ProOrder Strategy Suddenly Stopped Working This Week

• 06/30/2025 at 5:46 AM #248577
  wataru

  Hi everyone,

  I'm hoping for some help with a very strange issue. I have a time-based automated strategy in ProOrder that was running perfectly last week. However, as of this Monday, it has completely stopped executing any trades.

  The issue is not a simple error in the code, because even an extremely simple test code, designed to place just one trade at a specific time, also fails to execute. This suggests a more fundamental problem.

  Here is the **minimal test code** that fails to work:

  // Minimal Test Code
  // I set the TargetTime to a few minutes in the future for testing.
  TargetTime = 140000 // e.g., Set to 2:00 PM

  ONCE TradeAttempted = 0

  IF Time >= TargetTime AND TradeAttempted = 0 THEN
  BUY 0.1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
  TradeAttempted = 1
  ENDIF

  For complete context, here is the original, more complex strategy that **was working correctly last week** but now also fails.

  // ProOrder automated trading – USDJPY
  // Time-based entry management
  // Pair: USDJPY
  // Timezone: JST (Japan Standard Time)

  // ===== Main Settings =====
  DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Do not cumulate positions (Important)
  DEFPARAM PreLoadBars = 0 // Minimize pre-loaded bars
  DEFPARAM FlatBefore = 060000 // Flatten before market open
  DEFPARAM FlatAfter = 235900 // Flatten after market close

  // ===== Common Settings =====
  USDJPYEntryTimeWindow = 10 // Entry time window (seconds)
  USDJPYTotalEntries = 13 // Total number of entries

  // ===== Debug Mode =====
  USDJPYDebugMode = 0 // Set to 1 for detailed logs

  // ===== USDJPY Entry Table (in chronological order) =====
  // IMPORTANT: Must be set in chronological order.
  // Times are set in JST.

  // — Entry 1: 08:55:00 BUY —
  USDJPYEntryTime1 = 085500
  USDJPYExitTime1 = 085800
  USDJPYDirection1 = 1 // 1=BUY, -1=SELL
  USDJPYLot1 = 0.1
  USDJPYTP1 = 0 // pips
  USDJPYSL1 = 15 // pips

  // — Entry 2: 09:10:00 BUY —
  USDJPYEntryTime2 = 091000
  USDJPYExitTime2 = 091100
  USDJPYDirection2 = 1
  USDJPYLot2 = 0.1
  USDJPYTP2 = 0
  USDJPYSL2 = 15

  // … (Entries 3 through 12 omitted for brevity) …

  // — Entry 13: 18:53:00 BUY —
  USDJPYEntryTime13 = 185300
  USDJPYExitTime13 = 185800
  USDJPYDirection13 = 1
  USDJPYLot13 = 0.1
  USDJPYTP13 = 0
  USDJPYSL13 = 15

  // ===== State Management =====
  ONCE USDJPYNextEntryIndex = 1 // Index for the next entry to execute
  ONCE USDJPYActiveEntry = 0 // Currently active entry number
  ONCE USDJPYDailyReset = 0 // Daily reset flag
  ONCE USDJPYPositionClosed = 0 // Position closed flag

  // ===== Monitor for Next Entry (only if NOT ONMARKET) =====
  IF NOT ONMARKET THEN
  // Post-close processing
  IF USDJPYPositionClosed = 1 THEN
  USDJPYActiveEntry = 0
  USDJPYPositionClosed = 0
  ENDIF

  // Check for the next entry
  IF USDJPYNextEntryIndex <= USDJPYTotalEntries THEN
  USDJPYCheckEntryTime = 0
  USDJPYCheckDirection = 0
  USDJPYCheckLot = 0

  // Set variables based on entry index
  IF USDJPYNextEntryIndex = 1 THEN
  USDJPYCheckEntryTime = USDJPYEntryTime1
  USDJPYCheckDirection = USDJPYDirection1
  USDJPYCheckLot = USDJPYLot1
  // (ELSIF for entries 2-12 omitted for brevity)
  ELSIF USDJPYNextEntryIndex = 13 THEN
  USDJPYCheckEntryTime = USDJPYEntryTime13
  USDJPYCheckDirection = USDJPYDirection13
  USDJPYCheckLot = USDJPYLot13
  ENDIF

  // Entry time check and execution
  // NOTE: This was failing with both CurrentTime and Time variables.
  IF USDJPYCheckEntryTime > 0 AND CurrentTime >= USDJPYCheckEntryTime AND CurrentTime <= USDJPYCheckEntryTime + USDJPYEntryTimeWindow THEN
  IF USDJPYCheckDirection = 1 THEN
  BUY USDJPYCheckLot CONTRACT AT MARKET
  ELSIF USDJPYCheckDirection = -1 THEN
  SELLSHORT USDJPYCheckLot CONTRACT AT MARKET
  ENDIF
  USDJPYActiveEntry = USDJPYNextEntryIndex
  USDJPYNextEntryIndex = USDJPYNextEntryIndex + 1
  ENDIF

  // Skip if time has passed
  IF USDJPYCheckEntryTime > 0 AND CurrentTime > USDJPYCheckEntryTime + USDJPYEntryTimeWindow THEN
  USDJPYNextEntryIndex = USDJPYNextEntryIndex + 1
  ENDIF
  ENDIF
  ENDIF

  // ===== Position Management =====
  IF ONMARKET AND USDJPYActiveEntry > 0 THEN
  // Get settings for the active entry
  USDJPYMyTP = 0
  USDJPYMySL = 0
  USDJPYMyExitTime = 0

  IF USDJPYActiveEntry = 1 THEN
  USDJPYMyTP = USDJPYTP1
  USDJPYMySL = USDJPYSL1
  USDJPYMyExitTime = USDJPYExitTime1
  // (ELSIF for entries 2-12 omitted for brevity)
  ELSIF USDJPYActiveEntry = 13 THEN
  USDJPYMyTP = USDJPYTP13
  USDJPYMySL = USDJPYSL13
  USDJPYMyExitTime = USDJPYExitTime13
  ENDIF

  // Set TP/SL
  IF USDJPYMyTP > 0 THEN
  SET TARGET PROFIT USDJPYMyTP * PointSize
  ENDIF
  IF USDJPYMySL > 0 THEN
  SET STOP LOSS USDJPYMySL * PointSize
  ENDIF

  // Close by time
  IF CurrentTime >= USDJPYMyExitTime THEN
  IF LONGONMARKET THEN
  SELL AT MARKET
  ENDIF
  IF SHORTONMARKET THEN
  EXITSHORT AT MARKET
  ENDIF
  USDJPYPositionClosed = 1
  ENDIF
  ENDIF

  // ===== Daily Reset =====
  // Reset at 00:00 server time
  IF Hour = 0 AND Minute = 0 AND USDJPYDailyReset = 0 THEN
  USDJPYNextEntryIndex = 1
  USDJPYActiveEntry = 0
  USDJPYPositionClosed = 0
  USDJPYDailyReset = 1
  ENDIF

  // Clear reset flag after 00:01
  IF Hour > 0 OR Minute > 0 THEN
  USDJPYDailyReset = 0
  ENDIF

  The main question remains: why would both a complex, previously-working strategy AND a minimal test strategy suddenly stop working this week?

  Has anyone else experienced this? Any ideas or known platform issues would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you. Windwos11-ProRealTimeV12

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  Thank you.   Windwos11-ProRealTimeV12

   

  

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  07/01/2025 at 11:18 AM #248610
  wataru

  I was able to resolve this issue myself.
  Changed CurrentTime to use Hour,Minutes.
  Other than that, I don’t know what the problem was, but I am surprised that it suddenly works.
  Thank you very much.

  // ===== ProOrder =====
  // pair: EURUSD
  // Generated: 2025/7/1 19:14:15
  DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = True // Allow multiple positions

  // ===== Entry Table Settings (Hour:Minute only) =====
  // — Entry 1: 18:23 Buy —
  EntryHour1 = 18
  EntryMinute1 = 23
  ExitHour1 = 18
  ExitMinute1 = 24
  Direction1 = 1 // 1=Buy, -1=Sell
  Lot1 = 1
  TP1 = 0 // pips (0=disabled)
  SL1 = 15 // pips

  // ===== Position Management =====
  ONCE Entry1Done = 0

  // ===== Entry 1 =====
  IF Hour = EntryHour1 AND Minute = EntryMinute1 AND Entry1Done = 0 THEN
  IF Direction1 = 1 THEN
  BUY Lot1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
  ELSIF Direction1 = -1 THEN
  SELLSHORT Lot1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
  ENDIF
  // Set Stop Loss in pips
  SET STOP pLOSS SL1
  IF TP1 > 0 THEN
  // Set Take Profit in pips
  SET TARGET pPROFIT TP1
  ENDIF
  Entry1Done = 1
  ENDIF

  // Time-based exit for Entry 1
  IF Hour = ExitHour1 AND Minute = ExitMinute1 AND Entry1Done = 1 THEN
  IF Direction1 = 1 AND LONGONMARKET THEN
  SELL Lot1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
  ELSIF Direction1 = -1 AND SHORTONMARKET THEN
  EXITSHORT Lot1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
  ENDIF
  ENDIF

  // ===== Daily Reset =====
  IF Hour = 0 AND Minute = 0 THEN
  Entry1Done = 0
  ENDIF

  // ===== Position Information Display =====
  totalPositions = COUNTOFPOSITION

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  07/01/2025 at 11:23 AM #248611
  robertogozzi

  This works fine on a 1-hour TF (DAX):

  // Minimal Test Code // I set the TargetTime to a few minutes in the future for testing. TargetTime = 140000 // e.g., Set to 2:00 PM ONCE TradeAttempted = 0 IF IntraDayBarIndex = 0 THEN TradeAttempted = OnMarket //make sure TradeAttempted is cleared when not OnMarket ENDIF IF Time >= TargetTime AND TradeAttempted = 0 AND Not OnMarket THEN BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET TradeAttempted = 1 set target %profit 1 set stop %loss 0.5 ENDIF

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  // Minimal Test Code // I set the TargetTime to a few minutes in the future for testing. TargetTime = 140000 // e.g., Set to 2:00 PM   ONCE TradeAttempted = 0   IF IntraDayBarIndex = 0 THEN    TradeAttempted = OnMarket  //make sure TradeAttempted is cleared when not OnMarket ENDIF   IF Time >= TargetTime AND TradeAttempted = 0 AND Not OnMarket THEN    BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET    TradeAttempted = 1    set target %profit 1    set stop   %loss   0.5 ENDIF

  as to the other code, pleas append this line to your code:

  graph USDJPYCheckLot

  1	graph USDJPYCheckLot

  you will notice that USDJPYCheckLot is set to 0.1 only from 000000 to 080000 (0am through 8am), but your code won’t enter trades before 060000 (6am).

  Moreover, are you sure 0.1 contracts is allowed for the instrument you are trading?

   

   

   

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  07/01/2025 at 11:27 AM #248612
  GraHal

  wataru wrote:

  BUY 0.1 CONTRACT AT MARKET

  Maybe it is now working because you ceased using above (0.1 Contract) and are now using Lot1 = 1 ?

  What Instrument allows 0.1 Contract?

  EDIT / PS
  Has seems mine and Roberto posts crossed.

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  07/01/2025 at 12:12 PM #248613
  wataru

  Hi robertogozzi

  Wow, thank you for the fantastic help! Your analysis was spot on.

  I graphed the variable as you said, and you were totally right about the timing issue. But the real ‘aha!’ moment was your question about the contract size. I checked, and you were right, the minimum is 1, not 0.1. That was the root of the problem.

  Seriously, thank you. You’ve saved me a ton of time and frustration. It’s all working now!

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  07/01/2025 at 12:13 PM #248614
  wataru

  Hi GraHal,

  That was a fantastic catch, thank you so much! You were 100% right, the ‘0.1 Contract’ was an error.

  And yes, you’re right about 0.1 lots being common elsewhere. As you suspected, this particular instrument was the exception and needs a minimum of 1.

  Thanks again for the sharp eye, it was a huge help!

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