Yes - thanks very much for the confirmation!
--- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Chris DePuy" <cde...@...> wrote:
>
> rise,
>
> You are correct. If you put a 1 (or true), it'll sell next bar each time. As
> for
> Sell=0;
> nbs=Optimize("nbs",140,10,140,10);
> ApplyStop(stopTypeNBar,stopModeBars,nbs);
>
> These settings, they work too. I've run some backtests today and they all
> get out at 141 bars (day after the 140 default setting above).
>
> So, this is the proper way.
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rise_t575
> To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:51 PM
> Subject: [amibroker] Re: Sell & ApplyStop
>
>
>
> Chris,
>
> As the Sell array can only contain 0 or 1 (False or True), I figured that
> True would be completely wrong as I don't want an exit signal on every bar.
> So, that just leaves False as the solution... and it seems to work. But I am
> not really sure if this is the proper way to do it...
>
> --- In amibroker@yahoogroups.com, "Chris DePuy" <cdepuy@> wrote:
> >
> > rise,
> >
> > I'm literally working with this same thing now. yes, you have to tell
> amibroker to put a 0 in each of the Sell array locations, otherwise it will
> sell. but, if you don't put a value in there, the backtester won't work.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: rise_t575
> > To: amibroker@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:19 PM
> > Subject: [amibroker] Sell & ApplyStop
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I guess I have a small problem with understanding the ApplyStop function.
> >
> > If I want to use the stop defined by the ApplyStop function as my only
> stop (e. g. stopTypeNBar for exiting after n days), the backtester still
> wants some condition for the "Sell" array (sell = ...), although I don't need
> another condition for selling.
> >
> > Is it correct in this case to assign just a "False" to the Sell array?
> Seems a bit strange to me...
> >
> > Sell = False;
> > ApplyStop(stopTypeNBar, ...);
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
>
