pythonmql5metatrader5
How to properly close an opened order? (can't pass a ticket number to "position" when sending an order)
I want to open an order, no problem with that, but if I want to close this order, I need the ticket number, ticket that I can't write manually, it will be given after the order is opened.
From the documentation, I've got this:
but I can't pass anything else than 0 to "position": 0 (line 20), otherwise it will not open the order.
Meantime, if position = 0, it will open an order, I'll get a position ticket from result.order, then I have to manually copy it and paste it in the position from the closing order function, like that it will close the order.
So, is there a way of not manually copying the ticket number after each opened order and paste it in the closing function? Or writing an unique ticket in advance for both, open and close, order?
Thank you in advance!
import MetaTrader5 as mt5
if not mt5.initialize():
print("initialize() failed, error code =",mt5.last_error())
quit()
symbol = "EURUSD"
lot = 0.1
point = mt5.symbol_info(symbol).point
price = mt5.symbol_info_tick(symbol).ask
deviation = 20
def buy():
request = {
"action": mt5.TRADE_ACTION_DEAL,
"symbol": symbol,
"volume": lot,
"type": mt5.ORDER_TYPE_BUY,
"price": price,
"position": 0, # can't pass anything else than 0 here, otherwise it will not open the order!
"deviation": deviation,
"magic": 234000,
"comment": "python script open",
"type_time": mt5.ORDER_TIME_GTC,
"type_filling": mt5.ORDER_FILLING_IOC,
}
# send a trading request
result = mt5.order_send(request)
# check the execution result
print("2. order_send done, ", result)
print(result.order)
mt5.shutdown()
quit()
def close():
close_request={ "action": mt5.TRADE_ACTION_DEAL,
"symbol": symbol,
"volume": lot,
"type": mt5.ORDER_TYPE_SELL,
"position": 129950610,
"price": price,
"deviation": deviation,
"magic": 0,
"comment": "python script op",
"type_time": mt5.ORDER_TIME_GTC,
"type_filling": mt5.ORDER_FILLING_IOC,
}
# send a close request
result=mt5.order_send(close_request)
print(result)
# buy()
# close()
Solution
I found a way (hard code it), can be a little bit overwhelming, but it's the only way I can think about it. I'll post the answer; maybe it will be useful for somebody.
So I want functions to buy and sell a specific order; the main issue is the ticket number, so I created functions to buy/open order, to close the order, to get the ticket number (an unique number for the position/order) and magic number (exact number given to EAs) and a function to do what I need (see above), where I compare my magic number with all opened orders. If there is one that will match, it will grab the ticket number and use it to close the order.
import time
import MetaTrader5 as mt5
def init():
if not mt5.initialize():
print("initialize() failed, error code =",mt5.last_error())
quit()
# prepare the buy request structure
lott = 0.15
symboll = "EURUSD"
deviation = 20
magic = 987654321
def buy():
# establish connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
init()
symbol = symboll
symbol_info = mt5.symbol_info(symbol)
if symbol_info is None:
print(symbol, "not found, can not call order_check()")
mt5.shutdown()
quit()
# if the symbol is unavailable in MarketWatch, add it
if not symbol_info.visible:
print(symbol, "is not visible, trying to switch on")
if not mt5.symbol_select(symbol,True):
print("symbol_select({}}) failed, exit",symbol)
mt5.shutdown()
quit()
lot = lott
point = mt5.symbol_info(symbol).point
price = mt5.symbol_info_tick(symbol).ask
request = {
"action": mt5.TRADE_ACTION_DEAL,
"symbol": symbol,
"volume": lot,
"type": mt5.ORDER_TYPE_BUY,
"price": price,
"sl": price - 1000 * point,
"tp": price + 1000 * point,
"deviation": deviation,
"magic": magic,
"comment": "python script open",
"type_time": mt5.ORDER_TIME_GTC,
"type_filling": mt5.ORDER_FILLING_IOC,
}
# send a trading request
result = mt5.order_send(request)
# check the execution result
print("1. order_send(): by {} {} lots at {} with deviation={} points".format(symbol,lot,price,deviation));
if result.retcode != mt5.TRADE_RETCODE_DONE:
print("2. order_send failed, retcode={}".format(result.retcode))
# request the result as a dictionary and display it element by element
result_dict=result._asdict()
for field in result_dict.keys():
print(" {}={}".format(field,result_dict[field]))
# if this is a trading request structure, display it element by element as well
if field=="request":
traderequest_dict=result_dict[field]._asdict()
for tradereq_filed in traderequest_dict:
print(" traderequest: {}={}".format(tradereq_filed,traderequest_dict[tradereq_filed]))
print("shutdown() and quit")
mt5.shutdown()
quit()
print("2. order_send done, ", result)
print(" opened position with POSITION_TICKET={}".format(result.order))
print(" sleep 2 seconds before closing position #{}".format(result.order))
def close(ticket_no):
init()
symbol = symboll
symbol_info = mt5.symbol_info(symbol)
lot = lott
# create a close request
position_id=ticket_no
price=mt5.symbol_info_tick(symbol).bid
deviation=20
request={
"action": mt5.TRADE_ACTION_DEAL,
"symbol": symbol,
"volume": lot,
"type": mt5.ORDER_TYPE_SELL,
"position": position_id,
"price": price,
"deviation": deviation,
"magic": magic,
"comment": "python script close",
"type_time": mt5.ORDER_TIME_GTC,
"type_filling": mt5.ORDER_FILLING_IOC,
}
# send a trading request
result=mt5.order_send(request)
# check the execution result
print("3. close position #{}: sell {} {} lots at {} with deviation={} points".format(position_id,symbol,lot,price,deviation));
if result.retcode != mt5.TRADE_RETCODE_DONE:
print("4. order_send failed, retcode={}".format(result.retcode))
print(" result",result)
else:
print("4. position #{} closed, {}".format(position_id,result))
# request the result as a dictionary and display it element by element
result_dict=result._asdict()
for field in result_dict.keys():
print(" {}={}".format(field,result_dict[field]))
# if this is a trading request structure, display it element by element as well
if field=="request":
traderequest_dict=result_dict[field]._asdict()
for tradereq_filed in traderequest_dict:
print(" traderequest: {}={}".format(tradereq_filed,traderequest_dict[tradereq_filed]))
# shut down connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
mt5.shutdown()
quit()
def get_ticket_no():
init()
symbol = symboll
symbol_info = mt5.symbol_info(symbol)
positions=mt5.positions_get(symbol=symbol)
if positions==None:
print("No positions on EURUSD, error code={}".format(mt5.last_error()))
elif len(positions)>0:
print("Total positions on EURUSD =",len(positions))
# display all open positions
for position in positions:
print(position)
# get the list of positions on symbols whose names contain "*EUR*"
symmbol_positions=mt5.positions_get()
if symmbol_positions==None:
print("No positions with group=\"*EUR*\", error code={}".format(mt5.last_error()))
elif len(symmbol_positions)>0:
lst = list(symmbol_positions)
ticket_no = lst[0][0] # get the ticket number
magic_no = lst[0][6] # get the magic number
print(f'{ticket_no=}')
print(f'{magic_no=}')
return ticket_no
# shut down connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
mt5.shutdown()
quit()
def get_magic_no():
init()
symbol = symboll
symbol_info = mt5.symbol_info(symbol)
positions=mt5.positions_get(symbol=symbol)
if positions==None:
print("No positions on EURUSD, error code={}".format(mt5.last_error()))
elif len(positions)>0:
print("Total positions on EURUSD =",len(positions))
# display all open positions
for position in positions:
print(position)
# get the list of positions on symbols whose names contain "*EUR*"
symmbol_positions=mt5.positions_get()
if symmbol_positions==None:
print("No positions with group=\"*EUR*\", error code={}".format(mt5.last_error()))
elif len(symmbol_positions)>0:
lst = list(symmbol_positions)
ticket_no = lst[0][0] # get the ticket number
magic_no = lst[0][6] # get the magic number
print(f'{ticket_no=}')
print(f'{magic_no=}')
return magic_no
# shut down connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
mt5.shutdown()
quit()
def close_order():
if get_magic_no() == magic:
close(get_ticket_no())
else:
print("Order not found!")
buy()
time.sleep(2)
close_order()
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