How to Get Broker's Trading Hours and Allow Trading for the First 30 Minutes of the Last Hour?

[Adam692]

I want to use a custom code that retrieves the broker's trading hours and allows trading for the first 30 minutes of the last trading hour, then disables it.

I'm not an experienced coder, and I tried generating the code with Copilot, but it doesn’t place trades.

Does anyone have a working solution for this?

Here’s my draft: https://fxdreema.com/shared/2ohjfaKyb

[jstap]

Try connecting try another block, in fx blocks need to be connected to something:

[Adam692]

@jstap If I connect it to anything, I get an error message when I try to compile it.

[jstap]

If you put // Infront of on tick //on tick() it will remove 1/2 of the errors, because on FX you are running it on the on tick tab. The rest of the errors are more difficult, try asking AI what code is a custom function, what is Global variables, includes, and what part goes on tick, then use this information to create a custom block, this is the only way I know to fix these errors.

[Adam692]

@jstap I tried multiple times to fix the code with AI, but there were always errors. This version of the code had the least errors, so I’m sharing it now:
// Custom Code for FxDreema to handle last hour trading logic

// Ensure the platform is MT5
#ifdef MQL5

// Get the current server time
datetime currentTime = TimeCurrent();

// Get the trading session end time for the current symbol
datetime sessionEndTime = (datetime)SymbolInfoInteger(_Symbol, SYMBOL_SESSION_END);

// Calculate the difference in seconds between the current time and session end time
int secondsToEnd = (int)(sessionEndTime - currentTime);

// Check if we are in the last hour of trading
if (secondsToEnd <= 3600 && secondsToEnd > 0) // 3600 seconds = 1 hour
{
if (!isLastHourActive) // If not already active
{
isLastHourActive = true;
lastHourStartTime = currentTime; // Record the start time
}
}

// Deactivate after 30 minutes
if (isLastHourActive && (currentTime - lastHourStartTime) > 1800) // 1800 seconds = 30 minutes
{
isLastHourActive = false;
}

#else
Print("This code requires MT5 platform.");
#endif

These are the error messages I received:
'SYMBOL_SESSION_END' - undeclared identifier
'SymbolInfoInteger' - no one of the overloads can be applied to the function call

I asked the AI to analyze the code, and this is the explanation it provided:

The provided code snippet is designed to handle logic related to the last hour of trading for a specific symbol. Here's an analysis of its components:

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1. Platform Check

#ifdef MQL5
• Purpose: Ensures that the code is only executed on the MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform. If the platform is not MT5, the code will not run and will instead print a message.

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2. Current Server Time

datetime currentTime = TimeCurrent();
• Purpose: Retrieves the current server time. This is used as the reference point for all time-based calculations.

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3. Trading Session End Time

datetime sessionEndTime = (datetime)SymbolInfoInteger(_Symbol, SYMBOL_SESSION_END);
• Purpose: Fetches the end time of the trading session for the current symbol (_Symbol).
• Key Function: SymbolInfoInteger retrieves symbol-specific properties, and SYMBOL_SESSION_END provides the session's end time.

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4. Time Difference Calculation

int secondsToEnd = (int)(sessionEndTime - currentTime);
• Purpose: Calculates the number of seconds remaining until the trading session ends.
• Key Variable: secondsToEnd is used to determine if the current time is within the last hour of trading.

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5. Last Hour Activation

if (secondsToEnd <= 3600 && secondsToEnd > 0) // 3600 seconds = 1 hour
{
if (!isLastHourActive) // If not already active
{
isLastHourActive = true;
lastHourStartTime = currentTime; // Record the start time
}
}
• Purpose: Checks if the current time is within the last hour of trading (secondsToEnd <= 3600).
• Logic:
o If the condition is met and the isLastHourActive flag is not already set, it activates the flag and records the start time of the last hour.

---

6. Deactivation After 30 Minutes

if (isLastHourActive && (currentTime - lastHourStartTime) > 1800) // 1800 seconds = 30 minutes
{
isLastHourActive = false;
}
• Purpose: Deactivates the isLastHourActive flag if 30 minutes have passed since the last hour started.
• Logic:
o Ensures that the logic only remains active for the first 30 minutes of the last hour.

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7. Fallback for Non-MT5 Platforms

#else
Print("This code requires MT5 platform.");
#endif
• Purpose: Prints a message if the code is executed on a platform other than MT5.
• Fallback Behavior: Prevents execution on unsupported platforms.

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Key Variables

1. isLastHourActive:
   o A boolean flag indicating whether the last hour logic is active.
2. lastHourStartTime:
   o Stores the time when the last hour logic was activated.

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Summary
• The code is designed to monitor the last hour of trading for a symbol and activate specific logic during this period.
• It ensures compatibility with MT5 and gracefully handles unsupported platforms.
• The logic is time-sensitive, activating for the first 30 minutes of the last hour and deactivating afterward.

https://fxdreema.com/shared/ivT0aNgqc

[jstap]

Yes but this doesn't create a custom block, this topic will give you an idea of how to create: https://fxdreema.com/forum/topic/21603/close-all-mt5-trades-quickly/14