Hello everybody!
I am abit new to this software and i need helpwriting a trailing stop loss code.
I want it to do as the standard in trailing stop loss in pro order.
“Creates a trailing stop which takes as a reference the price level that created the highest profit since the position was opened” And i want it to be in $
How do i right that in code?
I have tried searching everywhere but never found a code that does exacly that.
Thank you
I have tried searching everywhere but never found a code that does exacly that.
Any of attached Trailing Stop codes do the job?
Below is a link to the sources (on this website) of the Trail codes.
Snippet Link Library
This is the one I use, written by Nicolas. It assumes a fixed stop loss to start with, so you have to add SET STOP PLOSS x after the line of entry code.
//trailing stop function
trailingstart = 10 //trailing will start @trailinstart points profit
trailingstep = 5 //trailing step to move the "stoploss"
//reset the stoploss value
IF NOT ONMARKET THEN
newSL=0
ENDIF
//manage long positions
IF LONGONMARKET THEN
//first move (breakeven)
IF newSL=0 AND close-tradeprice(1)>=trailingstart*pipsize THEN
newSL = tradeprice(1)+trailingstep*pipsize
ENDIF
//next moves
IF newSL>0 AND close-newSL>=trailingstep*pipsize THEN
newSL = newSL+trailingstep*pipsize
ENDIF
ENDIF
//manage short positions
IF SHORTONMARKET THEN
//first move (breakeven)
IF newSL=0 AND tradeprice(1)-close>=trailingstart*pipsize THEN
newSL = tradeprice(1)-trailingstep*pipsize
ENDIF
//next moves
IF newSL>0 AND newSL-close>=trailingstep*pipsize THEN
newSL = newSL-trailingstep*pipsize
ENDIF
ENDIF
//stop order to exit the positions
IF newSL>0 THEN
SELL AT newSL STOP
EXITSHORT AT newSL STOP
ENDIF
//************************************************************************
You might also try this MFE code, also by Nicolas:
//trailing stop
trailingstop = 20
//resetting variables when no trades are on market
if not onmarket then
MAXPRICE = 0
MINPRICE = close
priceexit = 0
endif
//case SHORT order
if shortonmarket then
MINPRICE = MIN(MINPRICE,close) //saving the MFE of the current trade
if tradeprice(1)-MINPRICE>=trailingstop*pointsize then //if the MFE is higher than the trailingstop then
priceexit = MINPRICE+trailingstop*pointsize //set the exit price at the MFE + trailing stop price level
endif
endif
//case LONG order
if longonmarket then
MAXPRICE = MAX(MAXPRICE,close) //saving the MFE of the current trade
if MAXPRICE-tradeprice(1)>=trailingstop*pointsize then //if the MFE is higher than the trailingstop then
priceexit = MAXPRICE-trailingstop*pointsize //set the exit price at the MFE - trailing stop price level
endif
endif
//exit on trailing stop price levels
if onmarket and priceexit>0 then
EXITSHORT AT priceexit STOP
SELL AT priceexit STOP
endif