Time limit for an order

• 02/19/2017 at 4:29 PM #25620
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  Want to have a time limit how long a position may be open.

  How does such a code look like?

   

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  02/19/2017 at 5:19 PM #25624
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  once Counter=0 counter=counter+1 If counter>10 then sell at market endif if buyconditions=true then buy 1 lot at market counter=0 endif

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  once Counter=0   counter=counter+1   If counter>10 then sell at market endif   if buyconditions=true then buy 1 lot at market counter=0 endif

  ’10’ in this case is the amount of bars that the trade will stay open.

  

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  02/19/2017 at 5:41 PM #25625
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  “Error in line 9 character  18

  Please complete the syntax of the line”

  When i past your code.

  Perhaps i paste the code in wrong place?

  Here is my code!

  OMX30 15 min and 0,5p spread.

  It don’t work good in downtrend, therefore i must have something that stops algon in long term downtrend.

  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated // Conditions to enter long positions indicator1 = Average[80](close) indicator2 = Average[5](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2) IF c1 THEN BUY 2 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF // Stops and targets SET TARGET pPROFIT 3

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  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated   // Conditions to enter long positions   indicator1 = Average[80](close) indicator2 = Average[5](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2)   IF c1 THEN BUY 2 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF   // Stops and targets SET TARGET pPROFIT 3

   

  

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  02/19/2017 at 6:08 PM #25628
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  The last four lines of my code represent your own buy conditions, so you need to put this right after you buy the contracts.

  counter<span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token number">0</span>

  1	counter<span class="token operator">=</span><span class="token number">0</span>

  

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  02/19/2017 at 9:15 PM #25646
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  I have to be sluggish in the head.

  Can you post the code where it should be. 🙂

  I am new to coding…

  

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  02/19/2017 at 11:44 PM #25665
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  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated once counter=0 counter=counter+1 if counter>10 then sell at market endif // Conditions to enter long positions indicator1 = Average[80](close) indicator2 = Average[5](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2) IF c1 THEN BUY 2 CONTRACT AT MARKET counter=0 ENDIF // Stops and targets SET TARGET pPROFIT 3

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  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated   once counter=0 counter=counter+1   if counter>10 then sell at market endif   // Conditions to enter long positions   indicator1 = Average[80](close) indicator2 = Average[5](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2)   IF c1 THEN BUY 2 CONTRACT AT MARKET counter=0 ENDIF   // Stops and targets SET TARGET pPROFIT 3

  Does that work?

  

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  02/20/2017 at 4:56 PM #25784
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  Yes, it works fine.

  But my system did not like it.

  It works well but in downtrend it don’t work so good.

  What can i do to fix my problem…….

  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated // Conditions to enter long positions indicator1 = Average[80](close) indicator2 = Average[5](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2) IF c1 THEN BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF // Stops and targets SET TARGET pPROFIT 3

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  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated   // Conditions to enter long positions   indicator1 = Average[80](close) indicator2 = Average[5](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2)   IF c1 THEN BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF   // Stops and targets SET TARGET pPROFIT 3

   

  

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  02/21/2017 at 8:18 PM #25975
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  A stop loss maybe? Seeing as you have a a very low take profit, on relatively high time frame, make sure your system does not trick you because of the ‘zero bar issue’ though.

  

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