How to gradually close a position?

irriss · (login for full post details)

Hi guys,

After couple years of searching I am completely confused. Does Easy Language allow to close a position gradually?

Let say I sold 15 contracts using the comand

sellshort 15 contracts this bar on close;

Now I want gradually close this position.

Unfortunately, seems that can can partially close position only one time!

After I do

buytocover 3 contracts this bar on close;

and 12 contracts still open, all further buytocover requests are ignored.

There is note regarding this in the documentation:

Exit orders do not pyramid. Once the exit criteria are met and the exit order filled, the order is ignored for that position
until the position is modified (that is, more shares/ contracts are sold or a new short position is established).

But what to do if I dont want to increase the position?

Thanks

ABCTG · (login for full post details)

What platform are you using? Multicharts, Tradestation or something else?

Regards,
ABCTG

irriss · (login for full post details)

It should not really matter.

I am using OEC

ABCTG · (login for full post details)

There is a difference in the platforms and you can use different code between TS and MC for example. For OEC I don't know, but if you post your code (not only the two lines from the first post) you are using for the exits I can give it a try.

I posted an example here that might help you.
Regards,
ABCTG

irriss · (login for full post details)

Thanks ABCTG,

In your example there are two different closing signals. That's why they work.

This is the surrogate example. Hope the idea is clear. You may need to adjust it or find appropriate instrument. It executes only one exit, instead of three.

Code

                            
vars:     i(0), 

        p(0);



if(i=0) then

begin

    buy 15 contracts this bar on close;

    p = CurrentAsk;

    i = i+0.1;

end

else

begin

    if(CurrentAsk>p-i) then

    begin

        sell 5 contracts total this bar on close;

        i = i+0.1;

    end;

end

ABCTG · (login for full post details)

irriss,

I don't think you can avoid using more than one exit in your situation. This would concur with what you posted from the documentation. What is the problem with having several exit orders and making sure they get executed when you want?

Regards,

ABCTG

dimitri · (login for full post details)

Hi, i have seen from a friend of mine this logic ... it is for MT4 ... and it was using a composite logic, with simultaneous moving of Stop Loss levels ... over the partial close ... the site is : Algorithmic Experts | Home
Hope it helps ...
Best Regards - Dimitri

irriss · (login for full post details)

I tried that. The problem that the signal name cannot be dynamic.

I can do like

Sellshort ("sig1") 5 contracts this bar on close
Sellshort ("sig2") 5 contracts this bar on close
Sellshort ("sig3") 5 contracts this bar on close

but I cannot generate signal name from a variable.

In my case it has to be dynamic. I dont know how many exit signal I will need at runtime.

irriss · (login for full post details)

dimitri

Hi, i have seen from a friend of mine this logic ... it is for MT4 ... and it was using a composite logic, with simultaneous moving of Stop Loss levels ... over the partial close ... the site is : link Algorithmic Experts | Home[/url]
Hope it helps ...
Best Regards - Dimitri

Yeah, in MT4 it is possible. You need to play with individual orders and it is very flexible.

Thanks

dimitri · (login for full post details)

Hi, again ... what i have seen working has 4 levels of partial position close .... and possibility to move for each level ... the stop loss ...
Thanks
Dimitri

dimitri · (login for full post details)

irriss

Yeah, in MT4 it is possible. You need to play with individual orders and it is very flexible.

Thanks

You can try with them if they can do it for you ... according your specifications ...
just a thinking -- Thanks
Dimitri

ABCTG · (login for full post details)

I am afraid but that won't work with Easylanguage.

irriss

I tried that. The problem that the signal name cannot be dynamic.

I can do like

Sellshort ("sig1") 5 contracts this bar on close
Sellshort ("sig2") 5 contracts this bar on close
Sellshort ("sig3") 5 contracts this bar on close

but I cannot generate signal name from a variable.

In my case it has to be dynamic. I dont know how many exit signal I will need at runtime.

irriss · (login for full post details)

Actually I found very strange thing.

If you execute my example.

Code

                            
vars:   i(0), 

        p(0);



if(i=0) then

begin

    buy 15 contracts this bar on close;

    p = CurrentAsk;

    i = i+0.1;

end

else

begin

    if(CurrentAsk>p-i) then

    begin

        sell 5 contracts this bar on close;

        i = i+0.1;

    end;

end

It will close the position partially and some part of the position remains open. (this is correct)

However, if you add keyword total it will do exactly as I want - perform multiple exit.

sell 5 contracts total this bar on close;

But, at the end there is an open position! Could you run it on your platform and confirm whether it is bug in OEC or unclear logic of EL?

ABCTG · (login for full post details)

In Multicharts your code with total added to the exit only exits 5 contracts once.

Regards,
ABCTG

irriss · (login for full post details)

Thanks, ABCTG!

So there is no difference with or without total keyword?

ABCTG · (login for full post details)

Yes, at least in MC there is none.

irriss

Thanks, ABCTG!

So there is no difference with or without total keyword?

irriss · (login for full post details)

Yes, I checked myself also in MC.

It is a bug (or unexpected behavior) in OEC.

Thanks for your great help, ABCTG!

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