|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Nicholas,
You put your inactivity stop in the Stops tab and you just put 99% in
the Minimum Change box, and 3 in the Periods - or maybe 2 if you use
stategic delay of 1.
When you use, for the Sell Formula, Low <= High and sometimes you see
there are four or five days between buy and sell, it's exactly the same
problem that you encounter with BARSSINCE : It's because your entry
condition become true again in the 3 days...
Pierre
Nicholas Kormanik a écrit :
> Pierre,
>
> It somewhat appears that another way may work, with MetaStock version
> 8 ---
> Using the Enhanced System Tester, in the Sell Order box, Strategic
> Delay,
> for selling 3 days after buying, I put in 2 Days in the little input
> box.
> For the Sell Formula, I use Low <= High.
>
> When I plot results on chart, it usually works that the sale takes
> place
> three days after the buy. (However, sometimes I see there are four or
> five
> days between buy and sell, and I'm not sure just why that happens.)
>
> If you happen to have MetaStock version 8, would you please tell me
> where to
> place the inactivity stop? Would it be in the Sell Order tab, or the
> Stops
> tab? If the later, would I just put 99% in the Minimum Change box,
> and 3 in
> the Periods?
>
> Thanks again for your help.
>
> Nicholas
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pierre Tremblay [mailto:pt2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 8:25 PM
> To: Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Metastockusers] Sell 3 days after cross
>
>
> Nicholas,
>
> I think that the use of inactivity stop is an easy way to close your
> position after 3 days.
>
> If you use Barssince to exit from an entry condition like, for
> example, the
> CLOSE is greater than the simple 200 days moving average, and you have
> :
>
> Barssince(C>mov(C,200,s) = 3
>
> ...to exit after 3 days.
>
> If after 1 or 2 days, the Close is under the SMA, the count with
> Barssince
> return to zero and it's only after the CLOSE will be greater than the
> SMA
> that the function Barssince will start to count again, so the position
> can
> be closed after 5, 20 or maybe 179 days later...
>
> Pierre
>
> Nicholas Kormanik a écrit :
>
> >
> > Thanks a lot, Pierre.
> >
> > I'll work with your suggestions.
> >
> > The approach that I've been trying over the past few days is to use
> > the 'barssince' command: First I provide a condition to *buy* the
> > stock, and
> > then in the sell box I state that 'barssince' that buy condition was
>
> > met
> > was, say, 3 days.
> >
> > Would both approaches amount to the same thing, or would one of the
> > approaches be better?
> >
> > Nicholas
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pierre Tremblay [mailto:pt2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 11:20 AM
> > To: Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Metastockusers] Sell 3 days after cross
> >
> >
> > Nicholas,
> >
> > You select your system, EDIT, STOPS : INACTIVITY.
> >
> > You check positions : LONGS and/or SHORTS for your system Method
> > :PERCENT Parameters : Minimum change : 99 Periods : 3 (if you want
> to
> > close after 3
> > days)
> >
> > So if your stock haven't moved of at least 99 % percent in 3 days,
> > your position will be closed.
> >
> > Pierre
> >
> > Nicholas Kormanik a écrit :
> >
> > > Pierre,
> > >
> > > Thanks. Would you be so kind as to give an example?
> > >
> > > Nicholas
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Pierre Tremblay [mailto:pt2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 3:56 PM
> > > To: Metastockusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [Metastockusers] Sell 3 days after cross
> > >
> > >
> > > Nicholas,
> > >
> > > You can use a large inactivity STOP (99%) with 3 days...
> > >
> > > Pierre
> > >
> > > Nicholas Kormanik a écrit :
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Folks,
> > > >
> > > > In system testing, I want to sell three days after the upward
> > cross
> > > of
> > > > an indicator.
> > > >
> > > > I forget how that's done. Please remind me.
> > > >
> > > > It might be 'barssince,' or it might be by using a particular
> > stop,
> > > or
> > > > some other way???
> > > >
> > > > Any help greatly appreciated!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Nicholas
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
> > > ADVERTISEMENT
> > > [Image][Image]
> > >
> > > >
> > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > > > Metastockusers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of
> > Service.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > > Metastockusers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
> > ADVERTISEMENT
> > [Image][Image]
> >
> > >
> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > > Metastockusers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of
> Service.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > Metastockusers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
> ADVERTISEMENT
> [Image]
>
> >
> > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> > Metastockusers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
>
>
>
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> Metastockusers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
ADVERTISEMENT
[Image][Image]
>
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> Metastockusers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
DVD Rentals with No Late Fees - Try Netflix for FREE!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/.ZSp6B/dlOFAA/46VHAA/zMEolB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
Metastockusers-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
|