Coding problem, Multicharts.net, Using function entry point values as exit point

January 14th, 2018, 11:57 PM

I'm looking to use the the value of the function upon entry as the point of exit for the signal, but the correct value is not being used upon exit. Wondering if anyone has any ideas. The code below is the closest I could come to correctly implementing the signal.
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using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using PowerLanguage.Function;
using ATCenterProxy.interop;

namespace PowerLanguage.Strategy {
[IOGMode(IOGMode.Disabled)]

public class working_signal : SignalObject {

private IOrderMarket buy_exit;
private IOrderMarket sell_exit;
private function_profit_target value;
private int counter;

public working_signal(object _ctx):base(_ctx)
{

counter = 0;

}
protected override void Create() {
// create variable objects, function objects, order objects etc.
buy_exit = OrderCreator.MarketThisBar(new SOrderParameters(Contracts.Default, EOrderAction.Sell));
sell_exit = OrderCreator.MarketThisBar(new SOrderParameters(Contracts.Default, EOrderAction.BuyToCover));
value = new function_profit_target(this);
}
protected override void StartCalc() {
// assign inputs

}
protected override void CalcBar()
{

if (CurrentPosition.Side == EMarketPositionSide.Long)
{
counter = counter + 1;
if ((Bars.Close[0] - this.EntryPrice(0)) >= (value[counter - 1]))
{
buy_exit.Send();
counter = 0;
}
}
else if (CurrentPosition.Side == EMarketPositionSide.Short)
{
counter = counter + 1;
if ((Bars.Close[0] - this.EntryPrice(0)) <= ((-1) * value[counter - 1])
{
sell_exit.Send();
counter = 0;
}
}

}
}
}
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ABCTG · January 15th, 2018, 05:03 AM

shamanov,

it's hard to tell without knowing the code for function_profit_target, but when you debug your code value show the expected value on the current bar?

Regards,

ABCTG

January 15th, 2018, 01:18 PM

ABCTG,

function_profit_target shows the expected value on the current bar within an indicator, is there any way to find value[counter - 1] within the signal?

ABCTG · January 15th, 2018, 02:00 PM

shamanov,

I would suggest to print the values inside the signal, so you know what values your code actually sees.

Without knowing your function code I can't really tell. One way that will work is storing the result for the current bar in a VariableSeries variable and access the previous bar's values this way.

Regards,

ABCTG

January 17th, 2018, 12:37 AM

The printed values that the profit target is utilizing are the values one bar after the entry bar.

ABCTG · January 17th, 2018, 02:49 AM

shamanov,

is this what you are expecting? If so, the VariableSeries approach should work.

Regards,

ABCTG

January 17th, 2018, 01:07 PM

No, I'm trying to utilize the profit target values one bar before, i.e. the same bar as entry.

January 17th, 2018, 05:14 PM

I figured it out, so to conclude the post here is the code that works:

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using PowerLanguage.Function;
using ATCenterProxy.interop;

namespace PowerLanguage.Strategy {
[IOGMode(IOGMode.Disabled)]
[CalcAtOpenNextBar(true)]

public class working_signal : SignalObject {

private IOrderMarket buy_exit;
private IOrderMarket sell_exit;
private function_profit_target value;
private int counter;

public working_signal(object _ctx):base(_ctx)
{

counter = 0;

}
protected override void Create() {
// create variable objects, function objects, order objects etc.
buy_exit = OrderCreator.MarketNextBar(new SOrderParameters(Contracts.Default, EOrderAction.Sell));
sell_exit = OrderCreator.MarketNextBar(new SOrderParameters(Contracts.Default, EOrderAction.BuyToCover));
value = new function_profit_target(this);
}
protected override void StartCalc() {
// assign inputs

}
protected override void CalcBar()
{

if (CurrentPosition.Side == EMarketPositionSide.Long)
{
counter = counter + 1;
if ((Bars.Close[0] - this.EntryPrice(0)) >= (value[counter]))
{
buy_exit.Send();
counter = 0;
}
}
else if (CurrentPosition.Side == EMarketPositionSide.Short)
{
counter = counter + 1;
if ((Bars.Close[0] - this.EntryPrice(0)) <= ((-1) * value[counter])
{
sell_exit.Send();
counter = 0;
}
}

}
}
}

ABCTG · January 18th, 2018, 02:44 AM

shamanov,

thank you for the update.

Regards,

ABCTG

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