//  fire new order to MTS

NewEntryOrder = mentts.call("PlaceOrder","GAIN","BUY","MARKET",tempsymbol,(GAINMultiplier*DefEntryContracts),0,"GTC","","","",0);

TradePending = true;

TradeDirection = 1;  //long

if ((NewEntryOrder > 0) && (TradePending)) {

       //  new order placed successfully.

      var OrderStatus = mentts.call("GetOrderStatus","GAIN",NewEntryOrder);

      if (OrderStatus  == "FILLED") {

         if (TradeDirection > 0) { //  long

            StrategyisInTrade = true;

            StrategyisLong = true;

            StrategyisShort = false;

            TradeAmount = mentts.call("GetFillAmount","GAIN",NewEntryOrder);

            EntryPrice = mentts.call("GetFillPrice","GAIN",NewEntryOrder);
            TradePending = false;

            TradeDirection = 0;

         }

         if (TradeDirection < 0) { //  Short

            StrategyisInTrade = true;

            StrategyisLong = false;

            StrategyisShort = true;

            TradeAmount = mentts.call("GetFillAmount","GAIN",NewEntryOrder);

            EntryPrice = mentts.call("GetFillPrice","GAIN",NewEntryOrder);
            TradePending = false;

            TradeDirection = 0;

         }

      }

      if (OrderStatus  == "CANCELLED") {

       TradePending = false;

            TradeDirection = 0;

       NewEntryOrder = 0;

      }

}