| http://www.metaquotes.net |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright © 2010, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link "http://www.metaquotes.net"

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
{
//----

//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
{
//----

//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
{
//----
bool b_Check_New_Bar=false;

b_Check_New_Bar = Function_New_Bar(); // Function call
if (b_Check_New_Bar==false){
Alert("Waiting for new bar");
}else{
Alert("New bar just Exist.");
}
//----
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

bool Function_New_Bar(){
if(Volume[0]>1) return(false);
static datetime f_New_Time = 0;
bool f_New_Bar = false;
if (f_New_Time!= Time[0])
{
f_New_Time = Time[0];
f_New_Bar = true;
Alert(Time[0]);
}
return(f_New_Bar);
}

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if(Volume[0]>1) return(false);

Remove the above line. Volume[] is unreliable.

[joeflextronic]

kennyhubbard:
Remove the above line. Volume[] is unreliable.

still cannot, in early stage it suppose to have "Waiting for new bar". but, it alert when EA attach "New bar just Exist" when EA bee attach. pls help. yaiks..

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We did this already in your other thread. Read the rest of the post and my point that Volume[] is unreliable along with code to solve it...

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/128117

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