Sell after X days
Author: akar
Creation Date: 3/8/2013 1:49 AM
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akar

#1

3/8/2013 1:49 AM


I could not find the code for this in the manual or the WIKI. I want to exit a position after 10 days if it didn't hit my profit target or stoploss. I'm looking for something like:

if (BarsSinceEntry > 10)
{
.........sell........
}

Thanks
Andy
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Eugene

#2

3/8/2013 2:15 AM

QUOTE:
I want to exit a position after 10 days if it didn't hit my profit target or stoploss.

The correct way to approach this problem is by putting the time-based exit first and letting the stop/target follow:

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For more details, please refer to Programming Trading Strategies > Peeking > Order of Trading Signals in the WealthScript Programming Guide.

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akar

#3

3/8/2013 9:17 AM

Thx for the quick help.
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tomphm

#4

4/28/2016 10:12 PM

Hi Eugene,

Would it is possible to implement time out exit (close positions after X days) in real time trading?
Thanks
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Eugene

#5

4/29/2016 6:40 AM

Hi Tom,

Yes, please see if this fits the bill:

Intraday | Building blocks of Intraday trading strategies > Exiting after N days in an intraday strategy
Intraday / Multi-Time Frame | Keep from holding positions overnight > 3rd code example
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tomphm

#6

4/29/2016 12:36 PM

Eugene,

Thank you very much for your help pointing to these examples.
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