buy lotsize contract at high-(range*.5) stop

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  • 08/10/2022 at 4:44 PM #198890 quote
    josward1
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    Hi, could somebody please explain what the following lines of coding mean:

    if not longonmarket and buyc2 then
    if range>SignalLargerThan*pointsize Then
    buy lotsize contract at high-(range*.5) stop

     

    and

     

    if not shortonmarket and sellc2 then
    if range>SignalLargerThan*pointsize Then
    sellshort lotsize contract at low+(range*.5) stop
    else

     

    I think i get the most of it it’s just these parts i don’t understand…  buy lotsize contract at high-(range*.5) stop

    sellshort lotsize contract at low+(range*.5) stop

     

    If i change the (range*.5) to (range*.0) i get different results…  I’m trying to get my head around exactly how the code is executing trades on a backtest.

    08/10/2022 at 4:52 PM #198893 quote
    robertogozzi
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    RANGE*0.5 is just a variable offset to enter a trade. You can write a fixe4d value, such as 20*PipSize.
    It means that it will BUY at HIGH – x or SELLSHORT at LOW + x.
    You can use any expression of your choice, could be ATR or any other valid offset.

    08/10/2022 at 6:09 PM #198906 quote
    josward1
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    Thanks for your response

    Does this mean it creates a market order + x or – x from the close of the previous  candle? And the x value is however much I want the offset to be?

    so if I don’t want an offset and set it to .0 will the trades be executed immediately?

    08/10/2022 at 7:43 PM #198912 quote
    robertogozzi
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    Yes, 0 will remove the offest.

    The offeset is based on the RANGE of the candle, so it is not fixed.

    08/10/2022 at 9:19 PM #198923 quote
    josward1
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    Ok thanks. In this case what would the relationship be between the range of the candle and where the market order gets placed?

    is it based on the range of the candle which produces the signal?

    I have the: if range>SignalLargerThan*pointsize  set to 0 in variable optimisation

    08/10/2022 at 10:16 PM #198926 quote
    robertogozzi
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    is it based on the range of the candle which produces the signal?  Yes 

    what would the relationship be between the range of the candle and where the market order gets placed?  It’s the multiplier x.x, be it 0 or 0.5

    If SignalLargerThan is set to 0, then the condition  IF RANGE >… will always be true.

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buy lotsize contract at high-(range*.5) stop


ProOrder: Automated Strategies & Backtesting

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