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I have been unable to get the Strategy Tester to work properly with entry orders. I have replicated the problem with a bare-bones Expert (see code below). When this is run on the Strategy tester for EURUSD 5 min chart, the program creates an entry Buy Stop order on the open of the 6:55 candle on June 27. The Strategy Tester shows it activating at 6:57, but the price only reaches 1.2602, which should not activate the order which is at 1.2611. Any help you can provide would be much appreciated. I am running version 4.0, build 191. Thanks.

int start()
{
//----

if ( TimeDay(Time[0]) == 27 && TimeMonth(Time[0]) == 6 && TimeHour(Time[0]) == 6 && TimeMinute(Time[0]) == 55 )
{
Alert("Price=",Bid);
if ( noTrades )
{
noTrades = false;
executeTrade(OP_BUYSTOP, 1, 1. 2611, 1.2580, 1.2616);
}

}
//----
return(0);
}

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Execute a Trade |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int executeTrade( int op, double lots, double entryPrice, double stop, double limit)
{

//----

int ticket=OrderSend(Symbol(),op,lots,entryPrice,3,stop,limit,"expert comment", 255,0,CLR_NONE);
if(ticket<1)
{
int error=GetLastError();
Alert("Error Code= ", error);
return(-1*error);
}

return(0);
}