Modify Position

Created at 04 Oct 2020, 21:56

Joined 25.03.2020

Modify Position
04 Oct 2020, 21:56

hi I'm trying to learn how to change the stoploss. Why doesn't it work?

I would like to try to put the stoploss at +30 pips when the position reaches +50 pips

thanks

using System;
using System.Linq;
using cAlgo.API;
using cAlgo.API.Indicators;
using cAlgo.API.Internals;
using cAlgo.Indicators;

namespace cAlgo.Robots
{
    [Robot(TimeZone = TimeZones.UTC, AccessRights = AccessRights.None)]
    public class Valido : Robot
    {
        [Parameter("Source")]
        public DataSeries Source { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Stop Loss", Group = "Protection", DefaultValue = 100)]
        public int StopLoss { get; set; }

        [Parameter("Take Profit", Group = "Protection", DefaultValue = 100)]
        public int TakeProfit { get; set; }

        protected override void OnTick()
        {
            var longPosition = Positions.Find("Miaposizione", SymbolName, TradeType.Buy);

            if (longPosition == null)
            {
                ExecuteMarketOrder(TradeType.Buy, SymbolName, 100000, "Miaposizione", StopLoss, TakeProfit);
            }
            else
            {
                if (longPosition.Pips >= Symbol.PipSize * 50)
                    ModifyPosition(longPosition, 30, TakeProfit);
            }
        }
    }
}

@luca.tocchi

Replies

PanagiotisCharalampous
05 Oct 2020, 08:32

Hi Luca,

Here is the correct way to do this

                if (longPosition.Pips >= 50)
                    ModifyPosition(longPosition, longPosition.EntryPrice + Symbol.PipSize * 30, longPosition.TakeProfit);

Best Regards,

Panagiotis

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luca.tocchi
05 Oct 2020, 13:41

RE:

PanagiotisCharalampous said:

Hi Luca,

Here is the correct way to do this

                if (longPosition.Pips >= 50)
                    ModifyPosition(longPosition, longPosition.EntryPrice + Symbol.PipSize * 30, longPosition.TakeProfit);

Best Regards,

Panagiotis

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thanks a lot!

@luca.tocchi

luca.tocchi
05 Oct 2020, 14:35

RE:

PanagiotisCharalampous said:

Hi Luca,

Here is the correct way to do this

                if (longPosition.Pips >= 50)
                    ModifyPosition(longPosition, longPosition.EntryPrice + Symbol.PipSize * 30, longPosition.TakeProfit);

Best Regards,

Panagiotis

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if once the stop loss is at +30, I want it to become trail?

@luca.tocchi

PanagiotisCharalampous
05 Oct 2020, 14:43

Hi Luca,

Use ModifyTrailingStop.

Best Regards,

Panagiotis

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@PanagiotisCharalampous

luca.tocchi
05 Oct 2020, 18:33

RE:

PanagiotisCharalampous said:

Hi Luca,

Use ModifyTrailingStop.

Best Regards,

Panagiotis

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yes, however, being in onTick () if I put longPosition.ModifyTrailingStop every time it will put the stop loss back to +30

if (longPosition.Pips >= 50)

ModifyPosition(longPosition, longPosition.EntryPrice + Symbol.PipSize * 30, longPosition.TakeProfit);

longPosition.ModifyTrailingStop(true);

so i don't think it works

@luca.tocchi

PanagiotisCharalampous
06 Oct 2020, 07:36

Hi Luca,

You need to check if the stop loss was modified again before or not before modifying it. You can use some flags for this.

Best Regards,

Panagiotis

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@PanagiotisCharalampous

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