Help: How to write simple EA to buy and sell at a specific time? - Page 3

killakx3 · #21 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 02:20 PM

I was wondering if any of you forex gurus could lead me in the right path of getting a EA that would execute a buy and sell at the same time? Thanks in advance!

Very Respectfully,
killakx3

matrixebiz · #22 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 12:21 PM

This EA isn't based on MACD correct? Just set time to open trades?

Bongo · #23 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matrixebiz

This EA isn't based on MACD correct? Just set time to open trades?

Yes, you are correct. Don't have nothing to do with MACD.
Only Time is important here.
B.

daet · #24 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 08:53 AM

There seems to be a problem with this EA where the magic number setting does not work. I have it trading over mutipal pairs with different magic numbers but only one trade is taken on one pair. Can someone help..?

mina · #25 (**permalink**) 03-04-2008, 09:06 PM

I need some help modifying the ea to stop closing orders daily and/or weekly at a specific time
I just want it to close the trades only at TP or SL
this should be easy for a programmer but for a complete noob like me it's been like hell for the last 6 hours
any help please ?

matrixebiz · #26 (**permalink**) 04-08-2008, 08:25 PM

Can someone take a look at this Time Based EA and figure out why most of the times it doesn't trade when you tell it to and some time it will initiate on one currency but not another. Weird

Thanks

EDIT: looks like if the time is not exactly then it doesn't trade. Using IBFX noticed that the time jumps and skips seconds. How can I fix this?

ajk · #27 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 02:48 AM

I didnt write it but it takes your hour 1-24 multiples x 100 and adds your minute. one only knows what that totals.

ct = Hour() * 100 + Minute();

it also opens your buy at the open above the high/low.... not much for an ea.

matrixebiz · #28 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ajk

I didnt write it but it takes your hour 1-24 multiples x 100 and adds your minute. one only knows what that totals.

ct = Hour() * 100 + Minute();

it also opens your buy at the open above the high/low.... not much for an ea.

OK, thanks. All I want is an EA to open a trade at a specified time and thats it. Can you write one for me?
Thanks.

Flying Fish · #29 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 04:14 AM

How specific would you like it?

You could say..

Code:

if (Hour() == 5 && Minute() == 30)
{
 ...
}

or how about a 3 minute window?

Code:

if (Hour() == 5 && MathAbs(Minute() - 30 ) < 3)
{
 ...
}

You could also add Seconds() to the code, but I think that would be too restrictive since an EA only runs once per tick and you don't know when that tick will occur (during the slow times it may be awhile...)

matrixebiz · #30 (**permalink**) 04-09-2008, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flying Fish

How specific would you like it?

You could say..

Code:

if (Hour() == 5 && Minute() == 30)
{
 ...
}

or how about a 3 minute window?

Code:

if (Hour() == 5 && MathAbs(Minute() - 30 ) < 3)
{
 ...
}

You could also add Seconds() to the code, but I think that would be too restrictive since an EA only runs once per tick and you don't know when that tick will occur (during the slow times it may be awhile...)

What is this actually doing? I don't understand what this code is doing.
Thanks you

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