External Input to algo

• 01/10/2024 at 2:36 PM #226195
  ashehzi

  Hi,

  I know we can use input variables to the algo but is there a way that allows it to only execute the orders if the input variable has been updated today e.g.

  Input variable x = 15 // comes from variable optimisation – definition of variables, x as integer with fixed value

  If x updated today then

  if longCond then

  endif

  endif

  Or can I make the algo stop by end of the day so that only once variable has been input, I have to manually start it for rest of the day? like a default stop or expiration but I don’t want to change the expiration global parameter to impact other auto algos.

   

  Thanks

  Ash

  

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  01/10/2024 at 3:01 PM #226198
  GraHal

  Will QUIT do what you want?

  https://www.prorealcode.com/documentation/quit/

   

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  01/10/2024 at 4:23 PM #226201
  robertogozzi

  No input data is available.

  Yo update any variable you need to stop the strategy, modify any value you wisj, then restart it. So whenever you restart it you know if any data have changed.

   

  

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  01/10/2024 at 5:34 PM #226203
  ashehzi

  Thanks, I think QUIT is the best way to do it e.g. QUIT at US Close so I know it won’t run itself again unless I modify the external input. Also, after I posted, I was thinking another way could be to use Arrays to store last value of the input variable but frankly haven’t used arrays in algo yet but have used it in indicators alot.

  Thanks both.

  

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  01/10/2024 at 6:09 PM #226204
  GraHal

  My experience of arrays is that optimisation takes forever and if I recall correctly, Algos get stopped, due – in my opinion – to exceeding the time allowed to execute the code.

  Th error message in above stoppages is the one for ‘not enough historical data’ (again my opinion).

  

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