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Hi
I am looking for an ATM strategy where the stop can be trailed based on previous bar high/ low.
Also if one can customize which time frame to use for trailing and the number of bars to be used( current bar, or last bar , or 2 bars back...etc) and the number of tics (1or2...etc) to above or below the trailing bar.
Any help and feedback is highly appreciated.
Regards,
Guss
Can you help answer these questions from other members on NexusFi?
What you are asking about I call a "technical stop." I can't tell you how to program it but I'll try to describe it as I understand it. I think it is best after you have gotten half way or more to your target to maximize your profit. If you use it too soon you can be whipsawed for a big loss. You may think you have been whipsawed anyway.
As a stock moves away from your entry (long or short--this example is for long) you place a stop a couple of ticks under the last pivot low or the low of an area of consolidation or basing. Then you wait until the next higher low is formed and the next higher high is exceeded and you move your stop a couple of ticks below the higher pivot low. You repeat until you have reached a target or if you have some of your position left after reaching your target you just proceed until you are stopped out.
Where you place your advancing stops depends on the chart of the time frame you are trading.
You just watch candles on a chart. Nothing else is needed.
Thanks Marvin,
i am very aware of where to place my stops manually. I was just wondering if it can be automated based on price bars, specially in fast momentum moves trading shorter term time frames, 200-500tics.
where markets can run 50+ tics in few seconds, you don't really have time to move your stop fast enough.
If you have TradeStation, they have two strategies called Pivot Reversal LE (long entry), and Pivot Reversal SE (short entry). You select the number of bars before and after the low bar to set as the entry point then when it hits that price again a sell or a buy order is sent. It might be a place to start.
Hello wanted to see if there was any additional insight on this.
Specifically coding a trailing stop that will track the high/low of a previous bar or bars (i.e 2 bars back). Specifically looking to set a stop at a bar at the HALow/HAHigh of a specific bar (Heiken Ashi)
With NinjaTrader 8, you could set a 1 period SMA using the High or Low of the bar as Input. You can then set the Displacement value X bars to get the previous bars value to plot on the current bar. Then if you want, you can attach your stop loss order to such indicator and have NinjaTrader automatically modify the order when as a new bar closes. Set it and forget it.
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