ProOrder Strategy Suddenly Stopped Working This Week

wataru · 2025-06-30T04:46:54+00:00

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 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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06/30/2025 at 5:46 AM #248577 quote
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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.
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07/01/2025 at 11:18 AM #248610 quote

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

GraHal
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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 quote

wataru
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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 quote

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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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