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Thanks for everyones help and advise - back to reading the docs.
Just never expected the transition to AB to be so difficult -
probably easier if I could wipe prior knowledge.
Thamks
Graham
>
> Hello,
>
> By default you are operating on ARRAYS not on single values.
>
> A must-read for everyone starting out:
> http://www.amibroker.com/guide/h_understandafl.html
>
> In short: RECURSIVE calculations need a FOR loop and [] operator
> http://www.amibroker.com/guide/keyword/for.html
>
> "For" loop and array subscript operator [] gives you acces
> to INDIVIDUAL values.
>
> Best regards,
> Tomasz Janeczko
> amibroker.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Graham Johnson" <grahamj@xxx>
> To: <amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 8:00 AM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Identify bar for actual Buy
>
>
> > Hi
> >
> > The bottom line with this is that I want to be able to set a stop
and
> > have control over it.
> >
> > After thinking it through, I decided that the first step was to
set
> > the stop for the first Buy signal and keep it at the same value
until
> > a Sell signal and then set it to 0 again.
> >
> > Seemed like a great theory but the stop value is reset at each
bar
> > and therefore does not maintain a constant value. Maybe it is a
> > mindset thing - my professional experience was with procedural
> > languages and AFL taxes my thinking processes sometimes - maybe
> > something about teaching an old dog new tricks...
> >
> > Anyway, the snippet of code for setting the stop is as follows
> >
> > Buy = Ref(vaValidEntry,-1) AND Low <= Ref(vaLimitEntry, -1);
> > BuyPrice = Min(Open, Ref(vaLimitEntry, -1));
> > vaIStopVal = ATR(vISATRPer) * vISMult;
> > vaInitStop = 0;
> > vaInitStop = IIf(((Buy == 1) AND (Ref(vaInitStop, -1) == 0)) ,
> > BuyPrice - (Ref(vaIStopVal, -1)), Ref(vaInitStop, -1));
> > _TRACE(" | buy: " + Buy + " | stop: " + vaInitStop + " |
PrevStop: "
> > + Ref(vaInitStop, -1));
> >
> > Any ideas as to where I've gone wrong and why it is resetting the
> > value each bar, please.
> >
> > Graham
> >
> >> I'm sure that a solution for this has been on the forum, but -
> > after
> >> much searching......
> >>
> >> Code is for a Long system that does not pyramid.
> >>
> >> I am looking to manually code the disaster stop, so need to be
able
> > to
> >> set the stop on the day that the trade is actually entered, and
not
> >> have the water muddied by subsequent signals that are not taken
> > because
> >> the system does not pyramid.
> >>
> >> I know that the ApplyStop function is available, but I need to
> > acquire
> >> the technique for controlling stops programatically.
> >>
> >> Hopefully, this is clear.
> >>
> >> Graham
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> >
>
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