Good evening all.
I – along with a great deal of help – have written this script which I have prepared for automated trading, for some reason the IG platform is not executing the trades even though the acknowledgement is shown on my platform.
The script is attached, as always many thanks in advance.
You are better posting the code direct on here using the </> at the far right of the toolbar above.
Reason, the coding wizards on here can see your code, but they may not wish to download the .itf file.
LivJoJade wrote: even though the acknowledgement is shown on my platform.
Can you post a screenshot of what you mean by ‘the acknowledgement’ i.e. can you show us the acknowledgement?
Really, in the past I have been advised to provide the .itf file, I’m happy to copy and paste the script but cant find the </> facility to do so, does one have to do that?
You can see in the screenshot how to share the code.
By the way, the code you shared isn’t editable, so I can’t see it 🙂
good evening gentlemen, many thanks for taking the time to reach out.
The screenshots show that the strategy script entered a trade at the close of the 08:00 bar this morning, however the autotrading did not trigger.
I have attached an editable script of the strategy but will paste the script just to ensure its availability.
Appreciate your help with this guys.
DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False
DEFPARAM PreLoadBars = 3000
//====================================
// HS EURO MARKETS MASTER
//====================================
//-------------------------------------
// SESSION FILTER (ADDED)
//-------------------------------------
tradeStart = 070000
tradeEnd = 213000
inSession = time >= tradeStart AND time <= tradeEnd
//====================================
// CORE INDICATORS
//====================================
ema21 = ExponentialAverage[21](close)
ema100 = ExponentialAverage[100](close)
ema450 = ExponentialAverage[450](close)
atr = AverageTrueRange[14](close)
IF atr <= 0 THEN
atr = 0.00001
ENDIF
avgATR = Average[20](atr)
emaSpread = ABS(ema21 - ema100)
trendStrength = emaSpread / atr
//====================================
// LONG GRADE SCORE
//====================================
gradeScore = 0
IF close > ema21 THEN
gradeScore = gradeScore + 1
ENDIF
IF ema21 > ema100 THEN
gradeScore = gradeScore + 1
ENDIF
IF ema100 > ema450 THEN
gradeScore = gradeScore + 1
ENDIF
IF close > high[1] THEN
gradeScore = gradeScore + 1
ENDIF
//====================================
// SHORT GRADE SCORE
//====================================
shortGradeScore = 0
IF close < ema21 THEN
shortGradeScore = shortGradeScore + 1
ENDIF
IF ema21 < ema100 THEN
shortGradeScore = shortGradeScore + 1
ENDIF
IF ema100 < ema450 THEN
shortGradeScore = shortGradeScore + 1
ENDIF
IF close < low[1] THEN
shortGradeScore = shortGradeScore + 1
ENDIF
//====================================
// TRADE MODE
//====================================
regime = 2
IF trendStrength > 1.0 THEN
regime = 1
ENDIF
//====================================
// BULL DOMINANCE ENGINE
//====================================
macroBull = 0
structureBreakUp = 0
volExpansionBull = 0
bullRegime = 0
IF ema21 > ema100 THEN
IF ema100 > ema450 THEN
IF ema450 > ema450[20] THEN
macroBull = 1
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
IF close > Highest[10](high)[1] THEN
structureBreakUp = 1
ENDIF
IF atr > avgATR THEN
volExpansionBull = 1
ENDIF
IF macroBull = 1 AND structureBreakUp = 1 AND volExpansionBull = 1 THEN
bullRegime = 1
ENDIF
//====================================
// BEAR DOMINANCE ENGINE
//====================================
macroBear = 0
structureBreak = 0
volExpansion = 0
bearRegime = 0
IF ema21 < ema100 THEN
IF ema100 < ema450 THEN
IF ema450 < ema450[20] THEN
macroBear = 1
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
IF close < Lowest[10](low)[1] THEN
structureBreak = 1
ENDIF
IF atr > avgATR THEN
volExpansion = 1
ENDIF
IF macroBear = 1 AND structureBreak = 1 AND volExpansion = 1 THEN
bearRegime = 1
ENDIF
//====================================
// MASTER MARKET STATE
//====================================
marketState = 0
IF bullRegime = 1 THEN
marketState = 1
ENDIF
IF bearRegime = 1 THEN
marketState = -1
ENDIF
//====================================
// RESET FLAGS
//====================================
momentumEntry = 0
defensiveEntry = 0
shortMomentumEntry = 0
shortDefensiveEntry = 0
//====================================
// LONG ENTRY ENGINE
//====================================
IF regime = 1 AND gradeScore >= 3 AND close > high[1] THEN
momentumEntry = 1
ENDIF
IF regime = 2 AND gradeScore >= 3 THEN
IF low <= ema21 AND close > open AND close > high[1] THEN
defensiveEntry = 1
ENDIF
ENDIF
//====================================
// SHORT ENTRY ENGINE
//====================================
IF bearRegime = 1 THEN
IF regime = 1 AND shortGradeScore >= 3 AND close < low[1] THEN
shortMomentumEntry = 1
ENDIF
IF regime = 2 AND shortGradeScore >= 3 THEN
IF high >= ema21 AND close < open AND close < low[1] THEN
shortDefensiveEntry = 1
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
//====================================
// REVERSAL LOGIC
//====================================
IF ShortOnMarket AND marketState = 1 THEN
EXITSHORT AT MARKET
ENDIF
IF LongOnMarket AND marketState = -1 THEN
SELL AT MARKET
ENDIF
//====================================
// ENTRY EXECUTION (MODIFIED)
//====================================
IF NOT ONMARKET AND inSession THEN
IF momentumEntry = 1 OR defensiveEntry = 1 THEN
BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
direction = 1
IF regime = 1 THEN
tradeMode = 1
trailingStop = close - atr * 2.8
ELSE
tradeMode = 2
trailingStop = close - atr * 1.8
ENDIF
ENDIF
IF shortMomentumEntry = 1 OR shortDefensiveEntry = 1 THEN
SELLSHORT 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
direction = -1
IF regime = 1 THEN
tradeMode = 1
trailingStop = close + atr * 2.8
ELSE
tradeMode = 2
trailingStop = close + atr * 1.8
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
//====================================
// EXIT MANAGEMENT (UNCHANGED)
//====================================
IF ONMARKET THEN
IF direction = 1 THEN
IF tradeMode = 1 THEN
newTrail = close - atr * 2.8
ELSE
newTrail = close - atr * 1.8
ENDIF
IF newTrail > trailingStop THEN
trailingStop = newTrail
ENDIF
SELL AT trailingStop STOP
ENDIF
IF direction = -1 THEN
IF tradeMode = 1 THEN
newTrail = close + atr * 2.8
ELSE
newTrail = close + atr * 1.8
ENDIF
IF newTrail < trailingStop THEN
trailingStop = newTrail
ENDIF
EXITSHORT AT trailingStop STOP
ENDIF
ENDIF
Trying the screenshots again.
LivJoJade wrote: however the autotrading did not trigger.
Is above a recurring problem?
Is the Algo Timeframe 1 Hour?
Have you checked your Order List / Closed Trades as might it be opening and closing on the same 1 Hour bar and so you will not see a position on a Chart.
It can be referred to as ‘zero bars’, but you should see trades with 0 bars in your Order List?
Hope that makes sense?
Is above a recurring problem?
it has not triggered one entry despite the trades triggering in the backtest facility
Is the Algo Timeframe 1 Hour?
it is 1hr yes
Have you checked your Order List / Closed Trades as might it be opening and closing on the same 1 Hour bar and so you will not see a position on a Chart.
The script is to buy at market on bar close, I don’t think think it can open and close on the same bar
It can be referred to as ‘zero bars’, but you should see trades with 0 bars in your Order List?
No trades
Aha, I woke with a better idea … are you sure your position size is >= minimum for the Instrument you are trading in real live?
It can, at times, be that a size works on backtest but will not work on real live trading.
Another possibility … are you 100% certain you selected exact same Instrument on real live as on backtest?
LivJoJade wrote: The script is to buy at market on bar close, I don’t think think it can open and close on the same bar
Just for info: The code runs on bar close, but the Buy / Sell occurs at at the Open of the next bar (milliseconds after code execution).
I set your code (after opti) running on my Demo Platform last night and it has taken a trade on US30 on M2 Timeframe.
So at least you know your code works in real Live.
I will set your code running (no changes) on H1 TF on Demo real live … what Instrument are you trying on and getting no trades?
GraHal wrote: I set your code (after opti) running on my Demo Platform last night and it has taken a trade on US30 on M2 Timeframe. So at least you know your code works in real Live.
Are you trying to obfuscate an already confusing thread ?
I will set your code running (no changes) on H1 TF on Demo real live
Or did you invent a new dimension in V13 ?
- No system running in Demo will run by any guarantee on Live.
- LivJoJade may run his system in Real Live or in Demo; he didn’t tell as far as I can see.
- Demo Instruments are a mess (Sept. 2025 thing);
- Live Instruments are also a mess (Sept. 2025 thing).
- Both two above are even personal (we learned that from the Sept. 2025 thing) (what works for you may not work for me).
But it is not said at all that this is LivJoJade’s culprit.
IF momentumEntry = 1 OR defensiveEntry = 1 THEN
BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
direction = 1
IF regime = 1 THEN
tradeMode = 1
trailingStop = close - atr * 2.8
ELSE
tradeMode = 2
trailingStop = close - atr * 1.8
ENDIF
ENDIF
IF shortMomentumEntry = 1 OR shortDefensiveEntry = 1 THEN
SELLSHORT 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET
direction = -1
IF regime = 1 THEN
tradeMode = 1
trailingStop = close + atr * 2.8
ELSE
tradeMode = 2
trailingStop = close + atr * 1.8
ENDIF
ENDIF
Your Entries for Long and Short are not mutually exclusive. Thus, within the one call of your code, it may go Long and Short at the same time and this cancels out. I said “may” and I am not claiming this is the culprit for real. But at least is is “bad coding”.
Ask your AI to take this into account next time. 😉
GraHal wrote: Another possibility … are you 100% certain you selected exact same Instrument on real live as on backtest?
I had my coffee … You ?
What does it even mean ?
Hopefully for the better I would make this of it :
Are you 100% certain you selected the exact same instrument on ProOrder as on Backtest ?
But PeterSt’s answer would be : of course, how would you go about selecting a different instrument ? have a special chart with another instrument in it ?
🙂
A somewhat more relevant point could be :
Have you selected the Instrument of your “target” so that it matches your minimum quantity ? Note : this is what GraHal asked too, but my question here is about not easily being able to see that you chose an e.g. 100 euro cash instrument instead of 1 euro. And in the former case
- on Backtest this will work;
- on Demo it depends but probably already not;
- on Real Live this will definitely not work.
i run the same script and observe 4 euro indice but predominately trade the DAX, on the US I run and observe 3 inidice and predominately trade US100 and DJIA. I have autotrade set up to trade just the DAX and DJIA as I’ve no desire to be overexposed, however there is zero chance of that with zero trades triggered. From the screenshot you can see the trades triggered on the backtest by the cyan bars which appear above the price charts.
My £pp is above the minimum required by IG.
I am attempting to run the script in live trading.
And yes, I have engaged with AI to create this script, I have very limited knowledge of coding so am very grateful for any help. I’m much obliged to you both.
