MQL5 Time-Based EA

EA opening trades at specific times.

Language: MQL5 · Category: Session/Time · Tags: time-based, MQL5, EA, session, scheduled trading

Source code

#include <Trade/Trade.mqh>
CTrade trade; input int OpenH=8; input int CloseH=16; input double Lots=0.1;
static bool traded=false;
void OnTick() {
   MqlDateTime dt; TimeCurrent(dt);
   if(dt.hour==0&&dt.min==0) traded=false;
   if(dt.hour==OpenH&&!traded&&PositionsTotal()==0) {
      double pt=SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_POINT);
      double ask=SymbolInfoDouble(_Symbol,SYMBOL_ASK);
      trade.Buy(Lots,_Symbol,ask,ask-30*pt,ask+60*pt,"Time");
      traded=true;
   }
   if(dt.hour==CloseH)
      for(int i=PositionsTotal()-1;i>=0;i--) trade.PositionClose(PositionGetTicket(i));
}

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MQL5 Time-Based EA

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