Trigger Trailing SL if target is met

• 08/04/2022 at 8:37 AM #198472
  phoentzs

  1-30 is nonsense too. 30-1 maybe. 😉

  

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  08/04/2022 at 9:51 AM #198478
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  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated // Conditions to enter long positions indicator1 = Average[20](close) indicator2 = Average[100](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2) IF c1 THEN BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF // Conditions to exit long positions indicator3 = Average[20](close) indicator4 = Average[100](close) c2 = (indicator3 CROSSES OVER indicator4) IF c1 THEN BUY 5 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF // Conditions to exit long positions indicator3 = Average[20](close) indicator4 = Average[100](close) c2 = (indicator3 CROSSES OVER indicator4) If c2 Then // Stops and targets trailingstart = 10 //trailing will start @trailinstart points profit trailingstep = 30 //trailing step to move the "stoploss" //reset the stoploss value IF NOT ONMARKET THEN newSL=0 ENDIF //manage long positions IF LONGONMARKET THEN //first move (breakeven) IF newSL=0 AND close-tradeprice(1)>=trailingstart*pipsize THEN newSL = tradeprice(1)+trailingstep*pipsize ENDIF //next moves IF newSL>0 AND close-newSL>=trailingstep*pipsize THEN newSL = newSL+trailingstep*pipsize ENDIF ENDIF //stop order to exit the positions IF newSL>0 THEN SELL AT newSL STOP ENDIF Endif SET STOP pLOSS 500

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  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated   // Conditions to enter long positions indicator1 = Average[20](close) indicator2 = Average[100](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2)   IF c1 THEN BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF   // Conditions to exit long positions indicator3 = Average[20](close) indicator4 = Average[100](close) c2 = (indicator3 CROSSES OVER indicator4)   IF c1 THEN BUY 5 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF // Conditions to exit long positions indicator3 = Average[20](close) indicator4 = Average[100](close) c2 = (indicator3 CROSSES OVER indicator4) If c2 Then // Stops and targets trailingstart = 10   //trailing will start @trailinstart points profit trailingstep  = 30     //trailing step to move the "stoploss" //reset the stoploss value IF NOT ONMARKET THEN newSL=0 ENDIF //manage long positions IF LONGONMARKET THEN //first move (breakeven) IF newSL=0 AND close-tradeprice(1)>=trailingstart*pipsize THEN newSL = tradeprice(1)+trailingstep*pipsize ENDIF //next moves IF newSL>0 AND close-newSL>=trailingstep*pipsize THEN newSL = newSL+trailingstep*pipsize ENDIF ENDIF //stop order to exit the positions IF newSL>0 THEN SELL AT newSL STOP ENDIF Endif SET STOP pLOSS 500

  I cleaned it up with no delay or strange trailing start and steps. If you look at the trade that starts May 12 08:00 and don’t sell of until June 15 you will se the problem. That trade should have been closed May 12/13 if the trailing stop was working.

  30 min timeframe, DAX

  

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  08/04/2022 at 9:56 AM #198479
  phoentzs

  Am I making myself so slurred? trailstart must be larger than trailstep.

  

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  08/04/2022 at 10:18 AM #198480
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  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated // Conditions to enter long positions indicator1 = Average[20](close) indicator2 = Average[100](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2) IF c1 THEN BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF // Conditions to exit long positions indicator3 = Average[20](close) indicator4 = Average[100](close) c2 = (indicator3 CROSSES OVER indicator4) If c2 Then // Stops and targets trailingstart = 10 //trailing will start @trailinstart points profit trailingstep = 30 //trailing step to move the "stoploss" //reset the stoploss value IF NOT ONMARKET THEN newSL=0 ENDIF //manage long positions IF LONGONMARKET THEN //first move (breakeven) IF newSL=0 AND close-tradeprice(1)>=trailingstart*pipsize THEN newSL = tradeprice(1)+trailingstep*pipsize ENDIF //next moves IF newSL>0 AND close-newSL>=trailingstep*pipsize THEN newSL = newSL+trailingstep*pipsize ENDIF ENDIF //stop order to exit the positions IF newSL>0 THEN SELL AT newSL STOP ENDIF Endif SET STOP pLOSS 500

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  // Definition of code parameters DEFPARAM CumulateOrders = False // Cumulating positions deactivated   // Conditions to enter long positions indicator1 = Average[20](close) indicator2 = Average[100](close) c1 = (indicator1 CROSSES UNDER indicator2)   IF c1 THEN BUY 1 CONTRACT AT MARKET ENDIF   // Conditions to exit long positions indicator3 = Average[20](close) indicator4 = Average[100](close) c2 = (indicator3 CROSSES OVER indicator4)   If c2 Then // Stops and targets trailingstart = 10   //trailing will start @trailinstart points profit trailingstep  = 30     //trailing step to move the "stoploss" //reset the stoploss value IF NOT ONMARKET THEN newSL=0 ENDIF //manage long positions IF LONGONMARKET THEN //first move (breakeven) IF newSL=0 AND close-tradeprice(1)>=trailingstart*pipsize THEN newSL = tradeprice(1)+trailingstep*pipsize ENDIF //next moves IF newSL>0 AND close-newSL>=trailingstep*pipsize THEN newSL = newSL+trailingstep*pipsize ENDIF ENDIF //stop order to exit the positions IF newSL>0 THEN SELL AT newSL STOP ENDIF Endif SET STOP pLOSS 500

  Disregard the last one. This one is correct. (Both will give the same result but the other one got some code in it that don’t belong)

  I cleaned it up with no delay or strange trailing start and steps. If you look at the trade that starts May 12 08:00 and don’t sell of until June 15 you will se the problem. That trade should have been closed May 12/13 if the trailing stop was working.

  DAX 30min

  

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  08/04/2022 at 10:30 AM #198481
  phoentzs

  13509 08:00 on 05/12

  13665 21:00 on 05/12.

  Ergo… try trailstart 100 and trailstep 5 and see what happens.

  

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  08/04/2022 at 10:41 AM #198482
  Mr.Mjau

  Trailstart 100 Trailstep 5, does not change that trade for me.

  13509 08:00 05/12

  13494 14:00 06/15

  Did a backtest with 100 and 5, on 5k units. Do you get the same numbers as me?

  

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  08/04/2022 at 10:46 AM #198484
  phoentzs

  I don’t have a laptop handy.

  @Grahal

  

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  08/04/2022 at 1:08 PM #198491
  GraHal

  Import attached .itf and try out, my results attached.

  Start 50 Step 25 SL 200 1 min TF spread = 5 (should be 2)

   

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  08/04/2022 at 1:34 PM #198494
  Mr.Mjau

  Used the file and got same result,ty

  Yes now you to can to see the problem. For example the first trade in your pic, the one that stays in the market for half the chart. 3-4 times it have +100p drop and don’t sell of.

  Same with the last trade, it droped over 100p before sold.

  If you change your settings from 1min to 30 min, the problem becomes even more clearly. There you can for example see one trade that was good in profit fall 1000p without beeing sold.

  (Used the file and got same result,ty)

  

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  08/04/2022 at 7:02 PM #198499
  GraHal

  Mr.Mjau wrote:

  have +100p drop and don’t sell of

  That because you asked for C2 (c2 = (indicator3 CROSSES OVER indicator4) to trigger WHEN the Trailing Stop is to start Trailing.

  So the Trailing Stop started on 27 July at 13,222 (as you can see from the variable Line / newSL I added for you as GRAPH newSL) and the trade exited at 13,197 on 28 July.  See attached at red arrowhead for TS Start and Blue arrowhead for Trade Exit.

  Beware of what you ask for! 🙂

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  08/04/2022 at 7:15 PM #198501
  Mr.Mjau

  Plz just try with a higher setting 5 min, 15 min, 30 min. and post a pic of it. If you don’t see it then we just drop this and move on.

  

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  08/04/2022 at 8:00 PM #198502
  GraHal

  I see what you are saying and I agree with your observation, but there is a lot of ground you need to cover / reading up / thinking / testing … to understand why.

  For example, same code / settings on 15 min TF but C2 setting is now as below … see what a difference it makes?

  c2 = (indicator3 > indicator4)

  

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  08/04/2022 at 8:04 PM #198506
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  Start thinking on attached … this is with c2 = (indicator3 crosses over indicator4) but see the variable line this is GRAPH = Close < newSL AND C2 = 0.

   

  

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  08/04/2022 at 8:12 PM #198508
  GraHal

  But what you want is C2 = 1 / True because you asked for c2 = (indicator3 crosses over indicator4).

  Attached is GRAPH = Close < newSL AND C2 = 1

  As you can see from attached … above doesn’t happen ever … see the straight line at 0 !

  I stand to be corrected on my findings as I have done this a bit too quick maybe?

  

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  08/04/2022 at 8:17 PM #198510
  phoentzs

  In hindsight it’s logical. If the trail settings don’t exactly match the cross, i.e. right at the one candle, the trail never starts to work. So no cross but a > b.

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