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Re: [amibroker] Set Stop for Low of Trade Bar



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you can use valuewhen to set an exit
This is a simple method to achieve it

Buy = yourbuycondition;
StopExit = Cross(valuewhen(Buy,L),L);
Sell = yoursellconditions or StopExit;

On 6/7/05, Bob Jagow <bjagow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Are you trying to calculate a hypothetic max profit, Dean?
> 
> Since AB can't know the bar's hi and low until the bar ends, wouldn't it
> have to settle for placing a limit order on the next bar?
> 
> Regards,
> Bob
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Dean Hodgins
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:10 PM
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amibroker] Set Stop for Low of Trade Bar
> 
> 
> There must be a way of setting a stop to equal the low of the bar at
> which a trade signal is given but I can't quite figure out how to put
> the AFL functions together to achieve this.
> 
> I'm using    "Short = ExRem(Short,Cover);"  to restrict the
> number of trade signals given and a normal applystop function that
> limits uses a 1% stop loss:
> 
> ApplyStop(stopTypeLoss,stopModePercent,
>         Optimize( "Stop Loss ", 1, 1, 2, 1 ),
>         True );
> 
> How would I set the loss at the value of the high of the bar at which
> the short signal was generated. (or reverse for a buy)
> 
> 
> As Always - thanks for any suggestions or pointers.
> 
> 
> Regards to all
> 
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> Dean Hodgins
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Cheers
Graham
http://e-wire.net.au/~eb_kavan/


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