Error 4756 every time execute buy in strategy tester
Use CTrade class to avoid similar issues and having proper error handling.
if(Entry=="buy") mreq.price = NormalizeDouble(ThePrice,_Digits); // should be latest bid price if(Entry=="sell") mreq.price = NormalizeDouble(ThePrice,_Digits); // should be latest ask price
You buy at the Ask and sell at the Bid. Pending Buy Stop orders become market orders when hit by the Ask.
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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?
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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 at a specific Bid price, add the average spread.
MODE_SPREAD (Paul) - MQL4 programming forum - Page 3 #25 -
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 shows average spread = 26 points, average maximum spread = 134.
My EURCHF shows average spread = 18 points, average maximum spread = 106.
(your broker will be similar).
Is it reasonable to have such a huge spreads (20 PIP spreads) in EURCHF? - General - MQL5 programming forum (2022)
William Roeder #:
it wasnt pending order my friend, an instant execution in strategy tester mt5 demo account. i'm looking a simulator in mt5, bcause another mt5 from brokers always different ohlc, so i use mt5 to analyze, and i found this :You buy at the Ask and sell at the Bid. Pending Buy Stop orders become market orders when hit by the Ask.
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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?
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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 at a specific Bid price, add the average spread.
MODE_SPREAD (Paul) - MQL4 programming forum - Page 3 #25 -
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 shows average spread = 26 points, average maximum spread = 134.
My EURCHF shows average spread = 18 points, average maximum spread = 106.
(your broker will be similar).
Is it reasonable to have such a huge spreads (20 PIP spreads) in EURCHF? - General - MQL5 programming forum (2022)
https://www.mql5.com/en/code/14535, it only works for button sell in excel, but button buy and close not working. here is the full code:
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| StrategyTesterPracticeTrade.mq5 | //| Copyright 2015, SearchSurf (RmDj) | //| https://www.mql5.com | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "Copyright 2015, SearchSurf (RmDj)" #property link "https://www.mql5.com" #property version "1.00" #property description "This EA is for MT5 and it is mainly used to Practice Trade on Strategy Tester only." #property description "The manual command is taken from the existance of a text file in the MT5's COMMON/FILE Folder." #property description "Command text file as follows: 'buy.txt', 'sell.txt', or 'close.txt', only one must appear each time on the folder." /* NOTE: (Please read, this is important!!!) - In order for this EA to use its function on the strategy tester, a textfile command outside MT5's processing is needed for the manual order execution. - The EA will take the "buy/sell/close" order command mainly on the existance of certain files as "buy.txt", "sell.txt", or "close.txt" at the MT5's COMMON file folder. (The text file doesn't need anything on it, it's the presence of the filename that matters.) - Only one file must exist on the said folder at each command, otherwise, the EA will execute the first one it reads and deletes the file/files. */ // Global Variables input double DLot=0.01; // Lot Size: int Arun_error; // Any error encountered during run double JustifySize; // Justify lotsize between buy/sell and close int Ax,Ay,live; // Axis X, Axis Y on graph,live=0 or test=1 double OpenProfit; // Open position profit //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Expert initialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int OnInit() { //--- Arun_error=0; OpenProfit=0; live=1; ChartSetInteger(0,CHART_EVENT_MOUSE_MOVE,0,1); // Profit ObjectCreate(0,"LABEL1",OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL1",OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,40); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL1",OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,102); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL1",OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,12); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL1",OBJPROP_COLOR,clrRed); // Equity ObjectCreate(0,"LABEL2",OBJ_LABEL,0,0,0); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL2",OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,40); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL2",OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,50); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL2",OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,12); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL2",OBJPROP_COLOR,clrRed); ChartRedraw(); //--- return(INIT_SUCCEEDED); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Expert deinitialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ void OnDeinit(const int reason) { //--- ObjectDelete(0,"LABEL"); ObjectDelete(0,"LABEL1"); ObjectDelete(0,"LABEL2"); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Expert tick function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ void OnTick() { //--- string candle; double CurP; JustifySize=DLot; if(Arun_error>0) { Alert("EA detected error: ",Arun_error," -- EA Aborted!!! Pls. close EA now and attend to your open entry/ies."); Print("EA detected error: ",Arun_error," -- EA Aborted!!! Pls. close EA now and attend to your open entry/ies."); if(!ObjectFind(0,"LABEL")) ObjectDelete(0,"LABEL"); ObjectCreate(0,"LABEL",OBJ_BUTTON,0,0,0); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,270); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,40); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_XSIZE,370); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_YSIZE,30); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,9); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_COLOR,clrBlack); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_BGCOLOR,clrCyan); ObjectSetString(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_TEXT,"Error: EA aborted, please close or restart."); ChartRedraw(); return; } // If there's an open position, display the Profit every tick change. if(OpenPosition()=="none") OpenProfit=0; else { PositionSelect(_Symbol); OpenProfit=NormalizeDouble(PositionGetDouble(POSITION_PROFIT),2); } ChartTimePriceToXY(0,0,StringToTime(GetBarDetails("time",3,0)),GetBarPrice("close",3,0),Ax,Ay); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL1",OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,Ax); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL1",OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,Ay); ObjectSetString(0,"LABEL1",OBJPROP_TEXT," Profit: "+DoubleToString(OpenProfit,2)); ObjectSetString(0,"LABEL2",OBJPROP_TEXT,"EQUITY: "+DoubleToString(AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_EQUITY),2)); ChartRedraw(); CurP=NormalizeDouble(GetBarPrice("close",3,0),_Digits); // %%%%%%%%% Below codes will keep checking at every tick for a specific (buy.txt,sell.txt,close.txt) command file at the MT5 Common Folder %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% // If a buy.txt is found at the MT5 COMMON folder, Buy order is executed at default lot size as stated in the input parameter. if(FileIsExist("buy.txt",FILE_COMMON)) { FileDelete("sell.txt",FILE_COMMON); FileDelete("buy.txt",FILE_COMMON); FileDelete("close.txt",FILE_COMMON); ExecuteTrade("buy",CurP,JustifySize); } // If a sell.txt is found, Sell order is executed at default lot size as stated in the input parameter. if(FileIsExist("sell.txt",FILE_COMMON)) { FileDelete("sell.txt",FILE_COMMON); FileDelete("buy.txt",FILE_COMMON); FileDelete("close.txt",FILE_COMMON); ExecuteTrade("sell",CurP,JustifySize); } // if a close.txt is found, this will close any open position with the maximum volume size stated on the position. if(FileIsExist("close.txt",FILE_COMMON)) { FileDelete("sell.txt",FILE_COMMON); FileDelete("buy.txt",FILE_COMMON); FileDelete("close.txt",FILE_COMMON); if(OpenPosition()=="buy") { PositionSelect(_Symbol); JustifySize=NormalizeDouble(PositionGetDouble(POSITION_VOLUME),2); ExecuteTrade("sell",CurP,JustifySize); } if(OpenPosition()=="sell") { PositionSelect(_Symbol); JustifySize=NormalizeDouble(PositionGetDouble(POSITION_VOLUME),2); ExecuteTrade("buy",CurP,JustifySize); } } } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| ChartEvent function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ void OnChartEvent(const int id, const long &lparam, const double &dparam, const string &sparam) { //--- if(live==1) { // Remarks: ObjectCreate(0,"LABEL",OBJ_BUTTON,0,0,0); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_XDISTANCE,270); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_YDISTANCE,40); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_XSIZE,370); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_YSIZE,30); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_FONTSIZE,9); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_COLOR,clrBlack); ObjectSetInteger(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_BGCOLOR,clrCyan); ObjectSetString(0,"LABEL",OBJPROP_TEXT,"NOTE: This EA is for Practice Trade on Strategy Tester only!!!"); ChartRedraw(); live=0; } } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Candle Bar Details | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //entry- (datetime) "time", (long) "tickVOL", (int) "spread", (long) "realVOL", maxbar- number of bars to initiate, bar- at which bar to get details //entry- (datetime) "lasttime", (ulong) "lastVOL", (long in millisec) "lastupdate", (uint) "TICKflag" === all for latest only... string GetBarDetails(string entry,int maxbar,int bar) // bars based on the current (present) occurance of point of time. { string bardetails; MqlTick latestP; MqlRates BarRates[]; ArraySetAsSeries(BarRates,true); //--- last price quote: if(!SymbolInfoTick(_Symbol,latestP)) { Alert("Error getting the latest price quote - error:1002"); Arun_error=1002; return("error"); } //--- Get the details of the latest maxbars bars if(CopyRates(_Symbol,_Period,0,maxbar,BarRates)<0) { Alert("Error copying rates/history data - error:1002"); Arun_error=1002; return("error"); } if(entry=="time") bardetails=TimeToString(BarRates[bar].time); // datetime if(entry=="tickVOL") bardetails=IntegerToString(BarRates[bar].tick_volume); // long ... if(entry=="spread") bardetails=IntegerToString(BarRates[bar].spread); // int if(entry=="realVOL") bardetails=TimeToString(BarRates[bar].real_volume); // datetime if(entry=="lasttime") bardetails=TimeToString(latestP.time); // datetime if(entry=="lastVOL") bardetails=IntegerToString(latestP.volume); // ulong if(entry=="lastupdate") bardetails=IntegerToString(latestP.time_msc); // long in milliseconds if(entry=="lastTickflag") bardetails=TimeToString(latestP.flags); // uint return(bardetails); // ...don't forget to convert the returned string result value to its designated data type. } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| Candle Bar Prices | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //entry- open,high,low,close,bid,ask,last, maxbar- number of bars to initiate, bar- at which bar to get price double GetBarPrice(string price,int maxbar,int bar) { double barprice=0; MqlTick latestP; MqlRates BarRates[]; ArraySetAsSeries(BarRates,true); //--- last price quote: if(!SymbolInfoTick(_Symbol,latestP)) { Alert("Error getting the latest price quote - error:1003"); Arun_error=1003; return(0); } //--- price details of the latest maxbar bars: if(CopyRates(_Symbol,_Period,0,maxbar,BarRates)<0) { Alert("Error copying rates/history data - error:1003"); Arun_error=1003; return(0); } // for Previous completed bar, where 0-last current one in progress. if(price=="open") barprice=BarRates[bar].open; if(price=="close") barprice=BarRates[bar].close; // if bar=0 , its close price is same as current price bid if(price=="high") barprice=BarRates[bar].high; if(price=="low") barprice=BarRates[bar].low; // for Current Bar in Progress: if(price=="bid") barprice=latestP.bid; if(price=="ask") barprice=latestP.ask; if(price=="last") barprice=latestP.last; return(barprice); } //+------------------------------------+ //| Execute TRADE | //+------------------------------------+ bool ExecuteTrade(string Entry,double ThePrice,double lot) // Entry = buy or sell / returns true if successfull. { bool success; success=true; MqlTradeRequest mreq; // for trade send request. MqlTradeResult mresu; // get trade result. ZeroMemory(mreq); // Initialize trade send request. Print("Order Initialized"); mreq.action = TRADE_ACTION_DEAL; // immediate order execution if(Entry=="buy") mreq.price = NormalizeDouble(ThePrice,_Digits); // should be latest bid price if(Entry=="sell") mreq.price = NormalizeDouble(ThePrice,_Digits); // should be latest ask price mreq.symbol = _Symbol; // currency pair mreq.volume = lot; // number of lots to trade mreq.magic = 11119; // Order Magic Number if(Entry=="sell") mreq.type = ORDER_TYPE_SELL; // Sell Order if(Entry=="buy") mreq.type = ORDER_TYPE_BUY; // Buy Order mreq.type_filling = ORDER_FILLING_FOK; // Order execution type mreq.deviation=100; // Deviation from current price //--- send order if(!OrderSend(mreq,mresu)) { Alert("Order Not Sent: ",GetLastError()); ResetLastError(); success=false; } // Result code if(mresu.retcode==10009 || mresu.retcode==10008) //Request is completed or order placed { if(Entry=="SELL") Print("A Sell order has been successfully placed with Ticket#:",mresu.order,"!!"); if(Entry=="BUY") Print("A Buy order has been successfully placed with Ticket#:",mresu.order,"!!"); } else { Alert("The Order not completed -error:",GetLastError()); ResetLastError(); success=false; } if(success==false) { Alert("Error ORDER FAILED!!! - error:1004"); Arun_error=1004; } return(success); } //+------------------------------------+ //| Check if there's an open position | //+------------------------------------+ string OpenPosition() // Returns "none", "buy", "sell" { string post; post="none"; if(PositionSelect(_Symbol)==true) // open position { if(PositionGetInteger(POSITION_TYPE)==POSITION_TYPE_BUY) { post="buy"; } else if(PositionGetInteger(POSITION_TYPE)==POSITION_TYPE_SELL) { post="sell"; } } return(post); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+Im so sorry too much asking my friend, Im just starting to learning mql, thank you so much..
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Hello friends, im stuck at this code, everytime I execute buy or closing order in strategy tester always return error 4756, but it works only sell, here is the code: