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[amibroker] Re: Strange trade exit?



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What about what ?  With some specifics someone might be able to 
provide an EWAG ... Without specifics you are inviting shot gun 
blasts in a dark room.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "The Webmaster" 
<maintainer_wiz@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Here's what I think is happening, based on some explorations I've 
> done.
> 
> My system goes long the market on the open of next bar after my buy 
> condition evaluates to "true".  However, the buy condition being 
> true a bar earlier than the actual trade entry means that my point 
> of reference for accessing system-level details is shifted one day 
> back for certain things.  This seems to be the reason for the 
> strange exits I'm seeing for two of the trades as when I change my 
> entry to same bar on close I don't observe these problems.
> 
> What about this group?  I can't be the only one who trades next bar 
> on the open?  What have been your experiences with the above?
> Are you resorting to some strange programming techniques as a 
> workaround?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "The Webmaster" 
> <maintainer_wiz@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > I have a long-only system that is supposed to exit at either a 
> > profit target price level, or a stop-loss price level.
> > 
> > I noticed the following strange trade-level detail output.
> > 
> > Firstly, one of my trades was exited at some price (how it was 
> > calculated I have no idea) that was neither the profit target 
> price, 
> > nor the stop-loss price level.  After checking the price action 
> for 
> > the trade period I confirmed that the trade should have been 
> stopped 
> > out, as the lowest low during the holding period was clearly 
lower 
> > than my stop-loss price.  My profit targe price level was never 
> > touched.
> > 
> > Lastly, one of my trades did exit at my profit target (was 
> slightly 
> > above it actually), but upon inspecting the Trade column 
> information 
> > I found that the description/reason for the exit as given by AB 
> > was "Long" instead of "Long (profit)" as it should have been 
since 
> > my profit target was hit.
> > 
> > Does anyone know what may have cause the above to occur?
> > I'm at a loss to explain them.
> > Thanks.





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