OrderSend Error 130???
i keep getting this OrderSend Error 130 error when i back test my expert advisor, i already googled it and found out that it is related to stoploss and take profit value being lower than the brokers limit hence i raised it over eer the brokers allowance but the error still persist in my journal after every test. the best part is i downloaded sample EA and run it and same problem happens...
how shud i fix it?
ermmm guys its fixed...i add in another line and the error doesnt show anymore but i backtested it and nothing happened. no trades went through LOL. I pretty much think the problem still exists it didnt show when i backtests because no trades were executed.
ps: this is the forth day i learn mql4 hehe. i just started forex 1 week ago.
This is my code. I am trying to write an EA that will execute the trades as shown in the picture here.
//All Variables here extern double UpperBound = 90; //set upper bound value extern double LowerBound = 5; //set lower bound value extern double VarPeriod = 2; //number of periods extern double BuyVolume = 5; //set buying volume, preset to 5 extern double SellVolume = 5; //set selling volume, preset to 5 extern double StopLoss = Ask-60*Point; //Set the stop loss level extern double TakeProfit = Ask+60*Point; //Set the take profit level int start() { //---- double CurrentRSI; //Finds out the RSI for now double CurrentMA; //Finds out the moving average now double CurrentAsk; //Finds out the Ask price now double CurrentBid; //Finds out the Bid price now CurrentAsk = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_ASK); CurrentBid = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_BID); CurrentMA = iMA(NULL, 0, VarPeriod, 8,MODE_SMA,PRICE_CLOSE, 0) ; CurrentRSI = iRSI (NULL, 0, VarPeriod,PRICE_CLOSE ,0); if (CurrentRSI < LowerBound && CurrentAsk - CurrentMA > 200 ) { //If RSI value is less than lowerbound value and Ask price is 200 units higher than Moving Average OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_BUY, BuyVolume, Ask, 3, StopLoss, TakeProfit, "", 0,0,Yellow) ; //execute buy order } if (CurrentRSI > UpperBound && CurrentMA - CurrentBid > 200 ) { //If RSI value is more than upperbound and Moving Average is 200 units higher than Bid price OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_SELL, SellVolume, Bid, 3, StopLoss, TakeProfit, "",0, 0, Yellow) ; //execute sell order } //---- return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
ermmm guys its fixed...i add in another line and the error doesnt show anymore but i backtested it and nothing happened. no trades went through LOL. I pretty much think the problem still exists it didnt show when i backtests because no trades were executed.
ps: this is the forth day i learn mql4 hehe. i just started forex 1 week ago.
This is my code. I am trying to write an EA that will execute the trades as shown in the picture here.
It does not trade, because your code does not compile. I recommend you to start here. If you look at the simple EA example, you may get an idea of what is needed to write only a simple program.
This is your problem, the extern variables are read at the start of the code execution, at the time that your order is placed your SL & TP values can be very very wrong. Also TP & SL are not the same for Buys and Sells.
extern double StopLoss = Ask-60*Point; //Set the stop loss level extern double TakeProfit = Ask+60*Point; //Set the take profit level
Do this . . .
extern double StopLoss = 60; //Set the stop loss level extern double TakeProfit = 60; //Set the take profit level
and this . .
if (CurrentRSI < LowerBound && CurrentAsk - CurrentMA > 200 ) //If RSI value is less than lowerbound value and Ask price is 200 units higher than Moving Average { OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_BUY, BuyVolume, Ask, 3, Bid - ( StopLoss * Point ), Ask + ( TakeProfit * Point ), "", 0,0,Yellow) ; //execute buy order } if (CurrentRSI > UpperBound && CurrentMA - CurrentBid > 200 ) //If RSI value is more than upperbound and Moving Average is 200 units higher than Bid price { OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_SELL, SellVolume, Bid, 3, Ask + ( StopLoss * Point ), Bid - ( TakeProfit * Point ), "", 0, 0, Yellow) ; //execute sell order }
You should also adjust your TP & SL to work with both 4 digit and 5 digit Brokers. You should also check the return values from the OrderSend() function calls to make sure it has worked, read this: What are Function return values ? How do I use them ?
1 more question, as shown as the pic i need to find the 200 simple moving average and 5 simple moving average....may i know which parameter to set on iMA()? is it the shift thing?
No, it's not shift - Index of the value taken from the indicator buffer (shift relative to the current bar the given amount of periods ago).
it's period - Averaging period for calculation.
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i keep getting this OrderSend Error 130 error when i back test my expert advisor, i already googled it and found out that it is related to stoploss and take profit value being lower than the brokers limit hence i raised it over eer the brokers allowance but the error still persist in my journal after every test. the best part is i downloaded sample EA and run it and same problem happens...
how shud i fix it?