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Can anyone tell what is the best coding for taking trades only in the first 5 (or x) seconds of the current/new candle?


Any help aprreciated!


Thanks.

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Nature problem: when Indi give signal after first x seconds of new bar, signal must be ignored.


I read different things about it. Possibility of use OnTimer and also that it is not possible.

Could I continue with the sample source or is that not gonna work?


Thank you for your time.

#property strict
#define magicnumber 123

input double lots=1; // Lot:
input int sleep=30000; // Sleep, in milliseconds:

int OnInit()
  {
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }

void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
  }

void OnTick()
  {
   static datetime LastBar=0;
   if(Time[0]!=LastBar)
     {
      LastBar=Time[0];
      int tmeLeft=PeriodSeconds()-1 -(int)(TimeCurrent()-Time[0]);
      EventSetTimer(tmeLeft);
     }
  }

void OnTimer()
  {
   int order;
   double customindarrow0 = iCustom(Symbol(),0,"cia",0,0);
   double customindarrow1 = iCustom(Symbol(),0,"cia1",1,0);

   if(customindarrow0!=0.0)
     {
      order=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,lots,Ask,0,0,0,"custom buy arrow",magicnumber,0,Blue);
      Sleep(sleep);
      if(order==0)
        {
         Print("Error Opening Buy Order: ",GetLastError());
        }
      else if(order>0)
        {
         Print("Buy Order Opened");
        }
     }
   if(customindarrow1!=0.0)
     {
      order=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,lots,Bid,0,0,0,"custom sell arrow",magicnumber,0,Red);
      Sleep(sleep);
      if(order==0)
        {
         Print("Error Opening Sell Order: ",GetLastError());
        }
      else if(order>0)
        {
         Print("Sell Order Opened");
        }
     }
   EventKillTimer();
  }
 order=OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,lots,Ask,0,0,0,"custom buy arrow",magicnumber,0,Blue);
      Sleep(sleep);
      if(order==0)
        {
         Print("Error Opening Buy Order: ",GetLastError());
What does OrderSend return when it fails?
digisoft:

Can anyone tell what is the best coding for taking trades only in the first 5 (or x) seconds of the current/new candle?


Any help aprreciated!


Thanks.

Maybe:

if(TimeCurrent()<=Time[0]+X)
 {

 }
If you are trying to guarantee that the broker will fill the placed order in the first 5 seconds of the new bar, you are fighting a losing battle.  From what I have heard, that is hit or miss in the best of situations.  If you are only trying to send the order within the first 5 seconds of the new bar, this could possibly work.
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