Re: [amibroker] Re: Resetting trade delays based on value of variable, AmiBroker Email List Archive

why don't you just use SetTradeDelays(0,0,0,0) and then if you want a delay add it in your code?

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On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Pete <dryheat3@xxxxxxx> wrote:

I spent some more time trying to work this out and could not find some
way to verify if this is working. However, I found a much less complex
method to apply this technique (see code below), but I still cannot
get it to do what I expect. Example: comment out the line of code for
the SetTradeDelays and run the back test. I get slightly different
results but when I drill down into individual trades the exits are
occurring on the day of the signal whether the line of code in place
or commented out.

//[code]*************************************************
SetTradeDelays(0,0,0,0);
BuyPrice = Open;
SellPrice = Open;

Buy = <<insert buy rule here>>
fltr = <<some test value to see if delays should be adjusted>>

tstDly = WriteIf(fltr == 1 , "1", "0");
SetTradeDelays(0, 0, StrToNum(tstDly) , StrToNum(tstDly) );

sell = <<insert sell rule here>>
//[/code]************************************************

Pete :-)

--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Pete" <dryheat3@xxx> wrote:
>
> Just wondering if this is even possible. I checked the AFL help files,
> searched the online AFL Formula reference and also searched this yahoo
> group. Every example only shows the SetTradDelays() function being
> used one time in the code and never 'adjusted' to some other value
> based on a condition. I created this function which seems to me should
> work correctly but I have no way to really be sure it's working as
> designed. I am using the printf() function several times to keep track
> of different values during bar replay, (thanks to Razzbarry), but I
> can't find a way to print the values of the trade delays to the output
> window.
> //[code]*************************************************
> SetTradeDelays(0,0,0,0);
> BuyPrice = Open;
> SellPrice = Open;
>
> Buy = <<insert buy rule here>>
> fltr = <<some test value to see of delays should be adjusted>>
> function dly()
> {
> if (fltr == 1)
> SetTradeDelays(0,0,1,1);
> else
> SetTradeDelays(0,0,0,0);
> }
> sell = <<insert sell rule here>>
> //[/code]************************************************
>
> The goal here is to change the trade delays to 0,0,1,1 only if the
> fltr variable returns a true value of 1.
> Thanks for taking the time to check this out.
>
> Pete :-)
>

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