//+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| gaps.mq4 | //| SFK Corp. | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ #property copyright "SFK Corp." #property link "" //---- input parameters extern int min_gapsize = 1; extern double lotsize_gap = 0.1; //---- datetime order_time = 0; //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| expert initialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int init() { //---- return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| expert deinitialization function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int deinit() { //---- return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ //| expert start function | //+------------------------------------------------------------------+ int start() { /* Thing to be done in future in this program to make it more efficient and more powerful: 1. Make the dicission of the quantity of lots used according to the scillators; 2. This program will catch the gaps. Things to ware of: 1. the spread; 2. excuting the order not on the gap ends a little bit less. */ // Defining the variables to decide. Print("order time", order_time); double current_openprice = iOpen(Symbol(), PERIOD_M15, 0); double previous_highprice = iHigh(Symbol(), PERIOD_M15, 1); double previous_lowprice = iLow(Symbol(), PERIOD_M15, 1); double point_gap = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_POINT); int spread_gap = MarketInfo(Symbol(), MODE_SPREAD); datetime current_time = iTime(Symbol(), PERIOD_M15, 0); // catching the gap on sell upper gap if(current_openprice > previous_highprice + (min_gapsize + spread_gap)*point_gap && current_time != order_time) { int ticket = OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_SELL, lotsize_gap, Bid, 0, 0, previous_highprice + spread_gap*point_gap, "", 4, 0, Red); order_time = iTime(Symbol(), PERIOD_M15, 0); Print("I am inside (sell) :-)", order_time); //---- if(ticket < 0) { Print("OrderSend failed with error #", GetLastError()); } } //catching the gap on buy down gap if(current_openprice < previous_lowprice - (min_gapsize + spread_gap)*point_gap && current_time != order_time) { ticket = OrderSend(Symbol(), OP_BUY, lotsize_gap, Ask, 0, 0, previous_lowprice - spread_gap*point_gap, "", 5, 0, Green); order_time = iTime(Symbol(), PERIOD_M15, 0); Print("I am inside (buy) :-)", order_time); if(ticket < 0) { Print("OrderSend failed with error #", GetLastError()); } } //---- return(0); } //+------------------------------------------------------------------+
Sample
Analysis
Market Information Used:
Series array that contains open prices of each bar
Series array that contains the highest prices of each bar
Series array that contains the lowest prices of each bar
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