<![CDATA[Forex Software — Stop Loss]]> 2011-02-17T17:08:36Z PunBB https://forexsb.com/forum/topic/2119/stop-loss/ <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....... now I understand...

Thanks for clarifying....  that make sense.....

Yes I do use the add  feature......

I am attempting to not change the strategy, although the stop loss has to be modified, I am experimenting with that...

The biggest difficulty I have experienced was bad information in the instrument details...., Now that I have adjusted that, I can be a little more objective with this thing.


Thanks again

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T17:08:36Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8302/#p8302 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> I assume you haven't changed the strategy, so there is one very important thing which causes this - it is action taken when "same direction signal" occurs. As it's set to "add", FST considers every opened lot as a part of one single trade, so same conditions apply to each lot in terms of SL/TP. In other words, last opened lot defines SL/TP.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2011-02-17T16:46:04Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8300/#p8300 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> That is a pic of the trades list, ie when an order is opened it appears there......

I have widened the stop substantially to allow for that.

(and you can know that I do not have enough money so far for the bus trip to the casino......... hehehe)

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T16:30:11Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8298/#p8298 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> I'm not following you on this one, what does the table represent? Opening prices?

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2011-02-17T16:28:41Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8297/#p8297 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> You will notice that on this list are many different prices and that the stop loss did not change with the price changes

http://s2.postimage.org/2a4axwpb8/dave_M_SNAG_00052.jpg

I suggest that the FST is not calculating the stop loss price accurately or at least not often enough

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T16:06:27Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8295/#p8295 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> footon wrote:

No problems, glad we nailed the problem! big_smile


Of course.... no entries since I changed the settings so I can not tell you that I will be living at the casino just yet

hehehe

Thanks again

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T13:29:00Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8293/#p8293 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> No problems, glad we nailed the problem! big_smile

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2011-02-17T13:26:00Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8291/#p8291 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> Footon

You are quite correct.!!!!!!!!

Thanks for pointing that out to me, you have saved the day and therefore you deserve a kudo for your efforts.!

Thanks again

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T13:14:00Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8289/#p8289 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> footon wrote:

Thanks for the snapshot, exactly what I wanted!

Your TP is set at 40, at the same time your broker uses 3-digit pricing, therefore 40=4 pips! So 400 should be set as TP (and 1000 for SL respectively). Test it with corrected settings, and please report back!


Hmmmmmmm  you might be quite right about this. I am looking at the log. I will change the setting. and report back....

My bad....!

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T13:09:10Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8288/#p8288 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> footon wrote:

One other thing - was a position opened before the anomaly occurred?

Every position had that setting, and all went awry.

I have it running at present and will keep an eye on what happens

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T13:06:42Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8287/#p8287 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> The amount should be ok as the digits are  functioning ok at 60...... My tp works at 100

I have it running now and changed the setting to 60 but I want it at a smaller number

There is some sort of glitch in the software, Popov should have a peak at the messages.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T13:04:52Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8286/#p8286 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> One other thing - was a position opened before the anomaly occurred?

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2011-02-17T13:03:46Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8285/#p8285 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> Thanks for the snapshot, exactly what I wanted!

Your TP is set at 40, at the same time your broker uses 3-digit pricing, therefore 40=4 pips! So 400 should be set as TP (and 1000 for SL respectively). Test it with corrected settings, and please report back!

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2011-02-17T13:00:46Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8284/#p8284 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> I will attach a snapshot of the strategy


http://s3.postimage.org/62nbxabo/dave_M_SNAG_00049.jpg

hopefully that is what you are asking for......

Thanks

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/2491/ 2011-02-17T12:45:18Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8283/#p8283 <![CDATA[Re: Stop Loss]]> Has it happened before? Nevertheless this is alarming. First of all, was your TP set at 40 or 400? The strategy itself would help greatly finding out what's wrong (I realize many consider their strategies as secret as Northern Korea airdefence position locations, so absolute minimum is to state at least the strategy properties and the closing slots set up).

P.S. I once had a similar problem - SL was added out of the blue and I didn't get an answer about what went wrong, luckily it happend only once.

]]> https://forexsb.com/forum/user/1242/ 2011-02-17T12:07:07Z https://forexsb.com/forum/post/8281/#p8281