sending order to open a position via MetaTrader5 python module and nothing happens

Question

I followed Metatrader5 python documentation and this answer in stack overflow

I try to open a sell position:

 import MetaTrader5 as mt5 ea_magic_number = 9986989 # if you want to give every bot a unique identifier def get_info(symbol): '''https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/integration/python_metatrader5/mt5symbolinfo_py ''' # get symbol properties info=mt5.symbol_info(symbol) return info def open_trade(action, symbol, lot, sl_points, tp_points, deviation): '''https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/integration/python_metatrader5/mt5ordersend_py ''' # prepare the buy request structure symbol_info = get_info(symbol) if action == 'buy': trade_type = mt5.ORDER_TYPE_BUY price = mt5.symbol_info_tick(symbol).ask elif action =='sell': trade_type = mt5.ORDER_TYPE_SELL price = mt5.symbol_info_tick(symbol).bid point = mt5.symbol_info(symbol).point buy_request = { "action": mt5.TRADE_ACTION_DEAL, "symbol": symbol, "volume": lot, "type": trade_type, "price": price, "sl": price - sl_points * point, "tp": price + tp_points * point, "deviation": deviation, "magic": ea_magic_number, "comment": "sent by python", "type_time": mt5.ORDER_TIME_GTC, # good till cancelled "type_filling": mt5.ORDER_FILLING_RETURN, } # send a trading request result = mt5.order_send(buy_request) return result, buy_request def close_trade(action, buy_request, result, deviation): '''https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/integration/python_metatrader5/mt5ordersend_py ''' # create a close request symbol = buy_request['symbol'] if action == 'buy': trade_type = mt5.ORDER_TYPE_BUY price = mt5.symbol_info_tick(symbol).ask elif action =='sell': trade_type = mt5.ORDER_TYPE_SELL price = mt5.symbol_info_tick(symbol).bid position_id=result.order lot = buy_request['volume'] close_request={ "action": mt5.TRADE_ACTION_DEAL, "symbol": symbol, "volume": lot, "type": mt5.ORDER_TYPE_SELL, "position": position_id, "price": price, "deviation": deviation, "magic": ea_magic_number, "comment": "python script close", "type_time": mt5.ORDER_TIME_GTC, # good till cancelled "type_filling": mt5.ORDER_FILLING_RETURN, } # send a close request result=mt5.order_send(close_request) # This is how I would execute the order result, buy_request = open_trade('buy', 'USDJPY', 0.1, 50, 50, 10) close_trade('sell', buy_request, result, 10)

Nothing happens and there is no reaction in applications terminal. I also check Trade and History section in Metatrader5 to find some related information but I find out nothing.

how can I monitor the logs in Metatrader5 to debug the code and resolve the problem?

Answer 1

In MetaTrader algo trading must be ON in order to make a buy/sell position.

Answer 2

Just for people that reach this topic and for whom the Algo trading button was ON and nothing was happening when sending orders.

In my case, it was because I was setting the 'volume' of the request as an integer, and it must be a float. No error was being shown, no sign of life, order_send(...) returned None and that was it. Just cast'ed the incoming value to float and it worked.

This is not the case of the question author, but I hope it helps some venturing soul in the future.

Answer 3

I have changed:

"type_filling": mt5.ORDER_FILLING_RETURN

to:

"type_filling": mt5.ORDER_FILLING_IOC

and then It works for me.

I'm using python version 3.10