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Thanks Graham. I had actually tried that instead of the stop and got
the same results for some reason. But maybe I just didn't write the
conditions properly and place them in the correct part of the loop.
I will toy around with it some more.
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Graham <kavemanperth@xxx> wrote:
>
> Because AB AFL goes through each line if you define something later
> then it will override previous results.
>
> When you use a loop it interupts this normal flow as well
>
> I find that if I am defining or changing trade signals with a loop it
> is best to incorporate the other exits within the loop. ie define them
> as conditions. This may be just because I have not found another way
> to do it.
> In this case add the actual price conditions to the loop and remove
> the applystop
>
> Sorry I do not think I explained this very well, so hope you get my
meaning.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Graham Kav
> AFL Writing Service
> http://www.aflwriting.com
>
>
>
> 2008/7/12 ozzyapeman <zoopfree@xxx>:
> > Hello, would appreciate if anyone could help me with fixing this stop
> > problem.
> >
> > I want to apply a stop on either a Buy or Short, should the price move
> > against me by 20 pips on a Forex trade. I am able to code it (see
below) and
> > run it in the backtester. The trades correctly get stopped out at
20 pips
> > against. However, new Buys and Shorts do not happen until the
original, and
> > now "phantom", Buy or Short runs it's course. So as far as
entering new
> > positions is concerned, it's as if the stop command is not even
there! I
> > want to enter a new Buy or Short immediately after a stop, so long
as the
> > Buy or Short rules are currently true.
> >
> > This quirk leads me to believe that some variable is not being reset
> > correctly. But whether I place the stop command inside the loop or
out, I
> > get the same result in the backtester. How do I reset the variables
> > correctly so that the program is ready to Buy or Sell again as
soon as a
> > stop has occured?
> >
> >
> > Sell = Cover = 0;
> > BuyPrice = SellPrice = ShortPrice = CoverPrice = O;
> >
> > myMA1 = MA(C,4);
> > MyMA2 = MA(C,15);
> >
> > Buy = (myMA1 > MyMA2);
> > Short = (myMA1 < MyMA2);
> > ApplyStop(0,2,.0020,1);
> >
> >
> > inBuy = inShort = 0;
> > ValueAtBuy = ValueAtShort = Null;
> >
> > for( i = 0; i < BarCount; i++ )
> >
> > { //various sell and cover rules
> >
> > }
> >
> > Buy = ExRem(Buy, Sell);
> > Sell = ExRem(Sell, Buy);
> > Short = ExRem(Short, Cover);
> > Cover = ExRem(Cover, Short);
> > SetPositionSize(2,spsShares);
> >
> >
> >
>
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