Robson Fernandes: How do i get him to execute only one order?
- You don't want only one order — you want one order per symbol.
- Count your open orders with an OrderSelect loop and don't open a second one.
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Robson Fernandes:
If you mean only one open position in the same time then this is how to do it.How do i get him to execute only one order?
Thank you
&& LastHistoryDirection() >= 0 //Last Historical Trade Direction >= fixed value ) { RefreshRates(); price = Bid; SL = 40.0 * myPoint; //Stop Loss = value in points (relative to price) int total_positions=PositionsTotal();//get total open positions number if(IsTradeAllowed()&&total_positions==0)//check if there is no open positions { ticket = myOrderSend(OP_SELLLIMIT, price + 50.0 * myPoint, TradeSize, ""); if(ticket <= 0) return; } else //not autotrading => only send alert myAlert("order", ""); myOrderModifyRel(ticket, SL, 0); } }
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Problem solved
There is no error in the code.
Thank you