Stop loss below/above the open position candle

• 08/31/2024 at 8:41 AM #236933
  davidator

  Hi,

  I’m starting to use probacktest, I can’t find a way to put the stop loss below the candle where a long position is opened, or above the candle of a short position.

  Thanks for the help!

  Dave

  

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  08/31/2024 at 9:43 AM #236934
  robertogozzi

  There you go:

  IF Not OnMarket THEN // LONG entry IF MyLongConditions THEN BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET SET STOP PRICE (low - 1*PipSize) ENDIF // SHORT entry IF MyShortConditions THEN SELLSHORT 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET SET STOP PRICE (high + 1*PipSize) ENDIF ENDIF

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  IF Not OnMarket THEN    // LONG  entry    IF MyLongConditions THEN       BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET       SET STOP PRICE (low - 1*PipSize)    ENDIF    // SHORT entry    IF MyShortConditions THEN       SELLSHORT 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET       SET STOP PRICE (high + 1*PipSize)    ENDIF ENDIF

   

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  08/31/2024 at 10:45 AM #236938
  JS

  Maybe as a supplement…

  A (classic) “Set Stop Loss” is always calculated from the (average) price at which the position is opened…

  Set Stop pLoss 10 will place a stop loss of 10 points/pips below the purchase price of your “long” position or 10 points/pips above the purchase price of your “short” position…

  If you don’t want to use points/pips but prefer a price level, you can use “Set Stop Price”…

  Set Stop Price Low will place a stop loss on the price level of the “Low” of the previous candle…

  Set Stop Price High will place a stop loss at the price level of the “High” of the previous candle…

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  08/31/2024 at 1:45 PM #236955
  davidator

  Thank you for both messages!  Now it’s clear.

  I would also like to understand how to set a take profit order when a certain price level is touched and not after the bar/candle is closed.

  For example, I would like to set the take profit order as soon as the MA20 is touched.

   

  

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  09/01/2024 at 8:13 AM #236968
  Niklas87

  Just use: “set plimit X” for a profit limit order.

  One thing to keep in mind tho, if you trade in IG ther are minimum stopp loss and trailing stopp so if you use “Low” and its to close to tradeprice the order will be rejected.

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  09/01/2024 at 1:26 PM #236970
  davidator

  Hi Niklas, thanks for your answer.

  IG minimum distance for the stop order isn’t a problem so far since I’m only using probacktest  to test strategies, I do not use automatic trading now.

  So, can you make an example on how to use “set plimit X” with an indicator, as an example the MA20?

  Also, if possible I’d like to experiment with targets which are multiples of the stop loss. For a long position that would be, assuming I enter on the close of the bar, CLOSE-LOW.  How the formula would be written in the code?

   

   

  

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