MQL4 time passes 22:30 ,pick 22:31 open price & use it as a constant

[erfandelavari]

PLZ help

MQL4

I am writing an expert to buy & sell in  direction  of  open of 22:31 open price of yesterday ,

this is what i want to  write:

if time passes 22:30 ,pick 22:31 candle open price & use it as a constant up to tomorrow 22:30,

Can anyone help?

[William Roeder]

1. Help you with what? You haven't stated a problem, you stated a want. Show us your attempt (using the CODE button) and state the nature of your difficulty.
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   Or pay someone. Top of every page is the link Freelance.
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   We're not going to code it for you (although it could happen if you are lucky or the problem is interesting).
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2. The following might get you started.

   When dealing with time, a lot of people use strings; they can not be optimized. Using (int) seconds or (double) hours, or (int) hours and minutes can be.

   See also Dealing with Time (Part 1): The Basics - MQL5 Articles (2021.10.01)
   Dealing with Time (Part 2): The Functions - MQL5 Articles (2021.10.08)

             date/time (2017)
             Find bar of the same time one day ago - MQL4 programming forum (2017)

[erfandelavari]

i have had many attempts ,at least 20 attempts,i just didnt want others to have complicated ideas while thinking ,maybe sb has an easy way to solve.

here is the main attempt:

 

 int H1730=63000;

    int H2330=84600;

    int h=Hour();

    int m=Minute();

    int SecsPassedFromDay=(h*60*60)+(m*60);//ثانیه های گذشته از از دوازده شب 

 

    if( Seconds()==0 && SecsPassedFromDay>H1730

      && SecsPassedFromDay<H2330 )//ساعت بعد هفده و سی و قبل بیستو سه و سی  و ثانیه صفر هر دقیقه

     { 

      int shiftOPNYinMins=(SecsPassedFromDay+(30*60))/60;//قیمت یازده و نیم شب یعنی باز شدن آمریکا

      

      double ONYP=iOpen(NULL,PERIOD_M1,shiftOPNYinMins);//قیمت یازده و    نیم شب در یورویواسیعنی باز شدن

      Print("ShiftopnyinMins  = ",shiftOPNYinMins);

      Print("ONYP  = ",ONYP);

      Print("Time0  =",Time[0]);

      Print("secpasedfromday  =",SecsPassedFromDay," > ",H1730," & secpasedfromday= " ,SecsPassedFromDay," <",H2330);

     }

[William Roeder]

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2.  int h=Hour();
       int m=Minute();
       int SecsPassedFromDay=(h*60*60)+(m*60);//ثانیه های گذشته از از دوازده شب 

   Simplified

    int SecsPassedFromDay=time();

            date/time (2017)
             Find bar of the same time one day ago - MQL4 programming forum (2017)

3.  if( Seconds()==0 && …
   
    int shiftOPNYinMins=(SecsPassedFromDay+(30*60))/60;//قیمت یازده و نیم شب یعنی باز شدن آمریکا 

   These assume every bar every exists — they don't. What if there are no ticks during a specific candle period? Especially the first second of a new bar. There can be minutes between ticks during the Asian session, think M1 chart. Larger charts, think weekend, market holiday (country and broker specific), requires knowledge of when your broker stops and starts (not necessary the same as the market.)
             "Free-of-Holes" Charts - MQL4 Articles (2006)
             No candle if open = close ? - MQL4 programming forum (2010)

4. int H2330=84600;
   datetime bod=date();
   int      tod=time();
   
   if(tod < H2330) bod=yesterday();
   
   int shiftM1=iBarShift(_Symbol, PERIOD_M1, bod+H2330);
   return iOpen(_Symbol, PERIOD_M1, shiftM1);

   
   

[erfandelavari]

thank you for your precious time, 

my expert is writing, i am looking for ANOTHER solution.

just last question,

my meta4 does not have these two as predefined

datetime bod=date();
int      tod=time();

 date()

and 

time()

how can i get them

[Daniel Cioca]

erfandelavari #:

thank you for your precious time, 

my expert is writing, i am looking for ANOTHER solution.

just last question,

my meta4 does not have these two as predefined

 date()

and 

time()

how can i get them

date() and time() are functions that you need to write... 

[William Roeder]

erfandelavari #: how can i get them
Daniel Cioca #: date() and time() are functions that you need to write... 

You see #3.2. Those lines with underscores are links. You click on them for more information.