4.6.3 Strategy Performance

Signals as well as functions and indicators can get key information upon the current strategy state during their calculation through StrategyInfo:

• StrategyInfo.AvgEntryPrice is the average open price of the position on the chart. If the position is not opened, then 0 is returned;

• StrategyInfo.MarketPosition is the current market position. For example, we are at the short position for 100 contracts, then StrategyInfo.MarketPosition will return “-100”. For example, if we have a long position for 50 contracts, the StrategyInfo.MarketPosition will return the value “50”.

• StrategyInfo.ClosedEquity – is the current NetProfit of the strategy on this bar.

• StrategyInfo.OpenEquity = current NetProfit + current OpenPL of the strategy on this bar.

Following keywords can be used only in signals.

More detailed information upon current strategy parameters can be obtained through CurrentPosition(IMarketPosition):

• CurrentPosition.Value – the same as StrategyInfo.MarketPosition.
• CurrentPosition.Side – EMarketPositionSide.Flat – there is no open position, EMarketPositionSide.Long – long position is opened,
• EMarketPositionSide.Short – short position is opened.
• CurrentPosition.Profit - always 0 (open position has no realized profit/loss).
• CurrentPosition.OpenProfit – current OpenPL for the open position, returns 0 if position is closed.
• CurrentPosition.ProfitPerContract – current OpenPL upon the open position per contract or 0, if the position is closed.
• CurrentPosition.OpenLots – the amount of not closed contracts in the position.
• CurrentPosition.MaxDrawDown – minimum OpenPL for the current position, for the whole period of time, while the position was opened.
• CurrentPosition.MaxRunUp – maximum OpenPL for the current position, for the whole period of time, while the position was opened.
• CurrentPosition.ClosedTrades[] – the list of closed trades (ITrade) in the current position.
• CurrentPosition.OpenTrades[] – the list of open trades (ITrade) in the current position.

CurSpecOrdersMode – current mode of special orders (ESpecOrdersMode.PerContract, ESpecOrdersMode.PerPosition)

PositionSide – current position:

• EMarketPositionSide.Flat – position is not opened,
• EMarketPositionSide.Long – long position,
• EMarketPositionSide.Short – short position.

In signals, the history of positions is available (IMarketPosition), either opened or closed by the strategy through Positions[](IMarketPosition).

• Position[0] – current position (the same as CurrentPosition),
• Position[1] – the previous opened position, etc.

Closed positions information is available through the IMarketPosition interface:

• IMarketPosition.Value – 0, as there are no open trades in the close position.
• IMarketPosition.Side – EMarketPositionSide.Long – long position.
• EMarketPositionSide.Short – short position.
• IMarketPosition.Profit - total profit upon all the position trades.
• IMarketPosition.ProfitPerContract – profits upon all the position trades per contract.
• IMarketPosition.OpenLots = 0 for the closed positions, as by default, all the contracts were closed.
• IMarketPosition.MaxDrawDown – maximum potential loss for the position, for the whole period, while the position was opened.
• IMarketPosition.MaxRunUp – maximum OpenPL for the position, for the whole period, while the position was opened.
• IMarketPosition.ClosedTrades[] – list of trades (ITrade) in the position.
• IMarketPosition.OpenTrades[] – list of opened trades for the closed position, that is empty.

Example:

Initially, CurrentPosition.Value = 0

CurrentPosition.Side = EMarketPositionSide.Flat
CurrentPosition.OpenLots = 0
CurrentPosition.ClosedTrades[] –  empty
CurrentPosition.OpenTrades[]

The strategy has generated and executed a Buy order for 100 contracts. Now our position is the following:

CurrentPosition.Value = 100
CurrentPosition.Side = EMarketPositionSide.Long
CurrentPosition.OpenLots = 100
CurrentPosition.ClosedTrades[] –  empty
CurrentPosition.OpenTrades[] – one element (EntryOrder = Buy for 100, ExitOrder = null)

The strategy has generated and executed a Sell total order for 10 contracts. Now our position is the following:

CurrentPosition.Value = 90
CurrentPosition.Side = EMarketPositionSide.Long
CurrentPosition.OpenLots = 90
CurrentPosition.ClosedTrades[] – one element (EntryOrder = Buy for 10, ExitOrder =Sell for 10)
CurrentPosition.OpenTrades[] – one element (EntryOrder = Buy for 90, ExitOrder = null)

The strategy has generated and executed aSellShort order for 50 contracts. Now our position is the following:

CurrentPosition.Value = -50
CurrentPosition.Side = EMarketPositionSide.Short
CurrentPosition.OpenLots = 50
CurrentPosition.ClosedTrades[] – empty
CurrentPosition.OpenTrades[] – one element (EntryOrder = SellShort for 50, ExitOrder = null)

Position[1].Value = 0
Position[1].Side = EMarketPositionSide.Long
Position[1].OpenLots = 0
Position[1].ClosedTrades[] – two elements:
1)	Entry = Buy for 10 Exit = Sell for 10
2)	Entry = Buy for 90 Exit = SellShort for 90
Position[1].OpenTrades[] – empty

The following main settings of the strategy are available:

• GrossLoss – Profit amount upon losing trades
• GrossProfit – Profit amount upon profitable trades
• NetProfit – net profit upon the strategy (GrossProfit+ GrossLoss)
• NumEvenTrades – amount of zero trades with Profit = $0.00.
• NumLosTrades – amount of losing trades with Profit < $0.00.
• NumWinTrades – amount of profitable trades with Profit > 0.00$.
• TotalBarsEvenTrades – amount of bars in zero trades.
• TotalBarsLosTrades – amount of bars in losing trades.
• TotalBarsWinTrades – amount of bars in profitable trades.
• AvgBarsEvenTrade – average number of bars in zero trades.
• AvgBarsLosTrade – average number of bars in losing trades.
• AvgBarsWinTrade – average number of bars in profitable trades.
• LargestLosTrade – Profit of the most losing strategy trade.
• LargestWinTrade – Profit of the most profitable strategy trade.
• MaxConsecLosers – maximum number of losing trades in a row (Profit < 0).
• MaxConsecWinners – maximum number of profitable trades in a row (Profit > 0)
• MaxDrawDown – maximum draw down StrategyInfo.OpenEquity for all previous trade period.
• MaxLotsHeld – maximum number of possessing contracts for all previous trade period.
• TotalTrades – total number of trades for the whole trade period.
• PercentProfit – number of profitable trades with respect to the total number of trades in percent.

Trade information(ITrade) (entry + closing exit):

public interface ITrade

• double CommissionValue { get; } – commission of the trade
• ITradeOrder EntryOrder { get; } – the order, that opened the trade - entry
• ITradeOrder ExitOrder { get; }– the order, that closed the trade - exit
• bool IsLong { get; } – Means, that the entry was Buy (true) or SellShort (false)
• bool IsOpen { get; } – Means, that the entry was not closed yet
• double Profit { get; } – OpenPL, if the trade is opend or TradeProfit – if closed.

Trade order information ITradeOrder:

public interface ITradeOrder

• EOrderAction Action { get; } – EOrderAction.Buy, EOrderAction.Sell, EOrderAction.SellShort, EOrderAction.BuyToCover.
• int BarNumber { get; } – number of the bar, on which the order occured (Bars.CurrentBar, on which the order occured)
• OrderCategory Category { get; } – OrderCategory.Market, OrderCategory.Limit, OrderCategory.Stop, OrderCategory.StopLimit
• int Contracts { get; } – number of contracts in the filled order
• string Name { get; } – order name
• double Price { get; } – execution price
• DateTime Time { get; } – time of the bar where the order was executed