Thankyou for sharing that code Terry. Thats so much better than what i had in mind. The only negative is all the trades are lost when you close amibroker. Can some one pleas figure out a way to save the trades please.
--- In [email protected], "Terry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This code does what you want. Install it, open the Parameters window and > click Buy or Short to begin a trade. You can also click Sell/Cover to end > the trade. Equity curve is calculated on-screen. It will remember different > symbols so you can switch symbols and make different trades. > > > > PROBLEM: When you close Amibroker, all trades are lost as they are stored in > StaticVariables. You could probably write a routine to store the trades to a > file and retrieve them on re-opening. > > > > This code is somewhere in the help files and was written by Tomasz. > > > > _SECTION_BEGIN("Discretionary Trade Equity"); > > /*Manual trade placement: > > > > In the parameters dialog you will see several buttons > > that allow you to place and clear trade signals. > > > > To place signal for particular bar first SELECT the bar > > by clicking on the chart once in desired place and then > > press one of the buttons in Parameter dialog.*/ > > > > SetChartOptions(1,chartShowDates); > > > > ie = Param("Initial Equity",20000,5000,100000,5000); > > SetOption("InitialEquity",ie); > > Buy = 1; > > Sell = Cover = Short = 0; > > > > bh = Equity( 0, 0 ); > > > > setbuy = ParamTrigger("Buy", "Buy" ); > > setsell = ParamTrigger("Sell", "Sell" ); > > setshort = ParamTrigger("Short", "Short" ); > > setcover = ParamTrigger("Cover", "Cover" ); > > clear = ParamTrigger("Clear", "Clear" ); > > > > clearall = ParamTrigger("Clear All", "Clear All" ); > > > > bi = BarIndex(); > > sbi = SelectedValue( bi ); > > qty = LastValue( bi ); > > > > Varname = Name() + sbi; > > > > if( setbuy ) > > { > > StaticVarSet( Varname, 1 ); > > } > > > > if( setsell ) > > { > > StaticVarSet( Varname, -1 ); > > } > > > > if( setshort ) > > { > > StaticVarSet( Varname, -2 ); > > } > > > > if( setcover ) > > { > > StaticVarSet( Varname, 2 ); > > } > > > > if( clear ) > > { > > StaticVarRemove( Varname ); > > } > > > > if( clearall ) > > { > > for( i = 0; i < qty; i++ ) StaticVarRemove( Name() + i ); > > } > > > > Buy = Sell = Short = Cover = 0; > > > > for( i = 0; i < qty; i++ ) > > { > > sig = StaticVarGet( Name() + i ); > > > > if( sig == 1 ) Buy[ i ] = True; > > if( sig == -1 ) Sell[ i ] = True; > > if( sig == -2 ) Short[ i ] = True; > > if( sig == 2 ) Cover[ i ] = True; > > } > > > > Color = IIf( Buy OR Cover, colorBlack, colorWhite ); > > > > RedundantBuy = Buy; > > RedundantSell = Sell; > > RedundantShort = Short; > > RedundantCover = Cover; > > > > e = Equity( 1, 0 ); > > > > Plot( e, "Equity", colorWhite, styleDashed|styleThick ); > > if (ParamToggle("Plot Buy & Hold equity line?","No|Yes",0)) Plot( bh, > "Buy-AND-Hold", colorWhite, styleOwnScale | styleDashed ); > > Plot( C, Name(), colorBlack, styleCandle | styleOwnScale ); > > > > PlotShapes( Buy * shapeUpArrow + > > Sell * shapeDownArrow + > > Short * shapeHollowDownArrow + > > Cover * shapeHollowUpArrow, > > Color, 0, e, -12 ); > > > > RedundantBuy = RedundantBuy AND NOT Buy; > > RedundantSell = RedundantSell AND NOT Sell; > > RedundantShort = RedundantShort AND NOT Short; > > RedundantCover = RedundantCover AND NOT Cover; > > PlotShapes( RedundantBuy * shapeSmallUpTriangle + > > RedundantSell * shapeSmallDownTriangle + > > RedundantShort * shapeHollowSmallDownTriangle + > > RedundantCover * shapeHollowSmallUpTriangle, > > Color, 0, e, -30 ); > > > > GraphXSpace = 10; > > _SECTION_END(); > > -- > > Terry > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of imresident2001 > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 14:11 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [amibroker] Re: Little help Flagging date a stock is purchased on > the chart > > > > --- In [email protected], "Rik Rasmussen" <hrasmussen@> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for the quick reply. I was playing around and found another > > way. You can double click on the xaxis and small arrow appears. and if > > you click on another day another arrow appears and it also calculates > > the stock performance between the two dates. Only problem is if you > > buy and sell the stock on 2 different dates it doesnt work. > > > > I think the best way to do it is using the plot function in afl. but i > > dont know how to code i wonder if someone who is an afl expert can > > help us with that > > > > > > > I do it by using the drawing tool and add an arrow to the chart and > > a text > > > box with notes about my purchase. > > > > > > I also add a blue horizontal line at the price I buy at, and a green > > > horizontal line at my target price. Helps me see at a glance where I > > stand. > > > > > > > > > Rik Rasmussen > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > > > For other support material please check also: > > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/ > > > > Individual Email | Traditional > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/join > > (Yahoo! ID required) > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >
