automatically close part of position and move stops to BE?

Spotware
15 Jan 2014, 17:31 ( Updated at: 21 Dec 2023, 09:20 )

RE:

hgorski said:

after reaching certain price

You can start with the following sample: /forum/calgo-reference-samples/2247

If you like to set it manually, you may click on the security button next to the settings to the left of a position in the positions tab.

hgorski
17 Jan 2014, 10:19

Thanks,

And if I wanted to close, let's say 50k of 100k position in the same time to moving stops to BE? How should I modify this example code?

Spotware
17 Jan 2014, 10:35

You can call the ClosePosition method and specify the volume to close:

ClosePosition(position, 50000); // hardcoded volume

var volumeToClose = Symbol.NormalizeVolume(position.Volume * 0.5) // calculated volume
ClosePosition(position, volumeToClose);

/api/reference/robot/closeposition-8635

hgorski
17 Jan 2014, 16:24

This is all I need :) Thanks

jeex
18 Jan 2014, 13:05

BE

I think after closing half the position you still need to set SL to BE:

private double calcBE(Position p)
 {
            double totalCosts = Symbol.Spread + ((position.GrossProfit - position.NetProfit) / position.Volume / Symbol.PipValue);
            if (p.TradeType == TradeType.Buy)
                return p.EntryPrice + totalCosts;
            else
                return p.EntryPrice - totalCosts;
}

and then modify the position with the calculated new SL of calcBE()