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PosTradeEntryCategory

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The following types are possible:
:1 = Stop order (buy next bar at close - 1 point stop) ,
:2 = Limit order (buy next bar at close + 1 point limit) ,
:3 = Market order (buy next bar market) ,
:4 = Market at Close order (buy this bar at close) ,
:5 = Market at Open order (buy next bar open) ,
:8 = StopLimit order (buy 1 contracts next bar at close - 2 point stop close + 2 point limit) .
==== Usage ====<syntaxhighlight>PosTradeEntryCategory(PosAgo,TradeNumber)</syntaxhighlight>
Where: [[PosAgo]] - a numerical expression, specifying the position:
[[0]] :'''PosAgo''' - open a numerical expression, specifying the position; :
[[1]] ::'''0''' - one open position back (the last position closed);
[[2]] ::'''1''' - two positions one position back, etc. (the last position closed);
[[::'''2''' - two positions back, etc.  :'''TradeNumber]] ''' - a numerical expression, specifying the number of trade (zero-based).
==== Notes ====
This function can only be used in signals.
To retrieve the total number of trades in specified position use [[PosTradeCount]] .
==== Example ==== <syntaxhighlight>PosTradeEntryCategory(0,1) will ;</syntaxhighlight> Will return a value of 1 for the second trade of the open position, if the order type was Stop Order.</syntaxhighlight>
[[Category:Strategy Position Trades]]

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