Take profit does not work on Meta Trader 5

[joinats1999]

Hi, it's the third time that it happens to me, the price go on the take profit zone and it does not work. I can't trust MetaTrader5 platform.

[Sergey Golubev]

It may be related to bid and ask prices (the chart is showing the bid price only).

From post #1 and post #1 :

You buy at the Ask and sell at the Bid. Pending Buy Stop orders become market orders when hit by the Ask.

1. Your buy order's TP/SL (or Sell Stop's/Sell Limit's entry) are triggered when the Bid / OrderClosePrice reaches it. Using Ask±n, makes your SL shorter and your TP longer, by the spread. Don't you want the specified amount used in either direction?

2. Your sell order's TP/SL (or Buy Stop's/Buy Limit's entry) will be triggered when the Ask / OrderClosePrice reaches it. To trigger close at a specific Bid price, add the average spread.
             MODE_SPREAD (Paul) - MQL4 programming forum - Page 3 #25

3. The charts show Bid prices only. Turn on the Ask line to see how big the spread is (Tools → Options (control+O) → charts → Show ask line.)

[Alain Verleyen]

joinats1999:
Hi, it's the third time that it happens to me, the price go on the take profit zone and it does not work. I can't trust MetaTrader5 platform.

Logs ? Screenshots ?

Some people complaint about such things in the past, but I can't remember what was the problem. It's somewhere on the forum.

https://www.mql5.com/en/search

[William Roeder]

joinats1999: , the price go on the take profit zone and it does not work. I can't trust MetaTrader5 platform.

1. TP has never working on the platform. It only works on your broker.
2. Turn on your Ask line.