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[amibroker] Re: Strange trade exit?



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P.S. Outlined is right ... how 'bout posting the AFL and trade list 

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <ftonetti@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Let me make sure I understand this ... you got a problem ... you 
want 
> help ... you want potential resondants to dig through past emails 
> you've written. GFL.
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "The Webmaster" 
> <maintainer_wiz@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > Did you read the bottom part of the email which had outlined the 
> > orginal problem?  I provided a response to my email only because 
I 
> > thought I had found the problem and wanted to verify it with 
> someone.
> > 
> > 
> > --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Fred" <ftonetti@xxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 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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