Exit on Close?

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jmi88
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Exit on Close?

Postby jmi88 » 19 Jun 2007

Im trying to backtest a system and I would like to have the position exit on the close of the day.....Is there a simple code for this? If Im long or short to exit on close.... Thankyou

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Kate
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Postby Kate » 20 Jun 2007

Please try to use setexitonclose.

jmi88
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Postby jmi88 » 20 Jun 2007

Thankyou, but for some reason it dosent reconize the word 'setexitonclose' and Im not real familiar with EL, can you give me an exapmle how to use it at the end of this sample code:

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inputs: Price( Close ), FastLength( 9 ), SlowLength( 18 ) ;
variables: FastAvg( 0 ), SlowAvg( 0 ) ;

FastAvg = AverageFC( Price, FastLength ) ;
SlowAvg = AverageFC( Price, SlowLength ) ;

if CurrentBar > 1 and FastAvg crosses over SlowAvg then

Buy ( "MA2CrossLE" ) next bar at market ;


if CurrentBar > 1 and FastAvg crosses under SlowAvg then

Sell Short ( "MA2CrossSE" ) next bar at market ;

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Is SetExitOnClose added to the list of supported keywords?

Postby 2haerim » 20 Jun 2007

I thought SetExitOnClose is not currently supported yet.

Please confirm that which keywords and/or other things have been added to the list of currently supported list.

HR

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Kate
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Postby Kate » 21 Jun 2007

Setexitonclose is supported in the current beta.

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Postby Kate » 21 Jun 2007

Thankyou, but for some reason it dosent reconize the word 'setexitonclose' and Im not real familiar with EL, can you give me an exapmle how to use it at the end of this sample code:

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inputs: Price( Close ), FastLength( 9 ), SlowLength( 18 ) ;
variables: FastAvg( 0 ), SlowAvg( 0 ) ;

FastAvg = AverageFC( Price, FastLength ) ;
SlowAvg = AverageFC( Price, SlowLength ) ;

if CurrentBar > 1 and FastAvg crosses over SlowAvg then

Buy ( "MA2CrossLE" ) next bar at market ;


if CurrentBar > 1 and FastAvg crosses under SlowAvg then

Sell Short ( "MA2CrossSE" ) next bar at market ;
Just try to add this word at the end of your code.


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