Expert advisor closing trades early after the first following candle and stopping the simulation

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Whenever I run it through the strategy tester, the trade always closes on the first candle after opening and then the simulation stops out. First time writing one of these, but any help would be much appreciated. Code is as follows 
#include <Trade/Trade.mqh>

CTrade trade;


int OnInit()
  {
   Print("Starting");
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }

void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
   Print("Ondeinit");
  }

void OnTick(){

   static datetime timestamp;
   datetime time = iTime(_Symbol,PERIOD_CURRENT,0);

   if(timestamp != time){
      timestamp = time;
      static int handleSMA = iMA(_Symbol,PERIOD_CURRENT,
20 ,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE);  
      double slowMaArray[];
      CopyBuffer(handleSMA, 0, 1,2, slowMaArray);
      ArraySetAsSeries(slowMaArray,true);

      static int handleFMA = iMA(_Symbol,PERIOD_CURRENT,
10 ,0,MODE_EMA,PRICE_CLOSE);
      double fastMaArray[];
      CopyBuffer(handleFMA, 0, 1,2, fastMaArray);
      ArraySetAsSeries(fastMaArray,true);


      if(fastMaArray[0] > slowMaArray[0] && fastMaArray[1] < slowMaArray[1]){
         Print("Fastma is greater than slow ma");
         double ask = SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_ASK);
         double sl = ask - 1000 * SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_POINT);
         double tp = ask + 1000 * SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_POINT);
         trade.Buy(0.01,_Symbol, ask,sl,tp);
         //Print("Buying at ", ask," ",tp," ", sl);
      }

      if(fastMaArray[0] < slowMaArray[0] && fastMaArray[1] > slowMaArray[1]){
         Print("Fastma is not greater than slow ma");
         double bid = SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_BID);
         double sl = bid + 1000 * SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_POINT);
         double tp = bid - 1000 * SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_POINT);
         trade.Sell(0.01,_Symbol, bid,sl,tp);
         //Print("Selling at ", bid," ",tp," ", sl);
      }
  }
  }
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Jimmy9618:
Whenever I run it through the strategy tester, the trade always closes on the first candle after opening and then the simulation stops out. First time writing one of these, but any help would be much appreciated. Code is as follows

Please send a screenshot of your tester journal

 
Chioma Obunadike #:

Please send a screenshot of your tester journal

Thanks for the reply. Here's a screenshot of the tester journal
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