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So there is no way to accomplish this with the applyStop function?
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Graham <kavemanperth@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Applystop works off the value of the retracement below the highest
> high after the buy signal (highest (H-stop amount) since buy)
> Your applystop statement
> ApplyStop(stopTypeTrailing,stopModePoint,Ref(Low,-1)-
SafeZoneStopLong,1);
> changes the retracemet to be the Low-retracement,so the plot does
not
> show the true stop values
>
> If you want to use the highest (Low-retracement) then you sould
code it in AFL
> This would often require a loop, but in this case you cannot get a
new
> buy until after a norma sellsignal occurs, so you could just code
> something along these lines
>
> Sell = Sell OR Cross( hhighestsince(buy, Ref(Low,-1)-
SafeZoneStopLong), C );
>
> --
> Cheers
> Graham
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>
> On 1/28/06, ryan_carstens <contact@xxxx> wrote:
> > I'm trying to implement a SafeZone Stop. I'm certain the stop
logic
> > is coded correctly, but I find the directions for ApplyStop to be
> > very confusing. This stop graphs correctly, but when backtested,
> > the stop doesn't behave correctly. I'm entering on close and
would
> > like to have the stop placed the next day and when hit the trade
> > should be exited at the stop price. I have "Activate Stops
> > Immediately" although I don't fully understand the affect this
has.
> > I think I'm just a little foggy on the scope of when things
happen.
> >
> > Any help would be very much appreciated as I've gotten to the
point
> > where I've exhausted all resources and am just getting
frustrated.
> >
> >
> > BuySignal = close > ema(close,20);
> > Buy = BuySignal;
> > SellSignal = close < ema(close,20);
> > Sell = SellSignal;
> >
> > Buy = ExRem(Buy,Sell);
> > Sell = ExRem(Sell,Buy);
> >
> > //Implement Safezone Stop/////
> > L1=Ref(L,-1);
> > Pd=Param("Period",10,1,50,1);
> > DnPen=IIf(L<L1,L1-L,0);
> > DnPenSum=Sum(DnPen,Pd);
> > DnPenCount=Sum(L<L1,Pd);
> > AvgDnPen=DnPenSum/DnPenCount;
> > AvgDnPenMult=Param("Multiplier",2,1,4,0.1);
> > DaysInTrade=BarsSince(Buy);
> > StopLong=L-(AvgDnPen*AvgDnPenMult);
> > SafeZoneStopLong=HHV(StopLong,DaysInTrade);
> >
> > ApplyStop(stopTypeTrailing,stopModePoint,Ref(Low,-1)-
> > SafeZoneStopLong,1);
> >
> > Plot(Close,"Close",colorBlack,styleBar);
> > Plot( SafeZoneStopLong, "Trailing stop", colorBrown, styleThick |
> > styleLine );
> > PositionSize = -15;
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
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> >
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