How to hide code for my trading strategy to be used by others

• 08/14/2020 at 7:57 AM #141579
  Sean.Banis

  Hi

   I am a new member 🙂

  I have coded for 2 years now.

  My result is up and down.

  I have done a code that I want to send to my friends but I don’t want them to see my code.

  I read that I can hide indicators in the code but I don’t know how.

  For example, here is a code from library.

  How can you hide as much as possible from this example code.

  Can I do the whole code as an indicator an encrypt it, except trailing SL?

  Best regards Sean

  //************************************************************************ // Kama & Sma Trading System DAX mtf //************************************************************************ // DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False DEFPARAM PreLoadBars = 2000 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TIMEFRAME (default) ONCE nLots = 1 ONCE LongTrading = 1 //1=allowed 0=banned ONCE ShortTrading = 1 //1=allowed 0=banned // ONCE TP = 200 //200 pips ONCE SL = 50 //50 pips // TimeForbidden = OpenTime < 090000 AND OpenTime > 190000 LongCond = (Not TimeForbidden) AND LongTrading ShortCond = (Not TimeForbidden) AND ShortTrading // TIMEFRAME (1 hour, updateonclose) //h1 IF Not OnMarket THEN BarCount = 0 ELSE BarCount = BarCount + 1 ENDIF //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ // Kama & Sma Strategy // //https://www.forexstrategiesresources.com/trend-following-forex-strategies/111-kama-strategy/ // Period = 2 //2 (standard 10) FastPeriod = 2 //standard SlowPeriod = 30 //standard // Fastest = 2 / (FastPeriod + 1) Slowest = 2 / (SlowPeriod + 1) if barindex >= (Period + 1) then Num = abs(close-close[Period]) Den = summation[Period](abs(close-close[1])) ER = Num / Den Alpha = SQUARE(ER *(Fastest - Slowest )+ Slowest) Kama = (Alpha * Close) + ((1 -Alpha)* Kama[1]) else Kama = close endif //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sma = average[22,0](close) //22 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a1 = Kama CROSSES OVER Sma // --- SHORT b1 = Kama CROSSES UNDER Sma //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TIMEFRAME (default) //1 min ONCE TradeON = 1 IF IntraDayBarIndex = 0 THEN TradeON = 1 ENDIF TradeBar = BarCount IF Not OnMarket AND TradeBar <> TradeBar[1] THEN TradeON = 1 ENDIF //************************************************************************ // LONG trades //************************************************************************ IF a1 AND TradeON AND LongCond THEN BUY nLots CONTRACT AT MARKET TradeON = 0 ENDIF //************************************************************************ // SHORT trades //************************************************************************ IF b1 AND TradeON AND ShortCond THEN SELLSHORT nLots CONTRACT AT MARKET TradeON = 0 ENDIF // SET TARGET pPROFIT TP SET STOP pLOSS SL ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Trailing Stop //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IF Not OnMarket THEN TrailStart = 10 //10 Start trailing profits from this point BasePerCent = 0.100 //10.0% Profit to keep StepSize = 6 //6 Pips chunks to increase Percentage PerCentInc = 0.100 //10.0% PerCent increment after each StepSize chunk RoundTO = -0.5 //-0.5 rounds to Lower integer, +0.4 rounds to Higher integer PriceDistance = 7 * pipsize//8.9 minimun distance from current price y1 = 0 y2 = 0 ProfitPerCent = BasePerCent ELSIF LongOnMarket AND close > (TradePrice + (y1 * pipsize)) THEN //LONG x1 = (close - tradeprice) / pipsize //convert price to pips IF x1 >= TrailStart THEN //go ahead only if N+ pips Diff1 = abs(TrailStart - x1) Chunks1 = max(0,round((Diff1 / StepSize) + RoundTO)) ProfitPerCent = BasePerCent + (BasePerCent * (Chunks1 * PerCentInc)) ProfitPerCent = max(ProfitPerCent[1],min(100,ProfitPerCent)) y1 = max(x1 * ProfitPerCent, y1) //y = % of max profit ENDIF ELSIF ShortOnMarket AND close < (TradePrice - (y2 * pipsize)) THEN//SHORT x2 = (tradeprice - close) / pipsize //convert price to pips IF x2 >= TrailStart THEN //go ahead only if N+ pips Diff2 = abs(TrailStart - x2) Chunks2 = max(0,round((Diff2 / StepSize) + RoundTO)) ProfitPerCent = BasePerCent + (BasePerCent * (Chunks2 * PerCentInc)) ProfitPerCent = max(ProfitPerCent[1],min(100,ProfitPerCent)) y2 = max(x2 * ProfitPerCent, y2) //y = % of max profit ENDIF ENDIF IF y1 THEN //Place pending STOP order when y>0 SellPrice = Tradeprice + (y1 * pipsize) //convert pips to price IF abs(close - SellPrice) > PriceDistance THEN IF close >= SellPrice THEN SELL AT SellPrice STOP ELSE SELL AT SellPrice LIMIT ENDIF ELSE SELL AT Market ENDIF ENDIF IF y2 THEN //Place pending STOP order when y>0 ExitPrice = Tradeprice - (y2 * pipsize) //convert pips to price IF abs(close - ExitPrice) > PriceDistance THEN IF close <= ExitPrice THEN EXITSHORT AT ExitPrice STOP ELSE EXITSHORT AT ExitPrice LIMIT ENDIF ELSE EXITSHORT AT Market ENDIF ENDIF

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  //************************************************************************ //                 Kama & Sma Trading System DAX mtf //************************************************************************ // DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False DEFPARAM PreLoadBars    = 2000 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TIMEFRAME (default) ONCE nLots         = 1 ONCE LongTrading   = 1                                //1=allowed   0=banned ONCE ShortTrading  = 1                                //1=allowed   0=banned // ONCE TP            = 200                              //200  pips ONCE SL            = 50                               //50   pips // TimeForbidden      = OpenTime < 090000 AND OpenTime > 190000 LongCond           = (Not TimeForbidden) AND LongTrading ShortCond          = (Not TimeForbidden) AND ShortTrading // TIMEFRAME (1 hour, updateonclose)                                             //h1 IF Not OnMarket THEN BarCount = 0 ELSE BarCount = BarCount + 1 ENDIF //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ //                         Kama & Sma Strategy // //https://www.forexstrategiesresources.com/trend-following-forex-strategies/111-kama-strategy/ // Period     = 2                                              //2        (standard 10) FastPeriod = 2                                              //standard SlowPeriod = 30                                             //standard // Fastest  = 2 / (FastPeriod + 1) Slowest  = 2 / (SlowPeriod + 1) if barindex >= (Period + 1) then Num   = abs(close-close[Period]) Den   = summation[Period](abs(close-close[1])) ER    = Num / Den Alpha = SQUARE(ER *(Fastest - Slowest )+ Slowest) Kama  = (Alpha * Close) + ((1 -Alpha)* Kama[1]) else Kama  = close endif //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sma        = average[22,0](close)                           //22 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a1 = Kama CROSSES OVER  Sma // --- SHORT b1 = Kama CROSSES UNDER Sma //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TIMEFRAME (default)                                                           //1 min ONCE TradeON = 1 IF IntraDayBarIndex = 0 THEN TradeON = 1 ENDIF TradeBar = BarCount IF Not OnMarket AND TradeBar <> TradeBar[1] THEN TradeON = 1 ENDIF //************************************************************************ //                           LONG  trades //************************************************************************ IF a1 AND TradeON AND LongCond THEN BUY nLots CONTRACT AT MARKET TradeON = 0 ENDIF //************************************************************************ //                           SHORT trades //************************************************************************ IF b1 AND TradeON AND ShortCond THEN SELLSHORT nLots CONTRACT AT MARKET TradeON = 0 ENDIF // SET TARGET pPROFIT TP SET STOP   pLOSS   SL ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //                                Trailing Stop //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IF Not OnMarket THEN TrailStart    = 10          //10     Start trailing profits from this point BasePerCent   = 0.100       //10.0%  Profit to keep StepSize      = 6           //6      Pips chunks to increase Percentage PerCentInc    = 0.100       //10.0%  PerCent increment after each StepSize chunk RoundTO       = -0.5        //-0.5   rounds to Lower integer,  +0.4 rounds to Higher integer PriceDistance = 7 * pipsize//8.9    minimun distance from current price y1            = 0 y2            = 0 ProfitPerCent = BasePerCent ELSIF LongOnMarket AND close > (TradePrice + (y1 * pipsize)) THEN //LONG x1 = (close - tradeprice) / pipsize                            //convert price to pips IF x1 >= TrailStart THEN                                       //go ahead only if N+ pips   Diff1         = abs(TrailStart - x1)   Chunks1       = max(0,round((Diff1 / StepSize) + RoundTO))   ProfitPerCent = BasePerCent + (BasePerCent * (Chunks1 * PerCentInc))   ProfitPerCent = max(ProfitPerCent[1],min(100,ProfitPerCent))   y1 = max(x1 * ProfitPerCent, y1)                            //y = % of max profit ENDIF ELSIF ShortOnMarket AND close < (TradePrice - (y2 * pipsize)) THEN//SHORT x2 = (tradeprice - close) / pipsize                            //convert price to pips IF x2 >= TrailStart THEN                                       //go ahead only if N+ pips   Diff2         = abs(TrailStart - x2)   Chunks2       = max(0,round((Diff2 / StepSize) + RoundTO))   ProfitPerCent = BasePerCent + (BasePerCent * (Chunks2 * PerCentInc))   ProfitPerCent = max(ProfitPerCent[1],min(100,ProfitPerCent))   y2 = max(x2 * ProfitPerCent, y2)                           //y = % of max profit ENDIF ENDIF IF y1 THEN                                        //Place pending STOP order when y>0 SellPrice = Tradeprice + (y1 * pipsize)        //convert pips to price IF abs(close - SellPrice) > PriceDistance THEN   IF close >= SellPrice THEN    SELL AT SellPrice STOP   ELSE    SELL AT SellPrice LIMIT   ENDIF ELSE   SELL AT Market ENDIF ENDIF IF y2 THEN                                        //Place pending STOP order when y>0 ExitPrice = Tradeprice - (y2 * pipsize)        //convert pips to price IF abs(close - ExitPrice) > PriceDistance THEN   IF close <= ExitPrice THEN    EXITSHORT AT ExitPrice STOP   ELSE    EXITSHORT AT ExitPrice LIMIT   ENDIF ELSE   EXITSHORT AT Market ENDIF ENDIF

   

  

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  08/14/2020 at 8:01 AM #141580
  Nicolas

  ProOrder code must remains visible (not hidden). So the workaround is to use hidden indicator(s) that deals with the trading signals, that are CALLed by the strategy.

  Of course, all orders management and instructions only compatible with ProOrder must remain in the strategy, so there is always a visible part on how you manage orders.

  

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  08/14/2020 at 8:18 AM #141589
  Sean.Banis

  Thanks for replay Nicolas

  I’m not that good at this.

  What would the example code look like if you were to hide as much as possible.

  It’s easier easier to understand with an example 🙂

   

  

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  08/14/2020 at 8:37 AM #141598
  Nicolas

  Never used a CALL in 2 years of coding? 😉

  Anyway, just a quick example:

  My strategy is an RSI crossing the level 50, it generates a return variable of 1 = buy and -1 = sellshort.

  strategy is contained in an indicator

  a = rsi[14] signal = 0 if a crosses over 50 then signal = 1 elsif a crosses under 50 then signal = -1 endif return signal

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  a = rsi[14]   signal = 0   if a crosses over 50 then signal = 1 elsif a crosses under 50 then signal = -1 endif   return signal

  Now in your ProOrder code, make a CALL of this indicator:

  the ProOrder strategy

  signal = CALL "my-indicator-signal" if signal = 1 then buy at market endif if signal = -1 then sellshort at market endif

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  signal = CALL "my-indicator-signal"   if signal = 1 then buy at market endif   if signal = -1 then sellshort at market endif

   

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  08/14/2020 at 8:42 AM #141599
  Sean.Banis

  Thank you Nicolas

  Now I understand better 🙂

  

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  08/14/2020 at 9:01 AM #141604
  snucke

  But if you export a strategy with the function “CALL” in it, wont that just import the indicators on its own so the indicators are visible?

  

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  08/14/2020 at 9:08 AM #141605
  Nicolas

  True so I suggest exporting the hidden indicator as a standalone itf file and send the strategy as a text file, in order to get rid or any ‘error’..

  Anyway, this process will be greatly improved with the marketplace (no export anymore, automatic installation, automatic update, ..). If you want to be featured as a seller, you can contact me at market[at]prorealcode.com

  

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  08/14/2020 at 9:53 AM #141609
  snucke

  sounds great!

  how is the progress going on the marketplace? do you think it will be up and running in 2020?

  

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  08/14/2020 at 10:59 AM #141617
  Nicolas

  2020 will be the year of the marketplace launch, no doubt! 🙂 I’m finalizing the recurring payments process for products with limited time use.

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