Error code: stop or limit at a negative price level

Stephan · 2016-12-30T11:05:49+00:00

Hi everybody! I keep getting this error message when i run my code. Has anyone got this if so how did you fix it? https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9vEKQtm4o6veUY3WHFwdEFKNDA/view?usp=sharing Thanks before hand!

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12/30/2016 at 12:05 PM #19416 quote

Stephan
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Hi everybody!

I keep getting this error message when i run my code. Has anyone got this if so how did you fix it?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9vEKQtm4o6veUY3WHFwdEFKNDA/view?usp=sharing

Thanks before hand!

12/30/2016 at 1:25 PM #19426 quote

Nicolas
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You surely made a wrong calculation of your stoploss or takeprofit values that are negative ones. These values must be absolute (above 0).

I could help much further if you can share the code here.

You can also attach pictures to your post, instead of adding them to your own google drive.

12/30/2016 at 5:40 PM #19450 quote

Stephan
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//————————————————————————-

// Main code : SAF40 Mini 1H

//————————————————————————-

// indicators and parameters

defparam cumulateorders = false

possize = 2

// Förklaring vad fastma / slowma [8,1] innebär.

//0 = Simple,

//1 = Exponential,

//2 = Weighted,

//3 = Wilder’s Smoothed,

//4 = Triangular,

//5 = End Point, and

//6 = Time Series.

fastma = average[8,1](close)

slowma = average[38,6](close)

longma = average[40,6](close)

bbw = bollingerbandwidth[240](close)

price = close

notradetime = (dayofweek = 5 and time > 230000) or (dayofweek = 1 and time < 013000)

once buyswitch = 0

once sellswitch = 0

if fastma crosses over slowma then

tlevel = high

buyswitch = 1

sellswitch = 0

endif

if fastma crosses under slowma then

tlevel = low

sellswitch = 1

buyswitch = 0

endif

// long entries and short exits

if buyswitch = 1 and price > tlevel and fastma > slowma and bbw > 0.0359 and price > longma and not notradetime then

buy possize contract at market

exitshort at market

endif

// short entries and long exits

if sellswitch = 1 and price < tlevel and fastma < slowma and bbw > 0.0359 and price < longma and not notradetime then

sellshort possize contract at market

sell at market

endif

// stops and targets

set stop ploss 3400 // Org 3400

set target pprofit 1340 // Org 1340

// exit strategy

once tradeext = 0

if countofposition < countofposition[1] then

tradeext = 0

endif

if countoflongshares = possize and high > (positionprice + 910) then

tradeext = 910

endif

if tradeext = 910 then

sell at positionprice + 465 stop

endif

if countofshortshares = possize and low < (positionprice – 910) then

tradeext = -910

endif

if tradeext = -910 then

exitshort at positionprice – 465 stop

endif

01/01/2017 at 3:27 PM #19568 quote
Derek
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```
if tradeext = -910 then

exitshort at positionprice - 465 stop

endif
```
If this price is below the current price then this should be a limit order. Because the difference between positionprice – 910 and the low does not necessary have to be greater than 465 when the bar closes. Maybe you can switch to a lower timeframe?
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