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kdmql4 2006.06.06 06:55 
After attaching an Expert Advisor to a chart, must I have the computer on 24 hours for EA to activate the trades? I'm asking because I attached an EA to a chart yesterday, then I turned off my computer. 24 hours later I turned my computer back on and this EA already opened a position while my computer was off. Is this possible? PLease advise. Thanks.
Simultaneous Displaying of the Signals of Several Indicators from the Four Timeframes

Simultaneous Displaying of the Signals of Several Indicators from the Four Timeframes

While manual trading you have to keep an eye on the values of several indicators. It is a little bit different from mechanical trading. If you have two or three indicators and you have chosen a one timeframe for trading, it is not a complicated task. But what will you do if you have five or six indicators and your trading strategy requires considering the signals on the several timeframes?


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stringo 2006.06.06 10:31 

No. This is impossible. Experts don't work when computer is turned off.

You need to analyze your logs - client_terminal_directory\logs\YYYYMMDD.log and client_terminal_directory\experts\logs\YYYYMMDD.log


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onewithzachy 2008.05.30 10:57 
kdmql4 wrote:
After attaching an Expert Advisor to a chart, must I have the computer on 24 hours for EA to activate the trades? I'm asking because I attached an EA to a chart yesterday, then I turned off my computer. 24 hours later I turned my computer back on and this EA already opened a position while my computer was off. Is this possible? PLease advise. Thanks.

Hi kdmql4,

Gives us update of your proble.

How its going ???.



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forextrading27 2008.05.30 16:01 
computer need to turn on 24 hours ( on market open ), if computer turn off, EA will not work.

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BarrowBoy 2008.06.01 12:05 

KD



> this EA already opened a position while my computer was off



Only possible if a pending order had been placed before computer switched off



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