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Re: ApplyStop accepts new values in 3.78



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Tomasz,

Can you make the buy price that is used by ApplyStop() available to 
the user?

Cliff Elion

--- In amibroker@xxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I don't know what is your entry ( buy ) formula,
> but if there are multiple buy signals ValueWhen() will
> return the last one so your stops are moving.
> 
> Using ApplyStop() you always setup the stop levels
> at the first signal that really opens the trade.
> 
> Therefore ApplyStop() is more reliable.
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> ===============
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> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <cliffelion@xxxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 4:35 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: ApplyStop accepts new values in 3.78
> 
> 
> > Hi Tomasz, 
> > 
> > I am trying new ApplyStop feature, but seems to provide slightly 
> > different results from my previous AFL implementation.
> > 
> > /**old code to exit trade**/
> > Lentryprice = ValueWhen ( Buy, BuyPrice ); 
> > Lprofitprice = Lentryprice * ( 1+ptarget/100 );
> > Lstopprice = Lentryprice * ( 1-stopl/100 );
> > 
> > sell1 = BarsSince ( Buy ) > ldays;
> > sell2 = High > Lprofitprice;
> > sell3 = Low < Lstopprice;
> > Sell = sell1 or sell2 or sell3;
> > 
> > SellPrice = IIf ( sell2, Max ( Open, Lprofitprice ), IIf ( 
sell3, 
> > Min ( Open, Lstopprice ), Close ) );
> > 
> > /**NEW code to exit trade**/
> > ApplyStop ( 1, 1, ptarget, 1 );
> > ApplyStop ( 0, 1, stopl, 1 );
> > 
> > sell = BarsSince ( Buy ) > ldays;
> > sellprice = close;
> > 
> > ?????
> > As far as I can tell, the target stop behaves the same, but the 
> > stoploss seems to be different, can you provide some insight???
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Cliff Elion
> > 
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