I agree with you Herman,
I have this capability on the charting module of my trading platform
at thinkorswim.
And if I might humbly add, the ability to detect the 4 modifier keys
(Ctrl, Shift, Alt, Cmd) would greatly enhance the ability to have
that mouse click interpreted in different useful ways. For instance
Buy, Short, Reverse, Flat or other uses. I will add a request for this.
Dennis
On Jan 29, 2008, at 8:20 PM, Herman wrote:
This can be done now using GetCursorMouseButtons(),
GetCursorXPosition() and GetCursorYPosition() . HOWEVER there is no
function that returns the ChartID for the chartpane over which the
mouse is clicked. So, while you can write the code to trade
directly on the chart, i.e. you can define sensitive areas and set
the price by clicking at the right price level. The problem is that
not knowing over which pane the mouse was clicked makes it
extremely risky to trade real money this way. If I remember
correctly even mouse clicks outside the chart pane are detected and
can place orders. What is needed is a function like GetCursorChartID
().
...I remember having great fun placing orders this way; it is
extremely FAST!
best regards,
herman
However chart-trading otherwise works very nice and
For tips on developing Real-Time Auto-Trading systems visit:
http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/
Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 6:56:16 PM, you wrote:
> Tomasz,
> How hard would it be for you to provide the ability to click
directly
> on a price chart with any mouse button and have an AFL function
> called as a result?
> Fix-named event routines could get called like:
> [1st two are what eSignal has, 3rd one they don't but should because
> the middle mouse button is rarely used by charting programs]
> onLButtonDown(barIndex, yValue)
> onRButtonDown(barIndex, yValue)
> onMButtonDown(barIndex, yValue)
> With this addition, I could trade in real-time directly from the
> price chart by using the yValue, which is price. I wouldn't
> need "price ladders" or dialog-based order entries(unless I chose to
> have more specific control over the trade for stops and targets once
> I'm in from the direct order entry on the price chart) or pop-up
> menus, etc. etc.
> Also, I could setup a chain of trades to occur where I press several
> locations and interpret this to be a series of trades which would be
> executed in an unattended sequence and automatically cancel the
> pending setups in the sequence if price did not go the way I had
> planned. [we all know how this works..."I'll go long this support
> and if price gets to this resistance level without having already
> taken me out of the first trade, I'll reverse short, etc.]
> Pretty powerful stuff for such a simple interface. Intraday futures
> scalpers would love it.
> --- In [email protected], "Tomasz Janeczko" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>> Hello,
>> You can place trades with AmiBroker:
>> See auto-trading docs:
>> http://www.amibroker.com/at/
>> and User's KB:
>> http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/
>> http://www.amibroker.org/userkb/category/real-time-auto-trading/
>> Best regards,
>> Tomasz Janeczko
>> amibroker.com
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "damiantodaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:03 AM
>> Subject: [amibroker] Trading platform + AB
>> > I've been researching TA tools and I quickly fell in love with
> AB.
>> > I've already plugged in a RT feed, coded some clever systems and
>> > backtested, etc. Being a programmer, I picked up AFL in about 3
>> > minutes and have already created a library of goodies.
>> >
>> > I was (my fault for not reading) stupified that I could place
> trades
>> > with AB. I know. I guess I was thinking that since TradeStation
> and
>> > Tradecision could...
>> >
>> > So my primary question of the evening is: What have you
> experienced
>> > folks settled on for intraday and swing trading of the strategies
>> > you tested in AB? TradeStation? IB?
>> >
>> > Are you all coding in two different languages... one for scanning
>> > and backtesting, and one for active trading? Or are you using 2
>> > computers and acting as a human interface between AB and your
>> > trading software? LOL.
>> >
>> > Thanks so much for your feedback.
>> >
>> > Damian
>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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