open trades every new candle

[Maros Vrtak]

Hi, i want to open an order of every new candle lets say on H1. i wrote this code, but it always wait for close on opened order. I mean i want open 24 orders per day (H1 TF).

 

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                   marospokus.mq4 |
//|                        Copyright 2015, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                             https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2015, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"
#property strict
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function 
extern double SLpips=200;                                  
extern double TPpips=1000;
extern double lot = 0.1;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init()
  {
//---
   
//---
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit()
  {
//---
   return(0);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start()
  {
//---
   int d = DayOfWeek();
   int h = TimeHour(TimeCurrent());
   int m = TimeMinute(TimeCurrent());
   int ticket, counter, close;
   double SL=SLpips*Point;
   double TP=TPpips*Point;
   int mn=1;
   
    for(counter=0;counter<OrdersTotal();counter++)
   {
      if(OrderSelect(counter, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES)&& OrderMagicNumber()==mn)
      {return(0);}
   }
 
  if(d<7 && h<24 && m==15 )
    {ticket = OrderSend( Symbol(), OP_BUY, lot, Ask, 0, Ask-SL, Ask+TP, NULL, mn, 0, 0);} 

   
      return(0);
  }
  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+

 How can I change it to open trade every hour?

[Keith Watford]

    for(counter=0;counter<OrdersTotal();counter++)
   {
      if(OrderSelect(counter, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES)&& OrderMagicNumber()==mn)
      {return(0);}
   }

Delete this

[Maros Vrtak]

when i delete this part

for(counter=0;counter<OrdersTotal();counter++)
   {
      if(OrderSelect(counter, SELECT_BY_POS, MODE_TRADES)&& OrderMagicNumber()==mn)
      {return(0);}
   }

 EA places lot of orders in one minute. as you can see in attached picture. and its still wait for SL or TP. I want open order on every hour

[Keith Watford]

Oh yes, I forgot about that

   static int trade_hour=-1;
   int d = DayOfWeek();
   int h = TimeHour(TimeCurrent());
   int m = TimeMinute(TimeCurrent());
   int ticket, counter, close;
   double SL=SLpips*Point;
   double TP=TPpips*Point;
   int mn=1;
   
  if(trade_hour!=h && d<7 && h<24 && m==15 )
    {
    ticket = OrderSend( Symbol(), OP_BUY, lot, Ask, 0, Ask-SL, Ask+TP, NULL, mn, 0, 0);
    trade_hour=h;
    } 

 

 try this

[Maros Vrtak]

GumRai:

Oh yes, I forgot about that

 

 try this

perfect, thanks a lot, you helped me a lot

[Maros Vrtak]

If I may ask. How to make it universl for any timeframe. Because now it doesnt matter which TF I set in stretegy tester, it always H1. I mean when i set in stretegy tester for example M15 i want to place orders every 15min. 

[William Roeder]

marosvrtak: I set in stretegy tester, it always H1. I	Wrong, it is what you set it to.

[Maros Vrtak]

WHRoeder:

marosvrtak: I set in stretegy tester, it always H1. I	Wrong, it is what you set it to.

it works only for H1. Any others TF doesnt work.

[William Roeder]

[Maros Vrtak]

As I said. It doesnt matter which TF is set in strategy. This code 

if(trade_hour!=h && d<7 && h<24 && m==15 )
    {
    ticket = OrderSend( Symbol(), OP_BUY, lot, Ask, 0, Ask-SL, Ask+TP, NULL, mn, 0, 0);
    trade_hour=h;
    } 

 always test only on H1. I want to make it universal, it means, when I set in strategy tester H4, EA will places trade every 4 hour, so 00:00 04:00 08:00. when i set M5 it will be like 00:00 00:05 00:10 etc.

[William Roeder]

if(trade_hour!=h && d<7 && h<24 && m==15 )

Has nothing to do with the period of the chart. Add Print statements before and inside your if's including variable values and your alleged H1 period. I think you will find your if isn't being called at all.

As for the rest, Search "new bar." and drop your hard coded variables.