Trailing stop loss code

• 12/13/2019 at 10:28 AM #114806
  Nochodeluna

  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

  

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  12/13/2019 at 10:55 AM #114808
  GraHal

  Nochodeluna wrote:

  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.

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  12/14/2019 at 3:30 PM #114881
  nonetheless

  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 //************************************************************************

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  //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

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  //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

   

  

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