• Registered: 2013-07-03
  • Posts: 106

Topic: [Solved] Trailing Stop

Hi,
i am new here.
I put a trailing stop in my strategy. but fst is making only stoploss,it didnt make it trailing stop.i am sure about putting trailing stoploss,but it only makes stoploss.Could you help me to putting a trailing stop in my strategy.

(Sorry about my english,i didnt use it years smile)

  • From: Australia
  • Registered: 2011-07-01
  • Posts: 431

Re: [Solved] Trailing Stop

Please post your strategy so we can review it.

  • Registered: 2013-07-03
  • Posts: 106

Re: [Solved] Trailing Stop

Strategy name: EURUSD5-250usd-3037iyikzn-close-8
Forex Strategy Builder v3.0.0.0
Exported on: 06.07.2013 03:07:24

Description:
   None.

Market: EURUSD 5 Minutes
Spread in points: 44,00
Swap Long in Points: -3,00
Swap Short in Points: 0,00
Commission per lot at opening and closing in Points: 0,00
Slippage in points: 0

Use account % for margin round to whole lots
Maximum open lots: 20,00
Entry lots: 50,00% of the account for margin

Intrabar scanning: Not accomplished
Interpolation method: Pessimistic scenario
Ambiguous bars: 0
Tested bars: 4878
Balance: 2080 points (2330,13 USD)
Minimum account: 0 points (250,00 USD)
Maximum drawdown: 531 points (530,54 USD)
Time in position: 91 %

[Strategy Properties]
     A same direction signal - Does nothing
     An opposite direction signal - Reverses the position
     Permanent Stop Loss - 400
     Permanent Take Profit - 1000
     Break Even - None

[Opening Point of the Position]
     Bar Opening
     Enter the market at the beginning of the bar
     Base price  -  Open

[Opening Logic Condition]
     Bollinger Bands
     The bar opens below Upper Band
     Smoothing method  -  Simple
     Base price  -  Close
     MA period  -  20
     Multiplier  -  2,00
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Opening Logic Condition]
     Bears Power
     Bears Power rises
     Smoothing method  -  Exponential
     Smoothing period  -  13
     Level  -  0,0000
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Opening Logic Condition]
     DeMarker
     DeMarker rises
     Smoothing method  -  Simple
     Smoothing period  -  14
     Level  -  0,30
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Opening Logic Condition]
     Aroon Histogram
     Aroon Histogram rises
     Base price  -  Close
     Period  -  9
     Level  -  0
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Opening Logic Condition]
     ATR MA Oscillator
     ATR MA Oscillator rises
     Smoothing method  -  Simple
     Signal line method  -  Exponential
     ATR period  -  10
     Signal line period  -  14
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Opening Logic Condition]
     Moving Average of Oscillator
     The OsMA rises
     Smoothing method  -  Exponential
     Base price  -  Close
     Signal line method  -  Simple
     Slow MA period  -  31
     Fast MA period  -  15
     Signal line period  -  9
     Level  -  0,0000
     Use previous bar value  -  Yes

[Closing Point of the Position]
     Trailing Stop Limit
     Exit at Trailing Stop Loss or at a constant Take Profit level
     Trailing mode  -  Trails once a bar
     Initial Stop Loss  -  420
     Take Profit  -  450


Closing conditions trailing stop,but it is not working,it makes only stop loss.

  • Popov
  • Popov
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  • Registered: 2006-11-30
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Re: [Solved] Trailing Stop

You have TP - 45 pips and Trailing Stop Loss  - 42 pips. It will start trailing when price goes 42 pips in your direction but it hits TP.

Try Trailing Stop instead of Trailing Stop Limit or set Take Profit to higher value.

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  • Registered: 2013-07-03
  • Posts: 106

Re: [Solved] Trailing Stop

ok. Thank you very much. i will try