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Joined: 12/15/2008
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Is it possible to include a sell rule in the backscanner that would execute if the stock has not made at least 10% gain at the end of 10 days ? In other words, a "lack of progress" sell rule.. thx
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Worden Trainer
Joined: 10/7/2004
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Trade Rules (Rules that are calculated using the Price or Date of the Entry) in StockFinder are currently limited to the built in Trade Rules. I do not know of a way to create a Rule of the type proposed without replicating the entire BackScan within the Rule so the Rule can know if it is in a Trade or not and when and at what Price the Trade was Entered.
-Bruce
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Registered User
Joined: 12/31/2005
Posts: 2,499
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Assumming the enterCondition logic is not overly complicated you can produce an exit rule with something like this:
static InTrade as boolean
static TradeDays as integer
static EnterPrice as single
if isfirstbar then
inTrade = false
tradeDays = -1
end if
if inTrade = False then
if enterCondition = True then
inTrade = True
tradeDays = 0
'
' assume enter next day open
'
enterPrice = price.open(-1)
end if
else
tradeDays += 1
if tradeDays >= 10 andalso _
price.close < EnterPrice * 1.10 then
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' time to exit based on lack of progress
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pass
inTrade = False
tradeDays = -1
end if
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' the very trick part is that you need to mimic the alternate exits as well
' to ensue that the correct entries are taken
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if otherExitConditions then
inTrade = false
TradeDays = -1
end if
end if
The backscan would just look for pass to exit. You need to provide the logic for the enterCondition. The same logic used to triger the Entry, assuming buy next day open.
However....
Since there are multiple exits the otherExitConditions need to be expressed as well. Otherwise the code could tracj a new entry while a trade is already open. Not good.
Depending on the complexity of the enterCondition and otherExitConditions logic the above approach may be a practical technique.
Not always practical though.
Better would be realcode exits with access to trade information like:
- days in trade
- entry price
- user specified entry values
Maybe someday....
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