# Best Way to Code Trade Once per Bar at Open on MT4

So there are various ways to code an EA to trade once per bar.

```mq4
int BarsCount = 0;
if (Bars>BarsCount) {
    Do the algo and then
    BarsCount = Bars;
}
```

```mq4
static datetime prevtime = 0;
if(prevtime == Time[0]) return;
prevtime = Time[0];
Do the algo here after the code
```

```mq4
if (Time[0] >= TimeCurrent()) {
    Do the algo here
}
```

```mq4
int BarsCount = 0
if (Bars>BarsCount) etc.
```

```mq4
static datetime prevtime = Time[0];
if (prevtime == Time[0]) return;
prevtime = Time[0];
```

```mq4
```