Backtesting EA - Moving Stoploss to Breakeven

[kaizen02]

      //for LongEntry Condition
      if(glongEntry == true)
        {
         if(PositionsTotal() == 0)
           {
            double buyStopLoss = BuyStopLoss(_Symbol,StopLoss);
            double buyTakeProfit = BuyTakeProfit(_Symbol,TakeProfit);

            gbuyTicket1 = Trade.Buy(_Symbol,PositionSize,buyStopLoss,buyTakeProfit);
           }

         if(PositionsTotal() == 1)
           {
            double buyStopLoss = BuyStopLoss(_Symbol,StopLoss);
            double buyTakeProfit = BuyTakeProfit(_Symbol,TakeProfit);
            Print(buyTakeProfit);
            
            if(gbuyTicket2 == 0)
             {
               gbuyTicket2 = Trade.Buy(_Symbol,PositionSize,buyStopLoss);                             
             }
            if(gbuyTicket2 > 0 && bid >= buyTakeProfit)
              {
               //Once price hits initial TP, move SL to BE
               bool breakeven = Trailing.BreakEven(gbuyTicket2,buyTakeProfit);
               Print("buyTakeProfit = "+ buyTakeProfit);
               Print("Is breakeven successful = "+ breakeven);               
              }
            
           }

Hi, I am having trouble in the EA I am making.

To give a brief background:

My EA will open two positions every time a signal is given.

- One position has both TP and SL (Position 1)

- One position has SL only  (Position 2)

When position 1 hits its TP, Position 2 SL will move to its Entry Price.

I've attached the code for reference. But I am having issue on the strategy tester because eventhough the TP of Position 1 is hit, the SL did not moved to the entry price.

Any advice on how to solve this issue will be really appreciated. Thank you very much.

[Keith Watford]

I've attached the code for reference. But I am having issue on the strategy tester because eventhough the TP of Position 1 is hit, the SL did not moved to the entry price.

You have not posted any code, use the code button (Alt+S) when pasting code.

[kaizen02]

Keith Watford:

I've attached the code for reference. But I am having issue on the strategy tester because eventhough the TP of Position 1 is hit, the SL did not moved to the entry price.

You have not posted any code, use the code button (Alt+S) when pasting code.

Apologies Keith. I have updated the code.  I thought it was added yesterday. I am using a class in an include file for the the opening and modification position.

// Trade opening shortcuts
ulong CTrade::Buy(string pSymbol,double pVolume,double pStop=0.000000,double pProfit=0.000000,string pComment=NULL)
  {
   ulong ticket = OpenPosition(pSymbol,ORDER_TYPE_BUY,pVolume,pStop,pProfit,pComment);
   return(ticket);
  }


bool CTrailing::BreakEven(ulong pTicket,double pBreakStart)
{
        if(PositionSelectByTicket(pTicket) == true)
        {
                request.action = TRADE_ACTION_SLTP;
                request.position = pTicket;
                
                long posType = PositionGetInteger(POSITION_TYPE);
                double currentSL = PositionGetDouble(POSITION_SL);
                double openPrice = PositionGetDouble(POSITION_PRICE_OPEN);
                string symbol = PositionGetString(POSITION_SYMBOL);
                
                double point = SymbolInfoDouble(symbol,SYMBOL_POINT);
                int digits = (int)SymbolInfoInteger(symbol,SYMBOL_DIGITS);
                
                double breakEvenStop = openPrice;
                breakEvenStop = NormalizeDouble(breakEvenStop, digits);
                
                double bid = 0, ask = 0;
                
                if(posType == POSITION_TYPE_BUY)
                {
                        bid = SymbolInfoDouble(symbol,SYMBOL_BID);
                                                
                        if(bid >= pBreakStart) 
                        {
                                request.sl = breakEvenStop;
                                bool sent = OrderSend(request,result);
                        }
                        else return(false);
                }
                else if(posType == POSITION_TYPE_SELL)
                {
                        ask = SymbolInfoDouble(symbol,SYMBOL_ASK);
                        
                        if(pBreakStart >= ask)
                        {
                                request.sl = breakEvenStop;
                                bool sent = OrderSend(request,result);
                        }
                        else return(false);
                }
        }               
        else return(false);
        return(false);
}