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[amibroker] Re: Amibroker to TradeSim Code - Help Required Please!!



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Hi All,

Just wanted to bump up this message to the top again just in case 
anyone can help me out with it. I've tried to resolve the issue 
myself but am getting strange results and consequently seem unable to 
find a solution.

Any help or advice would be most welcome....

Thanks all,

Chorlton

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "chorlton_c_hardy" <chorlton-c-
hardy@xxx> wrote:
>
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I've managed to find some code which allows me to export an 
Amibroker
> Exploration File to TradeSim for further analysis. This code is 
posted
> below:
> 
> 
> 
> Buy = Ref(Buy,-1); Sell = Ref(Sell, -1);
> 
> Cover = 0; Short = 0;
> 
> TradeStop = LLV(Low,10); // Initial stop for TradeSim
> 
> Equity( 1 ); // evaluates trades and stops
> 
> Filter = Sell;// OR Cover;
> 
> IsLong = Sell;
> 
> dt = DateTime();
> 
> // Determine values for Explorer
> 
> EntryDate = IIf( IsLong, ValueWhen( Buy, dt ), ValueWhen( Short, 
dt ) );
> 
> ExitDate = dt;
> 
> EntryPrice = IIf( IsLong, ValueWhen( Buy, BuyPrice ), ValueWhen( 
Short,
> ShortPrice ) ); // Set buy and sell prices to Open for TradeSim
> 
> ExitPrice = IIf( IsLong, SellPrice, CoverPrice );
> 
> EntryLow = IIf( IsLong, ValueWhen( Buy, L ), ValueWhen( Short, 
L ) );
> 
> EntryHigh = IIf( IsLong, ValueWhen( Buy, H ), ValueWhen( Short, 
H ) );
> 
> EntryVolume = IIf( IsLong, ValueWhen( Buy, Ref(V,-1) ), ValueWhen(
> Short, Ref(V, -1) ) );
> 
> InitialStop = IIf( IsLong, ValueWhen( Buy, TradeStop ), ValueWhen(
> Short, TradeStop ) );
> 
> ExitLow = L;
> 
> ExitHigh = H;
> 
> SetOption("NoDefaultColumns", True );
> 
> AddTextColumn( Name(), "Symbol" );
> 
> AddColumn( IIf( IsLong, 76, 83 ), "Long/Short", formatChar ); // L 
or S
> letter
> 
> AddColumn( EntryDate, "EntryDate", formatDateTime);
> 
> AddColumn( ExitDate, "ExitDate", formatDateTime);
> 
> AddColumn( InitialStop, "Initial Stop", 1.3 );
> 
> AddColumn( EntryPrice, "EntryPrice", 1.3 );
> 
> AddColumn( ExitPrice, "ExitPrice", 1.3 );
> 
> AddColumn( EntryLow, "EntryLow", 1.3 );
> 
> AddColumn( EntryHigh, "EntryHigh", 1.3 );
> 
> AddColumn( L, "ExitLow", 1.3 );
> 
> AddColumn( H, "ExitHigh", 1.3 );
> 
> AddColumn( EntryVolume, "EntryVolume", 0.0);
> 
> 
> 
> Unfortunately, this code seems to work for LONG trades only.
> Consequently, does anyone know how I can modify it to include SHORT
> trades?
> 
> I have tried to modify it myself but have run into all kinds of 
problems
> such as incorrect price data, missing price data, etc, etc.
> 
> So far I have made the following changes (which may or may not be
> right):
> 
> Cover = Ref(Cover , -1); Short = Ref(Short,-1);       (2nd line of 
code)
> 
> Filter = Sell OR Cover ;    (5th line of code)
> 
> In addition, does anyone know how I can incorporate TWO Initial 
Stops
> into the same system (1 Stop for LONG Trades and 1Stop for SHORT 
Trades)
> so that AB & TradeSim know which stop to use depending on whether 
the
> trade is LONG or SHORT??
> 
> For the system above, the initial stop for Short trades would 
be:    
> TradeStop = HHV(High,10);
> 
> 
> 
> Any help much appreciated as I'm not sure how to proceed,
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Chorlton
>




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