Limit trade quantity to one

Hello guys,

I have an EA that works fine, it is a price action strategy, however, I am having a little problem.
Once the signal is generated, the trade is placed and the limit reached, it places another trade again, and again, and I end up losing what I made.

I need to tell the EA to just place one trade per signal, and ignore all subsequent trades until an opposite trade arises.

Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks!

looks like you have it looped

another switch ... limit reached 1/0 or true/false .... at the beginning of your trade signal place this switch .... trade or return{0}

-time based
-bar based
-order based (open,closed, history)
-profit based

many many options....
no one can fix this without code!

@IXBONE yes i like the different option with the above mention on referring ones with the decision to gives with the chance on ea to work with the new order on creating position.

It would be order based, with a profit.

Thanks guys.

Help?

buy history sample, must be extended with tp code

   int CountBuyHistoryOrders(){
     int buycount=0;
      if(OrdersHistoryTotal()>0){
        for(int w=OrdersHistoryTotal()-1;w>=0;w--){
         if(OrderSelect(w,SELECT_BY_POS,MODE_HISTORY))
         if(OrderSymbol()!=Symbol() || OrderMagicNumber()!=Magic)continue;
         if(OrderOpenTime()<iTime(NULL,1440,0))break;
         if(OrderType()==OP_BUY || OrderType()==OP_BUYLIMIT || OrderType()==OP_BUYSTOP)if(OrderOpenTime()>=iTime(NULL,1440,0))buycount++;
      }
   }
   return(buycount);
 }

IXBONE posted:
-time based
-bar based
-order based (open,closed, history)
-profit based

many many options....
no one can fix this without code!

the framing with the conservatism on leaving of the different offers with the focus of objection on referring ones to work with the initials on trader to gains of the limitation on order creation with the notice of preference as recognizing alert of incoming option.

Thanks IXBONE,

But, where do I place this code?

Should I send you the EA via pm so you can add?

Thanks!

lawners1791 posted:
the framing with the conservatism on leaving of the different offers with the focus of objection on referring ones to work with the initials on trader to gains of the limitation on order creation with the notice of preference as recognizing alert of incoming option.

no idea what you talking about...

fxmiami posted:
Thanks IXBONE,

But, where do I place this code?

Should I send you the EA via pm so you can add?

Thanks!

sorry bro, you mentioned coding for free..., my suggestions are free! not my time and coding skills, also i do not code for others, sorry again.

Or you could try this.

int Sell = 1,Buy = 2,Last_Order = 1;

if( Last_Order == Sell && OrdersTotal() == 0 && Signal == Buy)
{

    //Place Buy order here.
    
      Last_Order = Buy;
}


if( Last_Order == Buy && OrdersTotal() == 0 && Signal == Sell)
{

    //Place Sell order here.

     Last_Order = Sell;
}

IXBONE, then charge me.
How much?

price_action posted:
Or you could try this.

int Sell = 1,Buy = 2,Last_Order = 1;

if( Last_Order == Sell && OrdersTotal() == 0 && Signal == Buy)
{

    //Place Buy order here.
    
      Last_Order = Buy;
}


if( Last_Order == Buy && OrdersTotal() == 0 && Signal == Sell)
{

    //Place Sell order here.

     Last_Order = Sell;
}

Price_action,

Where do I place this code?
I add it to the EA and I get an error 'Signal undeclared Identifier'

Thank you!

is that really ther is string of Last_order to work with the mql scripting? or those are returns of function switching with the initials?

Hector Mestril,

I posted two examples last night and now i don't see them. Here is a re-post.

I wrote two EA examples that demonstrates what you want.

EA_Example1 uses global variables to store the last order as in my previous post.

EA_Example2 uses order history to get previous order as IXBONE had suggested.

Hope this Helps.

lawners1791 posted:
is that really ther is string of Last_order to work with the mql scripting? or those are returns of function switching with the initials?

Look at EA_Examples should clear things up.

For some reason my posts are not being uploaded when attaching files.

Hi Hector Mestril,

This is price_action for some reason i can not post on this topic with my other username anymore.

I wrote two EA examples that demonstrates what you want.

EA_Example1 uses global variables to store the last order as in my previous post.

EA_Example2 uses order history to get previous order as IXBONE had suggested.

Hope this Helps.