Hi - Are your buy/sell prices outside the actual high-low price range? You
could try adding this to your code to see if it helps...
SetOption( "PriceBoundChecking", False )
Steve
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From: "cdepuy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <amibroker@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 4:45 PM
Subject: [amibroker] Buyprice question
>I am trying to have Amibroker backtest "execute" on prices that are
> something other than Open, Low, High, Close or Average (as specified
> in Backtester settings under Trade tab). I expected the code below,
> using BuyPrice variable to force backtesting to operate on my fixed
> values of x and y below (as described in Controlling trade price of
> the 5.0 User's Guide). Can anyone help me understand why this still
> operates on Close price (my current backtester settings).
>
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> //I am trying to get this to place buy trade at x (43.34) and sell
> //trade at 43.28. It is still trading at Close price instead.
>
> x = 43.34;
> y=43.28;
>
>
> period = 5;
> Plot(MA(C,period),"ma5",colorBlue,styleLine);
> PlotOHLC(O,H,L,C,"OHLC",colorBlack,styleCandle);
> Plot(x,"x",colorRed,styleLine);
> Plot(y,"y",colorRed,styleLine);
>
> BuyPrice = x;
> SellPrice = y;
> Buy = C > MA(C,period);
> Sell = C < MA(C,period);
> Buy=ExRem(Buy,Sell);
> Sell=ExRem(Sell,Buy);
>
> PlotShapes(Buy*shapeUpArrow,colorGreen);
> PlotShapes(Sell*shapeDownArrow,colorRed);
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