Sierra Chart - Programming ACSIL Custom Studies C++

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UPDATED (9/5/24) CODE BELOW FOR COPY / PASTE...
#include "sierrachart.h"
SCDLLName("Limit 3x Trades Per 90 Seconds");
SCSFExport scsf_LimitNumberOfTrades(SCStudyInterfaceRef sc) {
// Declare static variables at the start of the function
static SCDateTime LastResetTime = SCDateTime(0); // Initialize LastResetTime
static int TradeCount = 0; // Persistent trade count across function calls
static SCDateTime LastTradeTime = SCDateTime(0); // Track the time of the last trade
// Default settings for the study
if (sc.SetDefaults) {
sc.GraphName = "Limit Number of Trades";
sc.AutoLoop = 1; // Enable auto-looping
return;
}
// Get the current system time
SCDateTime CurrentTime = sc.CurrentSystemDateTime;
// Reset the trade count if 60 seconds have passed since the last reset
if ((CurrentTime - LastResetTime) >= SCDateTime::SECONDS(90)) {
TradeCount = 0; // Reset TradeCount
LastResetTime = CurrentTime; // Update LastResetTime
}
// Initialize position data
s_SCPositionData PositionData;
sc.GetTradePosition(PositionData);
// Check if there has been a new fill since the last recorded time
if (PositionData.LastFillDateTime > LastTradeTime) {
TradeCount++; // Increment TradeCount
LastTradeTime = PositionData.LastFillDateTime; // Update LastTradeTime
}
// Prevent new trades if the limit of 30 trades is exceeded
if (TradeCount >= 4) {
sc.SetTradingLockState(1); // Lock trading
sc.AddMessageToLog("Trading locked due to exceeding trade limit.", 1);
} else {
sc.SetTradingLockState(0); // Unlock trading
sc.AddMessageToLog("Trading unlocked, under trade limit.", 0);
}
}