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December 11th, 2012, 01:58 PM
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You're getting multiple intrabar orders at exits...
You're getting multiple intrabar orders at exits likely because
1. bar magnifier is on
2. entry conditions exist at the time (i.e., fast MA > slow MA); and
3. Your profit exit*** is causing the...
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December 11th, 2012, 01:49 PM
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Thanks but in my case not clever so much as...
Thanks but in my case not clever so much as persevering :-/ I couldn't see the error until I could duplicate the problem--funny how the mind works.
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December 11th, 2012, 01:36 PM
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bnichols
If you do not test for flat the line ...
If you do not test for flat the line
CloseTrade = False;
will be executed every time an entry signal is generated by the MA's whether or not a new position is opened. THIS IS WHAT IS CAUSING...
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December 11th, 2012, 01:32 PM
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Fixed it by re-wrapping entry test with the...
Fixed it by re-wrapping entry test with the marketpositionflat test:
if marketposition = 0 then begin
if Average(close,Num1)[0] > Average(close,Num2)[0] then begin
buy ("long") quantity...
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December 11th, 2012, 01:14 PM
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Furthermore, turning bar magnifier off does not...
Furthermore, turning bar magnifier off does not fix the problem -- it is now stuck in weird mode....
Edited to add: and neither does restarting MC (fix the problem) :(
I suppose I should be...
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December 11th, 2012, 01:07 PM
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bnichols
:) If I turn on bar magnifier I get your (weird)...
:) If I turn on bar magnifier I get your (weird) results. That is, no multiple entry/exit (although I have seen that previously) but the exit is missed--no clue why at the moment.
...
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December 11th, 2012, 01:01 PM
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I'm curious what happens if you replace your...
I'm curious what happens if you replace your KeltnerChannelLower function with my definition, since it seems to be at the center of the issue.
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December 11th, 2012, 12:42 PM
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Well....identical entry and exit code but not...
Well....identical entry and exit code but not quite the same code because of the permutations it has been through [note much of it is commented out with {} brackets] but the changes don't affect...
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December 11th, 2012, 12:26 PM
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For the record here is what I'm seeing (in this...
For the record here is what I'm seeing (in this case a 21 minute AUD.JPY chart with the signal applied, data courtesy of IB). The entry is slightly different presumably because of the different...
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December 11th, 2012, 12:22 AM
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I'm not gone yet...just out of quick solutions :)...
I'm not gone yet...just out of quick solutions :)
Keep us posted.
Edited to add: perhaps my last words didn't express the passion I feel for a puzzle I can't solve :)
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December 10th, 2012, 11:38 PM
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bnichols
Aha. The first thing to notice is that the...
Aha.
The first thing to notice is that the trade spanned not one but many session boundaries which (given my experience with Interactive Brokers and NT) probably means all bets are off for...
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December 10th, 2012, 10:12 PM
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bnichols
Alrighty then. When assumption checking fails...
Alrighty then. When assumption checking fails time to put on our thinking caps.
Can you post 2 things:
1. a screenshot of the entire chart containing the offending trade compressed so that the...
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December 10th, 2012, 08:58 PM
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bnichols
Rgr. All that leaves is to double check...
Rgr.
All that leaves is to double check you've parameterized the Keltner indicator on the chart and the function in the signal the same way....
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December 10th, 2012, 08:34 PM
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bnichols
It may be time to revisit our assumptions, since...
It may be time to revisit our assumptions, since my implementation of your code works 100% as expected with Multicharts :)
First, are you using MC or TS?
Second, I'm assuming my homebrew...
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December 8th, 2012, 09:44 PM
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BTW, I wrote a signal to test the exit policy you...
BTW, I wrote a signal to test the exit policy you describe and it appears to have a fairly robust expectancy, which means while it might be improved it may make money as is once optimized for your...
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December 8th, 2012, 05:01 PM
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bnichols
While I don't see any issues with the output...
While I don't see any issues with the output versus the code snippet in post #4 (i.e., it appears to be doing exactly what it's told to do), the comment in post #5 (" it's not fulfilling the the...
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December 6th, 2012, 07:49 PM
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Hard to say at this point. The algorithm at...
Hard to say at this point. The algorithm at least appears to be functional [at least according to a quick comparison of output of the following test indicator with close price in a 240 minute chart...
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