No SHORT trades?

• 05/24/2016 at 11:30 AM #7864
  robertogozzi

  I wrote this simple strategy as an exercise to get used to (and a bit more skilled in) programming ProOrder:

  SMA = Average[20](close) // short positions IF open < SMA then SELL 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET endif // long positions IF open > SMA then BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET endif

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  SMA = Average[20](close) // short positions IF open < SMA then SELL  1  CONTRACT AT MARKET endif // long positions IF open > SMA then BUY  1  CONTRACT AT MARKET endif

   

  Unfortunately it only opens LONG positions, what’s wrong with my code?

  Thank you.

  

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  05/24/2016 at 11:47 AM #7865
  Nicolas

  Because SELL instruction is made to close the long positions.

  If you want to launch short positions on market, you should use the SELLSHORT instruction instead.

  

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  05/24/2016 at 12:15 PM #7871
  robertogozzi

  Thanks Nicolas, I Always appreciate your help!

   

  

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