The manual states that TradeDate is:
The time in Windows Date format when the trade was entered (for pending trades) or opened (for open trades).
However, this toy code:
int checkTradeEntryDate()
{
print(TO_LOG,"\nTradeEntry=%s", strdate(HMS, (var)TradeDate) );
return 0;
}
function run()
{
set(LOGFILE,TICKS);
StartDate=2020;
BarPeriod=60;
MaxLong =1;
LifeTime=5;
Entry = -5*PIP;
if (priceClose(0)>priceClose(1))
enterLong(checkTradeEntryDate);
}produces this output:
[82: Tue 20-01-07 22:00] (1.11524)
(EUR/USD::L) Long 1@1.11474 Entry limit
(EUR/USD::L) Entry limit 1.11474 hit by 1.11468 at 22:01:00
TradeEntry=NaD
[EUR/USD::L08301] Long 1@1.11480 at 22:01:00
TradeEntry=22:01:00
TradeEntry=22:01:00
TradeDate never contains the time of trade entry, only the time when a trade was actually open.
