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Hi all,
A happy new year. A new year with struggles with .the algorithms.
When I open a trade, I immediately set a stop-loss and limit order. I work with a hourly resolution for multiple equities. It is possible that I open two (or more) trades at the same time, but then the code doesn't place limits for both trades.
So next part works for when I open one trade, but does nothing when I make two trades. I think it has something to do with the entry_ticket or with the OrderId.
How can I set limit/stoploss for open trades or for multiple trades when I open them at the same time?
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... Buy:self.entry_ticket = self.LimitOrder(self.Symbol, quantity, price))self.entry_ticket_time = self.Time.hourdef OnOrderEvent(self, orderEvent):if orderEvent.Status != OrderStatus.Filled:returnif self.entry_ticket is not None:if orderEvent.OrderId == self.entry_ticket.OrderId:price = orderEvent.FillPricequantity = orderEvent.Quantityself.LimitOrder(orderEvent.Symbol, -quantity, priceL)self.StopMarketOrder(orderEvent.Symbol, -quantity, priceS)else:self.entry_ticket = None
Derek Melchin
Hi Alex,
To create take-profit and stop-loss orders, see One Cancels the Other Orders > Place Active Orders. The example there only works for 1 trade, like the above code snippet. To make it work with multiple trades, we'd just need to define a class that encapsulates the ticket, stop_loss, and take_profit members of each trade. When we open a trade, we add it to the collection. When a trade is closed, we remove it from the collection.
Best,
Derek Melchin
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