[amibroker] Re: Stop adjustment after a certain amount of gain

["droskill" <droskill@xxxxxxxxx>]

Uh, nothing - I'm just trying to figure out how to change the value of
the stop based on gain/loss in a position.

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "wavemechanic" <timesarrow@xxx> wrote:
>
> What's wrong with ApplyStop()?
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: droskill 
>   To: amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:08 PM
>   Subject: [amibroker] Stop adjustment after a certain amount of gain
> 
> 
>   Hey all,
> 
>   I'm trying to have a stop that changes based on the gain/loss in a
>   position.  Here's what I'm trying to do:
> 
>   1. On entry, there should be a fixed 8% stop loss in place.
>   2. If the instrument gains more than 8%, now have a 25% trailing stop,
>   where the stop is trailed off of the highest high since entry.
> 
>   It would look something like(from another piece of software):
> 
>   HH=Highest(High,BarsSinceEntry,0)
>   TrailStopPrice=HH-(HH*(25/100))
> 
>   Any pointers greatly appreciated.
> 
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