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Hi guys, I have an EA that ive translated from mql4 , that doesnt trade. Ill send the code if anyone has ideas.

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                  Negative_EA.mq5 |
//|                        Copyright 2018, MetaQuotes Software Corp. |
//|                                             https://www.mql5.com |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "Copyright 2018, MetaQuotes Software Corp."
#property link      "https://www.mql5.com"
#property version   "1.00"
#include <Trade\Trade.mqh>
#include <Trade\SymbolInfo.mqh>

input double BarHeight1=1.0;
input double StopLoss1    = 150.0;
input double TakeProfit1  = 3.0;
input double BarHeight2=0;
input double StopLoss2    = 0;
input double TakeProfit2  = 0;
input double BarHeight3=0;
input double StopLoss3    = 0;
input double TakeProfit3  = 0;
input double BarHeight4=0;
input double StopLoss4    = 0;
input double TakeProfit4  = 0;
input double LotSize=0.1;

input int    MaxTrades  = 5;
input int    MagicNumber= 7827;

int trade,traded_this_bar=false;
double TakeProfit,StopLoss;
datetime time1=0,time2=0;
int shift1,shift2;

double point=0;
double SL=0,TP=0,Ask,Bid,minlot,maxlot;
int closetime,LotsDigit;
CTrade ExtTrade;
CSymbolInfo m_symbol;
datetime deal_time;
#define MA_MAGIC MagicNumber
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert initialization function                                   |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
//---
 //  if(MQLInfoInteger(MQL_TESTER) && IsDemoMQL4())
    
      point=_Point;
     // if(_Digits==3 || _Digits==5) point*=10;
      if(SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_VOLUME_MIN)==0.1) LotsDigit=1;
      else if(SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_VOLUME_MIN) == 0.01) LotsDigit = 2;
      else if(SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_VOLUME_MIN) == 1) LotsDigit=0;
      minlot = NormalizeDouble(SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_VOLUME_MIN),LotsDigit);
      maxlot = NormalizeDouble(SymbolInfoDouble(Symbol(),SYMBOL_VOLUME_MAX),LotsDigit);
      time1=TimeCurrent();

      ExtTrade.SetExpertMagicNumber(MA_MAGIC);
      ExtTrade.SetMarginMode();
      ExtTrade.SetTypeFillingBySymbol(Symbol());
      //-----
      return INIT_SUCCEEDED;
   
//---
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert deinitialization function                                 |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
//---

  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Expert tick function                                             |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnTick()
  {
   MqlDateTime tm;
   TimeToStruct(TimeCurrent(),tm);
//-----
   MqlRates rt[2];
   MqlTick last_tick;
   SymbolInfoTick(_Symbol,last_tick);

   Bid=last_tick.bid;
   Ask=last_tick.ask;
   double Close[],Open[],High[],Low[];
   ArraySetAsSeries(Close,true);
   ArraySetAsSeries(Open,true);
   CopyClose(_Symbol,_Period,0,3,Close);
   CopyOpen(_Symbol,_Period,0,3,Open);
   CopyHigh(_Symbol,_Period,0,3,High);
   CopyLow(_Symbol,_Period,0,3,Low);

//--- go trading only for first ticks of new bar
   if(CopyRates(_Symbol,_Period,0,2,rt)!=2)
     {
      Print("CopyRates of ",_Symbol," failed, no history");
      return;
     }
   if(rt[1].tick_volume>1)
      return;
//--- get current Moving Average 
//--- check signals
   ENUM_ORDER_TYPE signal=WRONG_VALUE;
   time2=TimeCurrent();
   shift1=iBarShift(Symbol(),0,time1);
   shift2=iBarShift(Symbol(),0,time2);

   //if(shift1!=shift2)
    //  if(IsNewCandle()){trade=1;
         if(BarHeight1>0 && High[1]-Low[1]>=BarHeight1*_Point && Close[1]>Open[1])Print("ok");OrderEntry(0,1);
         if(BarHeight2>0 && High[1]-Low[1]>=BarHeight2*_Point && Close[1]>Open[1])Print("ok");OrderEntry(0,2);
         if(BarHeight3>0 && High[1]-Low[1]>=BarHeight3*_Point && Close[1]>Open[1])Print("ok");OrderEntry(0,3);
         if(BarHeight4>0 && High[1]-Low[1]>=BarHeight4*_Point && Close[1]>Open[1])Print("ok");OrderEntry(0,4);

         if(BarHeight1>0 && High[1]-Low[1]>=BarHeight1*_Point && Close[1]<Open[1])Print("ok");OrderEntry(1,1);
         if(BarHeight2>0 && High[1]-Low[1]>=BarHeight2*_Point && Close[1]<Open[1])Print("ok");OrderEntry(1,2);
         if(BarHeight3>0 && High[1]-Low[1]>=BarHeight3*_Point && Close[1]<Open[1])Print("ok");OrderEntry(1,3);
         if(BarHeight4>0 && High[1]-Low[1]>=BarHeight4*_Point && Close[1]<Open[1])Print("ok");OrderEntry(1,4);
        
     

//---
  }  
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+


//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool IsDemoMQL4()
  {
   if(AccountInfoInteger(ACCOUNT_TRADE_MODE)==ACCOUNT_TRADE_MODE_DEMO)
      return(true);
   else
      return(false);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int iBarShiftMQL4(string symbol,
                  int tf,
                  datetime time,
                  bool exact=false)
  {
   if(time<0) return(-1);
   ENUM_TIMEFRAMES timeframe=TFMigrate(tf);
   datetime Arr[],Time1;
   CopyTime(symbol,timeframe,0,1,Arr);
   Time1=Arr[0];
   if(CopyTime(symbol,timeframe,time,Time1,Arr)>0)
     {
      if(ArraySize(Arr)>2) return(ArraySize(Arr)-1);
      if(time<Time1) return(1);
      else return(0);
     }
   else return(-1);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
double elots;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OrderEntry(int direction,int typei)
  {

   double tp=0,sl=0;
   elots=LotSize;

   if(typei==1)
     {
      TakeProfit=TakeProfit1;
      StopLoss=StopLoss1;
     }
   if(typei==2)
     {
      TakeProfit=TakeProfit2;
      StopLoss=StopLoss2;
     }
   if(typei==3)
     {
      TakeProfit=TakeProfit3;
      StopLoss=StopLoss3;
     }
   if(typei==4)
     {
      TakeProfit=TakeProfit4;
      StopLoss=StopLoss4;
     }

   if( OpenOrdersThisPair(_Symbol)<MaxTrades)
     {
      if(direction==0)
        {

         if(StopLoss>0){sl=Ask-(StopLoss*_Point);}else{sl=0;}
         if(TakeProfit>0){tp=Ask+(TakeProfit*_Point);}else{tp=0;}

         ExtTrade.PositionOpen(_Symbol,ORDER_TYPE_BUY,elots,SYMBOL_ASK,
                               sl,tp,"Louis EA");

        }

      if(direction==1)
        {

         if(StopLoss>0){sl=Bid+(StopLoss*_Point);}else{sl=0;}
         if(TakeProfit>0){tp=Bid-(TakeProfit*_Point);}else{tp=0;}

         ExtTrade.PositionOpen(_Symbol,ORDER_TYPE_SELL,elots,SYMBOL_BID,
                               sl,tp,"Louis EA");

        }

     }

  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
bool IsNewCandle()
  {
   static int BarsOnChart=0;
   if(Bars(Symbol(),0)==BarsOnChart)
      return (false);
   BarsOnChart=Bars(Symbol(),0);
   return(true);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OpenOrdersThisPair(string pair)
  {
   int total=0;
   ulong ticket;
   for(uint i=OrdersTotal()-1; i>=0;i--)
     {
      ticket=OrderGetTicket(i);
      if(OrderSelect(ticket))
        {
         if(OrderGetString(ORDER_SYMBOL)==pair) total++;
        }
     }
   return (total);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
ENUM_TIMEFRAMES TFMigrate(int tf)
  {
   switch(tf)
     {
      case 0: return(PERIOD_CURRENT);
      case 1: return(PERIOD_M1);
      case 5: return(PERIOD_M5);
      case 15: return(PERIOD_M15);
      case 30: return(PERIOD_M30);
      case 60: return(PERIOD_H1);
      case 240: return(PERIOD_H4);
      case 1440: return(PERIOD_D1);
      case 10080: return(PERIOD_W1);
      case 43200: return(PERIOD_MN1);

      case 2: return(PERIOD_M2);
      case 3: return(PERIOD_M3);
      case 4: return(PERIOD_M4);
      case 6: return(PERIOD_M6);
      case 10: return(PERIOD_M10);
      case 12: return(PERIOD_M12);
      case 16385: return(PERIOD_H1);
      case 16386: return(PERIOD_H2);
      case 16387: return(PERIOD_H3);
      case 16388: return(PERIOD_H4);
      case 16390: return(PERIOD_H6);
      case 16392: return(PERIOD_H8);
      case 16396: return(PERIOD_H12);
      case 16408: return(PERIOD_D1);
      case 32769: return(PERIOD_W1);
      case 49153: return(PERIOD_MN1);
      default: return(PERIOD_CURRENT);
     }
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
 
we use an EA with MT4, or easier to use and easy to understand... really
 
Stanislav Ivanov:

Hi guys, I have an EA that ive translated from mql4 , that doesnt trade. Ill send the code if anyone has ideas.

you have 25 freelance job, but can't figure out why this code doesn't trade? hmm..

 
Mohamad Zulhairi Baba:

you have 25 freelance job, but can't figure out why this code doesn't trade? hmm..

Not so hard to figure out why, they are MQL4, and im still new to MQL5 , and i managed to do it 

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