Open positions exit at 'Close'

• 07/20/2017 at 11:10 AM #41146
  Glen Marquis

  Hi, how can I make open positions: SellShort & Buy …instead to exit at Set Stop or Set Target, but exit at close?

  

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  07/20/2017 at 1:52 PM #41165
  Nicolas

  Because the code is only read at Close, you only have to liquidate your positions with the exit instructions for each of the order type, if you detect you are on market:

  //LONG POSITIONS if longonmarket then sell at market endif //SHORT POSITIONS if shortonmarket then exitshort at market endif

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  //LONG POSITIONS if longonmarket then sell at market endif   //SHORT POSITIONS if shortonmarket then exitshort at market endif

  Of course you can complete this little code snippet with other conditions with indicators, profit of the order, time schedules, etc..

  

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  07/20/2017 at 5:25 PM #41179
  Glen Marquis

  Here is example: Sell At Market is not executed on crosshair of 18th July candle – Entry at 08:00, 12,534

  Sell at Market after the Buy is not executed at “08:00 Close”

  No Stop, No Trail, No target – to skew exit away from Close.

  

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  07/20/2017 at 5:26 PM #41181
  Glen Marquis

  Should be SellShort form 12,534 to 12,514 ??

  

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  07/22/2017 at 1:43 AM #41338
  Glen Marquis

  Glen Marquis wrote:

  Should be SellShort from 12,534 to 12,514 ??

   

  

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  07/22/2017 at 1:43 AM #41339
  Glen Marquis

  Should be SellShort from 12,534 to 12,514 ??

  

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  07/22/2017 at 9:41 AM #41355
  Nicolas

  I don’t understand what you are trying to do in your strategy: at line 11 you SELLSHORT and you directly close this position at line 12 with EXITSHORT? is this intentional? Because in this case, you will open and close instantly an order and only pay the spread to your broker.

  

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