Determine next trade long or short if previous trade exited due to stop loss

sulimaster · 2019-10-26T20:25:07+00:00

Hi My trading strategy alternates between long and short trades i.e. long closes and short opens at the same time and vice versa. If a long trade is closed early due to a stop loss being triggered, I want the next trade to be a short trade (and vice versa if a short trade is closed early due to a stop loss being triggered). Please, how do I code to check whether the previous trade was long or short and whether it was exited due to a stop loss being triggered? Something like: IF [previous trade was long] AND [previous trade exited due to stop loss being triggered] THEN a = 1 ENDIF IF [previous trade was short] AND [previous trade exited due to stop loss being triggered] THEN b = 1 ENDIF I can then use the above a and b as conditions to enter the next trade but I do not know how to code the bits in the square brackets. Please help Thanks Sachin

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10/26/2019 at 9:25 PM #111297 quote
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Hi

My trading strategy alternates between long and short trades i.e. long closes and short opens at the same time and vice versa. If a long trade is closed early due to a stop loss being triggered, I want the next trade to be a short trade (and vice versa if a short trade is closed early due to a stop loss being triggered).

Please, how do I code to check whether the previous trade was long or short and whether it was exited due to a stop loss being triggered?

Something like:
```
IF [previous trade was long] AND [previous trade exited due to stop loss being triggered] THEN
a = 1
ENDIF

IF [previous trade was short] AND [previous trade exited due to stop loss being triggered] THEN
b = 1
ENDIF
```
I can then use the above a and b as conditions to enter the next trade but I do not know how to code the bits in the square brackets. Please help

Thanks

Sachin
10/27/2019 at 9:55 AM #111314 quote
Nicolas
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I already used this snippet to identify what was the last order type and if it was in gain, so it could be adapted to make the opposite:
```
//------------------
//check profit 
if strategyprofit<>strategyprofit[1] then 
 if positionperf(1)>0 then 
  if close<tradeprice(2) then 
   gain=-1 //was sell
  elsif close>tradeprice(2) then 
   gain=1 //was buy
  endif
 else
  gain=0
 endif
endif
```
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10/27/2019 at 10:16 AM #111315 quote

GraHal
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10/29/2019 at 5:57 PM #111565 quote
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Thanks Nicolas

Is the below code valid and would it give me result of a = 1 if the previous trade was long and b =1 if the previous trade was short?
```
IF LONGONMARKET(TRADEINDEX(2)) = 1 THEN
a = 1
ENDIF

IF SHORTONMARKET(TRADEINDEX(2)) = 1 THEN
b = 1
ENDIF
```
10/29/2019 at 11:49 PM #111595 quote
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Hi Nicolas

Thinking about it further, BARINDEX starts ascending from left to right and ONMARKET starts ascending from right to left. So is the below code correct instead of my reply earlier to give a result of a = 1 if the previous trade was long and b = 1 if the previous trade was short?
```
IF LONGONMARKET(BARINDEX - TRADEINDEX(2)) = 1 THEN
a = 1
ENDIF
 
IF SHORTONMARKET(BARINDEX - TRADEINDEX(2)) = 1 THEN
b = 1
ENDIF
```
Thanks

Sachin
10/30/2019 at 1:41 PM #111662 quote

GraHal
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Why don’t you GRAPH Longonmarket and GRAPH a then you will see what the code gives you on the BT results?

If you don’t know what GRAPH involves just say?

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10/30/2019 at 2:09 PM #111670 quote

Nicolas
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That could work but offset must be in brackets and not parenthesis !

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11/07/2019 at 4:01 PM #112353 quote

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Thanks Nicolas

Yes, I should check when to use [] or ()

11/07/2019 at 4:02 PM #112354 quote

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Thanks GraHal

I was aware of RETURN but completely missed GRAPH. I’ll have a look and come back if I need assistance. Thanks again
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