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[amibroker] Re: alertif exec - simultaneous trading systems / alerts



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Terry, 

1000x thanks for your time and perfect help.
I will try this out and come back to report.

Thank you !!!

Good trading all the times :-)

Regards
Robert 


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@xxxx> wrote:
> Robert,
> 
>  
> 
> This will take some coding on your part since only you know what you
> want to do with arbitrating the various rules.
> 
>  
> 
> You would replace your AlertIF statement in each of your 9 charts 
with
> code like this:
> 
> If (Buy) StaticVarSetText("exec_1","script/file to execute goes 
here");
> 
>  
> 
> In your 2nd chart it would look like this:
> 
> If (Buy) StaticVarSetText("exec_2","script/file to execute goes 
here");
> 
>  
> 
> Then you will have a TimerControl.afl that reads each of these. See
> below for code sample. I have extracted this code from my own, 
working,
> TimerControl module that sends out email alerts to me at designated
> times for multiple charts so it's not quite the same, but adaptable.
> 
>  
> 
> You could put your Chart 3 "time" code into TimerControl and 
eliminate
> Chart 3 from your screen. Maybe someone else has a better time delay
> function than mine.
> 
>  
> 
> Note: If you're reading data very fast, this may not work as 
expected or
> it may miss some signals. You'll have to try it out to see.
> 
>  
> 
> /*************** Timer Control Code ******************/
> 
> function wait (Seconds)
> 
> {
> 
>     end = Now(4) + Seconds;
> 
>     while (Now(4) <= end)
> 
>    {
> 
>        sin(sqrt(123456789)); //Just to kill some time
> 
>    }
> 
> }
> 
>  
> 
> /* Loop through up to 10 charts executing scripts for those with 
data
> available. This has a roughly 1 second delay between executing each
> chart that has a signal. This may be inappropriate for you. You may 
also
> need to collect all 9 charts and make decisions on which to execute 
*/
> 
>  
> 
>     varName = "";
> 
>     for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++) 
> 
>     {
> 
>         varName = "exec_" + NumToStr(i,1.0);
> 
>         //Build the name of the current chart being read.
> 
>         varMsg = StaticVarGetText(varName);
> 
>         if (varMsg == "") varName = "";
> 
>         else
> 
>         {
> 
>             AlertIf(True,"EXEC", varMsg, 6,1+2,0); //Check options
> 
>             StaticVarSetText(varName,""); //blank for next tick
> 
>             wait(1); //1 second delay before reading next chart
> 
>         }
> 
>     }
> 
>  
> 
> //Chart 3 code. Delete Chart 3 and replace with this module
> 
>  
> 
> AddColumn(Hour(),"Hour");
> 
> AddColumn(Minute(),"Minute");
> 
> function time()
> 
> {Time = Now(4);
> 
> Seconds = int(Time%100);
> 
> Minutes = int(Time/100%100);
> 
> Hours = int(Time/10000%100);
> 
> SecondNum = int(Hours*60*60+Minutes*60+Seconds);
> 
> return Time;}
> 
> Title ="\nTime: "+NumToStr(Time(),1.0,0);
> 
>  
> 
> /*************** End Timer Control ******************/
> 
> --
> 
> Terry
> 
>  
> 
> | -----Original Message-----
> 
> | From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> 
> | Behalf Of livetraderman
> 
> | Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 07:39
> 
> | To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> | Subject: [amibroker] Re: alertif exec - simultaneous trading 
systems /
> 
> | alerts
> 
> | 
> 
> | Dear Terry,
> 
> | 
> 
> | thank you very much for your help.
> 
> | 
> 
> | I am not too deep into AFL coding.
> 
> | 
> 
> | Could you help me out with a concrete sample for the code ?
> 
> | Below as an example.
> 
> | 
> 
> | Thank you !!!!
> 
> | 
> 
> | Regards
> 
> | Robert
> 
> | 
> 
> | 
> 
> | Examle for my current setup:
> 
> | 
> 
> | Chart 1 (EURUSD)
> 
> | 
> 
> | Buy = Cross(condition);
> 
> | Sell = 0;
> 
> | Applystop...(loss limit)
> 
> | Applystop...(profit Target)
> 
> | alertif(Buy,"EXEC" .....,1);
> 
> | 
> 
> | Chart 2 (USDJPY)
> 
> | 
> 
> | Buy = Cross(condition);
> 
> | Sell = 0;
> 
> | Applystop...(loss limit)
> 
> | Applystop...(profit Target)
> 
> | alertif(Buy,"EXEC" .....,1);
> 
> | 
> 
> | Chart 3 (time)
> 
> | 
> 
> | AddColumn(Hour(),"Hour");
> 
> | AddColumn(Minute(),"Minute");
> 
> | function time()
> 
> | {Time = Now(4);
> 
> | Seconds = int(Time%100);
> 
> | Minutes = int(Time/100%100);
> 
> | Hours = int(Time/10000%100);
> 
> | SecondNum = int(Hours*60*60+Minutes*60+Seconds);
> 
> | return Time;}
> 
> | Title ="\nTime: "+NumToStr(Time(),1.0,0);
> 
> | 
> 
> | --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> | > Instead of doing separate AlertIf functions for each of your 9
> 
> | charts,
> 
> | > write a message to a staticVar. Static var names will 
be "alert1"
> 
> | > through "alert9". Then create a TimerControl chart which will 
loop
> 
> | > through each staticVar using a for loop 1 through 9 so you can
> 
> | recreate
> 
> | > each of these names in a loop. You will then have all 9 Alerts 
in-
> 
> | hand
> 
> | > simultaneously in a single place and can decide how to 
prioritize
> 
> | and/or
> 
> | > delay multiple alerts.
> 
> | >
> 
> | > Each alert should be cleared by the TimerControl chart after it 
is
> 
> | read.
> 
> | > --
> 
> | > Terry
> 
> | > | -----Original Message-----
> 
> | > | From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> | [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> 
> | > | Behalf Of livetraderman
> 
> | > | Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 01:11
> 
> | > | To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> | > | Subject: [amibroker] alertif exec - simultaneous trading 
systems /
> 
> | > | alerts
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > | Hello,
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > | I run Amibroker 4.70.5 RT version with esignal forex datafeed.
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > | There are 9 different 5 minute charts opened simultaneously,
> 
> | > | each with its own trading system running. The trading systems
> 
> | > | generate e.g. BUY signals and I use "alterif" function to 
execute
> 
> | > | different exe files (macros of another application).
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > | Once in a while, when the independent trading systems
> 
> | > | generate a buy signal coincidentally at the same time (hour 
and
> 
> | > | minute), accordingly alertif tries to execute two or more exe
> 
> | files
> 
> | > | simultaneously. This causes an error message of my third party
> 
> | > | application.
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > | My question: How can I prevent this to happen ?
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > | I would like to implement a solution which prevents this
> 
> | successfully
> 
> | > | e.g. with an "OR" function, but still lets me run my 9 
different
> 
> | > | trading systems on 9 different currency pairs. So to speak 
like
> 
> | > | a "filter" which controls the 9 different trading systems. I
> 
> | thought
> 
> | > | about using the "second()" function to differ the signals from
> 
> | each
> 
> | > | other, but this leads to unwanted results due to delayed order
> 
> | > | execution (my strategy is scalping very small profit targets).
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > | Thank you very much for your help in advance.
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > | Regards
> 
> | > | Robert
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > |
> 
> | > |
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> | > |
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