Good for the day

[Brian Lillard]

Hi

HoW easy is it to program a Good For The Day where;

the EA will look at order history just for the day and see if it has gotten like 10 pips?

thx

[Ubzen]

That depends on the mql4 programmer.

[GreenMoney]

Here is some example code:

bool IsGoodForToday(double nPips, int MagicNumber) {
   // initialize variables
   datetime Today = TimeCurrent() - (TimeCurrent()%(PERIOD_D1 * 60));
   double CumulativePoints = 0;
   int nPoints = 0;
   
   // adjust for 3/5 digit brokers
   if (Digits == 3 || Digits == 5)
      nPoints = nPips * 10;
   else 
      nPoints = nPips;
      
   // review trade history
   for (int i = OrdersHistoryTotal() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
      if (OrderSelect(i, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_HISTORY))
         if (OrderSymbol() == Symbol() && OrderMagicNumber() == MagicNumber && OrderType() <= OP_SELL)
            if (OrderCloseTime() >= Today)
               switch (OrderType()) {
                  case OP_BUY:
                     CumulativePoints = CumulativePoints + (OrderClosePrice() - OrderOpenPrice()); break;
                  case OP_SELL:
                     CumulativePoints = CumulativePoints + (OrderOpenPrice() - OrderClosePrice()); break;
               }
   
   // return result
   return ((CumulativePoints / Point) >= nPoints);
}

int start() {
   if (IsGoodForToday(10, 100))
      Print ("Yes!");
   else
      Print ("oh no!!");
   return(0);
}