Make the take profit the range of the previous bar

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I'm struggle to set my TP the range of the previous bar

I've manage to set my SL for a SEll trade above the previous bar range but i want to set my TP in the same way 

RISK TO REWARD WILL BE THEN A 1:1


Code for opening a sell position, but I'm not getting the Take profit section to work

Any advise ?

    {

      RefreshRates();

      price = Bid;

      SL = High[1] + 5 * myPoint; //Stop Loss = Candlestick High + fixed value

      TradeSize = MM_Size(SL - price);

      TP = (High[1] - Low[1]) ; //Take Profit = Candlestick Range 

      if(!TradeDayOfWeek()) return; //open trades only on specific days of the week   

      if(IsTradeAllowed())

        {

         ticket = myOrderSend(OP_SELL, price, TradeSize, "");

         if(ticket <= 0) return;

        }

      else //not autotrading => only send alert

         myAlert("order", "");

      myOrderModify(ticket, SL, 0);

      myOrderModify(ticket, 0, TP);

     }

  }

Extract profit down to the last pip
Extract profit down to the last pip
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  2. You buy at the Ask and sell at the Bid. Pending Buy Stop orders become market orders when hit and open at 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 to 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.)
      Most brokers with variable spreads widen considerably at end of day (5 PM ET) ± 30 minutes. My GBPJPY (OANDA) shows average spread = 26 points, but average maximum spread = 134 (your broker will be similar).

  3. Your risk is SL-price. Your TP is therefor Ask - risk.
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