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Re: need CODING help



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I haven't tried this, but I have read somewhere that if you use the keyword
"total" in the exit, you can control the number of contracts exited.

For example, something like "ExitShort 1 contract total at close;"

Experiment with this, it may solve your problem.

Chris Norrie


> Hi,
> 
> simple question - not so simple solution
> 
> JUST for testing some stats I want a system to:
> 
> if INDICATOR > 0
> 
> BUY todays CLOSE and
> EXIT *next* days CLOSE
> 
> when a indicator is above ZERO (or vice versa if its < 0)
> 
> when the indicator STAYS above zero (i.e. xyz > 0)
> 
> then do the same thing again, i.e. NOT hold for 5 6 days or so in a 
> row, but BUY and liquidate EACH day again and again.
> 
> one problem is that if LONG from day one, and LONG (signal again) on 
> day two it EXITS 2 ctks (should be only the one from day before) and 
> goes FLAT - thats wrong........
> 
> To do that in EXCEL would be a 2 minutes job - but I tried many 
> ways in ELA but not a correct one, yet - any idea
> 
> thanks
> rgds hans