Tracking previous trade

[miawluttu]

Hi,

Is there any way/code in MT4 that we can use to track wether the previous trade is a loss or a profit?

Thanks.

ML

[YupYup]

Yea its easy...

On the 'ACCOUNT HISTORY' tab of your platform. It the one right next the 'TRADES' tab, it keeps record of all your wins and losses.

[miawluttu]

I meant, is there a function where we can find if the previous closed trade is a profit/loss, so that we can use it in our EAs? May be use in in something like not to trade in a certain time when the last trade is a loss.

Thanks.

[ra300z]

miawluttu:
I meant, is there a function where we can find if the previous closed trade is a profit/loss, so that we can use it in our EAs? May be use in in something like not to trade in a certain time when the last trade is a loss. Thanks.

Have you ever considered searching the documentation for "history"? Don't mean to be rude, but it's right there in the documentation. I'll give you a hint .. order select.

[Nicholishen]

Here's what you need

#define PLUS 1

#define MINUS 2

int TradeHistory(){

int cnt=HistoryTotal(),tkt;datetime ord;

for(int i=0;i<cnt;i++){

if(OrderSelect(i,SELECT_BY_POS,MODE_HISTORY)){

if(OrderCloseTime()>ord){

tkt=OrderTicket();

ord=OrderCloseTime();

}

}

}

if(OrderSelect(tkt,SELECT_BY_TICKET,MODE_HISTORY)){

if(OrderProfit()>=0)return(PLUS);else return(MINUS);

}

return(-1);

}