ERR_INVALID_TRADE_PARAMETERS 3 Invalid trade parameters. Try a longer period, maybe 24hrs

How does expiration on pending order works?

OrderSend returns either the ticket number or -1 if the send failed . . so if (OrderSend(Symbol(),OP_BUYLIMIT,1.0,Bid-100*point,0,0,0,"My Expert",16384,expiration,Blue) < 0) Comment("OrderSend failed: error ", GetLastError());

How does expiration on pending order works?

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Are you checking your returned error ? maybe your Broker doesn't allow you to set an expiration time or the time you are trying to set is too short ? You must check the errors you get back when trying to place an order . . .

How does expiration on pending order works?

No, if you are Live/Demo trading it writes to the Experts tab and the log in experts/logs directory, if you are using the Strategy Tester it writes to the Journal tab under the Strategy Tester and the log in tester/logs directory

How can I record EA variable states when opening or closing order?

You need to do this . . . iHigh("EURUSD", 0, iHighest("EURUSD", 0, PRICE_HIGH, shift-1, 0)); the bar count goes from right to left . . . 0 is the current bar, shift is the iBarShift where your order opened

Watch this example and correct it

Use Print() and print them to the Experts tab and log file . . .

How can I record EA variable states when opening or closing order?

No, it's 2 year old sig, quite ironic really . .

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IMO it's a meaningless metric . . . start thinking in %ages, forget pips, forget $s or £s . . . Consistency first . . then the risk per trade is pretty irrelevant upto 50% . . just depends on how confident you are in your consistency, i.e. have you ...

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Why do you have a fixation with pips ? can you spend them ? what is the PipUSD exchange rate ? What is worth more 10 pips or 1000 pips ?

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LOL, just like tarot cards . . .

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Just some humour — Just seemed to me that Thom was on a roll . . . I'm sure he can take a little humour at his expense . . . nothing personal.

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You make it sound imperative that you have to get back into GJ ? Why ?

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You have realised and understood something very important, you understand the link between R:R and win rate. You are using it to your advantage, I don't think everyone has the mental ability to do that, for some people, probably me included at the ...

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No need for Mrs Daz here — That's fine . . . just don't let her on here to argue with me in your place.

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Learn the lesson, learn MM — Some people say that you don't need to learn MM until you have learned to trade . . . I reject that idea. If you know what you want to risk and risk what you want to risk you won't get a MC. Despite what Thom ...

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Always tempting but just too heavy . . — Have you seen a Cal 50 image

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Just a question — Was just a simple question, that's all . . you said with some certainty . . . . . . to spot a cycle you must know what one looks like, I've always wanted to know, so I simply asked for your understanding of what a cycle was. ...

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