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//| DayTrading.mq4 |
//| Copyright © 2005, NazFunds Company |
//| http://www.nazfunds.com |
//| Translated/updated to MT4: Turcol |
//| Use it on 5 min charts with 20/pips profit limit |
//| Do not place any stop loss. No worries, check the results |
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#property copyright "Copyright © 2005, NazFunds Company"
#property link "http://www.nazfunds.com"
#include
extern double lots = 1.0; //
extern double trailingStop = 15; // trail stop in points
extern double takeProfit = 20; // recomended no more than 20
extern double stopLoss = 0; // do not use s/l
extern double slippage = 3; // Could be higher with some brokers
extern string nameEA = "DayTrading"; // To "easy read" which EA place an specific order
extern int magicEA = 19000; // Magic EA identifier. Allows for several co-existing EA with different input values
double macdHistCurrent, macdHistPrevious, macdSignalCurrent, macdSignalPrevious;
double stochHistCurrent, stochHistPrevious, stochSignalCurrent, stochSignalPrevious;
double sarCurrent, sarPrevious, momCurrent, momPrevious;
double realTP, realSL;
bool isBuying = false, isSelling = false, isClosing = false;
int cnt, ticket;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert initialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int init() {
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert deinitialization function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int deinit() {
return(0);
}
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| expert start function |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int start() {
// Check for invalid bars and takeprofit
if(Bars < 200) {
Print("Not enough bars for this strategy - ", nameEA);
return(0);
}
calculateIndicators(); // Calculate indicators' value
// Control open trades
int totalOrders = OrdersTotal();
int numPos = 0;
for(cnt=0; cnt 0) { // Check trailing stop
if(Bid-OrderOpenPrice() > trailingStop*Point) {
if(OrderStopLoss() < (Bid - trailingStop*Point)) {
OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),Bid-trailingStop*Point,OrderTakeProfit(),0,Blue);
prtAlert("Day Trading: Modifying BUY order");
}
}
}
} else { // Check sold trade for close signal
if(isBuying || isClosing) {
OrderClose(OrderTicket(),OrderLots(),Ask,slippage,Violet);
prtAlert("Day Trading: Closing SELL order");
}
if(trailingStop > 0) { // Control trailing stop
if(OrderOpenPrice() - Ask > trailingStop*Point) {
if(OrderStopLoss() == 0 || OrderStopLoss() > Ask + trailingStop*Point) {
OrderModify(OrderTicket(),OrderOpenPrice(),Ask+trailingStop*Point,OrderTakeProfit(),0,Red);
prtAlert("Day Trading: Modifying SELL order");
}
}
}
}
}
}
// If there is no open trade for this pair and this EA
if(numPos < 1) {
if(AccountFreeMargin() < 1000*lots) {
Print("Not enough money to trade ", lots, " lots. Strategy:", nameEA);
return(0);
}
if(isBuying && !isSelling && !isClosing) { // Check for BUY entry signal
if(stopLoss > 0)
realSL = Ask - stopLoss * Point;
if(takeProfit > 0)
realTP = Ask + takeProfit * Point;
ticket = OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUY,lots,Ask,slippage,realSL,realTP,nameEA+" - Magic: "+magicEA+" ",magicEA,0,Red); // Buy
if(ticket < 0) {
Print("OrderSend (" + nameEA + ") failed with error #" + GetLastError() + " --> " + ErrorDescription(GetLastError()));
} else {
prtAlert("Day Trading: Buying");
}
}
if(isSelling && !isBuying && !isClosing) { // Check for SELL entry signal
if(stopLoss > 0)
realSL = Bid + stopLoss * Point;
if(takeProfit > 0)
realTP = Bid - takeProfit * Point;
ticket = OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_SELL,lots,Bid,slippage,realSL,realTP,nameEA+" - Magic: "+magicEA+" ",magicEA,0,Red); // Sell
if(ticket < 0) {
Print("OrderSend (" + nameEA + ") failed with error #" + GetLastError() + " --> " + ErrorDescription(GetLastError()));
} else {
prtAlert("Day Trading: Selling");
}
}
}
return(0);
}
void calculateIndicators() { // Calculate indicators' value
macdHistCurrent = iMACD(NULL,0,12,26,9,PRICE_OPEN,MODE_MAIN,0);
macdHistPrevious = iMACD(NULL,0,12,26,9,PRICE_OPEN,MODE_MAIN,1);
macdSignalCurrent = iMACD(NULL,0,12,26,9,PRICE_OPEN,MODE_SIGNAL,0);
macdSignalPrevious = iMACD(NULL,0,12,26,9,PRICE_OPEN,MODE_SIGNAL,1);
stochHistCurrent = iStochastic(NULL,0,5,3,3,MODE_SMA,0,MODE_MAIN,0);
stochHistPrevious = iStochastic(NULL,0,5,3,3,MODE_SMA,0,MODE_MAIN,1);
stochSignalCurrent = iStochastic(NULL,0,5,3,3,MODE_SMA,0,MODE_SIGNAL,0);
stochSignalPrevious = iStochastic(NULL,0,5,3,3,MODE_SMA,0,MODE_SIGNAL,1);
sarCurrent = iSAR(NULL,0,0.02,0.2,0); // Parabolic Sar Current
sarPrevious = iSAR(NULL,0,0.02,0.2,1); // Parabolic Sar Previuos
momCurrent = iMomentum(NULL,0,14,PRICE_OPEN,0); // Momentum Current
momPrevious = iMomentum(NULL,0,14,PRICE_OPEN,1); // Momentum Previous
// Check for BUY, SELL, and CLOSE signal
isBuying = (sarCurrent<=Ask && sarPrevious>sarCurrent && momCurrent<100 && macdHistCurrent=Bid && sarPrevious100 && macdHistCurrent>macdSignalCurrent && stochHistCurrent>60);
isClosing = false;
}
void prtAlert(string str = "") {
Print(Symbol() + " - " + str);
Alert(Symbol() + " - " + str);
//SpeechText(addSpaces(Symbol()) + " - " + str,SPEECH_ENGLISH);
// SendMail(Symbol(),str);
}
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string addSpaces(string str = "") {
int length = StringLen(str);
string sp = "";
for(int i=0; i