I will try to make this as simple as I can.

I place a long order at $90.

My stop loss is $80.

My Target is $100.


Now I want to add a trail stop. So instead of the $100 target, I want the following:
When price reaches $100, then create a $5 trail stop.

So if it reaches $100, the worst I will get is $95. If it continues up to $115 and goes back down to $110, then it will exit at $110.

If it reaches $105 and goes back to $100, it will exit at $100.


How can I set this in easylanguage?

if MarketPosition <> 0 and OpenPositionProfit >= 100 Then
Begin
SetStopPosition;
SetDollarTrailing(100);
End;

syswizard 

if MarketPosition <> 0 and OpenPositionProfit >= 100 Then Begin SetStopPosition; SetDollarTrailing(100); End;

Thanks, but something still not right. This is what I have. tgamt is trigger amount in ticks for when to start the trail stop.
slamt is the stop loss amount in ticks.

 

Code

SetStopLoss(slamt); if MarketPosition <> 0 and Openpositionprofit >= tgamt Then Begin SetStopPosition; SetDollarTrailing(50); //50 is $50 which is 5 ticks. End

gurji 

Thanks, but something still not right. This is what I have. tgamt is trigger amount in ticks for when to start the trail stop. slamt is the stop loss amount in ticks.

Both tgamt and slamt must be specified in DOLLARS, not BigPoints, not Ticks.
If you need to, convert your input in ticks to dollars:
So use this: tgamt_ticks * dollarspertick, slamt_ticks * dollarspertick

syswizard 

Both tgamt and slamt must be specified in DOLLARS, not BigPoints, not Ticks. If you need to, convert your input in ticks to dollars: So use this: tgamt_ticks * dollarspertick, slamt_ticks * dollarspertick

Ok, my mistake. tgamt and slamt are dollar amounts. Not ticks.
Regardless, that didn't solve it. I even changed the IF statement to check is Openpositionprofit is greater than 0, and it still returns false.

 

Code

value7 = Text_New(Date, Time, High, NumToStr(Openpositionprofit,0)); if MarketPosition <> 0 and Openpositionprofit >= 0 Then SetProfitTarget(trailExit) Else SetProfitTarget(tgamt);

value7 just prints the value of Openpositionprofit on the chart just so that I can confirm it has a value, which it does. But for some reason, it returns false when tested to see if it is greater than 0.

gurji 

Ok, my mistake. tgamt and slamt are dollar amounts. Not ticks. Regardless, that didn't solve it. I even changed the IF statement to check is Openpositionprofit is greater than 0, and it still returns false.   Code value7 = Text_New(Date, Time, High, NumToStr(Openpositionprofit,0)); if MarketPosition <> 0 and Openpositionprofit >= 0 Then SetProfitTarget(trailExit) Else SetProfitTarget(tgamt); value7 just prints the value of Openpositionprofit on the chart just so that I can confirm it has a value, which it does. But for some reason, it returns false when tested to see if it is greater than 0.

Something is wrong with your signal's set-up and properties.
Try using PositionProfit(0) in place of OpenPositionProfit.
This code is within a SIGNAL, correct ?
Note: it won't work in an INDICATOR.

syswizard 

Something is wrong with your signal's set-up and properties. Try using PositionProfit(0) in place of OpenPositionProfit. This code is within a SIGNAL, correct ? Note: it won't work in an INDICATOR.

It is in a strategy.
I'll try that and post back here.

syswizard 

Something is wrong with your signal's set-up and properties. Try using PositionProfit(0) in place of OpenPositionProfit. This code is within a SIGNAL, correct ? Note: it won't work in an INDICATOR.

Ok, I see what the problem is, I just don't know how to fix it.
PositionProfit or openPositionProfit both show the profit at the close of the previous candle. But show 0 for the current candle. So 0 is never >= to tgamt, and therefore it doesn't trigger the trail stop.

syswizard 

Something is wrong with your signal's set-up and properties. Try using PositionProfit(0) in place of OpenPositionProfit. This code is within a SIGNAL, correct ? Note: it won't work in an INDICATOR.

Ok, it is absolutely what I said. The trigger to start the the trail stop order isn't working, because it is looking at the close price of the previous bar and not the current price of the current candle.

gurji 

Ok, it is absolutely what I said. The trigger to start the the trail stop order isn't working, because it is looking at the close price of the previous bar and not the current price of the current candle.

That is not the correct behavior as the Set statements should be active in the current bar. They are designed to operate INTRABAR and don't require [IntraBarOrderGeneration] to be on. It is independent of that condition.
The only thing I can think of is that the Set statement is not being called after the close of the last bar. It must be called in order to be active.

Please contact MC tech support with this problem and be ready to demonstrate this problem.