Hello,

No, it does not do that automatically,
but it will exit automatically your position (liquidate) if it loses more
than user-defined amount or more than 99.9% (automatic ruin stop).
One can also program partial exit via sigScaleOut if position in more than
one contract.

Best regards,
Tomasz Janeczko
amibroker.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "loveyourenemynow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:17 AM
Subject: [amibroker] Re: Stop Loss based on equity


Do you know if AB hadles automatically margin violations due to losses
and rescale accordingly?

Gne
--- In [email protected], "zozuzoza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I have studied all the docs regarding custom backtester interface. I
> wrote the code but it does not do what I want. Could anyone please
> look at it what the problem is. Thank you, Zozu
>
> ///////Stop Loss based on portfolio equity/////////////
> StopLossEq=Optimize( "StopLossEq",  10, 1, 7, 0.5 );
> SetCustomBacktestProc("");
> if (Status("action") == actionPortfolio)
> {
>     bo = GetBacktesterObject(); //  Get backtester object
>     bo.PreProcess(); //  Do pre-processing
> MaxEq=bo.Equity;
> for (i = 0; i < BarCount; i++) //  Loop through all bars
>     {
> if (i>0 && bo.Equity>MaxEq) MaxEq=bo.Equity;
>         for (sig = bo.GetFirstSignal(i); sig; sig = bo.GetNextSignal
> (i))
>         { //  Loop through all signals at this bar
>             if (sig.IsEntry()) //  Process entries
> {
>                 bo.EnterTrade(i, sig.Symbol, True,
> sig.Price,sig.posSize); }
> else
>             {
>                 if (sig.IsExit()) bo.ExitTrade(i, sig.Symbol,
> sig.Price); //  Process exits
>
>             }
>         } //  End of for loop over signals at this bar
>         bo.HandleStops(i);//  Handle programmed stops at this bar
>         for (trade = bo.GetFirstOpenPos(); trade; trade =
> bo.GetNextOpenPos())
>         { //  Loop through all open positions
>             if (bo.Equity<(1-StopLossEq/100)*MaxEq) bo.ExitTrade(i,
> trade.Symbol, trade.GetPrice(i+1,"O"),5);//ExitType=ruin
>         } //  End of for loop over trades at this bar
>         bo.UpdateStats(i, 1); //  Update MAE/MFE stats for bar
>         bo.UpdateStats(i, 2); //  Update stats at bar's end
>     } //  End of for loop over bars
>     bo.PostProcess(); //  Do post-processing
> }
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Mike" <sfclimbers@> wrote:
> >
> > Refer to "AmiBroker Custom Backtester Interface.pdf" in the Files
> > section of this group, posted by gp_sydney:
> >
> > http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/4MUQScTOe79GNNV-
> >
> ZkLEVgZrQsvpi7UryW1IV34jAcr5MrdKVujCnYWixQTKH2jURoJKyDJobZlG0ZMwEvdBvx
> > nggD5xMLok/AmiBroker%20Custom%20Backtester%20Interface.pdf
> >
> > You can monitor portfolio equity on a bar by bar basis in custom
> > backtester code. If equity falls below your threshold, iterate
> through
> > the list of open positions and close them out using the low level
> > custom backtester API:
> >
> > http://www.amibroker.com/guide/a_custombacktest.html
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "zozuzoza" <zozuka@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks, the example works on single stock equity. I am looking
> for
> > > portfolio equity.
> > >
> > > To correct my question
> > > How could I code a stop loss based on portfolio equity? If the
> > > portfolio equity drops 5%, close the positions.
> > >
> > > Has anybody come accross this problem?
> > >
> > > Thank you.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > zozu
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], reinsley <reinsley@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Howard B gave an exemple in this topic :
> > > >
> > > > http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/amibroker/message/130567
> > > >
> > > > Best regards
> > > >
> > > > zozuzoza a écrit :
> > > > >
> > > > > How could I code a stop loss based on equity? If the equity
> > drops
> > > 5%,
> > > > > close the positions.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks a lot,
> > > > > zozu
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>



------------------------------------

**** IMPORTANT ****
This group is for the discussion between users only.
This is *NOT* technical support channel.

*********************
TO GET TECHNICAL 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



Reply via email to