Changing timeframe restarts EA

ParaMoo 2017.05.08 12:57

Hi,

I have been currently running my EA on a demo account "EURUSD". However, everytime i move from an hour chart to 15 mins or any other. The EA restarts and places additional orders for conditions that have alreay been met in the previous time chart.

How can I stop this problem ?

Regards,

Paramoo

William Roeder 2017.05.08 13:34 #1

ParaMoo: However, everytime i move from an hour chart to 15 mins or any other. The EA restarts and places additional orders for conditions that have alreay been met in the previous time chart. How can I stop this problem ?	Always along with all the other reasons. Check for existing orders. EA's must be coded to recover. If the power fails, OS crashes, terminal or chart is accidentally closed, on the next tick, any static/global ticket variables will have been lost. You will have an open order but don't know it, so the EA will never try to close it, trail SL, etc. How are you going to recover? Use a OrderSelect loop to recover, or persistent storage (GV+flush or files) of ticket numbers required.

ParaMoo:

However, everytime i move from an hour chart to 15 mins or any other. The EA restarts

and places additional orders for conditions that have alreay been met in the previous time chart. How can I stop this problem ?

Always along with all the other reasons.
Check for existing orders. EA's must be coded to recover. If the power fails, OS crashes, terminal or chart is accidentally closed, on the next tick, any static/global ticket variables will have been lost. You will have an open order but don't know it, so the EA will never try to close it, trail SL, etc. How are you going to recover? Use a OrderSelect loop to recover, or persistent storage (GV+flush or files) of ticket numbers required.

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