Opening Point of the Position

The Opening Point of the Position slot (Opening Point) is situated above the other indicator slots and under the Strategy properties slot. There is only one Opening Point for each strategy and it is used to set the price for entering the market using an indicator or a particular time. At this price the program will open a new position or add to an existing one.

It is important to know that in the Opening Point Slot and in the Opening Logic Condition slots (Opening Conditions) you are creating rules for long entry and the rules for short entry are calculated automatically by the software. Those rules are usually set by indicators that determine a certain entry price.

Some of the Opening Point indicators determine the entry point based on a timing rule. Such indicators are: Bar Opening, Bar Closing, Day Opening or Entry Hour.

There are other indicators set the exact price of the order. For example: Moving Average, Pivot Points, Bollinger Bands.

In the Opening Point you can only put indicators which set the entry price. Indicators such as RSI or Accelerator Oscillator cannot be placed here since they do not set a price.

The Opening Point function is to specify the entry price, not the direction of the position. Defining the direction of the position and giving permission to open a position is done by the Opening Conditions.

There are, however, exceptions to this rule. Some indicators specify two different entry points, one for the short and one the long position. In cases like this FSB Pro will open a position, depending on which point is reached.

• Indicators that set only one entry price for long and short positions are: Bar Opening, Day Opening, Entry Hour, Moving Average etc. They do not determine the direction of the position so you have to add additional Opening Conditions in order to determine the trading direction.

• Indicators specifying more than one entry prices are: Price Move, Stark Bands, Top Bottom Price, etc. They do not require additional logic conditions.

In the example above, FSB Pro can send two orders: Buy market entry order and Sell market entry order at Open Price for the respective bar. The order direction depends entirely on the conditions specified in the Opening Logic Condition slots.

This indicator sets two entry prices and FSB Pro will send two entry orders: Buy stop pending entry order at a price 20 points over the Open price and Sell stop pending entry order at a price 20 points under it. In that case, the execution of the orders will take place if the market price reaches the price of the order and if the Opening Conditions allow it.

This indicator also sets two entry prices. Those orders are as follows: Buy limit pending entry order and Sell limit pending entry order.

• The indicator in the Opening Point of the Position slot sets the price for opening a new position, as well as for adding or taking from the current position
• Indicators which can set a definite entry price are placed there
• The indicator's logic sets the long position price
• If there are Opening Conditions, the order will be executed if all Opening Conditions are met
• If there are no Opening Conditions, the order will be canceled when the market price reaches the price of the entry order
• If the price of the order is the same as the Open Price of the bar, FSB Pro will send a Market order for immediate execution
• If the price of the order is different from the Open Price of the bar, FSB Pro will send a Stop pending order or a Limit pending order