myposition.Stoploss() not giving new modified SL level

[polymath]

Hi guys,

I'm still having problem with my trailing stops.  The stoploss level is supposed to be changed only if the price minus the trailing stop point is greater than the existing stoploss point.  But in my program, the stop loss is being adjusted as I can see it in the visual tester.  The problem is that myposition.Stoploss() is not changing values and this is the one that I use in my if condition. Any suggestions?

if(Buy_opened==true)
    {
      if((SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_ASK)-TSTP*_Point) >= myposition.StopLoss())
      { double newSLpoint=NormalizeDouble(SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_ASK)-TSTP*_Point,_Digits);
        double newTPpoint=NormalizeDouble(myposition.TakeProfit(),_Digits);
        Print(myposition.StopLoss(),newSLpoint,newTPpoint,myposition.PriceOpen());
        Print("Previous Stoploss:",myposition.StopLoss());
     
        if(mytrade.PositionModify(_Symbol,newSLpoint,newTPpoint)==true)  
        {
          //--- Request successfully completed    
         Alert("An opened position has been successfully modified!!");
         Print("New Stoploss:",myposition.StopLoss());
         return;
        }
      else
        {
         Alert("The position modify request could not be completed - error: ",mytrade.ResultRetcodeDescription());
         return;
        }
      }
    }
    if(Sell_opened==true)
    {
      if((SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_BID)+TSTP*_Point) <= myposition.StopLoss())
      { double newSLpoint=NormalizeDouble(SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_ASK)+TSTP*_Point,_Digits);
        double newTPpoint=NormalizeDouble(myposition.TakeProfit(),_Digits);
        Print(myposition.StopLoss(),newSLpoint,newTPpoint,myposition.PriceOpen());
        Print("Previous Stoploss:",myposition.StopLoss());
        if(mytrade.PositionModify(_Symbol,newSLpoint,newTPpoint)==true)  
        {
          //--- Request successfully completed    
          Print("New Stoploss:",myposition.StopLoss());
         Alert("An opened position has been successfully modified!!");
         return;
        }
      else
        {
         Alert("The position modify request could not be completed - error: ",mytrade.ResultRetcodeDescription());
        
         return;
        }
      }

 

I printed the myposition.Stoploss() to see if the value is really changing, turns out it does not change that's why my code continuously goes through the entire thing of modifying the existing position.

Any suggestions for the replacement of myposition.Stoploss since it does not give the most current stoploss level (only the original sl level)? 

[meisme]

Hi,

Seems from the log, your myposition.StopLoss() value is changing?

1.34987
1.34985
1.34984

But the pip difference is too small.  You should increase it.

Also for your reference, please check this hard trailing coding example.  There is some useful comment on the code to make it easy to understand. It's written in C++ style.

https://www.mql5.com/en/forum/6226/166552#comment_166552

Cheers.