Justin 262 Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) What does this do: This 2 part script will allow you to set a stop loss, set a future price on your chart where you want to enter, and dynamically calculate the shares you can afford based on a fixed dollar amount. What do you mean by “2 part”?: With the current limitations of DAS, it's required to use two scripts (hotkeys) for this to work. 1. The first hotkey will set where you want your Stop Loss to be 2. The second hotkey will set where you want your Entry to be Example: The High of Day is $49.99 The current price is $49.50 and trending back up towards HOD The L2 has lots of strong ASKS at various price levels above $50.00 You want to enter if it breaks $50.00 Double click on the chart where you want to set your Stop Loss - $49.90 You hit Hotkey 1 Double click on the chart where you want to set your Entry - $50.01 You hit Hotkey 2 If and when the price hits $50.01 it will automatically enter you into the trade with your fixed $Risk and place your Stop Loss. ------------------------------------------ I used this on NVDA today at 9:51 ($415.63) for a HOD break. Luckily my preset stop was also set right below $415 at $414.97, so I didn't get wicked out I actually set it up around 9:40 and wasn’t even looking at the chart when it entered for me! By the time I noticed I was in the trade I was already in the money! Scripts: Long $20 Risk: Part 1: StopPrice=Price Part 2: DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Price-StopPrice;SShare=20/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare; SShare=Share;Share=Price*100; Price=StopPrice; DefShare=Price*100; Price=Share/100; Price=Price+StopPrice; StopPrice=Price; Share=SShare; TogSShare; Price=Price+.05;TIF=DAY+;Route=Stop;StopType=Limit; Buy=Send; Share=DefShare;Price=Share/100; StopPrice=Price; DefShare=400;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+; Short $20 Risk: Part 1: StopPrice=Price Part 2: DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=StopPrice-Price;SShare=20/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare; SShare=Share;Share=Price*100; Price=StopPrice; DefShare=Price*100; Price=Share/100; Price=StopPrice-Price; StopPrice=Price; Share=SShare; TogSShare; Price=Price-.05;TIF=DAY+;Route=Stop;StopType=Limit; Sell=Send; Share=DefShare;Price=Share/100; StopPrice=Price; DefShare=400;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0 ACT:BUY STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+; Known Issues: I have seen the script fail and only enter me with a small number of shares. Uncertain what caused this, but I’ll be looking for it again. Final Thoughts: I’ve been testing this in SIM for a week and wouldn’t advise using it live without doing the same. I know a lot of people have been asking for something like this - I would love to hear what other scenarios people would use this for! Edited June 4, 2021 by Justin 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 262 Posted July 10, 2020 One other thing to note is that when you do hit the second hotkey, your order will look like a range order (see picture below). This is actually visually showing your "fill up to" range (Thanks for explaining this Kyle!) This is a little embarrassing, but I think I had this hotkey working quite awhile ago, I just didn't understand what I was seeing! I thought it was some kind of weird range order, that the script wasn't working, and so I always cancelled it before triggering and went back to the drawing board! And just going to tag some people who I know were interested in this in another thread: @Travis Weirich @peterB @JenniferL @WindssKat @Ryan Wilson 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis Weirich 4 Posted July 17, 2020 Justin, Fantastic. Thank you. I will give it a try. Really really really appreciate it. Travis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Wilson 2 Posted July 20, 2020 Thanks @Justin and @KyleK29! My main strategy is HOD/LOD and this script helped me be much more precise then I normally am with my entries while making sure I still have a HARD stop. Just awesome 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Benjamin Tang 4 Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 3:56 AM, Justin said: So what do you do when you can’t quite get the script right, and DAS says it’s impossible? Easy answer - You call @KyleK29! A very big thank you for his help on this one! What does this do: This 2 part script will allow you to set a stop loss, set a future price on your chart where you want to enter, and dynamically calculate the shares you can afford based on a fixed dollar amount. What do you mean by “2 part”?: With the current limitations of DAS, it's required to use two scripts (hotkeys) for this to work. 1. The first hotkey will set where you want your Stop Loss to be 2. The second hotkey will set where you want your Entry to be Example: The High of Day is $49.99 The current price is $49.50 and trending back up towards HOD The L2 has lots of strong ASKS at various price levels above $50.00 You want to enter if it breaks $50.00 Double click on the chart where you want to set your Stop Loss - $49.90 You hit Hotkey 1 Double click on the chart where you want to set your Entry - $50.01 You hit Hotkey 2 If and when the price hits $50.01 it will automatically enter you into the trade with your fixed $Risk and place your Stop Loss. ------------------------------------------ I used this on NVDA today at 9:51 ($415.63) for a HOD break. Luckily my preset stop was also set right below $415 at $414.97, so I didn't get wicked out I actually set it up around 9:40 and wasn’t even looking at the chart when it entered for me! By the time I noticed I was in the trade I was already in the money! Scripts: Long $20 Risk: Part 1: StopPrice=Price Part 2: DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=Price-StopPrice;SShare=20/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare; SShare=Share;Share=Price*100; Price=StopPrice; DefShare=Price*100; Price=Share/100; Price=Price+StopPrice; StopPrice=Price; Share=SShare; TogSShare; Price=Price+.05;TIF=DAY+;Route=Stop;StopType=Limit; Buy=Send; Share=DefShare;Price=Share/100; StopPrice=Price; DefShare=400;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+; Short $20 Risk: Part 1: StopPrice=Price Part 2: DefShare=BP*0.97;Price=StopPrice-Price;SShare=20/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare; SShare=Share;Share=Price*100; Price=StopPrice; DefShare=Price*100; Price=Share/100; Price=StopPrice-Price; StopPrice=Price; Share=SShare; TogSShare; Price=Price-.05;TIF=DAY+;Route=Stop;StopType=Limit; Sell=Send; Share=DefShare;Price=Share/100; StopPrice=Price; DefShare=400;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0 ACT:BUY STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+; Known Issues: I have seen the script fail and only enter me with a small number of shares. Uncertain what caused this, but I’ll be looking for it again. Final Thoughts: I very much consider this a BETA release. I’ve been testing this in SIM for a week and wouldn’t advise using it live without doing the same. I know a lot of people have been asking for something like this - I would love to hear what other scenarios people would use this for! Hi Justin, The last couple of days i got stopped out quite a lot. this might be something i have to try. This should be give me more control. Question #1: So lets say im using the following script. is it sufficient to remove the StopPrice=Price-0.01 part and put it into a different hot key? StopPrice=Price-0.01;DefShare=BP*0.97;Share=DefShare*0.167*Price*0.01;Price=Ask-Price+0.01;SShare=Share/Price;Share=DefShare-SShare;DefShare=DefShare+SShare;SShare=Share;Sshare=DefShare-SShare;Share=0.5*SShare;TogSShare;ROUTE=LIMIT;Price= Ask+0.03;TIF=DAY+;BUY=Send;DefShare=100;TriggerOrder=RT:STOP STOPTYPE:MARKET PX:StopPrice-0.3 ACT:SELL STOPPRICE:StopPrice QTY:Pos TIF:DAY+; Question #2: Maybe my stop price (Price-0.01) is a little to tight? what do you recommend? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Wilson 2 Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Thanks again! Made 12R on MRNA this morning (personal best trade in my 4-months trading) using the hotkeys for easy ADD and REDUCE strategy at HODs. Edited July 24, 2020 by Ryan Wilson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 262 Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Ryan Wilson said: Thanks again! Made 12R on MRNA this morning (personal best trade in my 4-months trading) using the hotkeys for easy ADD and REDUCE strategy at HODs. Well done Ryan! Super happy for your success Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas 13 Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/9/2020 at 9:56 PM, Justin said: So what do you do when you can’t quite get the script right, and DAS says it’s impossible? Easy answer - You call @KyleK29! A very big thank you for his help on this one! What does this do: This 2 part script will allow you to set a stop loss, set a future price on your chart where you want to enter, and dynamically calculate the shares you can afford based on a fixed dollar amount. What do you mean by “2 part”?: With the current limitations of DAS, it's required to use two scripts (hotkeys) for this to work. 1. The first hotkey will set where you want your Stop Loss to be 2. The second hotkey will set where you want your Entry to be Final Thoughts: I very much consider this a BETA release. I’ve been testing this in SIM for a week and wouldn’t advise using it live without doing the same. I know a lot of people have been asking for something like this - I would love to hear what other scenarios people would use this for! How is this working for you? Ready for Live? Any of issues or changes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis Weirich 4 Posted July 28, 2020 It works great and I use it everyday. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Wilson 2 Posted July 28, 2020 I’m using it everyday as well and it’s working great. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 262 Posted July 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Thomas said: How is this working for you? Ready for Live? Any of issues or changes? Well with any hotkey you'll want to test in in sim yourself. But I have been using it live to great success! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas 13 Posted July 28, 2020 that's great to hear, I will try it in sim, TY! Just wanted to check-in and see if any known issues or things to consider based on your recent experience. I really appreciate your quick response. You have been very helpful and this is a nice script that should help me get better entries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan Wilson 2 Posted July 28, 2020 Always try in SIM to get an understanding how it plays with your other hotkeys and style. I do a lot of adds and reduction in risk as I go, so I’ve had to learn a specific way to use these. For example, when I’m already in a position with a SL and this triggers, the new SL will be full Position size, leaving my old SL a potential issue. I have to make sure and clear the original SL out. There’s some other things as well as I like to stack future limit orders. I also had a weird hiccup today on a short entry. It’s worked probably 20 times already, but this time it doubled my risk. Really weird since it’s calculating shares based on fixed $ amount in the script. I tried reproducing the issue afterwards but wasn’t able to. I thought maybe slippage but looked back at the logs and it just doubled it for some reason. Wondering if I accidentally pressed the second hot key twice... in short - try it out, it’s awesome! Fits my trading style so well. I’ve been struggling turning a profit (I’m 4 months new), and since this script I’ve been green everyday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked 1 Posted February 2, 2021 Hey All, @Justinthanks for posting this! I'm having trouble understanding what's going on though, I'm probably misunderstanding what it's supposed to do but after setting the stop position with part 1 and then creating the market order with step 2 I was expecting the market entry to be at the price selected at part 1 and the entry to be at the price selected at part 2 but that doesn't seem to be happening. The number of shares is being calculated correctly but the stop price seems to be the price selected in part 2 and the entry price seems to be 5c above that. So essentially part 1 is only used for the share calculation and not for the actual stop loss. Example: Double click the chart at 250 Press "Part 1" hotkey Double click the chart at 251 Press "Part 2" hotkey After step 4 a market order will be created at 251.05 with a stop loss at 251. That seems to match what I'm seeing in the script so I assume it is international? Price=Price+.05;...;StopPrice=Price; Is that right or maybe I'm using this wrong? Thanks again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James00trades 0 Posted February 2, 2021 @Justin -- I'm running into an issue where the Stop Price is being set exactly where my future entry price is. Troubleshooting I've done so far: ensure my montage style is set to 'Stop Order remove the '+' after 'DAY+' (a known issue in similar scripts when CMEG is the broker) Looks like @miked above is running into the same issue. Any ideas what's causing this hiccup? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
