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I can't see Equity anywhere in this code Graham !
What am I missing ?
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Graham <kavemanperth@xxx> wrote:
>
> I thought you could just so it as this in the main afl code
>
> RiskPerContract = 2*ATR(50) x PointValue x TickSize; ( eg 2*ATR
(50) x
> 100000 x 0.0001 )
>
> PositionSize = -0.75 x MarginDeposit / RiskPerContract;
>
> --
> Cheers
> Graham
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>
> On 24/04/07, Thomas <tzg@xxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am trying to write a system that risks always 0.75% of CURRENT
EQUITY
> > per trade and uses ATR stops, which means that I need the custom
backtester
> > to access actual equity. The problem is that I can't access the
ATR value
> > in the signal object, where I could define the position size.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here is the description that shows how it should work when it is
finished:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1.) RiskPerContract = 2*ATR(50) x PointValue x (1/TickSize);
> >
> > 2.) Contracts = (CurrentEquity x 0.75%) / RiskPerContract;
> >
> > 3.) PositionSize = Contracts x MarginDeposit;
> >
> >
> >
> > I have already tried a lot and can't find any solution. Please
help if
> > possible. See my code below. For simplicity i have just tried to
access the
> > ATR value. It seems that AmiBroker simply ignores the value of
sig.PosSizeand instead uses full equity for the trade.
> >
> > Thanks in advance !
> >
> >
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Thomas
> >
> >
> >
> > SetCustomBacktestProc("");
> >
> >
> >
> > *if*( Status("action") == *actionPortfolio* )
> >
> > {
> >
> > bo = GetBacktesterObject();
> >
> > bo.PreProcess();
> >
> >
> >
> > *for*( bar = 0; bar < *BarCount*; bar++)
> >
> > {
> >
> > CurrentPortfolioEquity = bo.Equity;
> >
> >
> >
> > *for*( sig = bo.GetFirstSignal(bar); sig; sig =
bo.GetNextSignal
> > (bar))
> >
> > {
> >
> > sym = sig.Symbol;
> >
> > SetForeign(sym);
> >
> > MyATR = Ref(2*ATR(50),-1);
> >
> > RestorePriceArrays();
> >
> >
> >
> > *if*( CurrentPortfolioEquity > 0 ) sig.PosSize = MyATR
[bar];
> >
> > *else* sig.PosSize = 0;
> >
> > }
> >
> > bo.ProcessTradeSignals(bar);
> >
> > }
> >
> > bo.PostProcess();
> >
> > }
> >
>
> /*******************************************************************
****/
> >
> > // sample rules:
> >
> > *Buy* = Cross( CCI(), 100 );
> >
> > *Sell* = Cross( 100, CCI() );
> >
> > *Short* = Cross( -100, CCI() );
> >
> > *Cover* = Cross( CCI(), -100 );
> >
>
> /*******************************************************************
****/
> >
> > SetOption("InitialEquity",100000);
> >
> > SetOption("FuturesMode",*True*);
> >
> > *PointValue* = *PointValue* * (1/*TickSize*);
> >
> > *RoundLotSize* = 1;
> >
> > *MarginDeposit* = 1000;
> >
>
> /*******************************************************************
****/
> >
> > _SECTION_BEGIN("Price");
> >
> > SetChartOptions(0,*chartShowArrows*|*chartShowDates*);
> >
> > _N(*Title* = StrFormat("{{NAME}} - {{INTERVAL}} {{DATE}} Open %g,
Hi %g,
> > Lo %g, Close %g (%.1f%%) {{VALUES}}", *O*, *H*, *L*, *C*,
SelectedValue(
> > ROC( *C*, 1 ) ) ));
> >
> > Plot( *C*, "Close", ParamColor("Color", *colorBlack* ),
*styleNoTitle* |
> > ParamStyle("Style") | GetPriceStyle() );
> >
> > _SECTION_END();
> >
>
> /*******************************************************************
****/
> >
> >
>
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