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[amibroker] Re: Enter position once?



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Max Positions is 1 and Limit trade size as % is 0!

I see two uparrows on my chart before a square is in between. So this
means that there is a BUY although a Long position is still open?!


--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Terry" <MagicTH@xxx> wrote:
>
> I tried your code. It works as it should.
> 
>  
> 
> Possibilities:
> 
> You have Max Open Positions > 1 AND you have Limit trade size as % of
> entry bar set (which you should IMHO).
> 
> What this can do is buy a position using LESS than your full equity
> because of the volume limit. Then it will continue to buy stocks, up to
> Max Open Positions, until 100% of your equity is invested. However, it
> will NOT buy the same stock again if it already has a position in it. It
> can/will buy the same stock again AFTER it has been sold and it gets
> another Buy signal.
> 
> --
> 
> Terry
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Tomasz Janeczko
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 07:25
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [amibroker] Re: Enter position once?
> 
>  
> 
> Hello,
> 
>  
> 
> This code does not pyramid trades.
> 
> If it did you would see that in the last column of backtest result list
> - it would list Scale In/Scale Out different than 0/0
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: csvirtual <mailto:csvirtual@...>  
> 
> To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> 
> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 2:19 PM
> 
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Enter position once?
> 
>  
> 
> Hello Tomasz,
> 
> my code:
> 
> SetPositionSize( 100, spsPercentOfEquity ); 
> 
> SetTradeDelays(1,1,1,1);
> 
> //SetOption("initialequity",25000);
> 
> bdelay = Status("buydelay");
> 
> sdelay = Status("sdelay");
> 
> period1=28;// Optimize("MFI Period",28,15,45,1);
> 
> period2=100;//Optimize("ATR Period",100,10,200,2);
> 
> period3=34;//Optimize("MA Period",34,10,60,1);
> 
> period4=25;//Optimize("BBand Period", 25,15,50,1);
> 
> width=1.5;//Optimize("BBand Width",1.5,1,2.5,0.1);
> 
> 
> 
> indi=MFI(period1)-ATR(period2); //my indicator
> 
> 
> 
> indientry = ValueWhen(Cross(Close,BBandTop(Close,period4,width)) AND
> indi<Ref(indi,-1),indi);
> 
> Buy = Cross(Close,BBandTop(C,period4,width)) AND indi<Ref(indi,-1);
> 
> Sell = Cross(MA(Close,period3),Close); //Cross(indi,indientry) OR
> 
> Plot (C,"",ParamColor("Price Color",colorBlack),styleCandle);
> 
> Plot(MA(Close, period3),"MA", colorOrange, styleLine);
> 
> Plot(BBandTop(C,period4,width),"BB Top", colorBlue, styleLine);
> 
> Plot(BBandBot(C,period4,width),"BB Bottom", colorBlue, styleLine);
> 
> PlotShapes(shapeUpArrow*Buy,colorGreen,0,L);
> 
> //PlotShapes(shapeDownArrow*Short, colorRed,0,H);
> 
> PlotShapes(shapeSmallSquare*Sell, colorGreen,0,H);
> 
> //PlotShapes(shapeSmallSquare*Cover, colorRed,0,L);
> 
> //Graph0=Equity(1);
> 
> //Graph0Style=1;
> 
> 
> 
> I can't figure out where I do pyramiding?
> 
> cheers,
> 
> Christian
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Tomasz Janeczko" <amibroker@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> > 
> > It will open just one position per symbol BY DEFAULT (if you use 1
> or True in buy array).
> > 
> > If it is pyramiding it means that you told it to do so by specifying
> sigScaleIn in buy array.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Tomasz Janeczko
> > amibroker.com
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: csvirtual 
> >   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> >   Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 3:17 AM
> >   Subject: [amibroker] Enter position once?
> > 
> > 
> >   Hello,
> > 
> >   my problem with backtesting is that a trade is entered when the
> signal
> >   is given although an earlier signal provided the entry! So it is
> >   pyramiding.
> > 
> >   I just want to enter with 100% of equity and first after a sell go
> >   long again, not during an open trade. How can I code this?
> >   I use SetPositionSize( 100, spsPercentOfEquity ) and
> >   SetOption("initialequity",25000)
> > 
> >   Any help appreciated
> > 
> >   thanks
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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