Sleep() function alternative for Strategy tester
Hello,
I'm trying to make a break between each position. I want the EA to open position exactly after 10 minutes of the previous position closing . This can be easily accomplished through Sleep() function but the problem is it doesn't work in strategy tester so i can never test this strategy automatically . So is there's any way to wait 10 minutes before opening another position ?
**Note : I use OrdersTotal() to check the number of opened positions , if it's 0 then it means the position is closed so I want to wait 10 minutes after having OrdersTotal() == 0 then I open another position
Hello turndownforwhat,
You have to perform a for-loop on the orders history, in order to find the time of the last order (try to use HistoryOrderGetInteger + ORDER_TIME_SETUP).
Then it will simple to compare the current time with the time of last opened order.
This is, IMHO, the best approach to do that.
Regards,
Malacarne
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Hello,
I'm trying to make a break between each position. I want the EA to open position exactly after 10 minutes of the previous position closing . This can be easily accomplished through Sleep() function but the problem is it doesn't work in strategy tester so i can never test this strategy automatically . So is there's any way to wait 10 minutes before opening another position ?
**Note : I use OrdersTotal() to check the number of opened positions , if it's 0 then it means the position is closed so I want to wait 10 minutes after having OrdersTotal() == 0 then I open another position